diff --git a/tests/admin_inlines/tests.py b/tests/admin_inlines/tests.py
index 119dd56e61..e0d87ead44 100644
--- a/tests/admin_inlines/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_inlines/tests.py
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ class TestInline(TestDataMixin, TestCase):
         # Identically named callable isn't present in the parent ModelAdmin,
         # rendering of the add view shouldn't explode
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_inlines_novel_add'))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # View should have the child inlines section
         self.assertContains(
             response,
@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ class TestInline(TestDataMixin, TestCase):
     def test_callable_lookup(self):
         """Admin inline should invoke local callable when its name is listed in readonly_fields"""
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_inlines_poll_add'))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # Add parent object view should have the child inlines section
         self.assertContains(
             response,
diff --git a/tests/admin_views/test_actions.py b/tests/admin_views/test_actions.py
index a98b80a1cb..445e437fc2 100644
--- a/tests/admin_views/test_actions.py
+++ b/tests/admin_views/test_actions.py
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ class AdminActionsTest(TestCase):
             'index': '0',
         }
         response = self.client.post(reverse('admin:admin_views_unchangeableobject_changelist'), action_data)
-        # No 500 caused by NoReverseMatch
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        # The page doesn't display a link to the nonexistent change page.
+        # No 500 caused by NoReverseMatch. The page doesn't display a link to
+        # the nonexistent change page.
         self.assertContains(response, '<li>Unchangeable object: %s</li>' % obj, 1, html=True)
 
     def test_delete_queryset_hook(self):
diff --git a/tests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/admin_views/tests.py
index a07abf273f..c958a9c955 100644
--- a/tests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(AdminViewBasicTestCase):
             model.objects.create(stuff='The First Item', order=1)
             model.objects.create(stuff='The Middle Item', order=2)
             response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_%s_changelist' % url), {})
-            self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
             # Should have 3 columns including action checkbox col.
             self.assertContains(response, '<th scope="col"', count=3, msg_prefix=url)
             # Check if the correct column was selected. 2 is the index of the
@@ -944,7 +943,6 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(AdminViewBasicTestCase):
         """
         o = UnchangeableObject.objects.create()
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_unchangeableobject_changelist'))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         # Check the format of the shown object -- shouldn't contain a change link
         self.assertContains(response, '<th class="field-__str__">%s</th>' % o, html=True)
 
@@ -989,7 +987,6 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(AdminViewBasicTestCase):
         q = Question.objects.create(question='Why?', expires=date)
         Answer2.objects.create(question=q, answer='Because.')
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_answer2_changelist'))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertContains(response, 'question__expires__day=16')
         self.assertContains(response, 'question__expires__month=10')
         self.assertContains(response, 'question__expires__year=2016')
@@ -1001,7 +998,6 @@ class AdminViewBasicTest(AdminViewBasicTestCase):
         q = Question.objects.create(question='Why?', expires=date)
         Answer2.objects.create(question=q, answer='Because.')
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_answer2_changelist'))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertContains(response, 'question__expires__day=31')
         self.assertContains(response, 'question__expires__month=12')
         self.assertContains(response, 'question__expires__year=2016')
@@ -1413,7 +1409,6 @@ class CustomModelAdminTest(AdminViewBasicTestCase):
             'password': 'secret',
         }, follow=True)
         self.assertIsInstance(login, TemplateResponse)
-        self.assertEqual(login.status_code, 200)
         self.assertContains(login, 'custom form error')
         self.assertContains(login, 'path/to/media.css')
 
@@ -1652,7 +1647,6 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(self.index_url)
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
         login = self.client.post(login_url, self.joepublic_login)
-        self.assertEqual(login.status_code, 200)
         self.assertContains(login, ERROR_MESSAGE)
 
         # Requests without username should not return 500 errors.
@@ -1676,7 +1670,6 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('has_permission_admin:index'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
         login = self.client.post(reverse('has_permission_admin:login'), self.joepublic_login)
-        self.assertEqual(login.status_code, 200)
         self.assertContains(login, 'permission denied')
 
         # User with permissions should be able to login.
@@ -1726,7 +1719,6 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
 
         # Logging in with non-admin user fails
         login = self.client.post(login_url, self.joepublic_login)
-        self.assertEqual(login.status_code, 200)
         self.assertContains(login, ERROR_MESSAGE)
 
