diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/tests/test_geom.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/tests/test_geom.py
index 41e7555ab3..9939a1145d 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/tests/test_geom.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/tests/test_geom.py
@@ -38,19 +38,20 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
         self.assertRaises(OGRException, OGRGeomType, 9)
 
         # Equivalence can take strings, ints, and other OGRGeomTypes
-        self.assertEqual(True, OGRGeomType(1) == OGRGeomType(1))
-        self.assertEqual(True, OGRGeomType(7) == 'GeometryCollection')
-        self.assertEqual(True, OGRGeomType('point') == 'POINT')
-        self.assertEqual(False, OGRGeomType('point') == 2)
-        self.assertEqual(True, OGRGeomType('unknown') == 0)
-        self.assertEqual(True, OGRGeomType(6) == 'MULtiPolyGON')
-        self.assertEqual(False, OGRGeomType(1) != OGRGeomType('point'))
-        self.assertEqual(True, OGRGeomType('POINT') != OGRGeomType(6))
+        self.assertEqual(OGRGeomType(1), OGRGeomType(1))
+        self.assertEqual(OGRGeomType(7), 'GeometryCollection')
+        self.assertEqual(OGRGeomType('point'), 'POINT')
+        self.assertNotEqual(OGRGeomType('point'), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(OGRGeomType('unknown'), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(OGRGeomType(6), 'MULtiPolyGON')
+        self.assertEqual(OGRGeomType(1), OGRGeomType('point'))
+        self.assertNotEqual(OGRGeomType('POINT'), OGRGeomType(6))
 
         # Testing the Django field name equivalent property.
         self.assertEqual('PointField', OGRGeomType('Point').django)
+        self.assertEqual('GeometryField', OGRGeomType('Geometry').django)
         self.assertEqual('GeometryField', OGRGeomType('Unknown').django)
-        self.assertEqual(None, OGRGeomType('none').django)
+        self.assertIsNone(OGRGeomType('none').django)
 
         # 'Geometry' initialization implies an unknown geometry type.
         gt = OGRGeomType('Geometry')
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
     def test00b_geomtype_25d(self):
         "Testing OGRGeomType object with 25D types."
         wkb25bit = OGRGeomType.wkb25bit
-        self.assertTrue(OGRGeomType(wkb25bit + 1) == 'Point25D')
-        self.assertTrue(OGRGeomType('MultiLineString25D') == (5 + wkb25bit))
+        self.assertEqual(OGRGeomType(wkb25bit + 1), 'Point25D')
+        self.assertEqual(OGRGeomType('MultiLineString25D'), (5 + wkb25bit))
         self.assertEqual('GeometryCollectionField', OGRGeomType('GeometryCollection25D').django)
 
     def test01a_wkt(self):
@@ -159,8 +160,8 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
             self.assertEqual('LINESTRING', linestr.geom_name)
             self.assertEqual(ls.n_p, linestr.point_count)
             self.assertEqual(ls.coords, linestr.tuple)
-            self.assertEqual(True, linestr == OGRGeometry(ls.wkt))
-            self.assertEqual(True, linestr != prev)
+            self.assertEqual(linestr, OGRGeometry(ls.wkt))
+            self.assertNotEqual(linestr, prev)
             self.assertRaises(OGRIndexError, linestr.__getitem__, len(linestr))
             prev = linestr
 
@@ -179,8 +180,8 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
             self.assertEqual('MULTILINESTRING', mlinestr.geom_name)
             self.assertEqual(mls.n_p, mlinestr.point_count)
             self.assertEqual(mls.coords, mlinestr.tuple)
-            self.assertEqual(True, mlinestr == OGRGeometry(mls.wkt))
-            self.assertEqual(True, mlinestr != prev)
+            self.assertEqual(mlinestr, OGRGeometry(mls.wkt))
+            self.assertNotEqual(mlinestr, prev)
             prev = mlinestr
             for ls in mlinestr:
                 self.assertEqual(2, ls.geom_type)
@@ -195,8 +196,8 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
             #self.assertEqual(101, lr.geom_type.num)
             self.assertEqual('LINEARRING', lr.geom_name)
             self.assertEqual(rr.n_p, len(lr))
-            self.assertEqual(True, lr == OGRGeometry(rr.wkt))
-            self.assertEqual(True, lr != prev)
+            self.assertEqual(lr, OGRGeometry(rr.wkt))
+            self.assertNotEqual(lr, prev)
             prev = lr
 
     def test07a_polygons(self):
@@ -222,8 +223,8 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
             self.assertAlmostEqual(p.centroid[1], y, 9)
 
             # Testing equivalence
-            self.assertEqual(True, poly == OGRGeometry(p.wkt))
-            self.assertEqual(True, poly != prev)
+            self.assertEqual(poly, OGRGeometry(p.wkt))
+            self.assertNotEqual(poly, prev)
 
             if p.ext_ring_cs:
                 ring = poly[0]
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
             a = OGRGeometry(self.geometries.topology_geoms[i].wkt_a)
             b = OGRGeometry(self.geometries.topology_geoms[i].wkt_b)
             i1 = OGRGeometry(self.geometries.intersect_geoms[i].wkt)
-            self.assertEqual(True, a.intersects(b))
+            self.assertTrue(a.intersects(b))
             i2 = a.intersection(b)
             self.assertEqual(i1, i2)
             self.assertEqual(i1, a & b) # __and__ is intersection operator
@@ -478,5 +479,5 @@ class OGRGeomTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
 
     def test19_equivalence_regression(self):
         "Testing equivalence methods with non-OGRGeometry instances."
-        self.assertNotEqual(None, OGRGeometry('POINT(0 0)'))
-        self.assertEqual(False, OGRGeometry('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)') == 3)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(OGRGeometry('POINT(0 0)'))
+        self.assertNotEqual(OGRGeometry('LINESTRING(0 0, 1 1)'), 3)