#11282: merge with 3.2.
diff --git a/Doc/library/unittest.rst b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
index a4e2cab..a623f3c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/unittest.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/unittest.rst
@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@
     :meth:`.assertRaisesRegex`                             assertRaisesRegexp
    ==============================  ====================== ======================
 
-   .. deprecated-removed:: 3.1 3.3
+   .. deprecated:: 3.1
          the fail* aliases listed in the second column.
    .. deprecated:: 3.2
          the assert* aliases listed in the third column.
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/case.py b/Lib/unittest/case.py
index 4e47707..4d6b8f5 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/case.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/case.py
@@ -1110,8 +1110,7 @@
             return original_func(*args, **kwargs)
         return deprecated_func
 
-    # The fail* methods can be removed in 3.3, the 5 assert* methods will
-    # have to stay around for a few more versions.  See #9424.
+    # see #9424
     assertEquals = _deprecate(assertEqual)
     assertNotEquals = _deprecate(assertNotEqual)
     assertAlmostEquals = _deprecate(assertAlmostEqual)
diff --git a/Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py b/Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py
index 852ac86..bd804c0 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/test/test_case.py
@@ -1093,10 +1093,8 @@
                     _runtime_warn("barz")
 
     def testDeprecatedMethodNames(self):
-        """Test that the deprecated methods raise a DeprecationWarning.
-
-        The fail* methods will be removed in 3.3. The assert* methods will
-        have to stay around for a few more versions.  See #9424.
+        """
+        Test that the deprecated methods raise a DeprecationWarning. See #9424.
         """
         old = (
             (self.assertNotEquals, (3, 5)),