diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/pagination.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/pagination.html
index 358813290c..fc1e600805 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/pagination.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/pagination.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     {% paginator_number cl i %}
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
-{{ cl.result_count }} {% ifequal cl.result_count 1 %}{{ cl.opts.verbose_name }}{% else %}{{ cl.opts.verbose_name_plural }}{% endifequal %}
+{{ cl.result_count }} {% if cl.result_count == 1 %}{{ cl.opts.verbose_name }}{% else %}{{ cl.opts.verbose_name_plural }}{% endif %}
 {% if show_all_url %}&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="{{ show_all_url }}" class="showall">{% trans 'Show all' %}</a>{% endif %}
 {% if cl.formset and cl.result_count %}<input type="submit" name="_save" class="default" value="{% trans 'Save' %}"/>{% endif %}
 </p>
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/search_form.html b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/search_form.html
index 4cc24604f7..a9bb014748 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/search_form.html
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templates/admin/search_form.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <span class="small quiet">{% blocktrans count counter=cl.result_count %}{{ counter }} result{% plural %}{{ counter }} results{% endblocktrans %} (<a href="?{% if cl.is_popup %}_popup=1{% endif %}">{% if cl.show_full_result_count %}{% blocktrans with full_result_count=cl.full_result_count %}{{ full_result_count }} total{% endblocktrans %}{% else %}{% trans "Show all" %}{% endif %}</a>)</span>
 {% endif %}
 {% for pair in cl.params.items %}
-    {% ifnotequal pair.0 search_var %}<input type="hidden" name="{{ pair.0 }}" value="{{ pair.1 }}"/>{% endifnotequal %}
+    {% if pair.0 != search_var %}<input type="hidden" name="{{ pair.0 }}" value="{{ pair.1 }}"/>{% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 </div>
 </form></div>
diff --git a/django/views/debug.py b/django/views/debug.py
index e7f2bbd6b2..4f96ac320c 100644
--- a/django/views/debug.py
+++ b/django/views/debug.py
@@ -747,9 +747,9 @@ TECHNICAL_500_TEMPLATE = ("""
    <p>In template <code>{{ template_info.name }}</code>, error at line <strong>{{ template_info.line }}</strong></p>
    <h3>{{ template_info.message }}</h3>
    <table class="source{% if template_info.top %} cut-top{% endif %}
-      {% ifnotequal template_info.bottom template_info.total %} cut-bottom{% endifnotequal %}">
+      {% if template_info.bottom != template_info.total %} cut-bottom{% endif %}">
    {% for source_line in template_info.source_lines %}
-   {% ifequal source_line.0 template_info.line %}
+   {% if source_line.0 == template_info.line %}
    <tr class="error"><th>{{ source_line.0 }}</th>
      <td>{{ template_info.before }}"""
       """<span class="specific">{{ template_info.during }}</span>"""
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ TECHNICAL_500_TEMPLATE = ("""
    {% else %}
       <tr><th>{{ source_line.0 }}</th>
       <td>{{ source_line.1 }}</td></tr>
-   {% endifequal %}
+   {% endif %}
    {% endfor %}
    </table>
 </div>
@@ -872,11 +872,11 @@ Template error:
 In template {{ template_info.name }}, error at line {{ template_info.line }}
    {{ template_info.message }}"""
 "{% for source_line in template_info.source_lines %}"
-"{% ifequal source_line.0 template_info.line %}"
+"{% if source_line.0 == template_info.line %}"
 "   {{ source_line.0 }} : {{ template_info.before }} {{ template_info.during }} {{ template_info.after }}"
 "{% else %}"
 "   {{ source_line.0 }} : {{ source_line.1 }}"
-"""{% endifequal %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
+"""{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}
 
