diff --git a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/TempStoreDatabaseTest.php b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/TempStoreDatabaseTest.php
index 5a41180276d..318bbe098cb 100644
--- a/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/TempStoreDatabaseTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/user/tests/src/Kernel/TempStoreDatabaseTest.php
@@ -96,24 +96,24 @@ class TempStoreDatabaseTest extends KernelTestBase {
       $this->assertEqual(!$i, $stores[0]->setIfNotExists($key, $this->objects[$i]));
       $metadata = $stores[0]->getMetadata($key);
       $this->assertEqual($users[0], $metadata->owner);
-      $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get($key));
+      $this->assertEquals($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get($key));
       // Another user should get the same result.
       $metadata = $stores[1]->getMetadata($key);
       $this->assertEqual($users[0], $metadata->owner);
-      $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[0], $stores[1]->get($key));
+      $this->assertEquals($this->objects[0], $stores[1]->get($key));
     }
 
     // Remove the item and try to set it again.
     $stores[0]->delete($key);
     $stores[0]->setIfNotExists($key, $this->objects[1]);
     // This time it should succeed.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get($key));
 
     // This user can update the object.
     $stores[0]->set($key, $this->objects[2]);
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[2], $stores[0]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[2], $stores[0]->get($key));
     // The object is the same when another user loads it.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get($key));
 
     // This user should be allowed to get, update, delete.
     $this->assertTrue($stores[0]->getIfOwner($key) instanceof \stdClass);
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ class TempStoreDatabaseTest extends KernelTestBase {
 
     // Another user can update the object and become the owner.
     $stores[1]->set($key, $this->objects[3]);
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[3], $stores[0]->get($key));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[3], $stores[1]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[3], $stores[0]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[3], $stores[1]->get($key));
     $metadata = $stores[1]->getMetadata($key);
     $this->assertEqual($users[1], $metadata->owner);
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/KeyValueStore/DatabaseStorageExpirableTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/KeyValueStore/DatabaseStorageExpirableTest.php
index e87abcb8460..23d1f00afe6 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/KeyValueStore/DatabaseStorageExpirableTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/KeyValueStore/DatabaseStorageExpirableTest.php
@@ -44,20 +44,20 @@ class DatabaseStorageExpirableTest extends StorageTestBase {
     // Verify that an item can be stored with setWithExpire().
     // Use a random expiration in each test.
     $stores[0]->setWithExpire('foo', $this->objects[0], rand(500, 100000));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
     // Verify that the other collection is not affected.
     $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
     // Verify that an item can be updated with setWithExpire().
     $stores[0]->setWithExpire('foo', $this->objects[1], rand(500, 100000));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
     // Verify that the other collection is still not affected.
     $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
     // Verify that the expirable data key is unique.
     $stores[1]->setWithExpire('foo', $this->objects[2], rand(500, 100000));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
     // Verify that multiple items can be stored with setMultipleWithExpire().
     $values = [
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ class DatabaseStorageExpirableTest extends StorageTestBase {
     $stores[0]->setMultipleWithExpire($values, rand(500, 100000));
     $result = $stores[0]->getMultiple(['foo', 'bar']);
     foreach ($values as $j => $value) {
-      $this->assertIdenticalObject($value, $result[$j]);
+      $this->assertEquals($value, $result[$j]);
     }
 
     // Verify that the other collection was not affected.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($stores[1]->get('foo'), $this->objects[2]);
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
     $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get('bar'));
 
     // Verify that all items in a collection can be retrieved.
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class DatabaseStorageExpirableTest extends StorageTestBase {
     $this->assertNull($stores[0]->get('bar'));
     $this->assertEmpty($stores[0]->getMultiple(['foo', 'bar']));
     // Verify that the item in the other collection still exists.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[5], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[5], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
     // Test that setWithExpireIfNotExists() succeeds only the first time.
     $key = $this->randomMachineName();
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class DatabaseStorageExpirableTest extends StorageTestBase {
       // setWithExpireIfNotExists() should be TRUE the first time (when $i is
       // 0) and FALSE the second time (when $i is 1).
       $this->assertEqual(!$i, $stores[0]->setWithExpireIfNotExists($key, $this->objects[$i], rand(500, 100000)));
-      $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get($key));
+      $this->assertEquals($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get($key));
       // Verify that the other collection is not affected.
       $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get($key));
     }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class DatabaseStorageExpirableTest extends StorageTestBase {
     $stores[0]->delete($key);
     $stores[0]->setWithExpireIfNotExists($key, $this->objects[1], rand(500, 100000));
     // This time it should succeed.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get($key));
     // Verify that the other collection is still not affected.
     $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get($key));
 
