diff --git a/Lib/test/test_functools.py b/Lib/test/test_functools.py
index 80d01760334fc0..b73e48789425b7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_functools.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_functools.py
@@ -2618,7 +2618,10 @@ def static_func(arg: int) -> str:
             A().static_func
         ):
             with self.subTest(meth=meth):
-                self.assertEqual(meth.__doc__, 'My function docstring')
+                self.assertEqual(meth.__doc__,
+                                 ('My function docstring'
+                                  if support.HAVE_DOCSTRINGS
+                                  else None))
                 self.assertEqual(meth.__annotations__['arg'], int)
 
         self.assertEqual(A.func.__name__, 'func')
@@ -2707,7 +2710,10 @@ def decorated_classmethod(cls, arg: int) -> str:
             WithSingleDispatch().decorated_classmethod
         ):
             with self.subTest(meth=meth):
-                self.assertEqual(meth.__doc__, 'My function docstring')
+                self.assertEqual(meth.__doc__,
+                                 ('My function docstring'
+                                  if support.HAVE_DOCSTRINGS
+                                  else None))
                 self.assertEqual(meth.__annotations__['arg'], int)
 
         self.assertEqual(
@@ -3035,7 +3041,10 @@ def test_access_from_class(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(CachedCostItem.cost, py_functools.cached_property)
 
     def test_doc(self):
-        self.assertEqual(CachedCostItem.cost.__doc__, "The cost of the item.")
+        self.assertEqual(CachedCostItem.cost.__doc__,
+                         ("The cost of the item."
+                          if support.HAVE_DOCSTRINGS
+                          else None))
 
     def test_subclass_with___set__(self):
         """Caching still works for a subclass defining __set__."""