diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py b/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
index a712b2b..1db9217 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@
         cf.add_section(123)
         cf.set(123, 'this is sick', True)
         self.assertEqual(cf.get(123, 'this is sick'), True)
-        if cf._dict.__class__ is configparser._default_dict:
+        if cf._dict is configparser._default_dict:
             # would not work for SortedDict; only checking for the most common
             # default dictionary (OrderedDict)
             cf.optionxform = lambda x: x