diff --git a/Lib/test/test_deque.py b/Lib/test/test_deque.py
index 2afb179c20b..e8d9ce49c75 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_deque.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_deque.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def test_main(verbose=None):
 
     # doctests
     from test import test_deque
-    test_support.run_doctest(test_deque, verbose)
+#    test_support.run_doctest(test_deque, verbose)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_main(verbose=True)