diff --git a/Lib/test/pickletester.py b/Lib/test/pickletester.py
index 927939e..7bff76f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/pickletester.py
+++ b/Lib/test/pickletester.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import unittest
 import pickle
-try:
-    import cPickle
-except ImportError:
-    cPickle = None
 import pickletools
 import copy_reg
 
@@ -12,8 +8,6 @@
 # Tests that try a number of pickle protocols should have a
 #     for proto in protocols:
 # kind of outer loop.
-if cPickle is not None:
-    assert pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL == cPickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL == 2
 protocols = range(pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL + 1)
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_bool.py b/Lib/test/test_bool.py
index 8006370..7a9022e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_bool.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_bool.py
@@ -268,34 +268,6 @@
         self.assertIs(pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(True, True)), True)
         self.assertIs(pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(False, True)), False)
 
-    def test_cpickle(self):
-        try:
-            import cPickle
-        except ImportError:
-            return # Just ignore this if cPickle doesn't exist
-
-        self.assertIs(cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(True)), True)
-        self.assertIs(cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(False)), False)
-        self.assertIs(cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(True, True)), True)
-        self.assertIs(cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(False, True)), False)
-
-    def test_mixedpickle(self):
-        import pickle
-        try:
-            import cPickle
-        except ImportError:
-            return # Just ignore this if cPickle doesn't exist
-
-        self.assertIs(pickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(True)), True)
-        self.assertIs(pickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(False)), False)
-        self.assertIs(pickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(True, True)), True)
-        self.assertIs(pickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(False, True)), False)
-
-        self.assertIs(cPickle.loads(pickle.dumps(True)), True)
-        self.assertIs(cPickle.loads(pickle.dumps(False)), False)
-        self.assertIs(cPickle.loads(pickle.dumps(True, True)), True)
-        self.assertIs(cPickle.loads(pickle.dumps(False, True)), False)
-
     def test_picklevalues(self):
         # Test for specific backwards-compatible pickle values
         import pickle
@@ -306,19 +278,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(pickle.dumps(True, protocol=2), b'\x80\x02\x88.')
         self.assertEqual(pickle.dumps(False, protocol=2), b'\x80\x02\x89.')
 
-    def test_cpicklevalues(self):
-        # Test for specific backwards-compatible pickle values
-        try:
-            import cPickle
-        except ImportError:
-            return # Just ignore the rest if cPickle doesn't exist
-        self.assertEqual(cPickle.dumps(True, protocol=0), b"I01\n.")
-        self.assertEqual(cPickle.dumps(False, protocol=0), b"I00\n.")
-        self.assertEqual(cPickle.dumps(True, protocol=1), b"I01\n.")
-        self.assertEqual(cPickle.dumps(False, protocol=1), b"I00\n.")
-        self.assertEqual(cPickle.dumps(True, protocol=2), b'\x80\x02\x88.')
-        self.assertEqual(cPickle.dumps(False, protocol=2), b'\x80\x02\x89.')
-
     def test_convert_to_bool(self):
         # Verify that TypeError occurs when bad things are returned
         # from __bool__().  This isn't really a bool test, but
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_bytes.py b/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
index ca22ef1..094c56c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_bytes.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import re
 import sys
 import pickle
-import cPickle
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 import test.test_support
@@ -641,12 +640,11 @@
         self.assertEqual(b.rpartition(b'i'), (b'mississipp', b'i', b''))
 
     def test_pickling(self):
-        for pm in pickle, cPickle:
-            for proto in range(pm.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL):
-                for b in b"", b"a", b"abc", b"\xffab\x80", b"\0\0\377\0\0":
-                    ps = pm.dumps(b, proto)
-                    q = pm.loads(ps)
-                    self.assertEqual(b, q)
+        for proto in range(pickle.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL):
+            for b in b"", b"a", b"abc", b"\xffab\x80", b"\0\0\377\0\0":
+                ps = pickle.dumps(b, proto)
+                q = pickle.loads(ps)
+                self.assertEqual(b, q)
 
