diff --git a/pandas/tseries/tests/test_timedeltas.py b/pandas/tseries/tests/test_timedeltas.py
index c5843862306ca..948a0be91b276 100644
--- a/pandas/tseries/tests/test_timedeltas.py
+++ b/pandas/tseries/tests/test_timedeltas.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import pandas.util.testing as tm
 from numpy.random import rand, randn
 from pandas import _np_version_under1p8
+import pandas.compat as compat
+
 
 iNaT = tslib.iNaT
 
@@ -311,7 +313,7 @@ def test_fields(self):
 
         def check(value):
             # that we are int/long like
-            self.assertTrue(isinstance(value, (int, long)))
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(value, (int, compat.long)))
 
         # compat to datetime.timedelta
         rng = to_timedelta('1 days, 10:11:12')
diff --git a/pandas/tseries/tests/test_tslib.py b/pandas/tseries/tests/test_tslib.py
index 27e5b927f9719..341450f504e2a 100644
--- a/pandas/tseries/tests/test_tslib.py
+++ b/pandas/tseries/tests/test_tslib.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import pandas.tseries.offsets as offsets
 import pandas.util.testing as tm
 from pandas.util.testing import assert_series_equal
+import pandas.compat as compat
+
 
 class TestTimestamp(tm.TestCase):
 
@@ -373,7 +375,7 @@ def test_fields(self):
 
         def check(value, equal):
             # that we are int/long like
-            self.assertTrue(isinstance(value, (int, long)))
+            self.assertTrue(isinstance(value, (int, compat.long)))
             self.assertEqual(value, equal)
 
         # GH 10050