diff --git a/Lib/test/test_typing.py b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
index 177155a6365662..fa279b557de2c6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_typing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_typing.py
@@ -1944,13 +1944,13 @@ def test_callable_instance_type_error(self):
         def f():
             pass
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.assertIsInstance(f, Callable[[], None])
+            isinstance(f, Callable[[], None])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.assertIsInstance(f, Callable[[], Any])
+            isinstance(f, Callable[[], Any])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.assertNotIsInstance(None, Callable[[], None])
+            isinstance(None, Callable[[], None])
         with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
-            self.assertNotIsInstance(None, Callable[[], Any])
+            isinstance(None, Callable[[], Any])
 
     def test_repr(self):
         Callable = self.Callable