diff --git a/fnl/conjure-spec/extract_spec.fnl b/fnl/conjure-spec/extract_spec.fnl
index 4c05b7be..f00809f2 100644
--- a/fnl/conjure-spec/extract_spec.fnl
+++ b/fnl/conjure-spec/extract_spec.fnl
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         (it "matching nothing"
           (fn []
             (at [2 0])
-            (assert.equal nil (extract.form {}))))
+            (assert.are.equals nil (extract.form {}))))
 
         (it "ns form"
           (fn []
diff --git a/lua/conjure-spec/extract_spec.lua b/lua/conjure-spec/extract_spec.lua
index 4a050a82..80f5caf8 100644
--- a/lua/conjure-spec/extract_spec.lua
+++ b/lua/conjure-spec/extract_spec.lua
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ local function _2_()
     it("on the last paren of the outer form", _8_)
     local function _9_()
       at({2, 0})
-      return assert.equal(nil, extract.form({}))
+      return assert.are.equals(nil, extract.form({}))
     end
     it("matching nothing", _9_)
     local function _10_()