diff --git a/Lib/test/test_enum.py b/Lib/test/test_enum.py
index 9fefd65f4b..29bf87714c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_enum.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_enum.py
@@ -1002,8 +1002,6 @@ def test_programmatic_function_type_from_subclass_with_start(self):
             self.assertIn(e, SummerMonth)
             self.assertIs(type(e), SummerMonth)
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_subclassing(self):
         if isinstance(Name, Exception):
             raise Name
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pickle.py b/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
index 66f16f27ec..71ef8f5619 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pickle.py
@@ -118,16 +118,6 @@ def test_in_band_buffers(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
     def test_nested_names(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
         super().test_nested_names() # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, AssertionError
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
-    def test_newobj_generic(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-        super().test_newobj_generic() # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, TypeError: cannot pickle 'weakproxy' object
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
-    def test_newobj_proxies(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-        super().test_newobj_proxies() # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-
     def test_notimplemented(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
         super().test_notimplemented() # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
 
@@ -233,16 +223,6 @@ def test_load_python2_str_as_bytes(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this p
     def test_nested_names(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
         super().test_nested_names() # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, AssertionError: 'hello' != '' : 'hello' is not a copy of ''
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
-    def test_newobj_generic(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-        super().test_newobj_generic() # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, TypeError: cannot pickle 'weakproxy' object
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
-    def test_newobj_proxies(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-        super().test_newobj_proxies() # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-
     def test_notimplemented(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
         super().test_notimplemented() # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pickletools.py b/Lib/test/test_pickletools.py
index 349e0cebd6..44cd485f4b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pickletools.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pickletools.py
@@ -40,16 +40,6 @@ def test_in_band_buffers(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
     def test_nested_names(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
         super().test_nested_names()
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
-    def test_newobj_generic(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-        super().test_newobj_generic()
-
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, TypeError: cannot pickle 'weakproxy' object
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
-    def test_newobj_proxies(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
-        super().test_newobj_proxies()
-
     def test_notimplemented(self): # TODO: RUSTPYTHON, remove when this passes
         super().test_notimplemented()
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_unicode.py b/Lib/test/test_unicode.py
index a7c627800f..bf7feb66f5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_unicode.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_unicode.py
@@ -2392,8 +2392,6 @@ def __iadd__(self, o):
         s += "4"
         self.assertEqual(s, "3")
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_getnewargs(self):
         text = 'abc'
         args = text.__getnewargs__()
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/str.rs b/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
index 36e7e61cdf..a1dcddecb7 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/str.rs
@@ -1258,6 +1258,11 @@ impl PyStr {
     fn encode(zelf: PyRef<Self>, args: EncodeArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult<PyBytesRef> {
         encode_string(zelf, args.encoding, args.errors, vm)
     }
+
+    #[pymethod(magic)]
+    fn getnewargs(zelf: PyRef<Self>, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyObjectRef {
+        (zelf.as_str(),).to_pyobject(vm)
+    }
 }
 
 impl PyStrRef {