diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/query.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/query.php
index 613d74957b..32ac0ed018 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/date/query.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/date/query.php
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ class Tests_Date_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$parts = mb_split( '\)\s+AND\s+\(', $sql );
 		$this->assertIsArray( $parts, 'SQL query cannot be split into multiple parts using operator AND.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, count( $parts ), 'SQL query does not contain correct number of AND operators.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, count( $parts ), 'SQL query does not contain correct number of AND operators.' );
 
 		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'OR', $sql, 'SQL query contains conditions joined by operator OR.' );
 	}
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ class Tests_Date_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$parts = mb_split( '\)\s+OR\s+\(', $sql );
 		$this->assertIsArray( $parts, 'SQL query cannot be split into multiple parts using operator OR.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, count( $parts ), 'SQL query does not contain correct number of OR operators.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, count( $parts ), 'SQL query does not contain correct number of OR operators.' );
 
 		// Checking number of occurrences of AND while skipping the one at the beginning.
 		$this->assertSame( 2, substr_count( substr( $sql, 5 ), 'AND' ), 'SQL query does not contain expected number conditions joined by operator AND.' );
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ class Tests_Date_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$parts = mb_split( '\)\s+AND\s+\(', $sql );
 		$this->assertIsArray( $parts, 'SQL query cannot be split into multiple parts using operator AND.' );
-		$this->assertEquals( 2, count( $parts ), 'SQL query does not contain correct number of AND operators.' );
+		$this->assertSame( 2, count( $parts ), 'SQL query does not contain correct number of AND operators.' );
 
 		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( 'OR', $sql, 'SQL query contains conditions joined by operator OR.' );
 	}