diff --git a/tests/test_tag_names.py b/tests/test_tag_names.py
index 0e9ca73cf..dbac2ddd9 100644
--- a/tests/test_tag_names.py
+++ b/tests/test_tag_names.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ def test_tag_names():
     tokens = nlp(u'I ate pizzas with anchovies.', parse=True, tag=True)
     pizza = tokens[2]
     assert type(pizza.pos) == int
-    assert type(pizza.pos_) == unicode
+    assert type(pizza.pos_) == str
     assert type(pizza.dep) == int
-    assert type(pizza.dep_) == unicode
+    assert type(pizza.dep_) == str
     assert pizza.tag_ == u'NNS'