diff --git a/Include/sliceobject.h b/Include/sliceobject.h
index 17f36dc..dbc34b2 100644
--- a/Include/sliceobject.h
+++ b/Include/sliceobject.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PySlice_New(PyObject* start, PyObject* stop,
                                   PyObject* step);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PySlice_FromIndices(Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t stop);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PySlice_GetIndices(PySliceObject *r, Py_ssize_t length,
                                   Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PySlice_GetIndicesEx(PySliceObject *r, Py_ssize_t length,
diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index 9d1aaf0..bee71d8 100644
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -1247,24 +1247,6 @@
 	return type_error("unindexable object");
 }
 
-static PyObject *
-sliceobj_from_ssizet_ssizet(Py_ssize_t i, Py_ssize_t j)
-{
-	PyObject *start, *end, *slice;
-	start = PyInt_FromSsize_t(i);
-	if (!start)
-		return NULL;
-	end = PyInt_FromSsize_t(j);
-	if (!end) {
-		Py_DECREF(start);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	slice = PySlice_New(start, end, NULL);
-	Py_DECREF(start);
-	Py_DECREF(end);
-	return slice;
-}
-
 PyObject *
 PySequence_GetSlice(PyObject *s, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
 {
@@ -1289,7 +1271,7 @@
 		return m->sq_slice(s, i1, i2);
 	} else if ((mp = s->ob_type->tp_as_mapping) && mp->mp_subscript) {
 		PyObject *res;
-		PyObject *slice = sliceobj_from_ssizet_ssizet(i1, i2);
+		PyObject *slice = _PySlice_FromIndices(i1, i2);
 		if (!slice)
 			return NULL;
 		res = mp->mp_subscript(s, slice);
@@ -1381,7 +1363,7 @@
 		return m->sq_ass_slice(s, i1, i2, o);
 	} else if ((mp = s->ob_type->tp_as_mapping) && mp->mp_ass_subscript) {
 		int res;
-		PyObject *slice = sliceobj_from_ssizet_ssizet(i1, i2);
+		PyObject *slice = _PySlice_FromIndices(i1, i2);
 		if (!slice)
 			return -1;
 		res = mp->mp_ass_subscript(s, slice, o);
diff --git a/Objects/classobject.c b/Objects/classobject.c
index f3e636a..ea95ec0 100644
--- a/Objects/classobject.c
+++ b/Objects/classobject.c
@@ -1128,27 +1128,6 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-sliceobj_from_intint(Py_ssize_t i, Py_ssize_t j)
-{
-	PyObject *start, *end, *res;
-
-	start = PyInt_FromLong((long)i);
-	if (!start)
-		return NULL;
-
-	end = PyInt_FromLong((long)j);
-	if (!end) {
-		Py_DECREF(start);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	res = PySlice_New(start, end, NULL);
-	Py_DECREF(start);
-	Py_DECREF(end);
-	return res;
-}
-
-
-static PyObject *
 instance_slice(PyInstanceObject *inst, Py_ssize_t i, Py_ssize_t j)
 {
 	PyObject *func, *arg, *res;
@@ -1168,7 +1147,7 @@
 		func = instance_getattr(inst, getitemstr);
 		if (func == NULL)
 			return NULL;
-		arg = Py_BuildValue("(N)", sliceobj_from_intint(i, j));
+		arg = Py_BuildValue("(N)", _PySlice_FromIndices(i, j));
 	} else
 		arg = Py_BuildValue("(nn)", i, j);
 
@@ -1239,7 +1218,7 @@
 				return -1;
 
 			arg = Py_BuildValue("(N)",
-					    sliceobj_from_intint(i, j));
+					    _PySlice_FromIndices(i, j));
 		} else
 			arg = Py_BuildValue("(nn)", i, j);
 	}
@@ -1260,7 +1239,7 @@
 				return -1;
 
 			arg = Py_BuildValue("(NO)",
-					    sliceobj_from_intint(i, j), value);
+					    _PySlice_FromIndices(i, j), value);
 		} else
 			arg = Py_BuildValue("(nnO)", i, j, value);
 	}
diff --git a/Objects/sliceobject.c b/Objects/sliceobject.c
index 3b37dbb..ed00ce4 100644
--- a/Objects/sliceobject.c
+++ b/Objects/sliceobject.c
@@ -79,6 +79,25 @@
 	return (PyObject *) obj;
 }
 
+PyObject *
+_PySlice_FromIndices(Py_ssize_t istart, Py_ssize_t istop)
+{
+	PyObject *start, *end, *slice;
+	start = PyInt_FromSsize_t(istart);
+	if (!start)
+		return NULL;
+	end = PyInt_FromSsize_t(istop);
+	if (!end) {
+		Py_DECREF(start);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	slice = PySlice_New(start, end, NULL);
+	Py_DECREF(start);
+	Py_DECREF(end);
+	return slice;
+}
+
 int
 PySlice_GetIndices(PySliceObject *r, Py_ssize_t length,
                    Py_ssize_t *start, Py_ssize_t *stop, Py_ssize_t *step)