         # Establish a valid admin session
@@ -1890,18 +1882,18 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         # view user can view articles but not make changes.
         self.client.force_login(self.viewuser)
         response = self.client.get(article_changelist_url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.context['title'], 'Select article to view')
         self.assertContains(
             response,
             '<title>Select article to view | Django site admin</title>',
         )
         self.assertContains(response, '<h1>Select article to view</h1>')
+        self.assertEqual(response.context['title'], 'Select article to view')
         response = self.client.get(article_change_url)
-        self.assertEqual(response.context['title'], 'View article')
         self.assertContains(response, '<title>View article | Django site admin</title>')
         self.assertContains(response, '<h1>View article</h1>')
         self.assertContains(response, '<label>Extra form field:</label>')
         self.assertContains(response, '<a href="/test_admin/admin/admin_views/article/" class="closelink">Close</a>')
+        self.assertEqual(response.context['title'], 'View article')
         post = self.client.post(article_change_url, change_dict)
         self.assertEqual(post.status_code, 403)
         self.assertEqual(Article.objects.get(pk=self.a1.pk).content, '<p>Middle content</p>')
@@ -2170,7 +2162,6 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, "admin_views/article/%s/" % self.a1.pk)
         self.assertContains(response, "<h2>Summary</h2>")
         self.assertContains(response, "<li>Articles: 1</li>")
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         post = self.client.post(delete_url, delete_dict)
         self.assertRedirects(post, self.index_url)
         self.assertEqual(Article.objects.count(), 2)
@@ -2192,7 +2183,6 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, 'admin_views/readonlypizza/%s/' % pizza.pk)
         self.assertContains(response, '<h2>Summary</h2>')
         self.assertContains(response, '<li>Read only pizzas: 1</li>')
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         post = self.client.post(delete_url, {'post': 'yes'})
         self.assertRedirects(post, reverse('admin:admin_views_readonlypizza_changelist'))
         self.assertEqual(ReadOnlyPizza.objects.count(), 0)
@@ -2544,7 +2534,6 @@ class AdminViewProxyModelPermissionsTests(TestCase):
         self.client.force_login(self.viewuser)
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_userproxy_changelist'))
         self.assertContains(response, '<h1>Select user proxy to view</h1>')
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_userproxy_change', args=(self.user_proxy.pk,)))
         self.assertContains(response, '<h1>View user proxy</h1>')
         self.assertContains(response, '<div class="readonly">user_proxy</div>')
@@ -2863,13 +2852,11 @@ class AdminViewStringPrimaryKeyTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_modelwithstringprimarykey_history', args=(self.pk,)))
         self.assertContains(response, escape(self.pk))
         self.assertContains(response, 'Changed something')
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
     def test_get_change_view(self):
         "Retrieving the object using urlencoded form of primary key should work"
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_modelwithstringprimarykey_change', args=(self.pk,)))
         self.assertContains(response, escape(self.pk))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
     def test_changelist_to_changeform_link(self):
         "Link to the changeform of the object in changelist should use reverse() and be quoted -- #18072"
@@ -3744,7 +3731,6 @@ class TestCustomChangeList(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_gadget_changelist'))
         # Data is still not visible on the page
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_gadget_changelist'))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertNotContains(response, 'First Gadget')
 
 
@@ -4957,7 +4943,6 @@ class ReadonlyTest(AdminFieldExtractionMixin, TestCase):
 
     def test_readonly_get(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:admin_views_post_add'))
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertNotContains(response, 'name="posted"')
         # 3 fields + 2 submit buttons + 5 inline management form fields, + 2
         # hidden fields for inlines + 1 field for the inline + 2 empty form
@@ -5900,10 +5885,12 @@ class AdminViewLogoutTests(TestCase):
 
         # follow the redirect and test results.
         response = self.client.get(reverse('admin:logout'), follow=True)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(
+            response,
+            '<input type="hidden" name="next" value="%s">' % reverse('admin:index'),
+        )
         self.assertTemplateUsed(response, 'admin/login.html')
         self.assertEqual(response.request['PATH_INFO'], reverse('admin:login'))
-        self.assertContains(response, '<input type="hidden" name="next" value="%s">' % reverse('admin:index'))
 
 
 @override_settings(ROOT_URLCONF='admin_views.urls')
diff --git a/tests/test_client/tests.py b/tests/test_client/tests.py
index f0b7f798a0..9932a7f02a 100644
--- a/tests/test_client/tests.py
+++ b/tests/test_client/tests.py
@@ -96,10 +96,9 @@ class ClientTest(TestCase):
         response = self.client.post('/post_view/', post_data)
 
         # Check some response details
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, 'Data received')
         self.assertEqual(response.context['data'], '37')
         self.assertEqual(response.templates[0].name, 'POST Template')
-        self.assertContains(response, 'Data received')
 
     def test_post_data_none(self):
         msg = (
@@ -124,9 +123,8 @@ class ClientTest(TestCase):
                         client_method = getattr(self.client, method)
                         method_name = method.upper()
                         response = client_method('/json_view/', data, content_type='application/json')
-                        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-                        self.assertEqual(response.context['data'], expected)
                         self.assertContains(response, 'Viewing %s page.' % method_name)
+                        self.assertEqual(response.context['data'], expected)
 
     def test_json_encoder_argument(self):
         """The test Client accepts a json_encoder."""
@@ -366,10 +364,9 @@ class ClientTest(TestCase):
             'multi': ('b', 'c', 'e')
         }
         response = self.client.get('/form_view/', data=hints)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "Form GET Template")
         # The multi-value data has been rolled out ok
         self.assertContains(response, 'Select a valid choice.', 0)
+        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "Form GET Template")
 
     def test_incomplete_data_form(self):
         "POST incomplete data to a form"
@@ -379,7 +376,6 @@ class ClientTest(TestCase):
         }
         response = self.client.post('/form_view/', post_data)
         self.assertContains(response, 'This field is required.', 3)
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertTemplateUsed(response, "Invalid POST Template")
 
         self.assertFormError(response, 'form', 'email', 'This field is required.')
diff --git a/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py b/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
index dcb0189b83..ccb870c238 100644
--- a/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
+++ b/tests/view_tests/tests/test_debug.py
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ class DebugViewTests(SimpleTestCase):
 
     def test_404(self):
         response = self.client.get('/raises404/')
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 404)
         self.assertContains(
             response,
             '<p>The current path, <code>not-in-urls</code>, didn’t match any '