diff --git a/Lib/test/test_curses.py b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
index 14ba87f8caa..3d8c50bcb6c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_curses.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class TestCurses(unittest.TestCase):
     # Functions only available on a few platforms
     def test_colors_funcs(self):
         if not curses.has_colors():
-            self.skip('requires colors support')
+            self.skipTest('requires colors support')
         curses.start_color()
         curses.init_pair(2, 1,1)
         curses.color_content(1)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class TestCurses(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_getmouse(self):
         (availmask, oldmask) = curses.mousemask(curses.BUTTON1_PRESSED)
         if availmask == 0:
-            self.skip('mouse stuff not available')
+            self.skipTest('mouse stuff not available')
         curses.mouseinterval(10)
         # just verify these don't cause errors
         curses.ungetmouse(0, 0, 0, 0, curses.BUTTON1_PRESSED)