diff --git a/Lib/test/json_tests/test_decode.py b/Lib/test/json_tests/test_decode.py
index 4f7896e21fe..0a55a33f1ea 100644
--- a/Lib/test/json_tests/test_decode.py
+++ b/Lib/test/json_tests/test_decode.py
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ def test_keys_reuse(self):
     def test_extra_data(self):
         s = '[1, 2, 3]5'
         msg = 'Extra data'
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValueError, msg, self.loads, s)
+        self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, msg, self.loads, s)
 
     def test_invalid_escape(self):
         s = '["abc\\y"]'
         msg = 'escape'
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValueError, msg, self.loads, s)
+        self.assertRaisesRegex(ValueError, msg, self.loads, s)
 
 class TestPyDecode(TestDecode, PyTest): pass
 class TestCDecode(TestDecode, CTest): pass