diff --git a/pandas/io/tests/test_json/test_ujson.py b/pandas/io/tests/test_json/test_ujson.py
index 6b98a79d41740..469ea9f1925a2 100644
--- a/pandas/io/tests/test_json/test_ujson.py
+++ b/pandas/io/tests/test_json/test_ujson.py
@@ -1485,25 +1485,25 @@ def test_decodeArrayFaultyUnicode(self):
     def test_decodeFloatingPointAdditionalTests(self):
         places = 15
 
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.1234567893, ujson.loads("-1.1234567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.234567893, ujson.loads("-1.234567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.34567893, ujson.loads("-1.34567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.4567893, ujson.loads("-1.4567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.567893, ujson.loads("-1.567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.67893, ujson.loads("-1.67893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.7893, ujson.loads("-1.7893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.893, ujson.loads("-1.893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(-1.3, ujson.loads("-1.3"), places=places)
-
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.1234567893, ujson.loads("1.1234567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.234567893, ujson.loads("1.234567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.34567893, ujson.loads("1.34567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.4567893, ujson.loads("1.4567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.567893, ujson.loads("1.567893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.67893, ujson.loads("1.67893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.7893, ujson.loads("1.7893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.893, ujson.loads("1.893"), places=places)
-        self.assertAlmostEquals(1.3, ujson.loads("1.3"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.1234567893, ujson.loads("-1.1234567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.234567893, ujson.loads("-1.234567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.34567893, ujson.loads("-1.34567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.4567893, ujson.loads("-1.4567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.567893, ujson.loads("-1.567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.67893, ujson.loads("-1.67893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.7893, ujson.loads("-1.7893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.893, ujson.loads("-1.893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(-1.3, ujson.loads("-1.3"), places=places)
+
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.1234567893, ujson.loads("1.1234567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.234567893, ujson.loads("1.234567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.34567893, ujson.loads("1.34567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.4567893, ujson.loads("1.4567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.567893, ujson.loads("1.567893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.67893, ujson.loads("1.67893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.7893, ujson.loads("1.7893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.893, ujson.loads("1.893"), places=places)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(1.3, ujson.loads("1.3"), places=places)
 
     def test_encodeBigSet(self):
         s = set()