diff --git a/tests/storage/test_directory.py b/tests/storage/test_directory.py

index 41bef62ca8..43628ce44f 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_directory.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_directory.py
@@ -59,5 +59,5 @@ class DirectoryStoreTestCase(HomeserverTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.room.to_string(), room_id)
 
         self.assertIsNone(
-            (self.get_success(self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(self.alias)))
+            self.get_success(self.store.get_association_from_room_alias(self.alias))
         )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_profile.py b/tests/storage/test_profile.py

index 8a446da848..a1ba99ff14 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_profile.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_profile.py
@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ class ProfileStoreTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         )
 
         self.assertIsNone(
-            (
-                self.get_success(
-                    self.store.get_profile_displayname(self.u_frank.localpart)
-                )
-            )
+            self.get_success(self.store.get_profile_displayname(self.u_frank.localpart))
         )
 
     def test_avatar_url(self):
@@ -76,9 +72,5 @@ class ProfileStoreTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
         )
 
         self.assertIsNone(
-            (
-                self.get_success(
-                    self.store.get_profile_avatar_url(self.u_frank.localpart)
-                )
-            )
+            self.get_success(self.store.get_profile_avatar_url(self.u_frank.localpart))
         )
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_purge.py b/tests/storage/test_purge.py

index 54c5b470c7..e5574063f1 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_purge.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_purge.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class PurgeTests(HomeserverTestCase):
         token = self.get_success(
             self.store.get_topological_token_for_event(last["event_id"])
         )
-        event = "t{}-{}".format(token.topological + 1, token.stream + 1)
+        event = f"t{token.topological + 1}-{token.stream + 1}"
 
         # Purge everything before this topological token
         f = self.get_failure(
diff --git a/tests/storage/test_room.py b/tests/storage/test_room.py

index 70257bf210..31ce7f6252 100644
--- a/tests/storage/test_room.py
+++ b/tests/storage/test_room.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class RoomStoreTestCase(HomeserverTestCase):
         )
 
     def test_get_room_unknown_room(self):
-        self.assertIsNone((self.get_success(self.store.get_room("!uknown:test"))))
+        self.assertIsNone(self.get_success(self.store.get_room("!uknown:test")))
 
     def test_get_room_with_stats(self):
         self.assertDictContainsSubset(