switch to assertEqual
diff --git a/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io_test.py b/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io_test.py
index ddb67c1..ceb0ca67 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/lib/io/file_io_test.py
@@ -685,12 +685,12 @@
     with open("text.txt", mode="w", encoding="cp932") as f:
       f.write("今日はいい天気")
     with file_io.FileIO("text.txt", mode="r", encoding="cp932") as f:
-      assert f.read() == "今日はいい天気"
+      self.assertEqual(f.read(), "今日はいい天気")
 
     with file_io.FileIO("text.txt", mode="w", encoding="cp932") as f:
       f.write("今日はいい天気")
     with open("text.txt", mode="r", encoding="cp932") as f:
-      assert f.read() == "今日はいい天気"
+      self.assertEqual(f.read(), "今日はいい天気")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":