diff --git a/Include/pymacro.h b/Include/pymacro.h
@@ -101,31 +101,26 @@
#endif

#if defined(RANDALL_WAS_HERE)
-#define Py_UNREACHABLE() do { \
-        fputs( \
-            "ERROR:\n\n" \
-            "If you're seeing this, the code is in what I thought was\n" \
-            "an unreachable state.\n\n" \
-            "I could give you advice for what to do, but honestly, why\n" \
-            "should you trust me?  I clearly screwed this up.  I'm writing\n" \
-            "a message that should never appear, yet I know it will\n" \
-            "probably appear someday.\n\n" \
-            "On a deep level, I know I'm not up to this task.\n" \
-            "I'm so sorry.\n\n" \
-            "https://xkcd.com/2200\n", stderr); \
-        abort(); \
-    } while(0)
#elif defined(Py_DEBUG)
-#define Py_UNREACHABLE() do { \
-        fputs( \
-            "ERROR:\n\n" \
-            "We've reached an unreachable state. Anything is possible.\n" \
-            "The limits were in our heads all along. Follow your dreams.\n\n" \
-            "https://xkcd.com/2200\n", stderr); \
-        abort(); \
-    } while(0)
#else
-#define Py_UNREACHABLE() abort()
#endif

#endif /* Py_PYMACRO_H */
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2019-09-19-18-26-29.bpo-38205.Db1OJL.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2019-09-19-18-26-29.bpo-38205.Db1OJL.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@