diff --git a/tests/cache/tests.py b/tests/cache/tests.py
index dc4c69cd43..f0e55ced29 100644
--- a/tests/cache/tests.py
+++ b/tests/cache/tests.py
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ class BaseCacheTests(object):
         # Count how many keys are left in the cache.
         for i in range(1, initial_count):
             if cull_cache.has_key('cull%d' % i):
-                count = count + 1
+                count += 1
         self.assertEqual(count, final_count)
 
     def test_cull(self):
diff --git a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_formsets.py b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_formsets.py
index d432a5d2d9..2cd86342b9 100644
--- a/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_formsets.py
+++ b/tests/forms_tests/tests/test_formsets.py
@@ -1316,10 +1316,10 @@ class TestIsBoundBehavior(SimpleTestCase):
         unbound_formset = ArticleFormSet()
         bound_formset = ArticleFormSet(data)
 
-        empty_forms = []
-
-        empty_forms.append(unbound_formset.empty_form)
-        empty_forms.append(bound_formset.empty_form)
+        empty_forms = [
+            unbound_formset.empty_form,
+            bound_formset.empty_form
+        ]
 
         # Empty forms should be unbound
         self.assertFalse(empty_forms[0].is_bound)
diff --git a/tests/migrate_signals/tests.py b/tests/migrate_signals/tests.py
index a47d5f9ab9..d422ab84b4 100644
--- a/tests/migrate_signals/tests.py
+++ b/tests/migrate_signals/tests.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Receiver(object):
         signal.connect(self, sender=APP_CONFIG)
 
     def __call__(self, signal, sender, **kwargs):
-        self.call_counter = self.call_counter + 1
+        self.call_counter += 1
         self.call_args = kwargs
 
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class OneTimeReceiver(object):
         # Although test runner calls migrate for several databases,
         # testing for only one of them is quite sufficient.
         if kwargs['using'] == MIGRATE_DATABASE:
-            self.call_counter = self.call_counter + 1
+            self.call_counter += 1
             self.call_args = kwargs
             # we need to test only one call of migrate
             self.signal.disconnect(self, sender=APP_CONFIG)
diff --git a/tests/runtests.py b/tests/runtests.py
index 2f9cabb6e5..be317d347b 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.py
+++ b/tests/runtests.py
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ def bisect_tests(bisection_label, options, test_labels, parallel):
 
         if failures_a and not failures_b:
             print("***** Problem found in first half. Bisecting again...")
-            iteration = iteration + 1
+            iteration += 1
             test_labels = test_labels_a[:-1]
         elif failures_b and not failures_a:
             print("***** Problem found in second half. Bisecting again...")
-            iteration = iteration + 1
+            iteration += 1
             test_labels = test_labels_b[:-1]
         elif failures_a and failures_b:
             print("***** Multiple sources of failure found")
diff --git a/tests/user_commands/tests.py b/tests/user_commands/tests.py
index 1921c6a30c..d448e55869 100644
--- a/tests/user_commands/tests.py
+++ b/tests/user_commands/tests.py
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class CommandTests(SimpleTestCase):
         self.counter = 0
 
         def patched_check(self_, **kwargs):
-            self.counter = self.counter + 1
+            self.counter += 1
 
         saved_check = BaseCommand.check
         BaseCommand.check = patched_check
diff --git a/tests/utils_tests/test_lazyobject.py b/tests/utils_tests/test_lazyobject.py
index 62d7964fcf..36135e6fc6 100644
--- a/tests/utils_tests/test_lazyobject.py
+++ b/tests/utils_tests/test_lazyobject.py
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ class LazyObjectTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def test_hash(self):
         obj = self.lazy_wrap('foo')
-        d = {}
-        d[obj] = 'bar'
+        d = {obj: 'bar'}
         self.assertIn('foo', d)
         self.assertEqual(d['foo'], 'bar')