diff --git a/Grammar/Grammar b/Grammar/Grammar
index cfaee6dc158..73c298ff1fc 100644
--- a/Grammar/Grammar
+++ b/Grammar/Grammar
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ global_stmt: 'global' NAME (',' NAME)*
 ## accesstype should be ('public' | 'protected' | 'private') ['read'] ['write']
 ## but can't be because that would create undesirable reserved words!
 exec_stmt: 'exec' expr ['in' test [',' test]]
-assert_stmt: '__assert__' test [',' test]
+assert_stmt: 'assert' test [',' test]
 
 compound_stmt: if_stmt | while_stmt | for_stmt | try_stmt | funcdef | classdef
 if_stmt: 'if' test ':' suite ('elif' test ':' suite)* ['else' ':' suite]
diff --git a/Python/graminit.c b/Python/graminit.c
index 56717923149..7b31a31be74 100644
--- a/Python/graminit.c
+++ b/Python/graminit.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ static label labels[124] = {
 	{1, "exec"},
 	{293, 0},
 	{1, "in"},
-	{1, "__assert__"},
+	{1, "assert"},
 	{282, 0},
 	{283, 0},
 	{284, 0},