diff --git a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
index 4260c42eb0c5996..89963dadeb152b6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
@@ -2074,7 +2074,7 @@ def test_host_port(self):
     def test_tls13_pha(self):
         import ssl
         if not ssl.HAS_TLSv1_3 or not ssl.HAS_PHA:
-            self.skipTest('TLS 1.3 post-handshake auth (PHA) support required')
+            self.skipTest('TLS 1.3 PHA support required')
         # just check status of PHA flag
         h = client.HTTPSConnection('localhost', 443)
         self.assertTrue(h._context.post_handshake_auth)