diff --git a/Parser/asdl_c.py b/Parser/asdl_c.py
index de202aaec8cbbb2..37abdf4b5f3d23b 100755
--- a/Parser/asdl_c.py
+++ b/Parser/asdl_c.py
@@ -1577,8 +1577,8 @@ def visitModule(self, mod):
         return PyUnicode_FromFormat("%s(...)", Py_TYPE(self)->tp_name);
     }
 
-    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) {
         Py_ReprLeave((PyObject *)self);
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/Python/Python-ast.c b/Python/Python-ast.c
index 2dd2f6778d14749..6ea9bdffed710bb 100644
--- a/Python/Python-ast.c
+++ b/Python/Python-ast.c
@@ -5861,8 +5861,8 @@ ast_repr_max_depth(AST_object *self, int depth)
         return PyUnicode_FromFormat("%s(...)", Py_TYPE(self)->tp_name);
     }
 
-    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) {
         Py_ReprLeave((PyObject *)self);
         return NULL;
     }