diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/date_time_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/date_time_test.rb
index 330232cee2..4cbff564aa 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/date_time_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/date_time_test.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class DateTimeTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     now = DateTime.now
     with_timezone_config default: :local do
       task = Task.new starting: now
-      assert now, task.starting
+      assert_equal now, task.starting
     end
   end
 end