 Traceback:{% for frame in frames %}
 {% ifchanged frame.exc_cause %}{% if frame.exc_cause %}{% if frame.exc_cause_explicit %}
@@ -1072,11 +1072,11 @@ Template error:
 In template {{ template_info.name }}, error at line {{ template_info.line }}
    {{ template_info.message }}
 {% for source_line in template_info.source_lines %}"""
-"{% ifequal source_line.0 template_info.line %}"
+"{% if source_line.0 == template_info.line %}"
 "   {{ source_line.0 }} : {{ template_info.before }} {{ template_info.during }} {{ template_info.after }}"
 "{% else %}"
 "   {{ source_line.0 }} : {{ source_line.1 }}"
-"""{% endifequal %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}{% if frames %}
+"""{% endif %}{% endfor %}{% endif %}{% if frames %}
 
 Traceback:"""
 "{% for frame in frames %}"
diff --git a/django/views/static.py b/django/views/static.py
index 9959b96236..6187f6ffd9 100644
--- a/django/views/static.py
+++ b/django/views/static.py
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ DEFAULT_DIRECTORY_INDEX_TEMPLATE = """
   <body>
     <h1>{% blocktrans %}Index of {{ directory }}{% endblocktrans %}</h1>
     <ul>
-      {% ifnotequal directory "/" %}
+      {% if directory != "/" %}
       <li><a href="../">../</a></li>
-      {% endifnotequal %}
+      {% endif %}
       {% for f in file_list %}
       <li><a href="{{ f|urlencode }}">{{ f }}</a></li>
       {% endfor %}
diff --git a/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_extends.py b/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_extends.py
index 3e65f4bf90..46600cb76c 100644
--- a/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_extends.py
+++ b/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_extends.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ inheritance_templates = {
     'inheritance30': "1{% if optional %}{% block opt %}2{% endblock %}{% endif %}3",
     'inheritance31': "{% extends 'inheritance30' %}{% block opt %}two{% endblock %}",
     'inheritance32': "{% extends 'inheritance30' %}{% block opt %}two{% endblock %}",
-    'inheritance33': "1{% ifequal optional 1 %}{% block opt %}2{% endblock %}{% endifequal %}3",
+    'inheritance33': "1{% if optional == 1 %}{% block opt %}2{% endblock %}{% endif %}3",
     'inheritance34': "{% extends 'inheritance33' %}{% block opt %}two{% endblock %}",
     'inheritance35': "{% extends 'inheritance33' %}{% block opt %}two{% endblock %}",
     'inheritance36': "{% for n in numbers %}_{% block opt %}{{ n }}{% endblock %}{% endfor %}_",
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class InheritanceTests(SimpleTestCase):
     @setup(inheritance_templates)
     def test_inheritance33(self):
         """
-        Base template, putting block in a conditional {% ifequal %} tag
+        Base template, putting block in a conditional {% if %} tag
         """
         output = self.engine.render_to_string('inheritance33', {'optional': 1})
         self.assertEqual(output, '123')
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ class InheritanceTests(SimpleTestCase):
     @setup(inheritance_templates)
     def test_inheritance34(self):
         """
-        Inherit from a template with block wrapped in an {% ifequal %} tag
+        Inherit from a template with block wrapped in an {% if %} tag
         (in parent), still gets overridden
         """
         output = self.engine.render_to_string('inheritance34', {'optional': 1})
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ class InheritanceTests(SimpleTestCase):
     @setup(inheritance_templates)
     def test_inheritance35(self):
         """
-        Inherit from a template with block wrapped in an {% ifequal %} tag
+        Inherit from a template with block wrapped in an {% if %} tag
         (in parent), still gets overridden
         """
         output = self.engine.render_to_string('inheritance35', {'optional': 2})
diff --git a/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_i18n.py b/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_i18n.py
index 68b5793a57..6013251366 100644
--- a/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_i18n.py
+++ b/tests/template_tests/syntax_tests/test_i18n.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class I18nTagTests(SimpleTestCase):
 
     @setup({'i18n12': '{% load i18n %}'
                       '{% get_available_languages as langs %}{% for lang in langs %}'
-                      '{% ifequal lang.0 "de" %}{{ lang.0 }}{% endifequal %}{% endfor %}'})
+                      '{% if lang.0 == "de" %}{{ lang.0 }}{% endif %}{% endfor %}'})
     def test_i18n12(self):
         """
         usage of the get_available_languages tag