2 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index b4c229a..b850912 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -1136,9 +1136,6 @@ class _ExpectedSkips:
             s = _expectations[sys.platform]
             self.expected = set(s.split())
 
-            # this isn't a regularly run unit test, it is always skipped
-            self.expected.add('test_hashlib_speed')
-
             if not os.path.supports_unicode_filenames:
                 self.expected.add('test_pep277')
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_hashlib_speed.py b/Lib/test/time_hashlib.py
index c84a62b..1bf707d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_hashlib_speed.py
+++ b/Lib/test/time_hashlib.py
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
+# It's intended that this script be run by hand.  It runs speed tests on
+# hashlib functions; it does not test for correctness.
 
 import sys, time
 import hashlib
-from test import test_support
 
 
 def creatorFunc():
     raise RuntimeError, "eek, creatorFunc not overridden"
 
-
 def test_scaled_msg(scale, name):
-
     iterations = 106201/scale * 20
     longStr = 'Z'*scale
 
@@ -39,10 +38,6 @@ def test_zero():
 
 
 
-### this 'test' is not normally run.  skip it if the test runner finds it
-if __name__ != '__main__':
-    raise test_support.TestSkipped, "not a unit test (stand alone benchmark)"
-
 hName = sys.argv[1]
 
 #