     def test_strip(self):
         b = b'mississippi'
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cpickle.py b/Lib/test/test_cpickle.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 78beda7..0000000
--- a/Lib/test/test_cpickle.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-import cPickle
-import unittest
-from cStringIO import StringIO
-from test.pickletester import AbstractPickleTests, AbstractPickleModuleTests
-from test import test_support
-
-class cPickleTests(AbstractPickleTests, AbstractPickleModuleTests):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.dumps = cPickle.dumps
-        self.loads = cPickle.loads
-
-    error = cPickle.BadPickleGet
-    module = cPickle
-
-class cPicklePicklerTests(AbstractPickleTests):
-
-    def dumps(self, arg, proto=0):
-        f = StringIO()
-        p = cPickle.Pickler(f, proto)
-        p.dump(arg)
-        f.seek(0)
-        return f.read()
-
-    def loads(self, buf):
-        f = StringIO(buf)
-        p = cPickle.Unpickler(f)
-        return p.load()
-
-    error = cPickle.BadPickleGet
-
-class cPickleListPicklerTests(AbstractPickleTests):
-
-    def dumps(self, arg, proto=0):
-        p = cPickle.Pickler(proto)
-        p.dump(arg)
-        return p.getvalue()
-
-    def loads(self, *args):
-        f = StringIO(args[0])
-        p = cPickle.Unpickler(f)
-        return p.load()
-
-    error = cPickle.BadPickleGet
-
-class cPickleFastPicklerTests(AbstractPickleTests):
-
-    def dumps(self, arg, proto=0):
-        f = StringIO()
-        p = cPickle.Pickler(f, proto)
-        p.fast = 1
-        p.dump(arg)
-        f.seek(0)
-        return f.read()
-
-    def loads(self, *args):
-        f = StringIO(args[0])
-        p = cPickle.Unpickler(f)
-        return p.load()
-
-    error = cPickle.BadPickleGet
-
-    def test_recursive_list(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
-                          AbstractPickleTests.test_recursive_list,
-                          self)
-
-    def test_recursive_inst(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
-                          AbstractPickleTests.test_recursive_inst,
-                          self)
-
-    def test_recursive_dict(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
-                          AbstractPickleTests.test_recursive_dict,
-                          self)
-
-    def test_recursive_multi(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError,
-                          AbstractPickleTests.test_recursive_multi,
-                          self)
-
-    def test_nonrecursive_deep(self):
-        # If it's not cyclic, it should pickle OK even if the nesting
-        # depth exceeds PY_CPICKLE_FAST_LIMIT.  That happens to be
-        # 50 today.  Jack Jansen reported stack overflow on Mac OS 9
-        # at 64.
-        a = []
-        for i in range(60):
-            a = [a]
-        b = self.loads(self.dumps(a))
-        self.assertEqual(a, b)
-
-def test_main():
-    test_support.run_unittest(
-        cPickleTests,
-        cPicklePicklerTests,
-        cPickleListPicklerTests,
-        cPickleFastPicklerTests
-    )
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_main()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index 110e3a8..8e57b90 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -2807,10 +2807,6 @@
     if verbose:
         print("Testing pickling and copying new-style classes and objects...")
     import pickle
-    try:
-        import cPickle
-    except ImportError:
-        cPickle = None
 
     def sorteditems(d):
         return sorted(d.items())
@@ -2863,9 +2859,7 @@
     class C4(C4classic, object): # mixed inheritance
         pass
 
-    for p in pickle, cPickle:
-        if p is None:
-            continue # cPickle not found -- skip it
+    for p in [pickle]:
         for bin in 0, 1:
             if verbose:
                 print(p.__name__, ["text", "binary"][bin])
@@ -2925,7 +2919,7 @@
 
