diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_display.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_display.py
index d44a249..a1c26d1 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_display.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_display.py
@@ -120,15 +120,13 @@ def test_displayobject_repr():
h = display.HTML('
')
nt.assert_equal(repr(h), '')
h._show_mem_addr = True
- nt.assert_equal(
- repr(h), '' % hex(id(h)))
+ nt.assert_equal(repr(h), object.__repr__(h))
h._show_mem_addr = False
nt.assert_equal(repr(h), '')
j = display.Javascript('')
nt.assert_equal(repr(j), '')
j._show_mem_addr = True
- nt.assert_equal(
- repr(j), '' % hex(id(j)))
+ nt.assert_equal(repr(j), object.__repr__(j))
j._show_mem_addr = False
nt.assert_equal(repr(j), '')