diff --git a/docs/writing/tests.rst b/docs/writing/tests.rst
index 62e4ac7d0..cb863c0c2 100644
--- a/docs/writing/tests.rst
+++ b/docs/writing/tests.rst
@@ -251,7 +251,9 @@ the need to change any other code.
 mock
 ----
 
-mock is a library for testing in Python.
+mock is a library for testing in Python. Starting with Python 3.3, it is 
+available in the `standard library <http://docs.python.org/dev/library/unittest.mock`_.  For older versions of 
+python, simply:
 
 .. code-block:: console