diff --git a/Include/cpython/object.h b/Include/cpython/object.h
index 5fcad55c5c9601..70f189c85698f2 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/object.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/object.h
@@ -327,16 +327,6 @@ _PyObject_GenericSetAttrWithDict(PyObject *, PyObject *,
 
 #define PyType_HasFeature(t,f)  (((t)->tp_flags & (f)) != 0)
 
-static inline void _Py_Dealloc_inline(PyObject *op)
-{
-    destructor dealloc = Py_TYPE(op)->tp_dealloc;
-#ifdef Py_TRACE_REFS
-    _Py_ForgetReference(op);
-#endif
-    (*dealloc)(op);
-}
-#define _Py_Dealloc(op) _Py_Dealloc_inline(op)
-
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_FunctionStr(PyObject *);
 
 /* Safely decref `op` and set `op` to `op2`.
diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index e6bfad4e7295e2..1884819b982c4a 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -2162,8 +2162,6 @@ _PyObject_AssertFailed(PyObject *obj, const char *expr, const char *msg,
 }
 
 
-#undef _Py_Dealloc
-
 void
 _Py_Dealloc(PyObject *op)
 {