diff --git a/Python/ast.c b/Python/ast.c
index e2092f0..6e1793d 100644
--- a/Python/ast.c
+++ b/Python/ast.c
@@ -367,12 +367,9 @@
 }
 
 static int
-validate_body(asdl_seq *body, const char *owner, int allowempty)
+validate_body(asdl_seq *body, const char *owner)
 {
-    if (!allowempty && !validate_nonempty_seq(body, "body", owner)) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-    return validate_stmts(body);
+    return validate_nonempty_seq(body, "body", owner) && validate_stmts(body);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -381,15 +378,13 @@
     int i;
     switch (stmt->kind) {
     case FunctionDef_kind:
-        return validate_body(stmt->v.FunctionDef.body, "FunctionDef",
-                             stmt->v.FunctionDef.docstring != NULL) &&
+        return validate_body(stmt->v.FunctionDef.body, "FunctionDef") &&
             validate_arguments(stmt->v.FunctionDef.args) &&
             validate_exprs(stmt->v.FunctionDef.decorator_list, Load, 0) &&
             (!stmt->v.FunctionDef.returns ||
              validate_expr(stmt->v.FunctionDef.returns, Load));
     case ClassDef_kind:
-        return validate_body(stmt->v.ClassDef.body, "ClassDef",
-                             stmt->v.ClassDef.docstring != NULL) &&
+        return validate_body(stmt->v.ClassDef.body, "ClassDef") &&
             validate_exprs(stmt->v.ClassDef.bases, Load, 0) &&
             validate_keywords(stmt->v.ClassDef.keywords) &&
             validate_exprs(stmt->v.ClassDef.decorator_list, Load, 0);
@@ -417,20 +412,20 @@
     case For_kind:
         return validate_expr(stmt->v.For.target, Store) &&
             validate_expr(stmt->v.For.iter, Load) &&
-            validate_body(stmt->v.For.body, "For", 0) &&
+            validate_body(stmt->v.For.body, "For") &&
             validate_stmts(stmt->v.For.orelse);
     case AsyncFor_kind:
         return validate_expr(stmt->v.AsyncFor.target, Store) &&
             validate_expr(stmt->v.AsyncFor.iter, Load) &&
-            validate_body(stmt->v.AsyncFor.body, "AsyncFor", 0) &&
+            validate_body(stmt->v.AsyncFor.body, "AsyncFor") &&
             validate_stmts(stmt->v.AsyncFor.orelse);
     case While_kind:
         return validate_expr(stmt->v.While.test, Load) &&
-            validate_body(stmt->v.While.body, "While", 0) &&
+            validate_body(stmt->v.While.body, "While") &&
             validate_stmts(stmt->v.While.orelse);
     case If_kind:
         return validate_expr(stmt->v.If.test, Load) &&
-            validate_body(stmt->v.If.body, "If", 0) &&
+            validate_body(stmt->v.If.body, "If") &&
             validate_stmts(stmt->v.If.orelse);
     case With_kind:
         if (!validate_nonempty_seq(stmt->v.With.items, "items", "With"))
@@ -441,7 +436,7 @@
                 (item->optional_vars && !validate_expr(item->optional_vars, Store)))
                 return 0;
         }
-        return validate_body(stmt->v.With.body, "With", 0);
+        return validate_body(stmt->v.With.body, "With");
     case AsyncWith_kind:
         if (!validate_nonempty_seq(stmt->v.AsyncWith.items, "items", "AsyncWith"))
             return 0;
@@ -451,7 +446,7 @@
                 (item->optional_vars && !validate_expr(item->optional_vars, Store)))
                 return 0;
         }
-        return validate_body(stmt->v.AsyncWith.body, "AsyncWith", 0);
+        return validate_body(stmt->v.AsyncWith.body, "AsyncWith");
     case Raise_kind:
         if (stmt->v.Raise.exc) {
             return validate_expr(stmt->v.Raise.exc, Load) &&
@@ -463,7 +458,7 @@
         }
         return 1;
     case Try_kind:
-        if (!validate_body(stmt->v.Try.body, "Try", 0))
+        if (!validate_body(stmt->v.Try.body, "Try"))
             return 0;
         if (!asdl_seq_LEN(stmt->v.Try.handlers) &&
             !asdl_seq_LEN(stmt->v.Try.finalbody)) {
@@ -479,7 +474,7 @@
             excepthandler_ty handler = asdl_seq_GET(stmt->v.Try.handlers, i);
             if ((handler->v.ExceptHandler.type &&
                  !validate_expr(handler->v.ExceptHandler.type, Load)) ||
-                !validate_body(handler->v.ExceptHandler.body, "ExceptHandler", 0))
+                !validate_body(handler->v.ExceptHandler.body, "ExceptHandler"))
                 return 0;
         }
         return (!asdl_seq_LEN(stmt->v.Try.finalbody) ||
@@ -504,8 +499,7 @@
     case Expr_kind:
         return validate_expr(stmt->v.Expr.value, Load);
     case AsyncFunctionDef_kind:
-        return validate_body(stmt->v.AsyncFunctionDef.body, "AsyncFunctionDef",
-                             stmt->v.AsyncFunctionDef.docstring != NULL) &&
+        return validate_body(stmt->v.AsyncFunctionDef.body, "AsyncFunctionDef") &&
             validate_arguments(stmt->v.AsyncFunctionDef.args) &&
             validate_exprs(stmt->v.AsyncFunctionDef.decorator_list, Load, 0) &&
             (!stmt->v.AsyncFunctionDef.returns ||
@@ -600,9 +594,7 @@
 static asdl_seq *seq_for_testlist(struct compiling *, const node *);
 static expr_ty ast_for_expr(struct compiling *, const node *);
 static stmt_ty ast_for_stmt(struct compiling *, const node *);
-static asdl_seq *ast_for_body(struct compiling *c, const node *n,
-                              string *docstring);
-static string docstring_from_stmts(asdl_seq *stmts);
+static asdl_seq *ast_for_suite(struct compiling *c, const node *n);
 static asdl_seq *ast_for_exprlist(struct compiling *, const node *,
                                   expr_context_ty);
 static expr_ty ast_for_testlist(struct compiling *, const node *);
@@ -820,7 +812,7 @@
                     }
                 }
             }
-            res = Module(stmts, docstring_from_stmts(stmts), arena);
+            res = Module(stmts, arena);
             break;
         case eval_input: {
             expr_ty testlist_ast;
@@ -1585,7 +1577,6 @@
     arguments_ty args;
     asdl_seq *body;
     expr_ty returns = NULL;
-    string docstring;
     int name_i = 1;
 
