diff --git a/tests/py3-ignores.txt b/tests/py3-ignores.txt
index 78ac2df7d..6c14adf43 100644
--- a/tests/py3-ignores.txt
+++ b/tests/py3-ignores.txt
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ tests/test_spidermiddleware_offsite.py
 tests/test_spidermiddleware_referer.py
 tests/test_spider.py
 tests/test_stats.py
-tests/test_utils_defer.py
 tests/test_utils_iterators.py
 tests/test_utils_log.py
 tests/test_utils_reqser.py
diff --git a/tests/test_utils_defer.py b/tests/test_utils_defer.py
index 260ed6c2e..f49bbfafe 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils_defer.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils_defer.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ from twisted.python.failure import Failure
 from scrapy.utils.defer import mustbe_deferred, process_chain, \
     process_chain_both, process_parallel, iter_errback
 
+from six.moves import xrange
+
 
 class MustbeDeferredTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_success_function(self):
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@ class IterErrbackTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         errors = []
         out = list(iter_errback(itergood(), errors.append))
-        self.assertEqual(out, range(10))
+        self.assertEqual(out, list(range(10)))
         self.failIf(errors)
 
     def test_iter_errback_bad(self):