diff --git a/Lib/test/test_array.py b/Lib/test/test_array.py
index a665bacc25f..597f3b24219 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_array.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_array.py
@@ -975,23 +975,6 @@ tests.append(FloatTest)
 class DoubleTest(FPTest):
     typecode = 'd'
     minitemsize = 8
-
-    def test_alloc_overflow(self):
-        a = array.array('d', [-1]*65536)
-        try:
-            a *= 65536
-        except MemoryError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            self.fail("a *= 2**16 didn't raise MemoryError")
-        b = array.array('d', [ 2.71828183, 3.14159265, -1])
-        try:
-            b * 1431655766
-        except MemoryError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            self.fail("a * 1431655766 didn't raise MemoryError")
-
 tests.append(DoubleTest)
 
 def test_main(verbose=None):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index d5efce7bdbd..ac96e2117ff 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Extension Modules
 -----------------
 
 - Fix deallocation of array objects when allocation ran out of memory.
+  Remove array test case that was incorrect on 64-bit systems.
 
 
 What's New in Python 2.5.2c1?