diff --git a/src/types.cpp b/src/types.cpp
index fe108225..c7e1f167 100644
--- a/src/types.cpp
+++ b/src/types.cpp
@@ -566,18 +566,12 @@ bool add_capability_richcompare(type_object_base::capability capability, PyTypeO
     return false;
 }
 
-#if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1010
-# define ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY1 \
-        dest->tp_flags |= Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_INPLACEOPS;
-#else
-# define ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY1
-#endif
 #define ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY(field) \
     case type_object_base::number_##field: \
         create_method_table_if_null(dest->tp_as_number); \
         dest->tp_as_number->nb_##field = &do_instance_nb_##field; \
         detail::shared_pod_manager::replace_if_equal(dest->tp_as_number); \
-        ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY1 \
+        dest->tp_flags |= Py_TPFLAGS_HAVE_INPLACEOPS; \
         return true
 
 bool add_capability_inplace(type_object_base::capability capability, PyTypeObject* dest)
@@ -585,6 +579,7 @@ bool add_capability_inplace(type_object_base::capability capability, PyTypeObjec
     assert(dest != 0);
     switch (capability)
     {
+#if PYTHON_API_VERSION >= 1010
         ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY (inplace_add);
         ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY (inplace_subtract);
         ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY (inplace_multiply);
@@ -596,6 +591,7 @@ bool add_capability_inplace(type_object_base::capability capability, PyTypeObjec
         ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY (inplace_and);
         ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY (inplace_or);
         ENABLE_INPLACE_CAPABILITY (inplace_xor);
+#endif
         default:
             return false;
     }
diff --git a/test/comprehensive.py b/test/comprehensive.py
index b4ae5679..c49a4add 100644
--- a/test/comprehensive.py
+++ b/test/comprehensive.py
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ Special member attributes. Tests courtesy of Barry Scott <barry@scottb.demon.co.
     'Docs for DerivedFromBase.fred'
 
     >>> import sys
-    >>> if sys.version_info[0] < 2 or ( sys.version_info[0] == 2 and
+    >>> if not sys.__dict__.has_key('version_info') or \
+    ...    sys.version_info[0] < 2 or ( sys.version_info[0] == 2 and
     ...                                 sys.version_info[1] < 2 ):
     ...     assert dir(df) == []
     ...     assert dir(db) == []
@@ -1069,43 +1070,6 @@ test inheritB2
     Traceback (innermost last):
     TypeError: bad operand type(s) for pow()
 
-    >>> ii = Int(1)
-    >>> ii += Int(2)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    3
-    >>> ii -= Int(1)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    2
-    >>> ii *= Int(3)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    6
-    >>> ii /= Int(2)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    3
-    >>> ii <<= Int(2)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    12
-    >>> ii >>= Int(1)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    6
-    >>> ii &= Int(5)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    4
-    >>> ii |= Int(9)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    13
-    >>> ii ^= Int(7)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    10
-    >>> ii %= Int(4)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    2
-    >>> ii **= Int(3)
-    >>> ii.i()
-    8
-    >>> ii.j()
-    11
-
 Test operator export to a subclass
 
     # force method table sharing
@@ -1226,6 +1190,50 @@ test methodologies for wrapping functions that return a pointer
 '''
 #'
 
+__test__ = {}
+import sys
+
+# Inplace ops only exist in python 2.1 or later.
+if sys.hexversion >= 0x02010000:
+    __test__['inplacetests'] = r'''
+    >>> ii = Int(1)
+    >>> ii += Int(2)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    3
+    >>> ii -= Int(1)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    2
+    >>> ii *= Int(3)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    6
+    >>> ii /= Int(2)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    3
+    >>> ii <<= Int(2)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    12
+    >>> ii >>= Int(1)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    6
+    >>> ii &= Int(5)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    4
+    >>> ii |= Int(9)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    13
+    >>> ii ^= Int(7)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    10
+    >>> ii %= Int(4)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    2
+    >>> ii **= Int(3)
+    >>> ii.i()
+    8
+    >>> ii.j()
+    11
+'''
+
 from boost_python_test import *
 
 # pickle requires these derived classes to be