diff --git a/Lib/test/output/test_xdrlib b/Lib/test/output/test_xdrlib
deleted file mode 100644
index d86caa92c01..00000000000
--- a/Lib/test/output/test_xdrlib
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-test_xdrlib
-pack test 0 succeeded
-pack test 1 succeeded
-pack test 2 succeeded
-pack test 3 succeeded
-pack test 4 succeeded
-pack test 5 succeeded
-pack test 6 succeeded
-pack test 7 succeeded
-pack test 8 succeeded
-unpack test 0 succeeded : 9
-unpack test 1 succeeded : True
-unpack test 2 succeeded : False
-unpack test 3 succeeded : 45
-unpack test 4 succeeded : 1.89999997616
-unpack test 5 succeeded : 1.9
-unpack test 6 succeeded : hello world
-unpack test 7 succeeded : [0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
-unpack test 8 succeeded : ['what', 'is', 'hapnin', 'doctor']
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_xdrlib.py b/Lib/test/test_xdrlib.py
index e9517c508c5..8fc88a5f2e8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_xdrlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_xdrlib.py
@@ -1,3 +1,56 @@
+from test import test_support
+import unittest
+
 import xdrlib
 
-xdrlib._test()
+class XDRTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_xdr(self):
+        p = xdrlib.Packer()
+
+        s = 'hello world'
+        a = ['what', 'is', 'hapnin', 'doctor']
+
+        p.pack_int(42)
+        p.pack_uint(9)
+        p.pack_bool(True)
+        p.pack_bool(False)
+        p.pack_uhyper(45L)
+        p.pack_float(1.9)
+        p.pack_double(1.9)
+        p.pack_string(s)
+        p.pack_list(range(5), p.pack_uint)
+        p.pack_array(a, p.pack_string)
+
+        # now verify
+        data = p.get_buffer()
+        up = xdrlib.Unpacker(data)
+
+        self.assertEqual(up.get_position(), 0)
+
+        self.assertEqual(up.unpack_int(), 42)
+        self.assertEqual(up.unpack_uint(), 9)
+        self.assert_(up.unpack_bool() is True)
+
+        # remember position
+        pos = up.get_position()
+        self.assert_(up.unpack_bool() is False)
+
+        # rewind and unpack again
+        up.set_position(pos)
+        self.assert_(up.unpack_bool() is False)
+
+        self.assertEqual(up.unpack_uhyper(), 45L)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(up.unpack_float(), 1.9)
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(up.unpack_double(), 1.9)
+        self.assertEqual(up.unpack_string(), s)
+        self.assertEqual(up.unpack_list(up.unpack_uint), range(5))
+        self.assertEqual(up.unpack_array(up.unpack_string), a)
+        up.done()
+        self.assertRaises(EOFError, up.unpack_uint)
+
+def test_main():
+    test_support.run_unittest(XDRTest)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    test_main()
diff --git a/Lib/xdrlib.py b/Lib/xdrlib.py
index b349eb9b794..796dfafd2ff 100644
--- a/Lib/xdrlib.py
+++ b/Lib/xdrlib.py
@@ -227,61 +227,3 @@ class Unpacker:
     def unpack_array(self, unpack_item):
         n = self.unpack_uint()
         return self.unpack_farray(n, unpack_item)
-
-
-# test suite
-def _test():
-    p = Packer()
-    packtest = [
-        (p.pack_uint,    (9,)),
-        (p.pack_bool,    (True,)),
-        (p.pack_bool,    (False,)),
-        (p.pack_uhyper,  (45L,)),
-        (p.pack_float,   (1.9,)),
-        (p.pack_double,  (1.9,)),
-        (p.pack_string,  ('hello world',)),
-        (p.pack_list,    (range(5), p.pack_uint)),
-        (p.pack_array,   (['what', 'is', 'hapnin', 'doctor'], p.pack_string)),
-        ]
-    succeedlist = [1] * len(packtest)
-    count = 0
-    for method, args in packtest:
-        print 'pack test', count,
-        try:
-            method(*args)
-            print 'succeeded'
-        except ConversionError, var:
-            print 'ConversionError:', var.msg
-            succeedlist[count] = 0
-        count = count + 1
-    data = p.get_buffer()
-    # now verify
-    up = Unpacker(data)
-    unpacktest = [
-        (up.unpack_uint,   (), lambda x: x == 9),
-        (up.unpack_bool,   (), lambda x: x is True),
-        (up.unpack_bool,   (), lambda x: x is False),
-        (up.unpack_uhyper, (), lambda x: x == 45L),
-        (up.unpack_float,  (), lambda x: 1.89 < x < 1.91),
-        (up.unpack_double, (), lambda x: 1.89 < x < 1.91),
-        (up.unpack_string, (), lambda x: x == 'hello world'),
-        (up.unpack_list,   (up.unpack_uint,), lambda x: x == range(5)),
-        (up.unpack_array,  (up.unpack_string,),
-         lambda x: x == ['what', 'is', 'hapnin', 'doctor']),
-        ]
-    count = 0
-    for method, args, pred in unpacktest:
-        print 'unpack test', count,
-        try:
-            if succeedlist[count]:
-                x = method(*args)
-                print pred(x) and 'succeeded' or 'failed', ':', x
-            else:
-                print 'skipping'
-        except ConversionError, var:
-            print 'ConversionError:', var.msg
-        count = count + 1
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    _test()