diff --git a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
@@ -1822,13 +1822,17 @@ class _TestPool(BaseTestCase):
                 expected_values.remove(value)
 
     def test_make_pool(self):
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, multiprocessing.Pool, -1)
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, multiprocessing.Pool, 0)
-
-        p = multiprocessing.Pool(3)
-        self.assertEqual(3, len(p._pool))
-        p.close()
-        p.join()
+        expected_error = (RemoteError if self.TYPE == 'manager'
+                          else ValueError)
+
+        self.assertRaises(expected_error, self.Pool, -1)
+        self.assertRaises(expected_error, self.Pool, 0)
+
+        if self.TYPE != 'manager':
+            p = self.Pool(3)
+            self.assertEqual(3, len(p._pool))
+            p.close()
+            p.join()
 
     def test_terminate(self):
         result = self.pool.map_async(
@@ -1855,7 +1859,7 @@ class _TestPool(BaseTestCase):
         if self.TYPE == 'processes':
             L = list(range(10))
             expected = [sqr(i) for i in L]
-            with multiprocessing.Pool(2) as p:
+            with self.Pool(2) as p:
                 r = p.map_async(sqr, L)
                 self.assertEqual(r.get(), expected)
             self.assertRaises(ValueError, p.map_async, sqr, L)
@@ -3858,7 +3862,7 @@ class ThreadsMixin(object):
     connection = multiprocessing.dummy.connection
     current_process = staticmethod(multiprocessing.dummy.current_process)
     active_children = staticmethod(multiprocessing.dummy.active_children)
-    Pool = staticmethod(multiprocessing.Pool)
+    Pool = staticmethod(multiprocessing.dummy.Pool)
     Pipe = staticmethod(multiprocessing.dummy.Pipe)
     Queue = staticmethod(multiprocessing.dummy.Queue)
     JoinableQueue = staticmethod(multiprocessing.dummy.JoinableQueue)