     REQ(n, funcdef);
@@ -1604,18 +1595,16 @@
             return NULL;
         name_i += 2;
     }
-    body = ast_for_body(c, CHILD(n, name_i + 3), &docstring);
+    body = ast_for_suite(c, CHILD(n, name_i + 3));
     if (!body)
         return NULL;
 
     if (is_async)
         return AsyncFunctionDef(name, args, body, decorator_seq, returns,
-                                docstring, LINENO(n),
-                                n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
+                                LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
     else
         return FunctionDef(name, args, body, decorator_seq, returns,
-                           docstring, LINENO(n),
-                           n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
+                           LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
 }
 
 static stmt_ty
@@ -3528,32 +3517,6 @@
     return seq;
 }
 
-static string
-docstring_from_stmts(asdl_seq *stmts)
-{
-    if (stmts && stmts->size) {
-        stmt_ty s = (stmt_ty)asdl_seq_GET(stmts, 0);
-        /* If first statement is a literal string, it's the doc string. */
-        if (s->kind == Expr_kind && s->v.Expr.value->kind == Str_kind) {
-            string doc = s->v.Expr.value->v.Str.s;
-            /* not very efficient, but simple */
-            memmove(&asdl_seq_GET(stmts, 0), &asdl_seq_GET(stmts, 1),
-                    (stmts->size - 1) * sizeof(void*));
-            stmts->size--;
-            return doc;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static asdl_seq *
-ast_for_body(struct compiling *c, const node *n, string *docstring)
-{
-    asdl_seq *stmts = ast_for_suite(c, n);
-    *docstring = docstring_from_stmts(stmts);
-    return stmts;
-}
-
 static stmt_ty
 ast_for_if_stmt(struct compiling *c, const node *n)
 {
@@ -3938,13 +3901,12 @@
     /* classdef: 'class' NAME ['(' arglist ')'] ':' suite */
     PyObject *classname;
     asdl_seq *s;
-    string docstring;
     expr_ty call;
 
     REQ(n, classdef);
 
     if (NCH(n) == 4) { /* class NAME ':' suite */
-        s = ast_for_body(c, CHILD(n, 3), &docstring);
+        s = ast_for_suite(c, CHILD(n, 3));
         if (!s)
             return NULL;
         classname = NEW_IDENTIFIER(CHILD(n, 1));
@@ -3952,12 +3914,12 @@
             return NULL;
         if (forbidden_name(c, classname, CHILD(n, 3), 0))
             return NULL;
-        return ClassDef(classname, NULL, NULL, s, decorator_seq, docstring,
+        return ClassDef(classname, NULL, NULL, s, decorator_seq,
                         LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
     }
 
     if (TYPE(CHILD(n, 3)) == RPAR) { /* class NAME '(' ')' ':' suite */
-        s = ast_for_body(c, CHILD(n, 5), &docstring);
+        s = ast_for_suite(c, CHILD(n, 5));
         if (!s)
             return NULL;
         classname = NEW_IDENTIFIER(CHILD(n, 1));
@@ -3965,7 +3927,7 @@
             return NULL;
         if (forbidden_name(c, classname, CHILD(n, 3), 0))
             return NULL;
-        return ClassDef(classname, NULL, NULL, s, decorator_seq, docstring,
+        return ClassDef(classname, NULL, NULL, s, decorator_seq,
                         LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
     }
 
@@ -3982,7 +3944,7 @@
         if (!call)
             return NULL;
     }
-    s = ast_for_body(c, CHILD(n, 6), &docstring);
+    s = ast_for_suite(c, CHILD(n, 6));
     if (!s)
         return NULL;
     classname = NEW_IDENTIFIER(CHILD(n, 1));
@@ -3992,8 +3954,7 @@
         return NULL;
 
     return ClassDef(classname, call->v.Call.args, call->v.Call.keywords, s,
-                    decorator_seq, docstring, LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset,
-                    c->c_arena);
+                    decorator_seq, LINENO(n), n->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
 }
 
 static stmt_ty