1 files changed, 1 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_io/stringio.c b/Modules/_io/stringio.c
index 8482c268176..56913fafefb 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/stringio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/stringio.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ _io_StringIO_readline_impl(stringio *self, Py_ssize_t size)
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-stringio_iternext_lock_held(PyObject *op)
+stringio_iternext(PyObject *op)
 {
     PyObject *line;
     stringio *self = stringio_CAST(op);
@@ -441,16 +441,6 @@ stringio_iternext_lock_held(PyObject *op)
     return line;
 }
 
-static PyObject *
-stringio_iternext(PyObject *op)
-{
-    PyObject *res;
-    Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(op);
-    res = stringio_iternext_lock_held(op);
-    Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
-    return res;
-}
-
 /*[clinic input]
 @critical_section
 _io.StringIO.truncate