diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py b/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
@@ -397,16 +397,17 @@ class PydocBaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
 
 class PydocDocTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     @unittest.skipIf(sys.flags.optimize >= 2,
                      "Docstrings are omitted with -O2 and above")
     @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'gettrace') and sys.gettrace(),
                      'trace function introduces __locals__ unexpectedly')
+    @requires_docstrings
     def test_html_doc(self):
         result, doc_loc = get_pydoc_html(pydoc_mod)
         mod_file = inspect.getabsfile(pydoc_mod)
         if sys.platform == 'win32':
             import nturl2path
             mod_url = nturl2path.pathname2url(mod_file)
         else:
             mod_url = mod_file
@@ -416,16 +417,17 @@ class PydocDocTest(unittest.TestCase):
         if result != expected_html:
             print_diffs(expected_html, result)
             self.fail("outputs are not equal, see diff above")
 
     @unittest.skipIf(sys.flags.optimize >= 2,
                      "Docstrings are omitted with -O2 and above")
     @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'gettrace') and sys.gettrace(),
                      'trace function introduces __locals__ unexpectedly')
+    @requires_docstrings
     def test_text_doc(self):
         result, doc_loc = get_pydoc_text(pydoc_mod)
         expected_text = expected_text_pattern % (
                         (doc_loc,) +
                         expected_text_data_docstrings +
                         (inspect.getabsfile(pydoc_mod),))
         if result != expected_text:
             print_diffs(expected_text, result)
@@ -490,16 +492,17 @@ class PydocDocTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(stripid('42'), '42')
         self.assertEqual(stripid("<type 'exceptions.Exception'>"),
                          "<type 'exceptions.Exception'>")
 
     @unittest.skipIf(sys.flags.optimize >= 2,
                      'Docstrings are omitted with -O2 and above')
     @unittest.skipIf(hasattr(sys, 'gettrace') and sys.gettrace(),
                      'trace function introduces __locals__ unexpectedly')
+    @requires_docstrings
     def test_help_output_redirect(self):
         # issue 940286, if output is set in Helper, then all output from
         # Helper.help should be redirected
         old_pattern = expected_text_pattern
         getpager_old = pydoc.getpager
         getpager_new = lambda: (lambda x: x)
         self.maxDiff = None