diff --git a/packages/babel-core/test/api.js b/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
index bb060ad22b..101a184089 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/test/api.js
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ describe("api", function() {
 
     expect(aliasBaseType).toBe("NumberTypeAnnotation");
 
-    expect(result.code).toEqual("var x = function x(y) {\n  return y;\n};");
+    expect(result.code).toBe("var x = function x(y) {\n  return y;\n};");
 
     // 2. passPerPreset: false
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ describe("api", function() {
 
     expect(aliasBaseType).toBeNull();
 
-    expect(result.code).toEqual("var x = function x(y) {\n  return y;\n};");
+    expect(result.code).toBe("var x = function x(y) {\n  return y;\n};");
   });
 
   it("complex plugin and preset ordering", function() {