diff --git a/docs/generate_rst.py b/docs/generate_rst.py
index d08a006d9f..49c4ff5dbe 100644
--- a/docs/generate_rst.py
+++ b/docs/generate_rst.py
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ def _is_class_property(o):
     Returns:
         [type]: [description]
     """
-    return isinstance(o, property) or (type(o) == _getset_descriptor)
+    return isinstance(o, property) or (type(o) is _getset_descriptor)
 
 
 def _is_class_method(o):
diff --git a/dpctl/tests/test_sycl_event.py b/dpctl/tests/test_sycl_event.py
index afb6e6745f..fa496d1bb8 100644
--- a/dpctl/tests/test_sycl_event.py
+++ b/dpctl/tests/test_sycl_event.py
@@ -275,4 +275,4 @@ def test_cpython_api_SyclEvent_Make():
     make_e_fn = callable_maker(make_e_fn_ptr)
 
     ev2 = make_e_fn(ev.addressof_ref())
-    assert type(ev) == type(ev2)
+    assert type(ev) is type(ev2)
diff --git a/dpctl/tests/test_sycl_usm.py b/dpctl/tests/test_sycl_usm.py
index 7e86e8a0da..ccddbc4893 100644
--- a/dpctl/tests/test_sycl_usm.py
+++ b/dpctl/tests/test_sycl_usm.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def test_pickling(memory_ctor):
     mobj.copy_from_host(host_src_obj)
 
     mobj_reconstructed = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(mobj))
-    assert type(mobj) == type(
+    assert type(mobj) is type(
         mobj_reconstructed
     ), "Pickling should preserve type"
     assert (