diff --git a/Lib/test/test_curses.py b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
index cc3aa561cd4c42..4b43ab0d26faa4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_curses.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_curses.py
@@ -751,7 +751,6 @@ def test_output_options(self):
         curses.nl(False)
         curses.nl()
 
-
     def test_input_options(self):
         stdscr = self.stdscr
 
@@ -943,9 +942,6 @@ def get_pair_limit(self):
 
     @requires_colors
     def test_pair_content(self):
-        if not hasattr(curses, 'use_default_colors'):
-            self.assertEqual(curses.pair_content(0),
-                             (curses.COLOR_WHITE, curses.COLOR_BLACK))
         curses.pair_content(0)
         maxpair = self.get_pair_limit() - 1
         if maxpair > 0:
@@ -990,13 +986,15 @@ def test_color_attrs(self):
     @requires_curses_func('use_default_colors')
     @requires_colors
     def test_use_default_colors(self):
-        old = curses.pair_content(0)
+        # The current terminal fg/bg colors given by pair_content(0),
+        # which is backed by extended_pair_content(3), depends on the
+        # terminal emulator and its supported colors.
+        curses.pair_content(0)
         try:
             curses.use_default_colors()
         except curses.error:
             self.skipTest('cannot change color (use_default_colors() failed)')
         self.assertEqual(curses.pair_content(0), (-1, -1))
-        self.assertIn(old, [(curses.COLOR_WHITE, curses.COLOR_BLACK), (-1, -1), (0, 0)])
 
     def test_keyname(self):
         # TODO: key_name()
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-04-26-11-34-07.gh-issue-91221.qlhMVS.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-04-26-11-34-07.gh-issue-91221.qlhMVS.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4f5d5be9c78419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Tests/2025-04-26-11-34-07.gh-issue-91221.qlhMVS.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Do not check the output of :func:`curses.pair_content(0)
+<curses.pair_content>` since it depends on the terminal capabilities that
+are not statically known. Patch by Bénédikt Tran.