diff --git a/tests/api/subscriptions.rs b/tests/api/subscriptions.rs
index 6176cfa..22270f4 100644
--- a/tests/api/subscriptions.rs
+++ b/tests/api/subscriptions.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ async fn subscribe_returns_a_400_when_fields_are_present_but_empty() {
         // then
         assert_eq!(
             400,
-            response.status().as_u16(),
+            response.status(),
             "The API did not return a 400 BAD_REQUEST when the payload was {}",
             description
         );
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ async fn subscribe_sends_a_confirmation_email_on_repeated_calls() {
 
         // then
         assert_eq!(
-            response.status().as_u16(),
+            response.status(),
             200,
             "The API did not reurn a 200 OK for call number {}",
             i
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ async fn subscribe_returns_a_422_when_email_is_already_confirmed() {
 
     // then
     assert_eq!(
-        response.status().as_u16(),
+        response.status(),
         422,
         "The API did not return a 422 Unprocessable Entity",
     );
diff --git a/tests/api/subscriptions_confirm.rs b/tests/api/subscriptions_confirm.rs
index a6430cb..d38a383 100644
--- a/tests/api/subscriptions_confirm.rs
+++ b/tests/api/subscriptions_confirm.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ async fn confirmations_without_token_are_rejected_with_a_400() {
     let response = app.confirm_subscription().await;
 
     // then
-    assert_eq!(response.status().as_u16(), 400);
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), 400);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ async fn the_link_returned_by_subscribe_returns_200_if_called() {
     let response = reqwest::get(links.html).await.unwrap();
 
     // then
-    assert_eq!(response.status().as_u16(), 200);
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), 200);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async fn subsequent_clicks_on_the_confirmation_link_are_rejected_with_a_401() {
     let response = reqwest::get(links.html).await.unwrap();
 
     // then
-    assert_eq!(response.status().as_u16(), 401);
+    assert_eq!(response.status(), 401);
 }
 
 #[tokio::test]