diff --git a/Lib/pickletools.py b/Lib/pickletools.py
index c462d26da97ce1..45bfab2ca6ef5e 100644
--- a/Lib/pickletools.py
+++ b/Lib/pickletools.py
@@ -2539,8 +2539,6 @@ def dis(pickle, out=None, memo=None, indentlevel=4, annotate=0):
         stack.extend(after)
 
     print("highest protocol among opcodes =", maxproto, file=out)
-    if stack:
-        raise ValueError("stack not empty after STOP: %r" % stack)
 
 # For use in the doctest, simply as an example of a class to pickle.
 class _Example:
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-20-22-30-55.gh-issue-127079.egXnLz.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-20-22-30-55.gh-issue-127079.egXnLz.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..bed241198818a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-11-20-22-30-55.gh-issue-127079.egXnLz.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:mod:`pickletools` no longer errors out when more than one item is left in the stack upon reaching the `STOP` opcode