diff --git a/Python/errors.c b/Python/errors.c
index 0249fd99e98..3c721b8ff64 100644
--- a/Python/errors.c
+++ b/Python/errors.c
@@ -194,6 +194,5 @@ err_errno(exc)
 void
 err_badcall()
 {
-	fatal("err_badcall() called");
 	err_setstr(SystemError, "bad argument to internal function");
 }