diff --git a/Lib/asyncio/queues.py b/Lib/asyncio/queues.py
index 4aeb6c4..84cdabc 100644
--- a/Lib/asyncio/queues.py
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/queues.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """Queues"""
 
-__all__ = ['Queue', 'PriorityQueue', 'LifoQueue', 'JoinableQueue',
-           'QueueFull', 'QueueEmpty']
+__all__ = ['Queue', 'PriorityQueue', 'LifoQueue', 'QueueFull', 'QueueEmpty',
+           'JoinableQueue']
 
 import collections
 import heapq
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
         self._getters = collections.deque()
         # Pairs of (item, Future).
         self._putters = collections.deque()
+        self._unfinished_tasks = 0
+        self._finished = locks.Event(loop=self._loop)
+        self._finished.set()
         self._init(maxsize)
 
     def _init(self, maxsize):
@@ -59,6 +62,8 @@
 
     def _put(self, item):
         self._queue.append(item)
+        self._unfinished_tasks += 1
+        self._finished.clear()
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return '<{} at {:#x} {}>'.format(
@@ -75,6 +80,8 @@
             result += ' _getters[{}]'.format(len(self._getters))
         if self._putters:
             result += ' _putters[{}]'.format(len(self._putters))
+        if self._unfinished_tasks:
+            result += ' tasks={}'.format(self._unfinished_tasks)
         return result
 
     def _consume_done_getters(self):
@@ -126,9 +133,6 @@
                 'queue non-empty, why are getters waiting?')
 
             getter = self._getters.popleft()
-
-            # Use _put and _get instead of passing item straight to getter, in
-            # case a subclass has logic that must run (e.g. JoinableQueue).
             self._put(item)
 
             # getter cannot be cancelled, we just removed done getters
@@ -154,9 +158,6 @@
                 'queue non-empty, why are getters waiting?')
 
             getter = self._getters.popleft()
-
-            # Use _put and _get instead of passing item straight to getter, in
-            # case a subclass has logic that must run (e.g. JoinableQueue).
             self._put(item)
 
             # getter cannot be cancelled, we just removed done getters
@@ -219,6 +220,38 @@
         else:
             raise QueueEmpty
 
+    def task_done(self):
+        """Indicate that a formerly enqueued task is complete.
+
+        Used by queue consumers. For each get() used to fetch a task,
+        a subsequent call to task_done() tells the queue that the processing
+        on the task is complete.
+
+        If a join() is currently blocking, it will resume when all items have
+        been processed (meaning that a task_done() call was received for every
+        item that had been put() into the queue).
+
+        Raises ValueError if called more times than there were items placed in
+        the queue.
+        """
+        if self._unfinished_tasks <= 0:
+            raise ValueError('task_done() called too many times')
+        self._unfinished_tasks -= 1
+        if self._unfinished_tasks == 0:
+            self._finished.set()
+
+    @coroutine
+    def join(self):
+        """Block until all items in the queue have been gotten and processed.
+
+        The count of unfinished tasks goes up whenever an item is added to the
+        queue. The count goes down whenever a consumer calls task_done() to
+        indicate that the item was retrieved and all work on it is complete.
+        When the count of unfinished tasks drops to zero, join() unblocks.
+        """
+        if self._unfinished_tasks > 0:
+            yield from self._finished.wait()
+
 
 class PriorityQueue(Queue):
     """A subclass of Queue; retrieves entries in priority order (lowest first).
@@ -249,54 +282,5 @@
         return self._queue.pop()
 
 
-class JoinableQueue(Queue):
-    """A subclass of Queue with task_done() and join() methods."""
-
-    def __init__(self, maxsize=0, *, loop=None):
-        super().__init__(maxsize=maxsize, loop=loop)
-        self._unfinished_tasks = 0
-        self._finished = locks.Event(loop=self._loop)
-        self._finished.set()
-
-    def _format(self):
-        result = Queue._format(self)
-        if self._unfinished_tasks:
-            result += ' tasks={}'.format(self._unfinished_tasks)
-        return result
-
-    def _put(self, item):
-        super()._put(item)
-        self._unfinished_tasks += 1
-        self._finished.clear()
-
-    def task_done(self):
-        """Indicate that a formerly enqueued task is complete.
-
-        Used by queue consumers. For each get() used to fetch a task,
-        a subsequent call to task_done() tells the queue that the processing
-        on the task is complete.
-
-        If a join() is currently blocking, it will resume when all items have
-        been processed (meaning that a task_done() call was received for every
-        item that had been put() into the queue).
-
-        Raises ValueError if called more times than there were items placed in
-        the queue.
-        """
-        if self._unfinished_tasks <= 0:
-            raise ValueError('task_done() called too many times')
-        self._unfinished_tasks -= 1
-        if self._unfinished_tasks == 0:
-            self._finished.set()
-
-    @coroutine
-    def join(self):
-        """Block until all items in the queue have been gotten and processed.
-
-        The count of unfinished tasks goes up whenever an item is added to the
-        queue. The count goes down whenever a consumer thread calls task_done()
-        to indicate that the item was retrieved and all work on it is complete.
-        When the count of unfinished tasks drops to zero, join() unblocks.
-        """
-        if self._unfinished_tasks > 0:
-            yield from self._finished.wait()
+JoinableQueue = Queue
+"""Deprecated alias for Queue."""
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_queues.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_queues.py
index 3d4ac51..a73539d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_queues.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_queues.py
@@ -408,14 +408,14 @@
         self.assertEqual([1, 2, 3], items)
 
 
-class JoinableQueueTests(_QueueTestBase):
+class QueueJoinTests(_QueueTestBase):
 
     def test_task_done_underflow(self):
-        q = asyncio.JoinableQueue(loop=self.loop)
+        q = asyncio.Queue(loop=self.loop)
         self.assertRaises(ValueError, q.task_done)
 
     def test_task_done(self):
-        q = asyncio.JoinableQueue(loop=self.loop)
+        q = asyncio.Queue(loop=self.loop)
         for i in range(100):
             q.put_nowait(i)
 
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
         self.loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.wait(tasks, loop=self.loop))
 
     def test_join_empty_queue(self):
-        q = asyncio.JoinableQueue(loop=self.loop)
+        q = asyncio.Queue(loop=self.loop)
 
         # Test that a queue join()s successfully, and before anything else
         # (done twice for insurance).
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
         self.loop.run_until_complete(join())
 
     def test_format(self):
-        q = asyncio.JoinableQueue(loop=self.loop)
+        q = asyncio.Queue(loop=self.loop)
         self.assertEqual(q._format(), 'maxsize=0')
 
         q._unfinished_tasks = 2