diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
index 442f3577827..b048048d69f 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ and default settings.py files.
 import os
 import unittest
 import shutil
+import sys
 
 from django import conf, bin, get_version
 from django.conf import settings
@@ -737,7 +738,10 @@ class CommandTypes(AdminScriptTestCase):
         "--help is handled as a special case"
         args = ['--help']
         out, err = self.run_manage(args)
-        self.assertOutput(out, "Usage: manage.py [options]")
+        if sys.version_info < (2, 4):
+            self.assertOutput(out, "usage: manage.py [options]")
+        else:
+            self.assertOutput(out, "Usage: manage.py [options]")
         self.assertOutput(err, "Type 'manage.py help <subcommand>' for help on a specific subcommand.")
 
     def test_specific_help(self):
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
index ad50928aa96..acdf9f57426 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         self.failUnlessEqual(request.status_code, 200)
         login = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/', self.super_login)
         self.assertRedirects(login, '/test_admin/admin/')
-        self.assertFalse(login.context)
+        self.failIf(login.context)
         self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/logout/')
         
         # Test if user enters e-mail address
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         self.failUnlessEqual(request.status_code, 200)
         login = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/', self.adduser_login)
         self.assertRedirects(login, '/test_admin/admin/')
-        self.assertFalse(login.context)
+        self.failIf(login.context)
         self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/logout/')
         
         # Change User
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         self.failUnlessEqual(request.status_code, 200)
         login = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/', self.changeuser_login)
         self.assertRedirects(login, '/test_admin/admin/')
-        self.assertFalse(login.context)
+        self.failIf(login.context)
         self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/logout/')
         
         # Delete User
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class AdminViewPermissionsTest(TestCase):
         self.failUnlessEqual(request.status_code, 200)
         login = self.client.post('/test_admin/admin/', self.deleteuser_login)
         self.assertRedirects(login, '/test_admin/admin/')
-        self.assertFalse(login.context)
+        self.failIf(login.context)
         self.client.get('/test_admin/admin/logout/')
         
         # Regular User should not be able to login.
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
index cd4762e02f5..485c5faa75b 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/utils/tests.py
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ import datastructures
 import itercompat
 from decorators import DecoratorFromMiddlewareTests
 
+# We need this because "datastructures" uses sorted() and the tests are run in
+# the scope of this module.
+try:
+    sorted
+except NameError:
+    from django.utils.itercompat import sorted  # For Python 2.3
+
 # Extra tests
 __test__ = {
     'timesince': timesince,