1 files changed, 1 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index 63d49fe5c7..eed67d09b8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -160,15 +160,7 @@ class BaseTest(unittest.TestCase):
         the expected_values list of tuples."""
         stream = stream or self.stream
         pat = re.compile(pat or self.expected_log_pat)
-        try:
-            if hasattr(stream, 'reset'):
-                stream.reset()
-            elif hasattr(stream, 'seek'):
-                stream.seek(0)
-            actual_lines = stream.readlines()
-        except AttributeError:
-            # StringIO.StringIO lacks a reset() method.
-            actual_lines = stream.getvalue().splitlines()
+        actual_lines = stream.getvalue().splitlines()
         self.assertEqual(len(actual_lines), len(expected_values))
         for actual, expected in zip(actual_lines, expected_values):
             match = pat.search(actual)