diff --git a/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go b/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
index 00318beb84..56d452ac41 100644
--- a/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
+++ b/integration-cli/docker_cli_daemon_test.go
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ func (s *DockerDaemonSuite) TestDaemonStartWithDefaultTLSHost(c *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Assert(c, certRequestInfo, checker.NotNil)
 	assert.Assert(c, certRequestInfo.AcceptableCAs, checker.HasLen, 1)
-	assert.Assert(c, certRequestInfo.AcceptableCAs[0], checker.DeepEquals, rootCert.RawSubject)
+	assert.DeepEqual(c, certRequestInfo.AcceptableCAs[0], rootCert.RawSubject)
 }
 
 func (s *DockerDaemonSuite) TestBridgeIPIsExcludedFromAllocatorPool(c *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/discovery/discovery_test.go b/pkg/discovery/discovery_test.go
index 94622a94d1..1f8557b230 100644
--- a/pkg/discovery/discovery_test.go
+++ b/pkg/discovery/discovery_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (s *DiscoverySuite) TestParse(c *testing.T) {
 
 func (s *DiscoverySuite) TestCreateEntries(c *testing.T) {
 	entries, err := CreateEntries(nil)
-	assert.Assert(c, entries, checker.DeepEquals, Entries{})
+	assert.DeepEqual(c, entries, Entries{})
 	assert.Assert(c, err, checker.IsNil)
 
 	entries, err = CreateEntries([]string{"127.0.0.1:2375", "127.0.0.2:2375", "[2001:db8:0:f101::2]:2375", ""})
diff --git a/pkg/discovery/file/file_test.go b/pkg/discovery/file/file_test.go
index 0f4de2b5c9..d27f235066 100644
--- a/pkg/discovery/file/file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/discovery/file/file_test.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (s *DiscoverySuite) TestWatch(c *testing.T) {
 
 	// Write the file and make sure we get the expected value back.
 	assert.Assert(c, ioutil.WriteFile(tmp.Name(), []byte(data), 0600), checker.IsNil)
-	assert.Assert(c, <-ch, checker.DeepEquals, expected)
+	assert.DeepEqual(c, <-ch, expected)
 
 	// Add a new entry and look it up.
 	expected = append(expected, &discovery.Entry{Host: "3.3.3.3", Port: "3333"})
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (s *DiscoverySuite) TestWatch(c *testing.T) {
 	_, err = f.WriteString("\n3.3.3.3:3333\n")
 	assert.Assert(c, err, checker.IsNil)
 	f.Close()
-	assert.Assert(c, <-ch, checker.DeepEquals, expected)
+	assert.DeepEqual(c, <-ch, expected)
 
 	// Stop and make sure it closes all channels.
 	close(stopCh)
diff --git a/pkg/discovery/kv/kv_test.go b/pkg/discovery/kv/kv_test.go
index 56cc8c5a08..1e3b36dfad 100644
--- a/pkg/discovery/kv/kv_test.go
+++ b/pkg/discovery/kv/kv_test.go
@@ -239,13 +239,13 @@ func (ds *DiscoverySuite) TestWatch(c *testing.T) {
 
 	// Push the entries into the store channel and make sure discovery emits.
 	mockCh <- kvs
-	assert.Assert(c, <-ch, checker.DeepEquals, expected)
+	assert.DeepEqual(c, <-ch, expected)
 
 	// Add a new entry.
 	expected = append(expected, &discovery.Entry{Host: "3.3.3.3", Port: "3333"})
 	kvs = append(kvs, &store.KVPair{Key: path.Join("path", defaultDiscoveryPath, "3.3.3.3"), Value: []byte("3.3.3.3:3333")})
 	mockCh <- kvs
-	assert.Assert(c, <-ch, checker.DeepEquals, expected)
+	assert.DeepEqual(c, <-ch, expected)
 
 	close(mockCh)
 	// Give it enough time to call WatchTree.
diff --git a/pkg/discovery/memory/memory_test.go b/pkg/discovery/memory/memory_test.go
index 6545f0bc4e..1cc829a8cc 100644
--- a/pkg/discovery/memory/memory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/discovery/memory/memory_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (s *discoverySuite) TestWatch(c *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	assert.Assert(c, d.Register("1.1.1.1:1111"), checker.IsNil)
-	assert.Assert(c, <-ch, checker.DeepEquals, expected)
+	assert.DeepEqual(c, <-ch, expected)
 
 	expected = discovery.Entries{
 		&discovery.Entry{Host: "1.1.1.1", Port: "1111"},
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (s *discoverySuite) TestWatch(c *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	assert.Assert(c, d.Register("2.2.2.2:2222"), checker.IsNil)
-	assert.Assert(c, <-ch, checker.DeepEquals, expected)
+	assert.DeepEqual(c, <-ch, expected)
 
 	// Stop and make sure it closes all channels.
 	close(stopCh)