diff --git a/tests/micropython/opt_level.py b/tests/micropython/opt_level.py
index 5a10047f04..4e2f2f4ea3 100644
--- a/tests/micropython/opt_level.py
+++ b/tests/micropython/opt_level.py
@@ -12,8 +12,3 @@ exec('print(__debug__)')
 micropython.opt_level(1)
 exec('print(__debug__)')
 exec('assert 0')
-
-# check that level 3 doesn't store line numbers
-# the expected output is that any line is printed as "line 1"
-micropython.opt_level(3)
-exec('try:\n xyz\nexcept NameError as er:\n import sys\n sys.print_exception(er)')
diff --git a/tests/micropython/opt_level.py.exp b/tests/micropython/opt_level.py.exp
index 6372f6c5d6..74b3dd74e8 100644
--- a/tests/micropython/opt_level.py.exp
+++ b/tests/micropython/opt_level.py.exp
@@ -2,6 +2,3 @@
 1
 True
 False
-Traceback (most recent call last):
-  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
-NameError: name 'xyz' isn't defined
diff --git a/tests/micropython/opt_level_lineno.py b/tests/micropython/opt_level_lineno.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..00e5739605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/micropython/opt_level_lineno.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import micropython as micropython
+
+# check that level 3 doesn't store line numbers
+# the expected output is that any line is printed as "line 1"
+micropython.opt_level(3)
+exec('try:\n xyz\nexcept NameError as er:\n import sys\n sys.print_exception(er)')
diff --git a/tests/micropython/opt_level_lineno.py.exp b/tests/micropython/opt_level_lineno.py.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..469b90ba79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/micropython/opt_level_lineno.py.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
+NameError: name 'xyz' isn't defined
diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index c45d2787e2..b22d067192 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ def run_tests(pyb, tests, args, base_path="."):
         skip_tests.add('misc/sys_exc_info.py') # sys.exc_info() is not supported for native
         skip_tests.add('micropython/emg_exc.py') # because native doesn't have proper traceback info
         skip_tests.add('micropython/heapalloc_traceback.py') # because native doesn't have proper traceback info
+        skip_tests.add('micropython/opt_level_lineno.py') # native doesn't have proper traceback info
         skip_tests.add('micropython/schedule.py') # native code doesn't check pending events
 
     for test_file in tests: