diff --git a/tests/sessions_tests/tests.py b/tests/sessions_tests/tests.py
index d042aab225..62804e4dc0 100644
--- a/tests/sessions_tests/tests.py
+++ b/tests/sessions_tests/tests.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import base64
 import os
 import shutil
 import string
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from datetime import timedelta
@@ -604,8 +605,11 @@ class SessionMiddlewareTests(TestCase):
         # A deleted cookie header looks like:
         #  Set-Cookie: sessionid=; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00 GMT; Max-Age=0; Path=/
         self.assertEqual(
-            'Set-Cookie: {}=; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00 GMT; '
-            'Max-Age=0; Path=/'.format(settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME),
+            'Set-Cookie: {}={}; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:00 GMT; '
+            'Max-Age=0; Path=/'.format(
+                settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME,
+                '""' if sys.version_info >= (3, 5) else '',
+            ),
             str(response.cookies[settings.SESSION_COOKIE_NAME])
         )