diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index 3dbed066940ebd..08925b70319e64 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -2224,9 +2224,7 @@ dummy_func(
         }
 
         op(_LOAD_ATTR_WITH_HINT, (hint/1, owner, dict: PyDictObject * -- attr, null if (oparg & 1))) {
-            PyObject *owner_o = PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(owner);
             PyObject *attr_o;
-
             if (!LOCK_OBJECT(dict)) {
                 DEAD(dict);
                 POP_DEAD_INPUTS();
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index 6ac05d7d546182..b2a80c3f079536 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -2776,7 +2776,6 @@
             dict = (PyDictObject *)stack_pointer[-1].bits;
             owner = stack_pointer[-2];
             uint16_t hint = (uint16_t)CURRENT_OPERAND0();
-            PyObject *owner_o = PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(owner);
             PyObject *attr_o;
             if (!LOCK_OBJECT(dict)) {
                 stack_pointer += -1;
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index 3a380d0d808e5e..19b87dbeb428f6 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -5823,7 +5823,6 @@
             // _LOAD_ATTR_WITH_HINT
             {
                 uint16_t hint = read_u16(&this_instr[4].cache);
-                PyObject *owner_o = PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(owner);
                 PyObject *attr_o;
                 if (!LOCK_OBJECT(dict)) {
                     DEOPT_IF(true, LOAD_ATTR);