diff --git a/Modules/_csv.c b/Modules/_csv.c
index ebc3328d0cf0d3..991b623d6d6d3a 100644
--- a/Modules/_csv.c
+++ b/Modules/_csv.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ _csv_traverse(PyObject *module, visitproc visit, void *arg)
     Py_VISIT(module_state->dialect_type);
     Py_VISIT(module_state->reader_type);
     Py_VISIT(module_state->writer_type);
-    Py_VISIT(module_state->str_write);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Modules/arraymodule.c b/Modules/arraymodule.c
index 2d6da1aaac85a9..73104ce8f17874 100644
--- a/Modules/arraymodule.c
+++ b/Modules/arraymodule.c
@@ -3034,11 +3034,6 @@ array_traverse(PyObject *module, visitproc visit, void *arg)
     array_state *state = get_array_state(module);
     Py_VISIT(state->ArrayType);
     Py_VISIT(state->ArrayIterType);
-    Py_VISIT(state->str_read);
-    Py_VISIT(state->str_write);
-    Py_VISIT(state->str__array_reconstructor);
-    Py_VISIT(state->str___dict__);
-    Py_VISIT(state->str_iter);
     return 0;
 }