diff --git a/Objects/moduleobject.c b/Objects/moduleobject.c
index 3a95261..1e3349d 100644
--- a/Objects/moduleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/moduleobject.c
@@ -335,10 +335,7 @@
     if (m->md_def && m->md_def->m_free)
         m->md_def->m_free(m);
     if (m->md_dict != NULL) {
-        /* If we are the only ones holding a reference, we can clear
-           the dictionary. */
-        if (Py_REFCNT(m->md_dict) == 1)
-            _PyModule_Clear((PyObject *)m);
+        _PyModule_Clear((PyObject *)m);
         Py_DECREF(m->md_dict);
     }
     if (m->md_state != NULL)