diff --git a/Lib/keyword.py b/Lib/keyword.py
index 3c62519bc6d..2ad80d7baca 100755
--- a/Lib/keyword.py
+++ b/Lib/keyword.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
 kwlist = [
 #--start keywords--
-        '__assert__',
         'and',
+        'assert',
         'break',
         'class',
         'continue',