diff --git a/test/test_play.py b/test/test_play.py
index d250d08bb..7357cf3c6 100644
--- a/test/test_play.py
+++ b/test/test_play.py
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ class PlayPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
         self.teardown_beets()
         self.unload_plugins()
 
-    def do_test(self, open_mock, args=('title:aNiceTitle',),
-                expected_cmd='echo', expected_playlist=None):
+    def run_and_assert(self, open_mock, args=('title:aNiceTitle',),
+                       expected_cmd='echo', expected_playlist=None):
         self.run_command('play', *args)
 
         open_mock.assert_called_once_with(ANY, expected_cmd)
@@ -52,20 +52,20 @@ class PlayPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
             self.assertEqual(exp_playlist, playlist.read().decode('utf-8'))
 
     def test_basic(self, open_mock):
-        self.do_test(open_mock)
+        self.run_and_assert(open_mock)
 
     def test_album_option(self, open_mock):
-        self.do_test(open_mock, [u'-a', u'nice'])
+        self.run_and_assert(open_mock, [u'-a', u'nice'])
 
     def test_args_option(self, open_mock):
-        self.do_test(open_mock,
-                     [u'-A', u'foo', u'title:aNiceTitle'], u'echo foo')
+        self.run_and_assert(
+            open_mock, [u'-A', u'foo', u'title:aNiceTitle'], u'echo foo')
 
     def test_args_option_in_middle(self, open_mock):
         self.config['play']['command'] = 'echo $args other'
 
-        self.do_test(open_mock,
-                     [u'-A', u'foo', u'title:aNiceTitle'], u'echo foo other')
+        self.run_and_assert(
+            open_mock, [u'-A', u'foo', u'title:aNiceTitle'], u'echo foo other')
 
     def test_relative_to(self, open_mock):
         self.config['play']['command'] = 'echo'
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ class PlayPluginTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
 
         path = os.path.relpath(self.item.path, b'/something')
         playlist = path.decode('utf8')
-        self.do_test(open_mock,
-                     expected_cmd='echo', expected_playlist=playlist)
+        self.run_and_assert(
+            open_mock, expected_cmd='echo', expected_playlist=playlist)
 
     def test_use_folders(self, open_mock):
         self.config['play']['command'] = None