diff --git a/letsencrypt/tests/renewer_test.py b/letsencrypt/tests/renewer_test.py
index 54c269da7..4ae76d04d 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/tests/renewer_test.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/tests/renewer_test.py
@@ -461,18 +461,11 @@ class RenewableCertTests(unittest.TestCase):
                                                         "other chain"))
         # All of the subsequent versions should link directly to the original
         # privkey.
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(self.test_rc.version("privkey", 6)))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(self.test_rc.version("privkey", 7)))
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(self.test_rc.version("privkey", 8)))
-        self.assertEqual(
-            os.path.basename(os.readlink(self.test_rc.version("privkey", 6))),
-            "privkey3.pem")
-        self.assertEqual(
-            os.path.basename(os.readlink(self.test_rc.version("privkey", 7))),
-            "privkey3.pem")
-        self.assertEqual(
-            os.path.basename(os.readlink(self.test_rc.version("privkey", 8))),
-            "privkey3.pem")
+        for i in (6, 7, 8):
+            self.assertTrue(os.path.islink(self.test_rc.version("privkey", i)))
+            self.assertEqual("privkey3.pem", os.path.basename(os.readlink(
+                                 self.test_rc.version("privkey", i))))
+
         for kind in ALL_FOUR:
             self.assertEqual(self.test_rc.available_versions(kind), range(1, 9))
             self.assertEqual(self.test_rc.current_version(kind), 3)