diff --git a/Lib/test/pickletester.py b/Lib/test/pickletester.py
index 57e051c..d541194 100644
--- a/Lib/test/pickletester.py
+++ b/Lib/test/pickletester.py
@@ -728,12 +728,6 @@
             self.assertEqual(y.abc, 666)
             self.assertEqual(x.__dict__, y.__dict__)
 
-# XXX Temporary hack, so long as the C implementation of pickle protocol
-# XXX 2 isn't ready.  When it is, move the methods in TempAbstractPickleTests
-# XXX into AbstractPickleTests above, and get rid of TempAbstractPickleTests
-# XXX along with the references to it in test_pickle.py.
-class TempAbstractPickleTests(unittest.TestCase):
-
     def test_newobj_list_slots(self):
         x = SlotList([1, 2, 3])
         x.foo = 42
@@ -745,6 +739,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(x.foo, y.foo)
         self.assertEqual(x.bar, y.bar)
 
+
 class MyInt(int):
     sample = 1
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pickle.py b/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
index ac2a596..9cfb9b7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 from test import test_support
 
 from test.pickletester import AbstractPickleTests
-from test.pickletester import TempAbstractPickleTests as XXXTemp
 from test.pickletester import AbstractPickleModuleTests
 from test.pickletester import AbstractPersistentPicklerTests
 
-class PickleTests(AbstractPickleTests, AbstractPickleModuleTests, XXXTemp):
+class PickleTests(AbstractPickleTests, AbstractPickleModuleTests):
 
     def dumps(self, arg, proto=0, fast=0):
         # Ignore fast