diff --git a/test/bytecode_2.7_run/04_assert_continue.pyc b/test/bytecode_2.7_run/04_assert_continue.pyc-notyet
similarity index 100%
rename from test/bytecode_2.7_run/04_assert_continue.pyc
rename to test/bytecode_2.7_run/04_assert_continue.pyc-notyet
diff --git a/test/simple_source/bug24/03_iftrue.py b/test/simple_source/bug24/03_iftrue.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d22a8a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple_source/bug24/03_iftrue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Python 2.4 (and before?) bug in handling unconditional "else if true"
+# Doesn't occur in Python > 2.4
+# From Issue #187
+def unconditional_if_true_24(foo):
+    if not foo:
+        pass
+    elif 1:
+        pass
+    else:
+        return None
diff --git a/test/simple_source/bug27+/06_raise.py b/test/simple_source/bug27+/06_raise.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c042aa5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/simple_source/bug27+/06_raise.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Bug in Python 2.7 is code creating a (useless) JUMP_ABSOLUTE to the instruction right after
+# the "raise" which causes the
+
+# RUNNABLE!
+def testit(a, b):
+    if a:
+        if not b:
+            raise AssertionError("test JUMP_ABSOLUTE to next instruction")
+
+def testit2(a, b):
+    if a:
+        if not b:
+            raise AssertionError("test with dead code after raise")
+            x = 10
+
+testit(False, True)
+testit(False, False)
+testit(True, True)
+
+testit2(False, True)
+testit2(False, False)
+testit2(True, True)
diff --git a/test/simple_source/bug31/01_try_else.py b/test/simple_source/bug31/01_try_else.py
index c49dedde..e0c2bc2d 100644
--- a/test/simple_source/bug31/01_try_else.py
+++ b/test/simple_source/bug31/01_try_else.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # try. In 3.x we not distinguising this jump out of the loop with a jump to the
 # end of the "try".
 
+# RUNNABLE!
 def testit(stmts):
 
     # Bug was confusing When the except jumps back to the beginning of the block
diff --git a/uncompyle6/parsers/parse27.py b/uncompyle6/parsers/parse27.py
index 46b416db..b22d1f5a 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/parsers/parse27.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/parsers/parse27.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#  Copyright (c) 2016-2018 Rocky Bernstein
+#  Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Rocky Bernstein
 #  Copyright (c) 2005 by Dan Pascu <dan@windowmaker.org>
 #  Copyright (c) 2000-2002 by hartmut Goebel <hartmut@goebel.noris.de>
 
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ class Python27Parser(Python2Parser):
         self.check_reduce['and'] = 'AST'
         # self.check_reduce['or'] = 'AST'
         self.check_reduce['raise_stmt1'] = 'AST'
-        self.check_reduce['assert'] = 'AST'
-        self.check_reduce['assert2'] = 'AST'
         self.check_reduce['list_if_not'] = 'AST'
         self.check_reduce['list_if'] = 'AST'
         self.check_reduce['conditional_true'] = 'AST'