diff --git a/Lib/test/test_defaultdict.py b/Lib/test/test_defaultdict.py
index 08be005..6108840 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_defaultdict.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_defaultdict.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
         try:
             d1[(1,)]
         except KeyError, err:
-            self.assertEqual(err.message, (1,))
+            self.assertEqual(err.args[0], (1,))
         else:
             self.fail("expected KeyError")
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
index d9a00b9..1f7105e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 import unittest
 import pickle, cPickle
 
-from test.test_support import TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest
+from test.test_support import (TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest,
+                                guard_warnings_filter)
+from test.test_pep352 import ignore_message_warning
 
 # XXX This is not really enough, each *operation* should be tested!
 
@@ -272,32 +274,34 @@
         except NameError:
             pass
 
-        for exc, args, expected in exceptionList:
-            try:
-                raise exc(*args)
-            except BaseException, e:
-                if type(e) is not exc:
-                    raise
-                # Verify module name
-                self.assertEquals(type(e).__module__, 'exceptions')
-                # Verify no ref leaks in Exc_str()
-                s = str(e)
-                for checkArgName in expected:
-                    self.assertEquals(repr(getattr(e, checkArgName)),
-                                      repr(expected[checkArgName]),
-                                      'exception "%s", attribute "%s"' %
-                                       (repr(e), checkArgName))
+        with guard_warnings_filter():
+            ignore_message_warning()
+            for exc, args, expected in exceptionList:
+                try:
+                    raise exc(*args)
+                except BaseException, e:
+                    if type(e) is not exc:
+                        raise
+                    # Verify module name
+                    self.assertEquals(type(e).__module__, 'exceptions')
+                    # Verify no ref leaks in Exc_str()
+                    s = str(e)
+                    for checkArgName in expected:
+                        self.assertEquals(repr(getattr(e, checkArgName)),
+                                          repr(expected[checkArgName]),
+                                          'exception "%s", attribute "%s"' %
+                                           (repr(e), checkArgName))
 
-                # test for pickling support
-                for p in pickle, cPickle:
-                    for protocol in range(p.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL + 1):
-                        new = p.loads(p.dumps(e, protocol))
-                        for checkArgName in expected:
-                            got = repr(getattr(new, checkArgName))
-                            want = repr(expected[checkArgName])
-                            self.assertEquals(got, want,
-                                              'pickled "%r", attribute "%s' %
-                                              (e, checkArgName))
+                    # test for pickling support
+                    for p in pickle, cPickle:
+                        for protocol in range(p.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL + 1):
+                            new = p.loads(p.dumps(e, protocol))
+                            for checkArgName in expected:
+                                got = repr(getattr(new, checkArgName))
+                                want = repr(expected[checkArgName])
+                                self.assertEquals(got, want,
+                                                  'pickled "%r", attribute "%s' %
+                                                  (e, checkArgName))
 
     def testSlicing(self):
         # Test that you can slice an exception directly instead of requiring
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pep352.py b/Lib/test/test_pep352.py
index abed627..89b2fdc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pep352.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pep352.py
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
 import os
 from platform import system as platform_system
 
+def ignore_message_warning():
+    """Ignore the DeprecationWarning for BaseException.message."""
+    warnings.resetwarnings()
+    warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", "BaseException.message",
+                            DeprecationWarning)
+
+
 class ExceptionClassTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     """Tests for anything relating to exception objects themselves (e.g.,
@@ -15,9 +22,13 @@
         self.failUnless(issubclass(Exception, object))
 
     def verify_instance_interface(self, ins):
-        for attr in ("args", "message", "__str__", "__repr__", "__getitem__"):
-            self.failUnless(hasattr(ins, attr), "%s missing %s attribute" %
-                    (ins.__class__.__name__, attr))
+        with guard_warnings_filter():
+            ignore_message_warning()
+            for attr in ("args", "message", "__str__", "__repr__",
+                            "__getitem__"):
+                self.failUnless(hasattr(ins, attr),
+                        "%s missing %s attribute" %
+                            (ins.__class__.__name__, attr))
 
     def test_inheritance(self):
         # Make sure the inheritance hierarchy matches the documentation
@@ -84,30 +95,61 @@
         # Make sure interface works properly when given a single argument
         arg = "spam"
         exc = Exception(arg)
-        results = ([len(exc.args), 1], [exc.args[0], arg], [exc.message, arg],
-                [str(exc), str(arg)], [unicode(exc), unicode(arg)],
-            [repr(exc), exc.__class__.__name__ + repr(exc.args)], [exc[0], arg])
-        self.interface_test_driver(results)
+        with guard_warnings_filter():
+            ignore_message_warning()
+            results = ([len(exc.args), 1], [exc.args[0], arg],
+                    [exc.message, arg],
+                    [str(exc), str(arg)], [unicode(exc), unicode(arg)],
+                [repr(exc), exc.__class__.__name__ + repr(exc.args)], [exc[0],
+                arg])
+            self.interface_test_driver(results)
 
     def test_interface_multi_arg(self):
         # Make sure interface correct when multiple arguments given
         arg_count = 3
         args = tuple(range(arg_count))
         exc = Exception(*args)
-        results = ([len(exc.args), arg_count], [exc.args, args],
-                [exc.message, ''], [str(exc), str(args)],
-                [unicode(exc), unicode(args)],
-                [repr(exc), exc.__class__.__name__ + repr(exc.args)],
-                [exc[-1], args[-1]])
-        self.interface_test_driver(results)
+        with guard_warnings_filter():
+            ignore_message_warning()
+            results = ([len(exc.args), arg_count], [exc.args, args],
+                    [exc.message, ''], [str(exc), str(args)],
+                    [unicode(exc), unicode(args)],
+                    [repr(exc), exc.__class__.__name__ + repr(exc.args)],
+                    [exc[-1], args[-1]])
+            self.interface_test_driver(results)
 
     def test_interface_no_arg(self):
         # Make sure that with no args that interface is correct
         exc = Exception()
-        results = ([len(exc.args), 0], [exc.args, tuple()], [exc.message, ''],
-                [str(exc), ''], [unicode(exc), u''],
-                [repr(exc), exc.__class__.__name__ + '()'], [True, True])
-        self.interface_test_driver(results)
+        with guard_warnings_filter():
+            ignore_message_warning()
+            results = ([len(exc.args), 0], [exc.args, tuple()],
+                    [exc.message, ''],
+                    [str(exc), ''], [unicode(exc), u''],
+                    [repr(exc), exc.__class__.__name__ + '()'], [True, True])
+            self.interface_test_driver(results)
+
+
+    def test_message_deprecation(self):
+        # As of Python 2.6, BaseException.message is deprecated.
+        with guard_warnings_filter():
+            warnings.resetwarnings()
+            warnings.filterwarnings('error')
+
+            try:
+                BaseException().message
+            except DeprecationWarning:
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.fail("BaseException.message not deprecated")
+
+            exc = BaseException()
+            try:
+                exc.message = ''
+            except DeprecationWarning:
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.fail("BaseException.message assignment not deprecated")
 
 class UsageTests(unittest.TestCase):