diff --git a/Lib/test/test_queue.py b/Lib/test/test_queue.py
index 4f8d8ba..17c1def 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_queue.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_queue.py
@@ -246,22 +246,11 @@
         q.put(i)
     q.join()
     verify(cum==sum(range(100)), "q.join() did not block until all tasks were done")
-    q.join()        # Make sure you can join more than once
-
-def QueueTaskDoneTest(q)
-    try:
-        q.task_done()
-    except ValueError:
-        pass
-    else:
-        raise TestFailed("Did not detect task count going negative")
 
 def test():
-    q = Queue.Queue(20)
-    QueueTaskDoneTest(q)
+    q = Queue.Queue()
     QueueJoinTest(q)
     QueueJoinTest(q)
-    QueueTaskDoneTest(q)
 
     q = Queue.Queue(QUEUE_SIZE)
     # Do it a couple of times on the same queue