diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/query.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/query.php
index 6a367e43b4..2e4813e5e8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/query.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/comment/query.php
@@ -3988,7 +3988,7 @@ class Tests_Comment_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		);
 
 		$this->assertSame( 3, $q->found_comments );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -4017,7 +4017,7 @@ class Tests_Comment_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		);
 
 		$this->assertSame( 3, $q->found_comments );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/query.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/query.php
index 9c118cbb9e..151a1d73f8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/query.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/query.php
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ class Tests_Post_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		);
 
 		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->found_posts );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -654,7 +654,7 @@ class Tests_Post_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		);
 
 		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->found_posts );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ class Tests_Post_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		remove_filter( 'split_the_query', '__return_true' );
 
 		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->found_posts );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ class Tests_Post_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		remove_filter( 'split_the_query', '__return_false' );
 
 		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->found_posts );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, $q->max_num_pages );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/fieldsClause.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/fieldsClause.php
index 28c040d79c..c5febb9733 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/query/fieldsClause.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/query/fieldsClause.php
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Tests_Query_FieldsClause extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEqualSets( $expected, $q->posts, 'Posts property for first query is not of expected form.' );
 		$this->assertSame( 5, $q->found_posts, 'Number of found posts is not five.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
 
 		// Test the second query's results match.
 		$q2 = new WP_Query( $query_args );
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class Tests_Query_FieldsClause extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEqualSets( $expected, $q->posts, 'Posts property for first query is not of expected form.' );
 		$this->assertSame( 5, $q->found_posts, 'Number of found posts is not five.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
 
 		// Test the second query's results match.
 		$q2 = new WP_Query( $query_args );
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Tests_Query_FieldsClause extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEqualSets( $expected, $q->posts, 'Posts property for first query is not of expected form.' );
 		$this->assertSame( 5, $q->found_posts, 'Number of found posts is not five.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
 
 		// Test the second query's results match.
 		$q2 = new WP_Query( $query_args );
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Tests_Query_FieldsClause extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEqualSets( $expected, $q->posts, 'Posts property for first query is not of expected form.' );
 		$this->assertSame( 5, $q->found_posts, 'Number of found posts is not five.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
 
 		// Test the second query's results match.
 		$q2 = new WP_Query( $query_args );
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class Tests_Query_FieldsClause extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEqualSets( $expected, $q->posts, 'Posts property for first query is not of expected form.' );
 		$this->assertSame( 5, $q->found_posts, 'Number of found posts is not five.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
 
 		// Test the second query's results match.
 		$q2 = new WP_Query( $query_args );
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class Tests_Query_FieldsClause extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertEqualSets( $expected, $q->posts, 'Posts property for first query is not of expected form.' );
 		$this->assertSame( 5, $q->found_posts, 'Number of found posts is not five.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 1, $q->max_num_pages, 'Number of found pages is not one.' );
 
 		// Test the second query's results match.
 		$q2 = new WP_Query( $query_args );