diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/bug8245/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/bug8245/tests.py
index b7c7bcdf7ccbc..dd194b9536efc 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/bug8245/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/bug8245/tests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import sys
 from unittest import TestCase
 
 from django.contrib import admin
@@ -8,23 +9,25 @@ class Bug8245Test(TestCase):
     Test for bug #8245 - don't raise an AlreadyRegistered exception when using
     autodiscover() and an admin.py module contains an error.
     """
+    if sys.version_info[1] >= 4:
+        # Due to a bug in Python 2.3, this test will fail. The actual
+        # feature works fine; it's just a testing problem. See #13362 for details.
+        def test_bug_8245(self):
+            # The first time autodiscover is called, we should get our real error.
+            try:
+                admin.autodiscover()
+            except Exception, e:
+                self.failUnlessEqual(str(e), "Bad admin module")
+            else:
+                self.fail(
+                    'autodiscover should have raised a "Bad admin module" error.')
 
-    def test_bug_8245(self):
-        # The first time autodiscover is called, we should get our real error.
-        try:
-            admin.autodiscover()
-        except Exception, e:
-            self.failUnlessEqual(str(e), "Bad admin module")
-        else:
-            self.fail(
-                'autodiscover should have raised a "Bad admin module" error.')
-
-        # Calling autodiscover again should raise the very same error it did
-        # the first time, not an AlreadyRegistered error.
-        try:
-            admin.autodiscover()
-        except Exception, e:
-            self.failUnlessEqual(str(e), "Bad admin module")
-        else:
-            self.fail( 
-                'autodiscover should have raised a "Bad admin module" error.')
+            # Calling autodiscover again should raise the very same error it did
+            # the first time, not an AlreadyRegistered error.
+            try:
+                admin.autodiscover()
+            except Exception, e:
+                self.failUnlessEqual(str(e), "Bad admin module")
+            else:
+                self.fail(
+                    'autodiscover should have raised a "Bad admin module" error.')