diff --git a/test/rule-syntax-check.py b/test/rule-syntax-check.py
index 9a9e4d1658..ec1c75a854 100755
--- a/test/rule-syntax-check.py
+++ b/test/rule-syntax-check.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 
 import re
 import sys
-import os
-from glob import glob
 
 rules_files = sys.argv[1:]
 if not rules_files:
diff --git a/test/sd-script.py b/test/sd-script.py
index 7662b12ab8..51ebf70c39 100644
--- a/test/sd-script.py
+++ b/test/sd-script.py
@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ class SD(object):
     def __cmp__(self, other):
         return cmp(self._num, other._num)
 
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return self.__cmp__(other) == 0
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not self.__eq__(other)
+
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(self._num)
 
diff --git a/test/test-exec-deserialization.py b/test/test-exec-deserialization.py
index 06a7d369f6..08307b18d7 100755
--- a/test/test-exec-deserialization.py
+++ b/test/test-exec-deserialization.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class ExecutionResumeTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.reload()
         time.sleep(5)
 
-        self.assertTrue(subprocess.call("journalctl -b _PID=1 | grep -q 'Freezing execution'", shell=True) != 0)
+        self.assertNotEqual(subprocess.call("journalctl -b _PID=1 | grep -q 'Freezing execution'", shell=True), 0)
 
     def tearDown(self):
         for f in [self.output_file, self.unitfile_path]: