diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bf7e35e3e3..653ca9a735 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 import pkg_resources
 import sys
diff --git a/test/test_unicode_literals.py b/test/test_unicode_literals.py
index 94497054ad..a4ba7bad03 100644
--- a/test/test_unicode_literals.py
+++ b/test/test_unicode_literals.py
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 rootDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
+IGNORED_FILES = [
+    'setup.py',  # http://bugs.python.org/issue13943
+]
+
 
 class TestUnicodeLiterals(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_all_files(self):
@@ -17,6 +21,9 @@ def test_all_files(self):
             for basename in filenames:
                 if not basename.endswith('.py'):
                     continue
+                if basename in IGNORED_FILES:
+                    continue
+
                 fn = os.path.join(dirpath, basename)
                 with io.open(fn, encoding='utf-8') as inf:
                     code = inf.read()