diff --git a/pandas/tseries/tests/test_timezones.py b/pandas/tseries/tests/test_timezones.py
index b3ae02320037c..5fb1f9db620ae 100644
--- a/pandas/tseries/tests/test_timezones.py
+++ b/pandas/tseries/tests/test_timezones.py
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ def test_with_tz(self):
         # normalized
         central = dr.tz_convert(tz)
         self.assertIs(central.tz, tz)
-        self.assertIs(central[0].tz, tz)
+        comp = self.localize(tz, central[0].to_pydatetime().replace(tzinfo=None)).tzinfo
+        self.assertIs(central[0].tz, comp)
 
         # compare vs a localized tz
         comp = self.localize(tz, dr[0].to_pydatetime().replace(tzinfo=None)).tzinfo