diff -r 259c82332199 Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_finder.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_finder.py	Sun Nov 17 16:08:23 2013 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_finder.py	Sun Nov 17 22:46:56 2013 -0600
@@ -18,21 +18,11 @@
             found = self.machinery.BuiltinImporter.find_module(builtin_util.NAME)
             self.assertTrue(found)
 
-    def test_package(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
-        pass
+    # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
+    test_package = test_package_in_package = test_package_over_module = None
 
-    def test_module_in_package(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannobt be in a package.
-        pass
-
-    def test_package_in_package(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
-        pass
-
-    def test_package_over_module(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
-        pass
+    # Built-in modules cannot be in a package.
+    test_module_in_package = None
 
     def test_failure(self):
         assert 'importlib' not in sys.builtin_module_names
diff -r 259c82332199 Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_loader.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_loader.py	Sun Nov 17 16:08:23 2013 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_loader.py	Sun Nov 17 22:46:56 2013 -0600
@@ -33,17 +33,11 @@
             module = self.load_module(builtin_util.NAME)
             self.verify(module)
 
-    def test_package(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
-        pass
+    # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
+    test_package = test_lacking_parent = None
 
-    def test_lacking_parent(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
-        pass
-
-    def test_state_after_failure(self):
-        # Not way to force an imoprt failure.
-        pass
+    # No way to force an import failure.
+    test_state_after_failure = None
 
     def test_module_reuse(self):
         # Test that the same module is used in a reload.
diff -r 259c82332199 Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_finder.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_finder.py	Sun Nov 17 16:08:23 2013 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_finder.py	Sun Nov 17 22:46:56 2013 -0600
@@ -20,21 +20,14 @@
     def test_module(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.find_module(util.NAME))
 
-    def test_package(self):
-        # No extension module as an __init__ available for testing.
-        pass
+    # No extension module as an __init__ available for testing.
+    test_package = test_package_in_package = None
 
-    def test_module_in_package(self):
-        # No extension module in a package available for testing.
-        pass
+    # No extension module in a package available for testing.
+    test_module_in_package = None
 
-    def test_package_in_package(self):
-        # No extension module as an __init__ available for testing.
-        pass
-
-    def test_package_over_module(self):
-        # Extension modules cannot be an __init__ for a package.
-        pass
+    # Extension modules cannot be an __init__ for a package.
+    test_package_over_module = None
 
     def test_failure(self):
         self.assertIsNone(self.find_module('asdfjkl;'))
diff -r 259c82332199 Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_loader.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_loader.py	Sun Nov 17 16:08:23 2013 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_loader.py	Sun Nov 17 22:46:56 2013 -0600
@@ -39,13 +39,11 @@
             self.assertIsInstance(module.__loader__,
                                   self.machinery.ExtensionFileLoader)
 
-    def test_package(self):
-        # No extension module as __init__ available for testing.
-        pass
+    # No extension module as __init__ available for testing.
+    test_package = None
 
-    def test_lacking_parent(self):
-        # No extension module in a package available for testing.
-        pass
+    # No extension module in a package available for testing.
+    test_lacking_parent = None
 
     def test_module_reuse(self):
         with util.uncache(ext_util.NAME):
@@ -53,9 +51,8 @@
             module2 = self.load_module(ext_util.NAME)
             self.assertIs(module1, module2)
 
-    def test_state_after_failure(self):
-        # No easy way to trigger a failure after a successful import.
-        pass
+    # No easy way to trigger a failure after a successful import.
+    test_state_after_failure = None
 
     def test_unloadable(self):
         name = 'asdfjkl;'
diff -r 259c82332199 Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_finder.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_finder.py	Sun Nov 17 16:08:23 2013 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_finder.py	Sun Nov 17 22:46:56 2013 -0600
@@ -27,13 +27,11 @@
         loader = self.find('__phello__.spam', ['__phello__'])
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(loader, 'load_module'))
 
-    def test_package_in_package(self):
-        # No frozen package within another package to test with.
-        pass
+    # No frozen package within another package to test with.
+    test_package_in_package = None
 
-    def test_package_over_module(self):
-        # No easy way to test.
-        pass
+    # No easy way to test.
+    test_package_over_module = None
 
     def test_failure(self):
         loader = self.find('<not real>')
diff -r 259c82332199 Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_loader.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_loader.py	Sun Nov 17 16:08:23 2013 -0600
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_loader.py	Sun Nov 17 22:46:56 2013 -0600
@@ -68,9 +68,8 @@
             self.assertEqual(repr(module),
                              "<module '__hello__' (frozen)>")
 
-    def test_state_after_failure(self):
-        # No way to trigger an error in a frozen module.
-        pass
+    # No way to trigger an error in a frozen module.
+    test_state_after_failure = None
 
     def test_unloadable(self):
         assert self.machinery.FrozenImporter.find_module('_not_real') is None