diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gettext.py b/Lib/test/test_gettext.py
index 465030b068a9..5006fff12a79 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_gettext.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gettext.py
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ def test(localedir, mofile):
 
     print gettext.dgettext('gettext', 'nudge nudge')
 
-    # dcgettext
-    ##import locale
-    ##if gettext.dcgettext('gettext', 'nudge nudge',
-    ##                     locale.LC_MESSAGES) <> 'wink wink':
-    ##    print _('dcgettext failed')
-
     # test the alternative interface
     fp = open(os.path.join(mofile), 'rb')
     t = gettext.GNUTranslations(fp)