diff --git a/pythonforandroid/graph.py b/pythonforandroid/graph.py
index 0cb9984b8b..bdaca4349c 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/graph.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/graph.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def get_dependency_tuple_list_for_recipe(recipe, blacklist=None):
     """
     if blacklist is None:
         blacklist = set()
-    assert(type(blacklist) == set)
+    assert type(blacklist) == set
     if recipe.depends is None:
         dependencies = []
     else:
diff --git a/tests/test_graph.py b/tests/test_graph.py
index 9cc44fc041..f7647bcac7 100644
--- a/tests/test_graph.py
+++ b/tests/test_graph.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def test_get_dependency_tuple_list_for_recipe(monkeypatch):
     dep_list = get_dependency_tuple_list_for_recipe(
         r, blacklist={"libffi"}
     )
-    assert(dep_list == [("pillow",)])
+    assert dep_list == [("pillow",)]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('names,bootstrap', valid_combinations)