1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_file.py b/Lib/test/test_file.py
index 9890b8c586..f58d1dae60 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_file.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_file.py
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ class OtherFileTests:
         # Test for appropriate errors mixing read* and iteration
         for methodname, args in methods:
             f = self.open(TESTFN, 'rb')
-            if next(f) != filler:
-                self.fail, "Broken testfile"
+            self.assertEqual(next(f), filler)
             meth = getattr(f, methodname)
             meth(*args)  # This simply shouldn't fail
             f.close()