diff --git a/tests/basics/subclass_native_str.py b/tests/basics/subclass_native_str.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32090ce270
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/basics/subclass_native_str.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Test subclassing built-in str
+
+class S(str):
+    pass
+
+s = S('hello')
+print(s == 'hello')
+print('hello' == s)
+print(s == 'Hello')
+print('Hello' == s)
diff --git a/tests/cpydiff/types_str_subclassequality.py b/tests/cpydiff/types_str_subclassequality.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8aec1ea78f..0000000000
--- a/tests/cpydiff/types_str_subclassequality.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-"""
-categories: Types,str
-description: Instance of a subclass of str cannot be compared for equality with an instance of a str
-cause: Unknown
-workaround: Unknown
-"""
-class S(str):
-    pass
-
-s = S('hello')
-print(s == 'hello')