diff --git a/Lib/ctypes/test/test_parameters.py b/Lib/ctypes/test/test_parameters.py
index e83fd9a6fc4..9762fb915d8 100644
--- a/Lib/ctypes/test/test_parameters.py
+++ b/Lib/ctypes/test/test_parameters.py
@@ -73,13 +73,10 @@ class SimpleTypesTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         except ImportError:
 ##            print "(No c_wchar_p)"
             return
-        s = "123"
-        if sys.platform == "win32":
-            self.assertTrue(c_wchar_p.from_param(s)._obj is s)
-            self.assertRaises(TypeError, c_wchar_p.from_param, 42)
 
-            # new in 0.9.1: convert (decode) ascii to unicode
-            self.assertEqual(c_wchar_p.from_param("123")._obj, "123")
+        c_wchar_p.from_param("123")
+
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, c_wchar_p.from_param, 42)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, c_wchar_p.from_param, b"123\377")
 
         pa = c_wchar_p.from_param(c_wchar_p("123"))