diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/il/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/il/forms.py
index bbf95d2eed..a14358737e 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/il/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/il/forms.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Israeli-specific form helpers
 import re
 
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.core.validators import EMPTY_VALUES
 from django.forms.fields import RegexField, Field, EMPTY_VALUES
 from django.utils.checksums import luhn
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class ILPostalCodeField(RegexField):
         super(ILPostalCodeField, self).__init__(r'^\d{5}$', *args, **kwargs)
 
     def clean(self, value):
-        if value is not None:
+        if value not in EMPTY_VALUES:
             value = value.replace(" ", "")
         return super(ILPostalCodeField, self).clean(value)
 
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/il.py b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/il.py
index 8a327079ac..c7323e943c 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/il.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/forms/localflavor/il.py
@@ -1,57 +1,39 @@
 from django.contrib.localflavor.il.forms import (ILPostalCodeField,
     ILIDNumberField)
-from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
-from django.utils.unittest import TestCase
+
+from utils import LocalFlavorTestCase
 
 
-class ILLocalFlavorTests(TestCase):
-    def test_postal_code_field(self):
-        f = ILPostalCodeField()
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a postal code in the format XXXXX",
-            f.clean, "84545x"
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(f.clean("69973"), "69973")
-        self.assertEqual(f.clean("699 73"), "69973")
-        self.assertEqual(f.clean("12345"), "12345")
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a postal code in the format XXXXX",
-            f.clean, "123456"
-        )
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a postal code in the format XXXXX",
-            f.clean, "1234"
-        )
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a postal code in the format XXXXX",
-            f.clean, "123 4"
-        )
-        self.assertRaises(ValidationError, f.clean, None)
+class ILLocalFlavorTests(LocalFlavorTestCase):
+    def test_ILPostalCodeField(self):
+        error_format = [u'Enter a postal code in the format XXXXX']
+        valid = {
+            '69973': '69973',
+            '699 73': '69973',
+            '12345': '12345',
+        }
+        invalid = {
+            '84545x': error_format,
+            '123456': error_format,
+            '1234': error_format,
+            '123 4': error_format,
+        }
+        self.assertFieldOutput(ILPostalCodeField, valid, invalid)
 
-    def test_id_number_field(self):
-        f = ILIDNumberField()
-        self.assertEqual(f.clean("3933742-3"), "39337423")
-        self.assertEqual(f.clean("39337423"), "39337423")
-        self.assertEqual(f.clean("039337423"), "039337423")
-        self.assertEqual(f.clean("03933742-3"), "039337423")
-        self.assertEqual(f.clean("0091"), "0091")
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a valid ID number.",
-            f.clean, "123456789"
-        )
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a valid ID number.",
-            f.clean, "12345678-9"
-        )
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a valid ID number.",
-            f.clean, "012346578"
-        )
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a valid ID number.",
-            f.clean, "012346578-"
-        )
-        self.assertRaisesRegexp(ValidationError,
-            "Enter a valid ID number.",
-            f.clean, "0001"
-        )
+    def test_ILIDNumberField(self):
+        error_invalid = [u'Enter a valid ID number.']
+        valid = {
+            '3933742-3': '39337423',
+            '39337423': '39337423',
+            '039337423': '039337423',
+            '03933742-3': '039337423',
+            '0091': '0091',
+        }
+        invalid = {
+            '123456789': error_invalid,
+            '12345678-9': error_invalid,
+            '012346578': error_invalid,
+            '012346578-': error_invalid,
+            '0001': error_invalid,
+        }
+        self.assertFieldOutput(ILIDNumberField, valid, invalid)