diff --git a/Lib/unittest/test/test_break.py b/Lib/unittest/test/test_break.py
index aa2c69eea01..eebd2b610ce 100644
--- a/Lib/unittest/test/test_break.py
+++ b/Lib/unittest/test/test_break.py
@@ -39,16 +39,13 @@ class TestBreak(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def testRegisterResult(self):
         result = unittest.TestResult()
+        self.assertNotIn(result, unittest.signals._results)
+
         unittest.registerResult(result)
-
-        for ref in unittest.signals._results:
-            if ref is result:
-                break
-            elif ref is not result:
-                self.fail("odd object in result set")
-        else:
-            self.fail("result not found")
-
+        try:
+            self.assertIn(result, unittest.signals._results)
+        finally:
+            unittest.removeResult(result)
 
     def testInterruptCaught(self):
         default_handler = signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-06-19-17-55-46.bpo-33746.Sz7avn.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-06-19-17-55-46.bpo-33746.Sz7avn.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e79399f03be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2018-06-19-17-55-46.bpo-33746.Sz7avn.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix test_unittest when run in verbose mode.