diff --git a/tests/test-manifest.py b/tests/test-manifest.py
--- a/tests/test-manifest.py
+++ b/tests/test-manifest.py
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@
         the resulting manifest.'''
         m = self.parsemanifest(A_HUGE_MANIFEST)
 
-        match = matchmod.match(b'/', b'',
-                [b'file1', b'file200', b'file300'], exact=True)
+        match = matchmod.exact(b'/', b'',
+                [b'file1', b'file200', b'file300'])
         m2 = m.matches(match)
 
         w = (b'file1\0%sx\n'
@@ -304,10 +304,9 @@
         '''
         m = self.parsemanifest(A_DEEPER_MANIFEST)
 
-        match = matchmod.match(b'/', b'',
+        match = matchmod.exact(b'/', b'',
                 [b'a/b/c/bar.txt', b'a/b/d/qux.py',
-                 b'readme.txt', b'nonexistent'],
-                exact=True)
+                 b'readme.txt', b'nonexistent'])
         m2 = m.matches(match)
 
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@
         m = self.parsemanifest(A_HUGE_MANIFEST)
 
         flist = m.keys()[80:300]
-        match = matchmod.match(b'/', b'', flist, exact=True)
+        match = matchmod.exact(b'/', b'', flist)
         m2 = m.matches(match)
 
         self.assertEqual(flist, m2.keys())
@@ -364,7 +363,7 @@
         against a directory.'''
         m = self.parsemanifest(A_DEEPER_MANIFEST)
 
-        match = matchmod.match(b'/', b'', [b'a/b'], exact=True)
+        match = matchmod.exact(b'/', b'', [b'a/b'])
         m2 = m.matches(match)
 
         self.assertEqual([], m2.keys())
diff --git a/tests/test-match.py b/tests/test-match.py
--- a/tests/test-match.py
+++ b/tests/test-match.py
@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@
 class ExactMatcherTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testVisitdir(self):
-        m = matchmod.match(b'x', b'', patterns=[b'dir/subdir/foo.txt'],
-                           exact=True)
+        m = matchmod.exact(b'x', b'', files=[b'dir/subdir/foo.txt'])
         assert isinstance(m, matchmod.exactmatcher)
         self.assertTrue(m.visitdir(b'.'))
         self.assertTrue(m.visitdir(b'dir'))
@@ -197,8 +196,7 @@
         self.assertFalse(m.visitdir(b'folder'))
 
     def testVisitchildrenset(self):
-        m = matchmod.match(b'x', b'', patterns=[b'dir/subdir/foo.txt'],
-                           exact=True)
+        m = matchmod.exact(b'x', b'', files=[b'dir/subdir/foo.txt'])
         assert isinstance(m, matchmod.exactmatcher)
         self.assertEqual(m.visitchildrenset(b'.'), {b'dir'})
         self.assertEqual(m.visitchildrenset(b'dir'), {b'subdir'})
@@ -208,12 +206,11 @@
         self.assertEqual(m.visitchildrenset(b'folder'), set())
 
     def testVisitchildrensetFilesAndDirs(self):
-        m = matchmod.match(b'x', b'', patterns=[b'rootfile.txt',
-                                                b'a/file1.txt',
-                                                b'a/b/file2.txt',
-                                                # no file in a/b/c
-                                                b'a/b/c/d/file4.txt'],
-                           exact=True)
+        m = matchmod.exact(b'x', b'', files=[b'rootfile.txt',
+                                             b'a/file1.txt',
+                                             b'a/b/file2.txt',
+                                             # no file in a/b/c
+                                             b'a/b/c/d/file4.txt'])
         assert isinstance(m, matchmod.exactmatcher)
         self.assertEqual(m.visitchildrenset(b'.'), {b'a', b'rootfile.txt'})
         self.assertEqual(m.visitchildrenset(b'a'), {b'b', b'file1.txt'})