diff --git a/tests/modeltests/raw_query/tests.py b/tests/modeltests/raw_query/tests.py
index e7cadfae8c..a1e7edb785 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/raw_query/tests.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/raw_query/tests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import date
 
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models.sql.query import InvalidQuery
 from django.test import TestCase
 
@@ -53,6 +55,16 @@ class RawQueryTests(TestCase):
                 self.assertTrue(hasattr(result, annotation))
                 self.assertEqual(getattr(result, annotation), value)
 
+    def assert_num_queries(self, n, func, *args, **kwargs):
+        old_DEBUG = settings.DEBUG
+        settings.DEBUG = True
+        starting_queries = len(connection.queries)
+        try:
+            func(*args, **kwargs)
+        finally:
+            settings.DEBUG = old_DEBUG
+        self.assertEqual(starting_queries + n, len(connection.queries))
+
     def testSimpleRawQuery(self):
         """
         Basic test of raw query with a simple database query
@@ -219,6 +231,6 @@ class RawQueryTests(TestCase):
         )
 
     def test_query_count(self):
-        self.assertNumQueries(1,
+        self.assert_num_queries(1,
             list, Author.objects.raw("SELECT * FROM raw_query_author")
         )
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/defer_regress/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/defer_regress/tests.py
index affb0e2405..05f1279969 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/defer_regress/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/defer_regress/tests.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ class DeferRegressionTest(TestCase):
             settings.DEBUG = old_DEBUG
         self.assertEqual(starting_queries + n, len(connection.queries))
 
-
     def test_basic(self):
         # Deferred fields should really be deferred and not accidentally use
         # the field's default value just because they aren't passed to __init__