diff --git a/tests/pandas_ts/conftest.py b/tests/pandas_ts/conftest.py
index b29b248..e69de29 100644
--- a/tests/pandas_ts/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/pandas_ts/conftest.py
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-from numpy.testing import assert_array_equal
-
-
-def assert_nested_array_series_equal(a, b):
-    assert_array_equal(a.index, b.index)
-    for inner_a, inner_b in zip(a, b):
-        assert_array_equal(inner_a, inner_b, err_msg=f"Series '{a.name}' is not equal series '{b.name}'")
-
-
-def assert_df_equal(a, b):
-    assert_array_equal(a.index, b.index)
-    assert_array_equal(a.columns, b.columns)
-    assert_array_equal(a.dtypes, b.dtypes)
-    for column in a.columns:
-        assert_array_equal(a[column], b[column], err_msg=f"Column '{column}' is not equal column '{column}'")
diff --git a/tests/pandas_ts/test_packer.py b/tests/pandas_ts/test_packer.py
index 5345f85..b7369b4 100644
--- a/tests/pandas_ts/test_packer.py
+++ b/tests/pandas_ts/test_packer.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 import pyarrow as pa
-from conftest import assert_nested_array_series_equal
 from numpy.testing import assert_array_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal, assert_series_equal
 
 from pandas_ts import packer
 
@@ -54,13 +54,7 @@ def test_pack_df():
         },
     )
 
-    assert_array_equal(actual.index, desired.index)
-    assert_array_equal(actual.dtypes, desired.dtypes)
-    assert_array_equal(actual.columns, desired.columns)
-    assert actual.shape == desired.shape
-
-    for column in actual.columns:
-        assert_nested_array_series_equal(actual[column], desired[column])
+    assert_frame_equal(actual, desired)
 
 
 def test_pack_df_into_structs():
@@ -86,8 +80,7 @@ def test_pack_df_into_structs():
         ),
     )
 
-    assert actual.dtype == desired.dtype
-    assert_nested_array_series_equal(actual, desired)
+    assert_series_equal(actual, desired)
 
 
 def test_pack_sorted_df_into_struct():
@@ -113,8 +106,7 @@ def test_pack_sorted_df_into_struct():
         ),
     )
 
-    assert actual.dtype == desired.dtype
-    assert_nested_array_series_equal(actual, desired)
+    assert_series_equal(actual, desired)
 
 
 def test_view_packed_df_as_struct_series():
@@ -139,7 +131,7 @@ def test_view_packed_df_as_struct_series():
     series = packer.view_packed_df_as_struct_series(packed_df)
 
     for field_name in packed_df.columns:
-        assert_nested_array_series_equal(series.struct.field(field_name), packed_df[field_name])
+        assert_series_equal(series.struct.field(field_name), packed_df[field_name])
 
 
 def test_view_sorted_df_as_nested_arrays():
@@ -172,8 +164,7 @@ def test_view_sorted_df_as_nested_arrays():
         index=[1, 2, 3, 4],
         dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(pa.list_(pa.int64())),
     )
-    for column in nested_df:
-        assert_nested_array_series_equal(nested_df[column], desired_nested[column])
+    assert_frame_equal(nested_df, desired_nested)
 
     assert_array_equal(nested_df.attrs["_offset"], [0, 2, 4, 6, 9])
     assert_array_equal(nested_df.attrs["_offset"], nested_df["a"].attrs["_offset"])
@@ -199,7 +190,7 @@ def test_view_sorted_series_as_nested_array():
         index=[1, 2, 3, 4],
         dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(pa.list_(pa.int64())),
     )
-    assert_nested_array_series_equal(nested, desired_nested)
+    assert_series_equal(nested, desired_nested)
 
     assert_array_equal(nested.attrs["_offset"], [0, 2, 4, 6, 9])
 
diff --git a/tests/pandas_ts/test_ts_accessor.py b/tests/pandas_ts/test_ts_accessor.py
index cc5abf6..3e5bb00 100644
--- a/tests/pandas_ts/test_ts_accessor.py
+++ b/tests/pandas_ts/test_ts_accessor.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import pyarrow as pa
 import pytest
-from conftest import assert_df_equal, assert_nested_array_series_equal
 from numpy.testing import assert_array_equal
+from pandas.testing import assert_frame_equal, assert_series_equal
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip("It is really tricky to test it: some other test may import pandas-ts before this one")
@@ -95,12 +95,7 @@ def test_ts_accessor_to_nested():
             ),
         },
     )
-
-    assert_array_equal(nested.dtypes, desired.dtypes)
-    assert_array_equal(nested.index, desired.index)
-
-    for column in nested.columns:
-        assert_nested_array_series_equal(nested[column], desired[column])
+    assert_frame_equal(nested, desired)
 
 
 def test_ts_accessor_to_flat():
@@ -168,20 +163,22 @@ def test_ts_accessor___getitem__():
     )
     series = pd.Series(struct_array, dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(struct_array.type), index=[0, 1])
 
-    assert_nested_array_series_equal(
+    assert_series_equal(
         series.ts["a"],
         pd.Series(
             [np.array([1.0, 2.0, 3.0]), np.array([1.0, 2.0, 1.0])],
             dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(pa.list_(pa.float64())),
             index=[0, 1],
+            name="a",
         ),
     )
-    assert_nested_array_series_equal(
+    assert_series_equal(
         series.ts["b"],
         pd.Series(
             [-np.array([4.0, 5.0, 6.0]), -np.array([3.0, 4.0, 5.0])],
             dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(pa.list_(pa.float64())),
             index=[0, 1],
+            name="b",
         ),
     )
 
@@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ def test_ts_accessor_get():
     series = pd.Series(struct_array, dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(struct_array.type), index=[100, 101])
 
     second_row_as_df = series.ts.get(101)
-    assert_df_equal(
+    assert_frame_equal(
         second_row_as_df, pd.DataFrame({"a": np.array([1.0, 2.0, 1.0]), "b": -np.array([3.0, 4.0, 5.0])})
     )
 
@@ -218,6 +215,6 @@ def test_ts_accessor_iget():
     series = pd.Series(struct_array, dtype=pd.ArrowDtype(struct_array.type), index=[100, 101])
 
     first_row_as_df = series.ts.iget(-2)
-    assert_df_equal(
+    assert_frame_equal(
         first_row_as_df, pd.DataFrame({"a": np.array([1.0, 2.0, 3.0]), "b": -np.array([4.0, 5.0, 6.0])})
     )