diff --git a/Objects/abstract.c b/Objects/abstract.c
index e303caf..8eb0fea 100644
--- a/Objects/abstract.c
+++ b/Objects/abstract.c
@@ -1505,26 +1505,12 @@
 PyObject *
 PySequence_GetSlice(PyObject *s, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
 {
-	PySequenceMethods *m;
 	PyMappingMethods *mp;
 
 	if (!s) return null_error();
 
-	m = s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence;
-	if (m && m->sq_slice) {
-		if (i1 < 0 || i2 < 0) {
-			if (m->sq_length) {
-				Py_ssize_t l = (*m->sq_length)(s);
-				if (l < 0)
-					return NULL;
-				if (i1 < 0)
-					i1 += l;
-				if (i2 < 0)
-					i2 += l;
-			}
-		}
-		return m->sq_slice(s, i1, i2);
-	} else if ((mp = s->ob_type->tp_as_mapping) && mp->mp_subscript) {
+	mp = s->ob_type->tp_as_mapping;
+	if (mp->mp_subscript) {
 		PyObject *res;
 		PyObject *slice = _PySlice_FromIndices(i1, i2);
 		if (!slice)
@@ -1594,7 +1580,6 @@
 int
 PySequence_SetSlice(PyObject *s, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2, PyObject *o)
 {
-	PySequenceMethods *m;
 	PyMappingMethods *mp;
 
 	if (s == NULL) {
@@ -1602,21 +1587,8 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	m = s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence;
-	if (m && m->sq_ass_slice) {
-		if (i1 < 0 || i2 < 0) {
-			if (m->sq_length) {
-				Py_ssize_t l = (*m->sq_length)(s);
-				if (l < 0)
-					return -1;
-				if (i1 < 0)
-					i1 += l;
-				if (i2 < 0)
-					i2 += l;
-			}
-		}
-		return m->sq_ass_slice(s, i1, i2, o);
-	} else if ((mp = s->ob_type->tp_as_mapping) && mp->mp_ass_subscript) {
+	mp = s->ob_type->tp_as_mapping;
+	if (mp->mp_ass_subscript) {
 		int res;
 		PyObject *slice = _PySlice_FromIndices(i1, i2);
 		if (!slice)
@@ -1633,27 +1605,22 @@
 int
 PySequence_DelSlice(PyObject *s, Py_ssize_t i1, Py_ssize_t i2)
 {
-	PySequenceMethods *m;
+	PyMappingMethods *mp;
 
 	if (s == NULL) {
 		null_error();
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	m = s->ob_type->tp_as_sequence;
-	if (m && m->sq_ass_slice) {
-		if (i1 < 0 || i2 < 0) {
-			if (m->sq_length) {
-				Py_ssize_t l = (*m->sq_length)(s);
-				if (l < 0)
-					return -1;
-				if (i1 < 0)
-					i1 += l;
-				if (i2 < 0)
-					i2 += l;
-			}
-		}
-		return m->sq_ass_slice(s, i1, i2, (PyObject *)NULL);
+	mp = s->ob_type->tp_as_mapping;
+	if (mp->mp_ass_subscript) {
+		int res;
+		PyObject *slice = _PySlice_FromIndices(i1, i2);
+		if (!slice)
+			return -1;
+		res = mp->mp_ass_subscript(s, slice, NULL);
+		Py_DECREF(slice);
+		return res;
 	}
 	type_error("'%.200s' object doesn't support slice deletion", s);
 	return -1;
@@ -1925,9 +1892,7 @@
 PyMapping_Check(PyObject *o)
 {
 	return  o && o->ob_type->tp_as_mapping &&
-		o->ob_type->tp_as_mapping->mp_subscript &&
-		!(o->ob_type->tp_as_sequence && 
-		  o->ob_type->tp_as_sequence->sq_slice);
+		o->ob_type->tp_as_mapping->mp_subscript;
 }
 
