diff --git a/Parser/asdl_c.py b/Parser/asdl_c.py
index 08a43327766079..2cd34e4eb70f9b 100755
--- a/Parser/asdl_c.py
+++ b/Parser/asdl_c.py
@@ -1480,8 +1480,8 @@ def visitModule(self, mod):
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    PyObject *fields;
-    if (PyObject_GetOptionalAttr((PyObject *)Py_TYPE(self), state->_fields, &fields) < 0) {
+    PyObject *fields = PyObject_GetAttr((PyObject *)Py_TYPE(self), state->_fields);
+    if (!fields) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
diff --git a/Python/Python-ast.c b/Python/Python-ast.c
index 87f160ed19301e..83d058e8357196 100644
--- a/Python/Python-ast.c
+++ b/Python/Python-ast.c
@@ -5792,8 +5792,8 @@ ast_repr_max_depth(AST_object *self, int depth)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    PyObject *fields;
-    if (PyObject_GetOptionalAttr((PyObject *)Py_TYPE(self), state->_fields, &fields) < 0) {
+    PyObject *fields = PyObject_GetAttr((PyObject *)Py_TYPE(self), state->_fields);
+    if (!fields) {
         return NULL;
     }