diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py b/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py
index 63d02b7..018bec6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cmd_line.py
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@
     def exit_code(self, cmd_line):
         return subprocess.call([sys.executable, cmd_line], stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
 
-    def popen_python(self, *args):
-        cmd_line = [sys.executable]
-        cmd_line.extend(args)
-        return subprocess.Popen(cmd_line, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-
     def test_directories(self):
         self.assertNotEqual(self.exit_code('.'), 0)
         self.assertNotEqual(self.exit_code('< .'), 0)
@@ -55,56 +50,6 @@
         version = 'Python %d.%d' % sys.version_info[:2]
         self.assertTrue(self.start_python('-V').startswith(version))
 
-    def test_run_module(self):
-        # Test expected operation of the '-m' switch
-        # Switch needs an argument
-        result = self.popen_python('-m')
-        exit_code = result.wait()
-        self.assertNotEqual(exit_code, 0)
-        err_details = result.stderr.read()
-        self.assertTrue(err_details.startswith('Argument expected'))
-        # Check we get an import error for a nonexistent module
-        result = self.popen_python('-m', 'fnord43520xyz')
-        exit_code = result.wait()
-        self.assertNotEqual(exit_code, 0)
-        err_details = result.stderr.read()
-        self.assertTrue('ImportError' in err_details)
-        # Traceback shown if the requested module is located for execution
-        # and subsequently fails (even if that module is runpy)
-        result = self.popen_python('-m', 'runpy', 'fnord')
-        exit_code = result.wait()
-        self.assertNotEqual(exit_code, 0)
-        err_details = result.stderr.read()
-        self.assertTrue(err_details.startswith('Traceback'))
-        # Silence if module is located and run successfully
-        result = self.popen_python('-m', 'timeit', '-n', '1')
-        exit_code = result.wait()
-        self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
-        err_details = result.stderr.read()
-        self.assertTrue(err_details in ('', '\n'))
-
-    def test_run_code(self):
-        # Test expected operation of the '-c' switch
-        # Switch needs an argument
-        result = self.popen_python('-c')
-        exit_code = result.wait()
-        self.assertNotEqual(exit_code, 0)
-        err_details = result.stderr.read()
-        self.assertTrue(err_details.startswith('Argument expected'))
-        # Traceback shown for uncaught exceptions
-        result = self.popen_python('-c', 'raise Exception')
-        exit_code = result.wait()
-        self.assertNotEqual(exit_code, 0)
-        err_details = result.stderr.read()
-        self.assertTrue(err_details.startswith('Traceback'))
-        # Silence if execution is successful
-        result = self.popen_python('-c', '""')
-        exit_code = result.wait()
-        self.assertEqual(exit_code, 0)
-        err_details = result.stderr.read()
-        self.assertTrue(err_details in ('', '\n'))
-
-
 def test_main():
     test.test_support.run_unittest(CmdLineTest)