diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index fa5eb4d..df93a19 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -1509,9 +1509,6 @@
 
 	if (PyType_Ready(&PyStdPrinter_Type) < 0)
 		Py_FatalError("Can't initialize StdPrinter");
-
-	if (PyType_Ready(&PyRange_Type) < 0)
-		Py_FatalError("Can't initialize 'range'");
 }
 
 
diff --git a/Objects/rangeobject.c b/Objects/rangeobject.c
index e159feb..0bb3e7b 100644
--- a/Objects/rangeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/rangeobject.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
     Py_DECREF(r->start);
     Py_DECREF(r->stop);
     Py_DECREF(r->step);
-    Py_Type(r)->tp_free(r);
+    PyObject_Del(r);
 }
 
 /* Return number of items in range (lo, hi, step), when arguments are
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@
     Py_XDECREF(r->start);
     Py_XDECREF(r->step);
     Py_XDECREF(r->len);
+    PyObject_Del(r);
 }
 
 static PyObject *