diff --git a/Lib/doctest.py b/Lib/doctest.py
index dad8333..74be21e 100644
--- a/Lib/doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/doctest.py
@@ -1242,10 +1242,9 @@
 
             # The example raised an exception:  check if it was expected.
             else:
-                exc_info = sys.exc_info()
-                exc_msg = traceback.format_exception_only(*exc_info[:2])[-1]
+                exc_msg = traceback.format_exception_only(*exception[:2])[-1]
                 if not quiet:
-                    got += _exception_traceback(exc_info)
+                    got += _exception_traceback(exception)
 
                 # If `example.exc_msg` is None, then we weren't expecting
                 # an exception.
@@ -1275,7 +1274,7 @@
             elif outcome is BOOM:
                 if not quiet:
                     self.report_unexpected_exception(out, test, example,
-                                                     exc_info)
+                                                     exception)
                 failures += 1
             else:
                 assert False, ("unknown outcome", outcome)