diff --git a/Lib/test/test_reprlib.py b/Lib/test/test_reprlib.py
index a4ab868e75..bc0d4d1f7a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_reprlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_reprlib.py
@@ -198,6 +198,8 @@ def inner():
                                   r'int object at 0x[0-9A-Fa-f]+>')
         self.assertRegex(r(x), r'<cell at 0x.*\.\.\..*>')
 
+    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
+    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_descriptors(self):
         eq = self.assertEqual
         # method descriptors
@@ -209,9 +211,9 @@ def test_descriptors(self):
         class C:
             def foo(cls): pass
         x = staticmethod(C.foo)
-        self.assertTrue(repr(x).startswith('<staticmethod object at 0x'))
+        self.assertEqual(repr(x), f'<staticmethod({C.foo!r})>')
         x = classmethod(C.foo)
-        self.assertTrue(repr(x).startswith('<classmethod object at 0x'))
+        self.assertEqual(repr(x), f'<classmethod({C.foo!r})>')
 
     def test_unsortable(self):
         # Repr.repr() used to call sorted() on sets, frozensets and dicts