diff --git a/python/phonenumbers/re_util.py b/python/phonenumbers/re_util.py
index 2310df07..fd01ef42 100644
--- a/python/phonenumbers/re_util.py
+++ b/python/phonenumbers/re_util.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def fullmatch(pattern, string):
 
         return pattern.fullmatch(string)
 
-else:
+else:  # pragma no cover
 
     def fullmatch(pattern, string):
         """Try to apply the pattern at the start of the string, returning a match