diff --git a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
index 8501006b799..c72f4387108 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_grammar.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def test_floats(self):
         x = 3.14
         x = 314.
         x = 0.314
-        # XXX x = 000.314
+        x = 000.314
         x = .314
         x = 3e14
         x = 3E14