diff --git a/Lib/test/output/test_logging b/Lib/test/output/test_logging
index c0d6e06..ebf40c5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/output/test_logging
+++ b/Lib/test/output/test_logging
@@ -488,12 +488,12 @@
 -- log_test4  begin  ---------------------------------------------------
 config0: ok.
 config1: ok.
-config2: <type 'exceptions.AttributeError'>
-config3: <type 'exceptions.KeyError'>
+config2: <type 'AttributeError'>
+config3: <type 'KeyError'>
 -- log_test4  end    ---------------------------------------------------
 -- log_test5  begin  ---------------------------------------------------
 ERROR:root:just testing
-<type 'exceptions.KeyError'>... Don't panic!
+<type 'KeyError'>... Don't panic!
 -- log_test5  end    ---------------------------------------------------
 -- logrecv output begin  ---------------------------------------------------
 ERR -> CRITICAL: Message 0 (via logrecv.tcp.ERR)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
index 4891f4b..0ff3b10 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
@@ -15,15 +15,6 @@
 
 class ExceptionTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
-    def testReload(self):
-        # Reloading the built-in exceptions module failed prior to Py2.2, while it
-        # should act the same as reloading built-in sys.
-        try:
-            import exceptions
-            reload(exceptions)
-        except ImportError as e:
-            self.fail("reloading exceptions: %s" % e)
-
     def raise_catch(self, exc, excname):
         try:
             raise exc, "spam"
@@ -289,7 +280,7 @@
                 if type(e) is not exc:
                     raise
                 # Verify module name
-                self.assertEquals(type(e).__module__, 'exceptions')
+                self.assertEquals(type(e).__module__, '__builtin__')
                 # Verify no ref leaks in Exc_str()
                 s = str(e)
                 for checkArgName in expected:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_generators.py b/Lib/test/test_generators.py
index edfcb65..7999034 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_generators.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_generators.py
@@ -1691,7 +1691,7 @@
 >>> g.next()
 >>> del g
 >>> sys.stderr.getvalue().startswith(
-...     "Exception exceptions.RuntimeError: 'generator ignored GeneratorExit' in "
+...     "Exception RuntimeError: 'generator ignored GeneratorExit' in "
 ... )
 True
 >>> sys.stderr = old
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@
 ...     del l
 ...     err = sys.stderr.getvalue().strip()
 ...     err.startswith(
-...         "Exception exceptions.RuntimeError: RuntimeError() in <"
+...         "Exception RuntimeError: RuntimeError() in <"
 ...     )
 ...     err.endswith("> ignored")
 ...     len(err.splitlines())
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_modulefinder.py b/Lib/test/test_modulefinder.py
index 7da241b..3bc22ab 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_modulefinder.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_modulefinder.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
     "a.module",
     ["a", "a.module",
      "b", "b.x", "b.y", "b.z",
-     "__future__", "sys", "exceptions"],
+     "__future__", "sys", "gc"],
     ["blahblah", "z"], [],
     """\
 mymodule.py
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@
                                 from __future__ import absolute_import
                                 import sys # sys
                                 import blahblah # fails
-                                import exceptions # exceptions
+                                import gc # gc
                                 import b.x # b.x
                                 from b import y # b.y
                                 from b.z import * # b.z.*
-a/exceptions.py
+a/gc.py
 a/sys.py
                                 import mymodule
 a/b/__init__.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
      "a.b.c", "a.b.c.moduleC",
      "a.b.c.d", "a.b.c.e",
      "a.b.x",
-     "exceptions"],
+     "gc"],
     [], [],
     """\
 mymodule.py
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@
                                 from .b import y, z # a.b.y, a.b.z
 a/module.py
                                 from __future__ import absolute_import # __future__
-                                import exceptions # exceptions
-a/exceptions.py
+                                import gc # gc
+a/gc.py
 a/sys.py
 a/b/__init__.py
                                 from ..b import x # a.b.x
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 a/another.py
 a/module.py
                                 from .b import y, z # a.b.y, a.b.z
-a/exceptions.py
+a/gc.py
 a/sys.py
 a/b/__init__.py
                                 from .c import moduleC # a.b.c.moduleC
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_weakref.py b/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
index 642af10..46dd5ff 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_weakref.py
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
         def check(proxy):
             proxy.bar
 
-        self.assertRaises(weakref.ReferenceError, check, ref1)
-        self.assertRaises(weakref.ReferenceError, check, ref2)
-        self.assertRaises(weakref.ReferenceError, bool, weakref.proxy(C()))
+        self.assertRaises(ReferenceError, check, ref1)
+        self.assertRaises(ReferenceError, check, ref2)
+        self.assertRaises(ReferenceError, bool, weakref.proxy(C()))
         self.assert_(self.cbcalled == 2)
 
     def check_basic_ref(self, factory):