1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_threadmodule.c b/Modules/_threadmodule.c
index 77baba4..56ed8a2 100644
--- a/Modules/_threadmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_threadmodule.c
@@ -816,10 +816,14 @@ local_clear(localobject *self)
         for(tstate = PyInterpreterState_ThreadHead(tstate->interp);
             tstate;
             tstate = PyThreadState_Next(tstate))
-            if (tstate->dict && PyDict_GetItem(tstate->dict, self->key)) {
-                if (PyDict_DelItem(tstate->dict, self->key)) {
+            if (tstate->dict) {
+                PyObject *v = _PyDict_Pop(tstate->dict, self->key, Py_None);
+                if (v == NULL) {
                     PyErr_Clear();
                 }
+                else {
+                    Py_DECREF(v);
+                }
             }
     }
     return 0;