diff --git a/Lib/test/list_tests.py b/Lib/test/list_tests.py
index 249249f60..a45cac649 100644
--- a/Lib/test/list_tests.py
+++ b/Lib/test/list_tests.py
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ class CommonTest(seq_tests.CommonTest):
         self.assertNotEqual(id(a), id(b))
         self.assertEqual(a, b)
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_getitem_error(self):
         a = []
         msg = "list indices must be integers or slices"
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tuple.py b/Lib/test/test_tuple.py
index 5d7b9980a..c4a0d5f1b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tuple.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tuple.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ JUST_SHOW_HASH_RESULTS = False # if RUN_ALL_HASH_TESTS, just display
 class TupleTest(seq_tests.CommonTest):
     type2test = tuple
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_getitem_error(self):
         t = ()
         msg = "tuple indices must be integers or slices"
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs b/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
index ebb07c336..1016cb32a 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objsequence.rs
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ pub fn get_item(
         }
     } else {
         Err(vm.new_type_error(format!(
-            "indexing type {:?} with index {:?} is not supported (yet?)",
-            sequence, subscript
+            "{} indices must be integers or slices",
+            sequence.lease_class().name
         )))
     }
 }