1 files changed, 2 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Python/ast_opt.c b/Python/ast_opt.c
index 967e75d..2911370 100644
--- a/Python/ast_opt.c
+++ b/Python/ast_opt.c
@@ -268,15 +268,8 @@ parse_literal(PyObject *fmt, Py_ssize_t *ppos, PyArena *arena)
     PyObject *str = PyUnicode_Substring(fmt, start, pos);
     /* str = str.replace('%%', '%') */
     if (str && has_percents) {
-        _Py_static_string(PyId_double_percent, "%%");
-        _Py_static_string(PyId_percent, "%");
-        PyObject *double_percent = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_double_percent);
-        PyObject *percent = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_percent);
-        if (!double_percent || !percent) {
-            Py_DECREF(str);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        Py_SETREF(str, PyUnicode_Replace(str, double_percent, percent, -1));
+        Py_SETREF(str, PyUnicode_Replace(str, &_Py_STR(dbl_percent),
+                                         &_Py_STR(percent), -1));
     }
     if (!str) {
         return NULL;