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/KeyValueStore/StorageTestBase.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/KeyValueStore/StorageTestBase.php
index c7ba82478e7..78e6ca83f30 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/KeyValueStore/StorageTestBase.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/KeyValueStore/StorageTestBase.php
@@ -54,21 +54,21 @@ abstract class StorageTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
     // Verify that an item can be stored.
     $stores[0]->set('foo', $this->objects[0]);
     $this->assertTrue($stores[0]->has('foo'));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
     // Verify that the other collection is not affected.
     $this->assertFalse($stores[1]->has('foo'));
     $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
     // Verify that an item can be updated.
     $stores[0]->set('foo', $this->objects[1]);
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
     // Verify that the other collection is still not affected.
     $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
     // Verify that a collection/name pair is unique.
     $stores[1]->set('foo', $this->objects[2]);
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
     // Verify that an item can be deleted.
     $stores[0]->delete('foo');
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ abstract class StorageTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
 
     // Verify that the other collection is not affected.
     $this->assertTrue($stores[1]->has('foo'));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
     $stores[1]->delete('foo');
     $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ abstract class StorageTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
     // Verify that multiple items can be retrieved.
     $result = $stores[0]->getMultiple(['foo', 'bar']);
     foreach ($values as $j => $value) {
-      $this->assertIdenticalObject($value, $result[$j]);
+      $this->assertEquals($value, $result[$j]);
     }
 
     // Verify that the other collection was not affected.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ abstract class StorageTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
     // Verify that deleting no items does not cause an error.
     $stores[0]->deleteMultiple([]);
     // Verify that the item in the other collection still exists.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[5], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[5], $stores[1]->get('foo'));
 
   }
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ abstract class StorageTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
       // setIfNotExists() should be TRUE the first time (when $i is 0) and
       // FALSE the second time (when $i is 1).
       $this->assertEqual(!$i, $stores[0]->setIfNotExists($key, $this->objects[$i]));
-      $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get($key));
+      $this->assertEquals($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get($key));
       // Verify that the other collection is not affected.
       $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get($key));
     }
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ abstract class StorageTestBase extends KernelTestBase {
     $stores[0]->delete($key);
     $stores[0]->setIfNotExists($key, $this->objects[1]);
     // This time it should succeed.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get($key));
     // Verify that the other collection is still not affected.
     $this->assertNull($stores[1]->get($key));
   }
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/TempStore/TempStoreDatabaseTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/TempStore/TempStoreDatabaseTest.php
index b4c8a4000ef..da24101dcee 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/TempStore/TempStoreDatabaseTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/TempStore/TempStoreDatabaseTest.php
@@ -87,24 +87,24 @@ class TempStoreDatabaseTest extends KernelTestBase {
       $this->assertEqual(!$i, $stores[0]->setIfNotExists($key, $this->objects[$i]));
       $metadata = $stores[0]->getMetadata($key);
       $this->assertEqual($users[0], $metadata->getOwnerId());
-      $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get($key));
+      $this->assertEquals($this->objects[0], $stores[0]->get($key));
       // Another user should get the same result.
       $metadata = $stores[1]->getMetadata($key);
       $this->assertEqual($users[0], $metadata->getOwnerId());
-      $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[0], $stores[1]->get($key));
+      $this->assertEquals($this->objects[0], $stores[1]->get($key));
     }
 
     // Remove the item and try to set it again.
     $stores[0]->delete($key);
     $stores[0]->setIfNotExists($key, $this->objects[1]);
     // This time it should succeed.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[1], $stores[0]->get($key));
 
     // This user can update the object.
     $stores[0]->set($key, $this->objects[2]);
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[2], $stores[0]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[2], $stores[0]->get($key));
     // The object is the same when another user loads it.
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[2], $stores[1]->get($key));
 
     // This user should be allowed to get, update, delete.
     $this->assertInstanceOf(\stdClass::class, $stores[0]->getIfOwner($key));
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ class TempStoreDatabaseTest extends KernelTestBase {
 
     // Another user can update the object and become the owner.
     $stores[1]->set($key, $this->objects[3]);
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[3], $stores[0]->get($key));
-    $this->assertIdenticalObject($this->objects[3], $stores[1]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[3], $stores[0]->get($key));
+    $this->assertEquals($this->objects[3], $stores[1]->get($key));
     $metadata = $stores[1]->getMetadata($key);
     $this->assertEqual($users[1], $metadata->getOwnerId());