diff -ur Cython-0.15.1.orig/tests/run/numpy_test.pyx Cython-0.15.1/tests/run/numpy_test.pyx
--- tests/run/numpy_test.pyx	2011-09-20 11:57:45.000000000 +0800
+++ tests/run/numpy_test.pyx	2011-12-10 05:07:32.155836575 +0800
@@ -211,29 +211,6 @@
     
 """
 
-    if np.__version__ >= '1.6':
-        __doc__ += u"""
-        The following expose bugs in Numpy (versions prior to 2011-04-02):
-        
-        >>> print(test_partially_packed_align(np.zeros((1,), dtype=np.dtype([('a', 'b'), ('b', 'i'), ('sub', np.dtype('b,i')), ('c', 'i')], align=True))))
-        array([(22, 23, (24, 25), 26)], 
-              dtype=[('a', '|i1'), ('', '|V3'), ('b', '!i4'), ('sub', [('f0', '|i1'), ('f1', '!i4')]), ('', '|V3'), ('c', '!i4')])
-    
-        >>> print(test_partially_packed_align_2(np.zeros((1,), dtype=np.dtype([('a', 'b'), ('b', 'i'), ('c', 'b'), ('sub', np.dtype('b,i', align=True))]))))
-        array([(22, 23, 24, (27, 28))], 
-              dtype=[('a', '|i1'), ('b', '!i4'), ('c', '|i1'), ('sub', [('f0', '|i1'), ('', '|V3'), ('f1', '!i4')])])
-    
-        >>> print(test_partially_packed_align(np.zeros((1,), dtype=np.dtype([('a', 'b'), ('b', 'i'), ('sub', np.dtype('b,i')), ('c', 'i')], align=False)))) #doctest: +ELLIPSIS
-        Traceback (most recent call last):
-            ...
-        ValueError: ...
-    
-        >>> print(test_partially_packed_align_2(np.zeros((1,), dtype=np.dtype([('a', 'b'), ('b', 'i'), ('c', 'b'), ('sub', np.dtype('b,i', align=False))])))) #doctest: +ELLIPSIS
-        Traceback (most recent call last):
-            ...
-        ValueError: ...
-        """
-
 except:
     __doc__ = u""
 
@@ -448,22 +425,6 @@
     arr[0].b = 23    
     return repr(arr).replace('<', '!').replace('>', '!')
 
-def test_partially_packed_align(np.ndarray[PartiallyPackedStruct] arr):
-    arr[0].a = 22
-    arr[0].b = 23
-    arr[0].sub.a = 24
-    arr[0].sub.b = 25
-    arr[0].c = 26
-    return repr(arr).replace('<', '!').replace('>', '!')
-
-def test_partially_packed_align_2(np.ndarray[PartiallyPackedStruct2] arr):
-    arr[0].a = 22
-    arr[0].b = 23
-    arr[0].c = 24
-    arr[0].sub.a = 27
-    arr[0].sub.b = 28
-    return repr(arr).replace('<', '!').replace('>', '!')
-
 def test_complextypes():
     cdef np.complex64_t x64 = 1, y64 = 1j
     cdef np.complex128_t x128 = 1, y128 = 1j