diff --git a/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc.py b/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc.py
index 7fc52e3872c..99b3eda13ee 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc.py
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@ def _methodHelp(self, name):
             if name == 'div':
                 return 'This is the div function'
 
+        class Fixture:
+            @staticmethod
+            def getData():
+                return '42'
+
     def my_function():
         '''This is my function'''
         return True
@@ -411,7 +416,8 @@ def get_request(self):
         serv.register_function(pow)
         serv.register_function(lambda x,y: x+y, 'add')
         serv.register_function(my_function)
-        serv.register_instance(TestInstanceClass())
+        testInstance = TestInstanceClass()
+        serv.register_instance(testInstance, allow_dotted_names=True)
         evt.set()
 
         # handle up to 'numrequests' requests
@@ -591,7 +597,8 @@ def XXXtest_404(self):
     def test_introspection1(self):
         expected_methods = set(['pow', 'div', 'my_function', 'add',
                                 'system.listMethods', 'system.methodHelp',
-                                'system.methodSignature', 'system.multicall'])
+                                'system.methodSignature', 'system.multicall',
+                                'Fixture'])
         try:
             p = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(URL)
             meth = p.system.listMethods()
@@ -690,6 +697,12 @@ def test_dotted_attribute(self):
         # This avoids waiting for the socket timeout.
         self.test_simple1()
 
+    def test_allow_dotted_names_true(self):
+        # XXX also need allow_dotted_names_false test.
+        server = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy("http://%s:%d/RPC2" % (ADDR, PORT))
+        data = server.Fixture.getData()
+        self.assertEqual(data, '42')
+
     def test_unicode_host(self):
         server = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy("http://%s:%d/RPC2" % (ADDR, PORT))
         self.assertEqual(server.add("a", "\xe9"), "a\xe9")
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py b/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py
index 457e3fb32b0..00aca199dfc 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc_net.py
@@ -9,32 +9,7 @@
 
 import xmlrpc.client as xmlrpclib
 
-class CurrentTimeTest(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def test_current_time(self):
-        # Get the current time from xmlrpc.com.  This code exercises
-        # the minimal HTTP functionality in xmlrpclib.
-        self.skipTest("time.xmlrpc.com is unreliable")
-        server = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy("http://time.xmlrpc.com/RPC2")
-        try:
-            t0 = server.currentTime.getCurrentTime()
-        except OSError as e:
-            self.skipTest("network error: %s" % e)
-            return
-
-        # Perform a minimal sanity check on the result, just to be sure
-        # the request means what we think it means.
-        t1 = xmlrpclib.DateTime()
-
-        dt0 = xmlrpclib._datetime_type(t0.value)
-        dt1 = xmlrpclib._datetime_type(t1.value)
-        if dt0 > dt1:
-            delta = dt0 - dt1
-        else:
-            delta = dt1 - dt0
-        # The difference between the system time here and the system
-        # time on the server should not be too big.
-        self.assertTrue(delta.days <= 1)
+class PythonBuildersTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_python_builders(self):
         # Get the list of builders from the XMLRPC buildbot interface at
@@ -55,7 +30,7 @@ def test_python_builders(self):
 
 def test_main():
     support.requires("network")
-    support.run_unittest(CurrentTimeTest)
+    support.run_unittest(PythonBuildersTest)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_main()