diff --git a/Lib/test/test_re.py b/Lib/test/test_re.py
index 75c016e43d3..866f5986a72 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_re.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_re.py
@@ -634,8 +634,8 @@ def test_empty_array(self):
 
     def test_inline_flags(self):
         # Bug #1700
-        upper_char = unichr(0x1ea0) # Latin Capital Letter A with Dot Bellow
-        lower_char = unichr(0x1ea1) # Latin Small Letter A with Dot Bellow
+        upper_char = chr(0x1ea0) # Latin Capital Letter A with Dot Bellow
+        lower_char = chr(0x1ea1) # Latin Small Letter A with Dot Bellow
 
         p = re.compile(upper_char, re.I | re.U)
         q = p.match(lower_char)