diff --git a/Lib/test/test_idle.py b/Lib/test/test_idle.py
index 77f6b1d..177e3eb 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_idle.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_idle.py
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
 if use_resources and 'gui' in use_resources:
     try:
         import sys
-        if sys.platform == 'darwin':
-            from lib-tk.test.runtktests import check_tk_availability
-            # tkinter.test.suppport in 3.x
-            try:
-                check_tk_availability()
-            except unittest.SkipTest:  
-                raise tk.TclError
+##        if sys.platform == 'darwin':
+##            from lib-tk.test.runtktests import check_tk_availability
+# see test/test_tk.py or test_ttk_guionly for how to import the above
+##            # tkinter.test.suppport in 3.x
+##            try:
+##                check_tk_availability()
+##            except unittest.SkipTest:  
+##                raise tk.TclError
         root = tk.Tk()
         root.destroy()
     except tk.TclError: