1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c b/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
index d0a381d..fd0e4ed 100644
--- a/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/_collectionsmodule.c
@@ -2133,12 +2133,8 @@ defdict_repr(defdictobject *dd)
 static PyObject*
 defdict_or(PyObject* left, PyObject* right)
 {
-    int left_is_self = PyObject_IsInstance(left, (PyObject*)&defdict_type);
-    if (left_is_self < 0) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
     PyObject *self, *other;
-    if (left_is_self) {
+    if (PyObject_TypeCheck(left, &defdict_type)) {
         self = left;
         other = right;
     }