diff --git a/python/rpmds-py.c b/python/rpmds-py.c
index 2820d67e0..7b54aa7b5 100644
--- a/python/rpmds-py.c
+++ b/python/rpmds-py.c
@@ -517,17 +517,6 @@ fprintf(stderr, "%p -- ds %p\n", s, s->ds);
     PyObject_Del((PyObject *)s);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup py_c
- */
-static PyObject * rpmds_alloc(PyTypeObject * subtype, int nitems)
-{
-    PyObject * s = PyType_GenericAlloc(subtype, nitems);
-
-if (_rpmds_debug < 0)
-fprintf(stderr, "*** rpmds_alloc(%p,%d) ret %p\n", subtype, nitems, s);
-    return s;
-}
-
 /** \ingroup py_c
  */
 static PyObject * rpmds_new(PyTypeObject * subtype, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
@@ -591,7 +580,7 @@ PyTypeObject rpmds_Type = {
 	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
 	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
 	(initproc) rpmds_init,		/* tp_init */
-	(allocfunc) rpmds_alloc,	/* tp_alloc */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
 	(newfunc) rpmds_new,		/* tp_new */
 	(freefunc) rpmds_free,		/* tp_free */
 	0,				/* tp_is_gc */
diff --git a/python/rpmfi-py.c b/python/rpmfi-py.c
index ec630e37f..61bcb324f 100644
--- a/python/rpmfi-py.c
+++ b/python/rpmfi-py.c
@@ -409,17 +409,6 @@ fprintf(stderr, "%p -- fi %p\n", s, s->fi);
     PyObject_Del((PyObject *)s);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup py_c
- */
-static PyObject * rpmfi_alloc(PyTypeObject * subtype, int nitems)
-{
-    PyObject * s = PyType_GenericAlloc(subtype, nitems);
-
-if (_rpmfi_debug < 0)
-fprintf(stderr, "*** rpmfi_alloc(%p,%d) ret %p\n", subtype, nitems, s);
-    return s;
-}
-
 /** \ingroup py_c
  */
 static PyObject * rpmfi_new(PyTypeObject * subtype, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
@@ -482,7 +471,7 @@ PyTypeObject rpmfi_Type = {
 	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
 	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
 	(initproc) rpmfi_init,		/* tp_init */
-	(allocfunc) rpmfi_alloc,	/* tp_alloc */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
 	(newfunc) rpmfi_new,		/* tp_new */
 	(freefunc) rpmfi_free,		/* tp_free */
 	0,				/* tp_is_gc */
diff --git a/python/rpmps-py.c b/python/rpmps-py.c
index 875d785f3..7355d18bd 100644
--- a/python/rpmps-py.c
+++ b/python/rpmps-py.c
@@ -190,17 +190,6 @@ fprintf(stderr, "%p -- ps %p\n", s, s->ps);
     PyObject_Del((PyObject *)s);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup py_c
- */
-static PyObject * rpmps_alloc(PyTypeObject * subtype, int nitems)
-{
-    PyObject * s = PyType_GenericAlloc(subtype, nitems);
-
-if (_rpmps_debug < 0)
-fprintf(stderr, "*** rpmps_alloc(%p,%d) ret %p\n", subtype, nitems, s);
-    return s;
-}
-
 /** \ingroup py_c
  */
 static PyObject * rpmps_new(PyTypeObject * subtype, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
@@ -263,7 +252,7 @@ PyTypeObject rpmps_Type = {
 	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
 	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
 	(initproc) rpmps_init,		/* tp_init */
-	(allocfunc) rpmps_alloc,	/* tp_alloc */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
 	(newfunc) rpmps_new,		/* tp_new */
 	(freefunc) rpmps_free,		/* tp_free */
 	0,				/* tp_is_gc */
diff --git a/python/rpmts-py.c b/python/rpmts-py.c
index 169f6744a..7d7197eb2 100644
--- a/python/rpmts-py.c
+++ b/python/rpmts-py.c
@@ -1286,17 +1286,6 @@ fprintf(stderr, "%p -- ts %p db %p\n", s, s->ts, rpmtsGetRdb(s->ts));
     PyObject_Del((PyObject *)s);
 }
 
-/** \ingroup py_c
- */
-static PyObject * rpmts_alloc(PyTypeObject * subtype, int nitems)
-{
-    PyObject * s = PyType_GenericAlloc(subtype, nitems);
-
-if (_rpmts_debug < 0)
-fprintf(stderr, "*** rpmts_alloc(%p,%d) ret %p\n", subtype, nitems, s);
-    return s;
-}
-
 /** \ingroup py_c
  */
 static PyObject * rpmts_new(PyTypeObject * subtype, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
@@ -1376,7 +1365,7 @@ PyTypeObject rpmts_Type = {
 	0,				/* tp_descr_set */
 	0,				/* tp_dictoffset */
 	(initproc) rpmts_init,		/* tp_init */
-	(allocfunc) rpmts_alloc,	/* tp_alloc */
+	0,				/* tp_alloc */
 	(newfunc) rpmts_new,		/* tp_new */
 	(freefunc) rpmts_free,		/* tp_free */
 	0,				/* tp_is_gc */