diff --git a/Lib/test/test_future3.py b/Lib/test/badsyntax_future3.py
similarity index 100%
rename from Lib/test/test_future3.py
rename to Lib/test/badsyntax_future3.py
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_future4.py b/Lib/test/badsyntax_future4.py
similarity index 100%
rename from Lib/test/test_future4.py
rename to Lib/test/badsyntax_future4.py
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_future5.py b/Lib/test/badsyntax_future5.py
similarity index 100%
rename from Lib/test/test_future5.py
rename to Lib/test/badsyntax_future5.py
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_future6.py b/Lib/test/badsyntax_future6.py
similarity index 100%
rename from Lib/test/test_future6.py
rename to Lib/test/badsyntax_future6.py
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_future7.py b/Lib/test/badsyntax_future7.py
similarity index 100%
rename from Lib/test/test_future7.py
rename to Lib/test/badsyntax_future7.py
diff --git a/Lib/test/nocaret.py b/Lib/test/badsyntax_nocaret.py
similarity index 100%
rename from Lib/test/nocaret.py
rename to Lib/test/badsyntax_nocaret.py
diff --git a/Lib/test/output/test_future b/Lib/test/output/test_future
index 5d7770af1f9..4631489a882 100644
--- a/Lib/test/output/test_future
+++ b/Lib/test/output/test_future
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 test_future
 6
 6
-SyntaxError test_future3 3
-SyntaxError test_future4 3
-SyntaxError test_future5 4
-SyntaxError test_future6 3
-SyntaxError test_future7 3
+SyntaxError badsyntax_future3 3
+SyntaxError badsyntax_future4 3
+SyntaxError badsyntax_future5 4
+SyntaxError badsyntax_future6 3
+SyntaxError badsyntax_future7 3
diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index f05f7645c48..ffa67f1b41f 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -199,11 +199,6 @@ def main(tests=None, testdir=None, verbose=0, quiet=0, generate=0,
     'test_b2',
     'test_future1',
     'test_future2',
-    'test_future3',
-    'test_future4',
-    'test_future5',
-    'test_future6',
-    'test_future7',
     ]
 
 def findtests(testdir=None, stdtests=STDTESTS, nottests=NOTTESTS):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_future.py b/Lib/test/test_future.py
index 1ffda5e36f8..ba0763b7c71 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_future.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_future.py
@@ -19,26 +19,26 @@ def check_error_location(msg):
 
 # The remaining tests should fail
 try:
-    import test_future3
+    import badsyntax_future3
 except SyntaxError, msg:
     check_error_location(str(msg))
 
 try:
-    import test_future4
+    import badsyntax_future4
 except SyntaxError, msg:
     check_error_location(str(msg))
 
 try:
-    import test_future5
+    import badsyntax_future5
 except SyntaxError, msg:
     check_error_location(str(msg))
 
 try:
-    import test_future6
+    import badsyntax_future6
 except SyntaxError, msg:
     check_error_location(str(msg))
 
 try:
-    import test_future7
+    import badsyntax_future7
 except SyntaxError, msg:
     check_error_location(str(msg))
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_traceback.py b/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
index 759cc98c177..9f818e16078 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_traceback.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def syntax_error_with_caret(self):
 
     def syntax_error_without_caret(self):
         # XXX why doesn't compile raise the same traceback?
-        import nocaret
+        import badsyntax_nocaret
 
     def test_caret(self):
         err = self.get_exception_format(self.syntax_error_with_caret,