diff --git a/Include/abstract.h b/Include/abstract.h
index 2c0e735..e0765e5 100644
--- a/Include/abstract.h
+++ b/Include/abstract.h
@@ -1074,6 +1074,13 @@
       */
 
 
+DL_IMPORT(int) PyObject_IsInstance(PyObject *object, PyObject *typeorclass);
+      /* isinstance(object, typeorclass) */
+
+DL_IMPORT(int) PyObject_IsSubclass(PyObject *object, PyObject *typeorclass);
+      /* issubclass(object, typeorclass) */
+
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index 1189ae8..3ccac71 100644
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -1626,3 +1626,115 @@
 
 	return retval;
 }
+
+
+/* isinstance(), issubclass() */
+
+static int
+abstract_issubclass(PyObject *derived, PyObject *cls, int first)
+{
+	static PyObject *__bases__ = NULL;
+	PyObject *bases;
+	int i, n;
+	int r = 0;
+
+	if (__bases__ == NULL) {
+		__bases__ = PyString_FromString("__bases__");
+		if (__bases__ == NULL)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (first) {
+		bases = PyObject_GetAttr(cls, __bases__);
+		if (bases == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(bases)) {
+			Py_XDECREF(bases);
+			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+					"issubclass() arg 2 must be a class");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		Py_DECREF(bases);
+	}
+
+	if (derived == cls)
+		return 1;
+
+	bases = PyObject_GetAttr(derived, __bases__);
+	if (bases == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(bases)) {
+	        Py_XDECREF(bases);
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"issubclass() arg 1 must be a class");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	n = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(bases);
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		r = abstract_issubclass(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(bases, i), cls, 0);
+		if (r != 0)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	Py_DECREF(bases);
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+int
+PyObject_IsInstance(PyObject *inst, PyObject *cls)
+{
+	PyObject *icls;
+	static PyObject *__class__ = NULL;
+	int retval = 0;
+
+        if (PyClass_Check(cls)) {
+		if (PyInstance_Check(inst)) {
+			PyObject *inclass =
+				(PyObject*)((PyInstanceObject*)inst)->in_class;
+			retval = PyClass_IsSubclass(inclass, cls);
+		}
+	}
+	else if (PyType_Check(cls)) {
+		retval = ((PyObject *)(inst->ob_type) == cls);
+	}
+	else if (!PyInstance_Check(inst)) {
+		if (__class__ == NULL) {
+			__class__ = PyString_FromString("__class__");
+			if (__class__ == NULL)
+				return -1;
+		}
+		icls = PyObject_GetAttr(inst, __class__);
+		if (icls != NULL) {
+			retval = abstract_issubclass(icls, cls, 1);
+			Py_DECREF(icls);
+			if (retval < 0 &&
+			    !PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_TypeError))
+				return -1;
+		}
+		else
+			retval = -1;
+	}
+	else
+		retval = -1;
+
+	if (retval < 0) {
+		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+				"isinstance() arg 2 must be a class or type");
+	}
+	return retval;
+}
+
+int
+PyObject_IsSubclass(PyObject *derived, PyObject *cls)
+{
+	int retval;
+
+	if (!PyClass_Check(derived) || !PyClass_Check(cls)) {
+		retval = abstract_issubclass(derived, cls, 1);
+	}
+	else {
+		/* shortcut */
+	  	if (!(retval = (derived == cls)))
+			retval = PyClass_IsSubclass(derived, cls);
+	}
+
+	return retval;
+}
diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index e5db11e..ec680d1 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -2005,101 +2005,19 @@
 Without arguments, equivalent to locals().\n\
 With an argument, equivalent to object.__dict__.";
 
-static int
-abstract_issubclass(PyObject *derived, PyObject *cls, int first)
-{
-	static PyObject *__bases__ = NULL;
-	PyObject *bases;
-	int i, n;
-	int r = 0;
-
-	if (__bases__ == NULL) {
-		__bases__ = PyString_FromString("__bases__");
-		if (__bases__ == NULL)
-			return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (first) {
-		bases = PyObject_GetAttr(cls, __bases__);
-		if (bases == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(bases)) {
-			Py_XDECREF(bases);
-			PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-					"issubclass() arg 2 must be a class");
-			return -1;
-		}
-		Py_DECREF(bases);
-	}
-
-	if (derived == cls)
-		return 1;
-
-	bases = PyObject_GetAttr(derived, __bases__);
-	if (bases == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(bases)) {
-	        Py_XDECREF(bases);
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-				"issubclass() arg 1 must be a class");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	n = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(bases);
-	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		r = abstract_issubclass(PyTuple_GET_ITEM(bases, i), cls, 0);
-		if (r != 0)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	Py_DECREF(bases);
-
-	return r;
-}
-
 static PyObject *
 builtin_isinstance(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
 	PyObject *inst;
 	PyObject *cls;
-	PyObject *icls;
-	static PyObject *__class__ = NULL;
-	int retval = 0;
+	int retval;
 
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "OO:isinstance", &inst, &cls))
 		return NULL;
 
-        if (PyClass_Check(cls)) {
-		if (PyInstance_Check(inst)) {
-			PyObject *inclass =
-				(PyObject*)((PyInstanceObject*)inst)->in_class;
-			retval = PyClass_IsSubclass(inclass, cls);
-		}
-	}
-	else if (PyType_Check(cls)) {
-		retval = ((PyObject *)(inst->ob_type) == cls);
-	}
-	else if (!PyInstance_Check(inst)) {
-		if (__class__ == NULL) {
-			__class__ = PyString_FromString("__class__");
-			if (__class__ == NULL)
-				return NULL;
-		}
-		icls = PyObject_GetAttr(inst, __class__);
-		if (icls != NULL) {
-			retval = abstract_issubclass(icls, cls, 1);
-			Py_DECREF(icls);
-			if (retval < 0 &&
-			    !PyErr_ExceptionMatches(PyExc_TypeError))
-				return NULL;
-		}
-		else
-			retval = -1;
-	}
-	else
-		retval = -1;
-
-	if (retval < 0) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-				"isinstance() arg 2 must be a class or type");
+	retval = PyObject_IsInstance(inst, cls);
+	if (retval < 0)
 		return NULL;
-	}
 	return PyInt_FromLong(retval);
 }
 
@@ -2120,17 +2038,9 @@
 	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "OO:issubclass", &derived, &cls))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!PyClass_Check(derived) || !PyClass_Check(cls)) {
-		retval = abstract_issubclass(derived, cls, 1);
-		if (retval < 0)
-			return NULL;
-	}
-	else {
-		/* shortcut */
-	  	if (!(retval = (derived == cls)))
-			retval = PyClass_IsSubclass(derived, cls);
-	}
-
+	retval = PyObject_IsSubclass(derived, cls);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		return NULL;
 	return PyInt_FromLong(retval);
 }