diff --git a/tests/test_common.py b/tests/test_common.py
index 63762ad..0bf8f61 100644
--- a/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/test_common.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import os
 
 import pandas as pd
+from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal
 
 import camelot
 from camelot.core import Table, TableList
@@ -26,10 +27,10 @@ def test_password():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "health_protected.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, password="ownerpass", flavor="stream")
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, password="userpass", flavor="stream")
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream():
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ def test_stream():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "health.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, flavor="stream")
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_table_rotated():
@@ -45,11 +46,11 @@ def test_stream_table_rotated():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "clockwise_table_2.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, flavor="stream")
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "anticlockwise_table_2.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, flavor="stream")
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_two_tables():
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ def test_stream_table_regions():
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(
         filename, flavor="stream", table_regions=["320,460,573,335"]
     )
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_table_areas():
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ def test_stream_table_areas():
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(
         filename, flavor="stream", table_areas=["320,500,573,335"]
     )
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_columns():
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ def test_stream_columns():
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(
         filename, flavor="stream", columns=["67,180,230,425,475"], row_tol=10
     )
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_split_text():
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ def test_stream_split_text():
         columns=["72,95,209,327,442,529,566,606,683"],
         split_text=True,
     )
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_flag_size():
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ def test_stream_flag_size():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "superscript.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, flavor="stream", flag_size=True)
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_strip_text():
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ def test_stream_strip_text():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "detect_vertical_false.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, flavor="stream", strip_text=" ,\n")
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_edge_tol():
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ def test_stream_edge_tol():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "edge_tol.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, flavor="stream", edge_tol=500)
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_stream_layout_kwargs():
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ def test_stream_layout_kwargs():
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(
         filename, flavor="stream", layout_kwargs={"detect_vertical": False}
     )
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_lattice():
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ def test_lattice():
         testdir, "tabula/icdar2013-dataset/competition-dataset-us/us-030.pdf"
     )
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, pages="2")
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_lattice_table_rotated():
@@ -156,11 +157,11 @@ def test_lattice_table_rotated():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "clockwise_table_1.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename)
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "anticlockwise_table_1.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename)
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_lattice_two_tables():
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ def test_lattice_table_regions():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "table_region.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, table_regions=["170,370,560,270"])
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_lattice_table_areas():
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ def test_lattice_table_areas():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "twotables_2.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, table_areas=["80,693,535,448"])
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_lattice_process_background():
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ def test_lattice_process_background():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "background_lines_1.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, process_background=True)
-    assert df.equals(tables[1].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[1].df)
 
 
 def test_lattice_copy_text():
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ def test_lattice_copy_text():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "row_span_1.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename, line_scale=60, copy_text="v")
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_lattice_shift_text():
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ def test_arabic():
 
     filename = os.path.join(testdir, "tabula/arabic.pdf")
     tables = camelot.read_pdf(filename)
-    assert df.equals(tables[0].df)
+    assert_frame_equal(df, tables[0].df)
 
 
 def test_table_order():