diff --git a/Include/cpython/ceval.h b/Include/cpython/ceval.h
index 5a904bd3f08..47c86f9da20 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/ceval.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/ceval.h
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ PyAPI_DATA(int) _PyEval_SetProfile(PyThreadState *tstate, Py_tracefunc func, PyO
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyEval_SetTrace(Py_tracefunc, PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyEval_SetTrace(PyThreadState *tstate, Py_tracefunc func, PyObject *arg);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyEval_GetCoroutineOriginTrackingDepth(void);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyEval_SetAsyncGenFirstiter(PyObject *);
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyEval_GetAsyncGenFirstiter(void);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyEval_SetAsyncGenFinalizer(PyObject *);
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyEval_GetAsyncGenFinalizer(void);
 
 /* Helper to look up a builtin object */
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyEval_GetBuiltin(PyObject *);
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h b/Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h
index 70178e38650..3efd13d01c7 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_ceval.h
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyEval_SetCoroutineOriginTrackingDepth(
     PyThreadState *tstate,
     int new_depth);
 
+// Used by sys.get_asyncgen_hooks()
+extern PyObject* _PyEval_GetAsyncGenFirstiter(void);
+extern PyObject* _PyEval_GetAsyncGenFinalizer(void);
+
+// Used by sys.set_asyncgen_hooks()
+extern int _PyEval_SetAsyncGenFirstiter(PyObject *);
+extern int _PyEval_SetAsyncGenFinalizer(PyObject *);
+
 void _PyEval_Fini(void);
 
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2022-03-21-00-41-29.bpo-46850.rOt771.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2022-03-21-00-41-29.bpo-46850.rOt771.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b3740ae7409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2022-03-21-00-41-29.bpo-46850.rOt771.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Remove the following private undocumented functions from the C API:
+
+* ``_PyEval_GetAsyncGenFirstiter()``
+* ``_PyEval_GetAsyncGenFinalizer()``
+* ``_PyEval_SetAsyncGenFirstiter()``
+* ``_PyEval_SetAsyncGenFinalizer()``
+
+Call the public :func:`sys.get_asyncgen_hooks` and
+:func:`sys.set_asyncgen_hooks` functions instead. Patch by Victor Stinner.
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index 99540b09c1f..ae6d7c2955f 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Data members:
 
 #include "Python.h"
 #include "pycore_call.h"          // _PyObject_CallNoArgs()
-#include "pycore_ceval.h"         // _Py_RecursionLimitLowerWaterMark()
+#include "pycore_ceval.h"         // _PyEval_SetAsyncGenFinalizer()
 #include "pycore_code.h"          // _Py_QuickenedCount
 #include "pycore_frame.h"         // _PyInterpreterFrame
 #include "pycore_initconfig.h"    // _PyStatus_EXCEPTION()