diff --git a/IPython/core/magics/execution.py b/IPython/core/magics/execution.py
index 0d036e1..c2d3b01 100644
--- a/IPython/core/magics/execution.py
+++ b/IPython/core/magics/execution.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class TimeitResult(object):
         p.text(u'<TimeitResult : '+unic+u'>')
 
 
-
 class TimeitTemplateFiller(ast.NodeTransformer):
     """Fill in the AST template for timing execution.
 
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py
index 5225ec3..a5114fd 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_magic.py
@@ -568,7 +568,13 @@ def test_timeit_shlex():
 
 def test_timeit_arguments():
     "Test valid timeit arguments, should not cause SyntaxError (GH #1269)"
-    _ip.magic("timeit ('#')")
+    if sys.version_info < (3,7):
+        _ip.magic("timeit ('#')")
+    else:
+        # 3.7 optimize no-op statement like above out, and complain there is
+        # nothing in the for loop.
+        _ip.magic("timeit a=('#')")
+
 
 
 def test_timeit_special_syntax():