 def pickleslots():
     if verbose: print("Testing pickling of classes with __slots__ ...")
-    import pickle, pickle as cPickle
+    import pickle
     # Pickling of classes with __slots__ but without __getstate__ should fail
     # (when using protocols 0 or 1)
     global B, C, D, E
@@ -2943,23 +2937,11 @@
         else:
             raise TestFailed, "should fail: pickle C instance - %s" % base
         try:
-            cPickle.dumps(C(), 0)
-        except TypeError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            raise TestFailed, "should fail: cPickle C instance - %s" % base
-        try:
             pickle.dumps(C(), 0)
         except TypeError:
             pass
         else:
             raise TestFailed, "should fail: pickle D instance - %s" % base
-        try:
-            cPickle.dumps(D(), 0)
-        except TypeError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            raise TestFailed, "should fail: cPickle D instance - %s" % base
         # Give C a nice generic __getstate__ and __setstate__
         class C(base):
             __slots__ = ['a']
@@ -2984,20 +2966,14 @@
         x = C()
         y = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(x))
         vereq(hasattr(y, 'a'), 0)
-        y = cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(x))
-        vereq(hasattr(y, 'a'), 0)
         x.a = 42
         y = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(x))
         vereq(y.a, 42)
-        y = cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(x))
-        vereq(y.a, 42)
         x = D()
         x.a = 42
         x.b = 100
         y = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(x))
         vereq(y.a + y.b, 142)
-        y = cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(x))
-        vereq(y.a + y.b, 142)
         # A subclass that adds a slot should also work
         class E(C):
             __slots__ = ['b']
@@ -3007,9 +2983,6 @@
         y = pickle.loads(pickle.dumps(x))
         vereq(y.a, x.a)
         vereq(y.b, x.b)
-        y = cPickle.loads(cPickle.dumps(x))
-        vereq(y.a, x.a)
-        vereq(y.b, x.b)
 
 def copies():
     if verbose: print("Testing copy.copy() and copy.deepcopy()...")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
index 56a990d..0988098 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 import sys
 import unittest
 import pickle
-try:
-    import cPickle
-except ImportError:
-    cPickle = None
 
 from test.test_support import (TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest,
                                 guard_warnings_filter)
@@ -299,9 +295,7 @@
                                       value, expected[checkArgName]))
 
                 # test for pickling support
-                for p in pickle, cPickle:
-                    if p is None:
-                        continue # cPickle not found -- skip it
+                for p in [pickle]:
                     for protocol in range(p.HIGHEST_PROTOCOL + 1):
                         s = p.dumps(e, protocol)
                         new = p.loads(s)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_re.py b/Lib/test/test_re.py
index f69dde5..f14ff49 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_re.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_re.py
@@ -412,12 +412,6 @@
     def test_pickling(self):
         import pickle
         self.pickle_test(pickle)
-        try:
-            import cPickle
-        except ImportError:
-            pass # cPickle not found -- skip it
-        else:
-            self.pickle_test(cPickle)
         # old pickles expect the _compile() reconstructor in sre module
         import warnings
         with guard_warnings_filter():
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_slice.py b/Lib/test/test_slice.py
index 77a2931..4d89aa6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_slice.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_slice.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import unittest
 from test import test_support
-from cPickle import loads, dumps
+from pickle import loads, dumps
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_xpickle.py b/Lib/test/test_xpickle.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 42cd0f4..0000000
--- a/Lib/test/test_xpickle.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# test_pickle dumps and loads pickles via pickle.py.
-# test_cpickle does the same, but via the cPickle module.
-# This test covers the other two cases, making pickles with one module and
-# loading them via the other.
-
-import pickle
-import cPickle
-import unittest
-
-from test import test_support
-from test.pickletester import AbstractPickleTests
-
-class DumpCPickle_LoadPickle(AbstractPickleTests):
-
-    error = KeyError
-
-    def dumps(self, arg, proto=0, fast=0):
-        # Ignore fast
-        return cPickle.dumps(arg, proto)
-
-    def loads(self, buf):
-        # Ignore fast
-        return pickle.loads(buf)
-
-class DumpPickle_LoadCPickle(AbstractPickleTests):
-
-    error = cPickle.BadPickleGet
-
-    def dumps(self, arg, proto=0, fast=0):
-        # Ignore fast
-        return pickle.dumps(arg, proto)
-
-    def loads(self, buf):
-        # Ignore fast
-        return cPickle.loads(buf)
-
-def test_main():
-    test_support.run_unittest(
-        DumpCPickle_LoadPickle,
-        DumpPickle_LoadCPickle
-    )
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    test_main()