diff --git a/Lib/test/test_socket.py b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
index 6e4e4fe4c35321..f037be8e383fac 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_socket.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_socket.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ class SocketCANTest(unittest.TestCase):
     the following commands:
     # modprobe vcan
     # ip link add dev vcan0 type vcan
-    # ifconfig vcan0 up
+    # ip link set up vcan0
     """
     interface = 'vcan0'
     bufsize = 128
@@ -2004,7 +2004,6 @@ def testSendFrame(self):
         cf, addr = self.s.recvfrom(self.bufsize)
         self.assertEqual(self.cf, cf)
         self.assertEqual(addr[0], self.interface)
-        self.assertEqual(addr[1], socket.AF_CAN)
 
     def _testSendFrame(self):
         self.cf = self.build_can_frame(0x00, b'\x01\x02\x03\x04\x05')