diff --git a/Lib/test/test_range.py b/Lib/test/test_range.py
index 33388e599..94c96a941 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_range.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_range.py
@@ -502,8 +502,6 @@ class RangeTest(unittest.TestCase):
             test_id = "reversed(range({}, {}, {}))".format(start, end, step)
             self.assert_iterators_equal(iter1, iter2, test_id, limit=100)
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_range_iterators_invocation(self):
         # verify range iterators instances cannot be created by
         # calling their type
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/range.rs b/vm/src/builtins/range.rs
index 3e708299e..7017f120a 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/range.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/range.rs
@@ -483,6 +483,11 @@ impl PyValue for PyLongRangeIterator {
 
 #[pyimpl(with(PyIter))]
 impl PyLongRangeIterator {
+    #[pyslot]
+    fn tp_new(_cls: PyTypeRef, _args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot create 'longrange_iterator' instances".to_owned()))
+    }
+
     #[pymethod(magic)]
     fn length_hint(&self) -> BigInt {
         let index = BigInt::from(self.index.load());
@@ -546,6 +551,11 @@ impl PyValue for PyRangeIterator {
 
 #[pyimpl(with(PyIter))]
 impl PyRangeIterator {
+    #[pyslot]
+    fn tp_new(_cls: PyTypeRef, _args: FuncArgs, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        Err(vm.new_type_error("cannot create 'range_iterator' instances".to_owned()))
+    }
+
     #[pymethod(magic)]
     fn length_hint(&self) -> usize {
         let index = self.index.load();