diff --git a/Include/bytesobject.h b/Include/bytesobject.h
index a50792c..1083da9 100644
--- a/Include/bytesobject.h
+++ b/Include/bytesobject.h
@@ -23,11 +23,5 @@
 #define _PyBytes_FormatLong _PyString_FormatLong
 #define PyBytes_DecodeEscape PyString_DecodeEscape
 #define _PyBytes_Join _PyString_Join
-#define PyBytes_Decode PyString_Decode
-#define PyBytes_Encode PyString_Encode
-#define PyBytes_AsEncodedObject PyString_AsEncodedObject
-#define PyBytes_AsEncodedString PyString_AsEncodedString
-#define PyBytes_AsDecodedObject PyString_AsDecodedObject
-#define PyBytes_AsDecodedString PyString_AsDecodedString
 #define PyBytes_AsStringAndSize PyString_AsStringAndSize
 #define _PyBytes_InsertThousandsGrouping _PyString_InsertThousandsGrouping
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 142026c..3e37c28 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -506,6 +506,8 @@
 C-API
 -----
 
+- Some PyBytes_* aliases have been removed because they don't exist in 3.x.
+
 - Issue #5175: PyLong_AsUnsignedLongLong now raises OverflowError
   for negative arguments.  Previously, it raised TypeError.