1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Objects/stringlib/unicode_format.h b/Objects/stringlib/unicode_format.h
index 14fa28ea54..7ac0d75166 100644
--- a/Objects/stringlib/unicode_format.h
+++ b/Objects/stringlib/unicode_format.h
@@ -60,10 +60,8 @@ SubString_init(SubString *str, PyObject *s, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end)
 Py_LOCAL_INLINE(PyObject *)
 SubString_new_object(SubString *str)
 {
-    if (str->str == NULL) {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
-    }
+    if (str->str == NULL)
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     return PyUnicode_Substring(str->str, str->start, str->end);
 }