@@ -2093,23 +2093,27 @@ hashlib_init_constructors(PyObject *module)
        }
        func  = PyObject_GetAttrString(module, fdef->ml_name);
        if (func == NULL) {
            return -1;
        }
-        if (PyDict_SetItem(state->constructs, func, name_obj) < 0) {
-            return -1;
-        }
        Py_DECREF(func);
        Py_DECREF(name_obj);
    }

    proxy = PyDictProxy_New(state->constructs);
    if (proxy == NULL) {
        return -1;
    }
-    if (PyModule_AddObjectRef(module, "_constructors", proxy) < 0) {
        return -1;
    }
-    Py_DECREF(proxy);
    return 0;
}