diff --git a/test/test_api/test_api.py b/test/test_api/test_api.py
index 513f4d92..fc961872 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_api.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_api.py
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ def test_completion_on_hex_literals():
     # (invalid statements).
     assert api.Script('0b2.').completions() == []
     _check_number('0b1.', 'int')  # binary
-    _check_number('0o7.', 'int')  # octal
 
     _check_number('0x2e.', 'int')
     _check_number('0xE7.', 'int')
diff --git a/test/test_parser/test_pgen2.py b/test/test_parser/test_pgen2.py
index e7b4473b..46f4938f 100644
--- a/test/test_parser/test_pgen2.py
+++ b/test/test_parser/test_pgen2.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ test_grammar.py files from both Python 2 and Python 3.
 from textwrap import dedent
 
 
-from jedi._compatibility import unicode
+from jedi._compatibility import unicode, is_py3
 from jedi.parser import Parser, load_grammar, ParseError
 import pytest
 
@@ -216,7 +216,11 @@ class TestSetLiteral(GrammarTest):
 
 class TestNumericLiterals(GrammarTest):
     def test_new_octal_notation(self):
-        parse("""0o7777777777777""")
+        code = """0o7777777777777"""
+        if is_py3:
+            parse(code)
+        else:
+            self.invalid_syntax(code)
         self.invalid_syntax("""0o7324528887""")
 
     def test_new_binary_notation(self):