Index: Lib/test/test_datetime.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_datetime.py	(revision 82099)
+++ Lib/test/test_datetime.py	(working copy)
@@ -3018,27 +3018,11 @@
         # created anyway.
         tiny = cls(MINYEAR, 1, 1, 0, 0, 37, tzinfo=UOFS(1439))
         # That goes back 1 minute less than a full day.
-        t = tiny.utctimetuple()
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_year, MINYEAR-1)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_mon, 12)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_mday, 31)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_hour, 0)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_min, 1)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_sec, 37)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_yday, 366)    # "year 0" is a leap year
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_isdst, 0)
+        with self.assertRaises(OverflowError): tiny.utctimetuple()
 
         huge = cls(MAXYEAR, 12, 31, 23, 59, 37, 999999, tzinfo=UOFS(-1439))
         # That goes forward 1 minute less than a full day.
-        t = huge.utctimetuple()
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_year, MAXYEAR+1)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_mon, 1)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_mday, 1)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_hour, 23)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_min, 58)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_sec, 37)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_yday, 1)
-        self.assertEqual(t.tm_isdst, 0)
+        with self.assertRaises(OverflowError): huge.utctimetuple()
 
     def test_tzinfo_isoformat(self):
         zero = FixedOffset(0, "+00:00")
Index: Modules/datetimemodule.c
===================================================================
--- Modules/datetimemodule.c	(revision 82099)
+++ Modules/datetimemodule.c	(working copy)
@@ -4932,15 +4932,8 @@
 
         mm -= offset;
         stat = normalize_datetime(&y, &m, &d, &hh, &mm, &ss, &us);
-        if (stat < 0) {
-            /* At the edges, it's possible we overflowed
-             * beyond MINYEAR or MAXYEAR.
-             */
-            if (PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_OverflowError))
-                PyErr_Clear();
-            else
-                return NULL;
-        }
+        if (stat < 0)
+            return NULL;
     }
     return build_struct_time(y, m, d, hh, mm, ss, 0);
 }