diff --git a/Lib/test/list_tests.py b/Lib/test/list_tests.py
index dbc5ef4f9f2cd5..65dfa41b26e965 100644
--- a/Lib/test/list_tests.py
+++ b/Lib/test/list_tests.py
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ def test_init(self):
         self.assertEqual(a, b)
 
     def test_getitem_error(self):
-        a = []
+        a = self.type2test([])
         msg = "list indices must be integers or slices"
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, msg):
             a['a']
 
     def test_setitem_error(self):
-        a = []
+        a = self.type2test([])
         msg = "list indices must be integers or slices"
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, msg):
             a['a'] = "python"
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ def test_constructor_exception_handling(self):
         class F(object):
             def __iter__(self):
                 raise KeyboardInterrupt
-        self.assertRaises(KeyboardInterrupt, list, F())
+        self.assertRaises(KeyboardInterrupt, self.type2test, F())
 
     def test_exhausted_iterator(self):
         a = self.type2test([1, 2, 3])