diff --git a/tests/modeltests/m2m_and_m2o/models.py b/tests/modeltests/m2m_and_m2o/models.py
index 7a685ecbd2..f43fb12d9e 100644
--- a/tests/modeltests/m2m_and_m2o/models.py
+++ b/tests/modeltests/m2m_and_m2o/models.py
@@ -28,24 +28,23 @@ API_TESTS = """
 >>> r.save()
 >>> g = User(username='gustav')
 >>> g.save()
+
 >>> i = Issue(num=1)
 >>> i.client = r
->>> i.validate()
-{}
 >>> i.save()
+
 >>> i2 = Issue(num=2)
 >>> i2.client = r
->>> i2.validate()
-{}
 >>> i2.save()
 >>> i2.cc.add(r)
+
 >>> i3 = Issue(num=3)
 >>> i3.client = g
->>> i3.validate()
-{}
 >>> i3.save()
 >>> i3.cc.add(r)
+
 >>> from django.db.models.query import Q
+
 >>> Issue.objects.filter(client=r.id)
 [<Issue: 1>, <Issue: 2>]
 >>> Issue.objects.filter(client=g.id)
@@ -55,8 +54,8 @@ API_TESTS = """
 >>> Issue.objects.filter(cc__id__exact=r.id)
 [<Issue: 2>, <Issue: 3>]
 
-# Queries that combine results from the m2m and the m2o relationship.
-# 3 ways of saying the same thing:
+# These queries combine results from the m2m and the m2o relationships.
+# They're three ways of saying the same thing.
 >>> Issue.objects.filter(Q(cc__id__exact=r.id) | Q(client=r.id))
 [<Issue: 1>, <Issue: 2>, <Issue: 3>]
 >>> Issue.objects.filter(cc__id__exact=r.id) | Issue.objects.filter(client=r.id)