diff --git a/test/functional/interface_zmq.py b/test/functional/interface_zmq.py
index 79882a436fa..f8a6bfc69bc 100755
--- a/test/functional/interface_zmq.py
+++ b/test/functional/interface_zmq.py
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ class ZMQSubscriber:
         label = chr(body[32])
         mempool_sequence = None if len(body) != 32+1+8 else struct.unpack("<Q", body[32+1:])[0]
         if mempool_sequence is not None:
-            assert label == "A" or label == "R"
+            assert label in ("A", "R")
         else:
-            assert label == "D" or label == "C"
+            assert label in ("D", "C")
         return (hash, label, mempool_sequence)
 
 
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ class ZMQTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         while zmq_mem_seq is None:
             (hash_str, label, zmq_mem_seq) = seq.receive_sequence()
 
-        assert label == "A" or label == "R"
+        assert label in ("A", "R")
         assert hash_str is not None
 
         # 2) We need to "seed" our view of the mempool
diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_compactblocks.py b/test/functional/p2p_compactblocks.py
index 48776e7d683..ebc8396468f 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_compactblocks.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_compactblocks.py
@@ -551,8 +551,7 @@ class CompactBlocksTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # We should receive a getdata request
         test_node.wait_for_getdata([block.hash_int], timeout=10)
-        assert test_node.last_message["getdata"].inv[0].type == MSG_BLOCK or \
-               test_node.last_message["getdata"].inv[0].type == MSG_BLOCK | MSG_WITNESS_FLAG
+        assert test_node.last_message["getdata"].inv[0].type in (MSG_BLOCK, MSG_BLOCK | MSG_WITNESS_FLAG)
 
         # Deliver the block
         test_node.send_and_ping(msg_block(block))
@@ -586,8 +585,7 @@ class CompactBlocksTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # We should receive a getdata request
         test_node.wait_for_getdata([block.hash_int], timeout=10)
-        assert test_node.last_message["getdata"].inv[0].type == MSG_BLOCK or \
-               test_node.last_message["getdata"].inv[0].type == MSG_BLOCK | MSG_WITNESS_FLAG
+        assert test_node.last_message["getdata"].inv[0].type in (MSG_BLOCK, MSG_BLOCK | MSG_WITNESS_FLAG)
 
         # Send the same blocktxn and assert the sender gets disconnected.
         with node.assert_debug_log(['previous compact block reconstruction attempt failed']):
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_send.py b/test/functional/wallet_send.py
index ab8f74f20e8..e6a740501e3 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_send.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_send.py
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class WalletSendTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
         res = self.test_send(from_wallet=w0, to_wallet=w1, amount=1, add_to_wallet=False, change_type="legacy", change_position=0)
         assert res["complete"]
         change_address = self.nodes[0].decodepsbt(res["psbt"])["tx"]["vout"][0]["scriptPubKey"]["address"]
-        assert change_address[0] == "m" or change_address[0] == "n"
+        assert change_address[0] in ("m", "n")
 
         self.log.info("Set lock time...")
         height = self.nodes[0].getblockchaininfo()["blocks"]