diff --git a/test/fileAppender.js b/test/fileAppender.js
index 10cb887..92d69eb 100644
--- a/test/fileAppender.js
+++ b/test/fileAppender.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js fileAppender').addBatch({
             'starting with the test file name should be two': function(err, files) {
                 //there will always be one backup if you've specified a max log size
                 var logFiles = files.filter(function(file) { return file.indexOf('fa-maxFileSize-test.log') > -1; });
-                assert.length(logFiles, 2);
+                assert.equal(logFiles.length, 2);
             }
         }
     },
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js fileAppender').addBatch({
                 return logFiles;
             },
             'should be 3': function (files) {
-                assert.length(files, 3);
+                assert.equal(files.length, 3);
             },
             'should be named in sequence': function (files) {
                 assert.deepEqual(files, ['fa-maxFileSize-with-backups-test.log', 'fa-maxFileSize-with-backups-test.log.1', 'fa-maxFileSize-with-backups-test.log.2']);
diff --git a/test/layouts.js b/test/layouts.js
index 5826fa3..5930276 100644
--- a/test/layouts.js
+++ b/test/layouts.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js layouts').addBatch({
             output = layout(event);
             lines = output.split(/\n/);
 
-            assert.length(lines, stack.length);
+            assert.equal(lines.length, stack.length);
             assert.equal(lines[0], "[2010-12-05 14:18:30.045] [DEBUG] tests - this is a test Error: Some made-up error");
             for (var i = 1; i < stack.length; i++) {
                 assert.equal(lines[i+1], stack[i+1]);
diff --git a/test/logLevelFilter.js b/test/logLevelFilter.js
index 6cef459..4fd5f4f 100644
--- a/test/logLevelFilter.js
+++ b/test/logLevelFilter.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js logLevelFilter').addBatch({
             return logEvents;
         },
         'should only pass log events greater than or equal to its own level' : function(logEvents) {
-            assert.length(logEvents, 2);
+            assert.equal(logEvents.length, 2);
             assert.equal(logEvents[0].data[0], 'this should, though');
             assert.equal(logEvents[1].data[0], 'so should this');
         }
diff --git a/test/logging.js b/test/logging.js
index 94c699b..77e4415 100644
--- a/test/logging.js
+++ b/test/logging.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js').addBatch({
             },
 
             'should not emit events of a lower level': function(events) {
-                assert.length(events, 4);
+                assert.equal(events.length, 4);
                 assert.equal(events[1].level.toString(), 'WARN');
             },
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js').addBatch({
         },
         'should configure log4js from first log4js.json found': function(args) {
             var logEvents = args[1];
-            assert.length(logEvents, 3);
+            assert.equal(logEvents.length, 3);
             assert.equal(logEvents[0].data[0], 'info1');
             assert.equal(logEvents[1].data[0], 'info3');
             assert.equal(logEvents[2].data[0], 'debug4');
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js').addBatch({
         },
         'should configure log4js from first log4js.json found': function(args) {
             var logEvents = args[1];
-            assert.length(logEvents, 2);
+            assert.equal(logEvents.length, 2);
             assert.equal(logEvents[0].data[0], 'info1');
             assert.equal(logEvents[1].data[0], 'info3');
         }
diff --git a/test/test-connect-logger.js b/test/test-connect-logger.js
index f89a9f8..15f3a78 100644
--- a/test/test-connect-logger.js
+++ b/test/test-connect-logger.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js connect logger').addBatch({
 
 	    'check message': function(messages) {
 		assert.isArray(messages);
-		assert.length(messages, 1);
+		assert.equal(messages.length, 1);
 		assert.equal(messages[0].level, levels.INFO);
 		assert.include(messages[0].message, 'GET');
 		assert.include(messages[0].message, 'http://url');
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ vows.describe('log4js connect logger').addBatch({
 
 	    'check message': function(messages) {
 		assert.isArray(messages);
-		assert.length(messages, 1);
+		assert.equal(messages.length, 1);
 		assert.equal(messages[0].level, levels.INFO);
 		assert.equal(messages[0].message, 'GET http://url');
 	    }