diff --git a/Lib/test/test_json.py b/Lib/test/test_json.py
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+"""Tests for json.
+
+The tests for json are defined in the json.tests package;
+the test_suite() function there returns a test suite that's ready to
+be run.
+"""
+
+import json.tests
+import test.test_support
+
+
+def test_main():
+    test.test_support.run_unittest(json.tests.test_suite())
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()