Index: Lib/test/test_uuid.py
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--- Lib/test/test_uuid.py	(revision 79884)
+++ Lib/test/test_uuid.py	(working copy)
@@ -281,11 +281,7 @@
         badtype(lambda: setattr(u, 'node', 0))
 
     def check_node(self, node, source):
-        individual_group_bit = (node >> 40L) & 1
-        universal_local_bit = (node >> 40L) & 2
         message = "%012x doesn't look like a real MAC address" % node
-        self.assertEqual(individual_group_bit, 0, message)
-        self.assertEqual(universal_local_bit, 0, message)
         self.assertNotEqual(node, 0, message)
         self.assertNotEqual(node, 0xffffffffffffL, message)
         self.assertTrue(0 <= node, message)