Issue 4842, patch 2/2:  int('3L') should be invalid in Python 3.x.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_long.py b/Lib/test/test_long.py
index ed8c886..c1f8b5c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_long.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_long.py
@@ -284,6 +284,16 @@
 
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '123\0')
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '53', 40)
+        # trailing L should no longer be accepted...
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '123L')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '123l')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '0L')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '-37L')
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '0x32L', 16)
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, int, '1L', 21)
+        # ... but it's just a normal digit if base >= 22
+        self.assertEqual(int('1L', 22), 43)
+
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, int, 1, 12)
 
         # SF patch #1638879: embedded NULs were not detected with
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d20d20b..9ffe6be 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #4842: Don't allow trailing 'L' when constructing an integer
+  from a string.
+
 - Issue #4991: os.fdopen now raises an OSError for invalid file descriptors.
 
 - Issue #4838: When a module is deallocated, free the memory backing the
diff --git a/Objects/longobject.c b/Objects/longobject.c
index b7ba796..46efe5f 100644
--- a/Objects/longobject.c
+++ b/Objects/longobject.c
@@ -1990,8 +1990,6 @@
 		goto onError;
 	if (sign < 0)
 		Py_SIZE(z) = -(Py_SIZE(z));
-	if (*str == 'L' || *str == 'l')
-		str++;
 	while (*str && isspace(Py_CHARMASK(*str)))
 		str++;
 	if (*str != '\0')