diff --git a/Objects/call.c b/Objects/call.c
index acd1f26..c0d1456 100644
--- a/Objects/call.c
+++ b/Objects/call.c
@@ -308,11 +308,11 @@
         (co->co_flags & ~PyCF_MASK) == (CO_OPTIMIZED | CO_NEWLOCALS | CO_NOFREE))
     {
         /* Fast paths */
-        if (argdefs == NULL && co->co_argcount + co->co_posonlyargcount == nargs) {
+        if (argdefs == NULL && co->co_argcount == nargs) {
             return function_code_fastcall(co, args, nargs, globals);
         }
         else if (nargs == 0 && argdefs != NULL
-                 && co->co_argcount + co->co_posonlyargcount == PyTuple_GET_SIZE(argdefs)) {
+                 && co->co_argcount == PyTuple_GET_SIZE(argdefs)) {
             /* function called with no arguments, but all parameters have
                a default value: use default values as arguments .*/
             args = _PyTuple_ITEMS(argdefs);
@@ -396,11 +396,11 @@
     if (co->co_kwonlyargcount == 0 && nkwargs == 0 &&
         (co->co_flags & ~PyCF_MASK) == (CO_OPTIMIZED | CO_NEWLOCALS | CO_NOFREE))
     {
-        if (argdefs == NULL && co->co_argcount + co->co_posonlyargcount== nargs) {
+        if (argdefs == NULL && co->co_argcount == nargs) {
             return function_code_fastcall(co, stack, nargs, globals);
         }
         else if (nargs == 0 && argdefs != NULL
-                 && co->co_argcount + co->co_posonlyargcount == PyTuple_GET_SIZE(argdefs)) {
+                 && co->co_argcount == PyTuple_GET_SIZE(argdefs)) {
             /* function called with no arguments, but all parameters have
                a default value: use default values as arguments .*/
             stack = _PyTuple_ITEMS(argdefs);
diff --git a/Objects/codeobject.c b/Objects/codeobject.c
index 886ce41..bf68e54 100644
--- a/Objects/codeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/codeobject.c
@@ -114,8 +114,9 @@
     Py_ssize_t i, n_cellvars, n_varnames, total_args;
 
     /* Check argument types */
-    if (argcount < 0 || posonlyargcount < 0 || kwonlyargcount < 0 ||
-        nlocals < 0 || stacksize < 0 || flags < 0 ||
+    if (argcount < posonlyargcount || posonlyargcount < 0 ||
+        kwonlyargcount < 0 || nlocals < 0 ||
+        stacksize < 0 || flags < 0 ||
         code == NULL || !PyBytes_Check(code) ||
         consts == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(consts) ||
         names == NULL || !PyTuple_Check(names) ||
@@ -152,11 +153,9 @@
     }
 
     n_varnames = PyTuple_GET_SIZE(varnames);
-    if (posonlyargcount + argcount <= n_varnames
-        && kwonlyargcount <= n_varnames) {
+    if (argcount <= n_varnames && kwonlyargcount <= n_varnames) {
         /* Never overflows. */
-        total_args = (Py_ssize_t)posonlyargcount + (Py_ssize_t)argcount
-                      + (Py_ssize_t)kwonlyargcount +
+        total_args = (Py_ssize_t)argcount + (Py_ssize_t)kwonlyargcount +
                       ((flags & CO_VARARGS) != 0) + ((flags & CO_VARKEYWORDS) != 0);
     }
     else {
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index da249b5..b6d925c 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -7807,7 +7807,7 @@
                             "super(): no code object");
             return -1;
         }
-        if (co->co_posonlyargcount + co->co_argcount == 0) {
+        if (co->co_argcount == 0) {
             PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
                             "super(): no arguments");
             return -1;