diff --git a/tests/test-encoding-align.t b/tests/test-encoding-align.t
--- a/tests/test-encoding-align.t
+++ b/tests/test-encoding-align.t
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
   > m = "MIDDLE_"
   > # (byte, width) = (18, 12)
   > l = "\xe9\x95\xb7\xe3\x81\x84\xe9\x95\xb7\xe3\x81\x84\xe5\x90\x8d\xe5\x89\x8d"
-  > f = file('s', 'w'); f.write(s); f.close()
-  > f = file('m', 'w'); f.write(m); f.close()
-  > f = file('l', 'w'); f.write(l); f.close()
+  > f = open('s', 'w'); f.write(s); f.close()
+  > f = open('m', 'w'); f.write(m); f.close()
+  > f = open('l', 'w'); f.write(l); f.close()
   > # instant extension to show list of options
-  > f = file('showoptlist.py', 'w'); f.write("""# encoding: utf-8
+  > f = open('showoptlist.py', 'w'); f.write("""# encoding: utf-8
   > from mercurial import registrar
   > cmdtable = {}
   > command = registrar.command(cmdtable)