diff --git a/mypyc/lib-rt/bytes_ops.c b/mypyc/lib-rt/bytes_ops.c
index 5ddf3528211f..6ff34b021a9a 100644
--- a/mypyc/lib-rt/bytes_ops.c
+++ b/mypyc/lib-rt/bytes_ops.c
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ PyObject *CPyBytes_Join(PyObject *sep, PyObject *iter) {
         return PyBytes_Join(sep, iter);
     } else {
         _Py_IDENTIFIER(join);
-        return _PyObject_CallMethodIdOneArg(sep, &PyId_join, iter);
+        PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_join); /* borrowed */
+        if (name == NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        return PyObject_CallMethodOneArg(sep, name, iter);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mypyc/lib-rt/dict_ops.c b/mypyc/lib-rt/dict_ops.c
index b33233521afd..b102aba57307 100644
--- a/mypyc/lib-rt/dict_ops.c
+++ b/mypyc/lib-rt/dict_ops.c
@@ -208,7 +208,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_KeysView(PyObject *dict) {
         return _CPyDictView_New(dict, &PyDictKeys_Type);
     }
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(keys);
-    return _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_keys);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_keys); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
 }
 
 PyObject *CPyDict_ValuesView(PyObject *dict) {
@@ -216,7 +220,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_ValuesView(PyObject *dict) {
         return _CPyDictView_New(dict, &PyDictValues_Type);
     }
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(values);
-    return _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_values);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_values); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
 }
 
 PyObject *CPyDict_ItemsView(PyObject *dict) {
@@ -224,7 +232,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_ItemsView(PyObject *dict) {
         return _CPyDictView_New(dict, &PyDictItems_Type);
     }
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(items);
-    return _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_items);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_items); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
 }
 
 PyObject *CPyDict_Keys(PyObject *dict) {
@@ -234,7 +246,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_Keys(PyObject *dict) {
     // Inline generic fallback logic to also return a list.
     PyObject *list = PyList_New(0);
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(keys);
-    PyObject *view = _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_keys);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_keys); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyObject *view = PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
     if (view == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -253,7 +269,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_Values(PyObject *dict) {
     // Inline generic fallback logic to also return a list.
     PyObject *list = PyList_New(0);
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(values);
-    PyObject *view = _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_values);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_values); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyObject *view = PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
     if (view == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -272,7 +292,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_Items(PyObject *dict) {
     // Inline generic fallback logic to also return a list.
     PyObject *list = PyList_New(0);
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(items);
-    PyObject *view = _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_items);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_items); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyObject *view = PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
     if (view == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -289,7 +313,11 @@ char CPyDict_Clear(PyObject *dict) {
         PyDict_Clear(dict);
     } else {
         _Py_IDENTIFIER(clear);
-        PyObject *res = _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_clear);
+        PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_clear); /* borrowed */
+        if (name == NULL) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+        PyObject *res = PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
         if (res == NULL) {
             return 0;
         }
@@ -302,7 +330,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_Copy(PyObject *dict) {
         return PyDict_Copy(dict);
     }
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(copy);
-    return _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_copy);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_copy); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
 }
 
 PyObject *CPyDict_GetKeysIter(PyObject *dict) {
@@ -321,7 +353,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_GetItemsIter(PyObject *dict) {
         return dict;
     }
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(items);
-    PyObject *view = _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_items);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_items); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyObject *view = PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
     if (view == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
@@ -337,7 +373,11 @@ PyObject *CPyDict_GetValuesIter(PyObject *dict) {
         return dict;
     }
     _Py_IDENTIFIER(values);
-    PyObject *view = _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs(dict, &PyId_values);
+    PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_values); /* borrowed */
+    if (name == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyObject *view = PyObject_CallMethodNoArgs(dict, name);
     if (view == NULL) {
         return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/mypyc/lib-rt/misc_ops.c b/mypyc/lib-rt/misc_ops.c
index a674240d8940..d234138b2ff7 100644
--- a/mypyc/lib-rt/misc_ops.c
+++ b/mypyc/lib-rt/misc_ops.c
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ PyObject *CPyIter_Send(PyObject *iter, PyObject *val)
 {
     // Do a send, or a next if second arg is None.
     // (This behavior is to match the PEP 380 spec for yield from.)
-    _Py_IDENTIFIER(send);
     if (Py_IsNone(val)) {
         return CPyIter_Next(iter);
     } else {
-        return _PyObject_CallMethodIdOneArg(iter, &PyId_send, val);
+        _Py_IDENTIFIER(send);
+        PyObject *name = _PyUnicode_FromId(&PyId_send); /* borrowed */
+        if (name == NULL) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        return PyObject_CallMethodOneArg(iter, name, val);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mypyc/lib-rt/pythonsupport.h b/mypyc/lib-rt/pythonsupport.h
index f35f8a1a6e4e..7019c12cf59a 100644
--- a/mypyc/lib-rt/pythonsupport.h
+++ b/mypyc/lib-rt/pythonsupport.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #ifndef Py_BUILD_CORE
 #define Py_BUILD_CORE
 #endif
-#include "internal/pycore_call.h"  // _PyObject_CallMethodIdNoArgs, _PyObject_CallMethodIdOneArg
 #include "internal/pycore_genobject.h"  // _PyGen_FetchStopIterationValue
 #include "internal/pycore_pyerrors.h"  // _PyErr_FormatFromCause, _PyErr_SetKeyError
 #include "internal/pycore_setobject.h"  // _PySet_Update