 Py_ssize_t
diff --git a/Objects/bufferobject.c b/Objects/bufferobject.c
index d3464c1..d697d26 100644
--- a/Objects/bufferobject.c
+++ b/Objects/bufferobject.c
@@ -465,28 +465,6 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-buffer_slice(PyBufferObject *self, Py_ssize_t left, Py_ssize_t right)
-{
-        PyObject *ob;
-        PyBuffer view;
-	if (!get_buf(self, &view, PyBUF_SIMPLE))
-		return NULL;
-	if (left < 0)
-		left = 0;
-	if (right < 0)
-		right = 0;
-	if (right > view.len)
-		right = view.len;
-	if (right < left)
-		right = left;
-	/* XXX(nnorwitz): is it possible to access unitialized memory? */
-	ob = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize((char *)view.buf + left,
-                                       right - left);
-        PyObject_ReleaseBuffer((PyObject *)self, &view);
-        return ob;
-}
-
-static PyObject *
 buffer_subscript(PyBufferObject *self, PyObject *item)
 {
 	PyBuffer view;
@@ -605,62 +583,6 @@
 }
 
 static int
-buffer_ass_slice(PyBufferObject *self, Py_ssize_t left, Py_ssize_t right,
-                 PyObject *other)
-{
-	PyBufferProcs *pb;
-        PyBuffer v1, v2;
-	Py_ssize_t slice_len;
-
-	pb = other ? other->ob_type->tp_as_buffer : NULL;
-	if (pb == NULL ||
-            pb->bf_getbuffer == NULL) {
-		PyErr_BadArgument();
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (!get_buf(self, &v1, PyBUF_SIMPLE))
-                return -1;
-
-	if (self->b_readonly || v1.readonly) {
-		PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-				"buffer is read-only");
-                PyObject_ReleaseBuffer((PyObject *)self, &v1);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-        if ((*pb->bf_getbuffer)(other, &v2, PyBUF_SIMPLE) < 0) {
-                PyObject_ReleaseBuffer((PyObject *)self, &v1);
-                return -1;
-        }
-
-	if (left < 0)
-		left = 0;
-	else if (left > v1.len)
-		left = v1.len;
-	if (right < left)
-		right = left;
-	else if (right > v1.len)
-		right = v1.len;
-	slice_len = right - left;
-
-	if (v2.len != slice_len) {
-		PyErr_SetString(
-			PyExc_TypeError,
-			"right operand length must match slice length");
-                PyObject_ReleaseBuffer((PyObject *)self, &v1);
-                PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(other, &v2);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	if (slice_len)
-	    memcpy((char *)v1.buf + left, v2.buf, slice_len);
-
-        PyObject_ReleaseBuffer((PyObject *)self, &v1);
-        PyObject_ReleaseBuffer(other, &v2);        
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
 buffer_ass_subscript(PyBufferObject *self, PyObject *item, PyObject *value)
 {
 	PyBuffer v1;
@@ -743,9 +665,9 @@
 	(binaryfunc)buffer_concat, /*sq_concat*/
 	(ssizeargfunc)buffer_repeat, /*sq_repeat*/
 	(ssizeargfunc)buffer_item, /*sq_item*/
-	(ssizessizeargfunc)buffer_slice, /*sq_slice*/
+	0, /*sq_slice*/
 	(ssizeobjargproc)buffer_ass_item, /*sq_ass_item*/
-	(ssizessizeobjargproc)buffer_ass_slice, /*sq_ass_slice*/
+	0, /*sq_ass_slice*/
 };
 
 static PyMappingMethods buffer_as_mapping = {
diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
index c5a4287..f0e6408 100644
--- a/Objects/listobject.c
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -2423,9 +2423,9 @@
 	(binaryfunc)list_concat,		/* sq_concat */
 	(ssizeargfunc)list_repeat,		/* sq_repeat */
 	(ssizeargfunc)list_item,		/* sq_item */
-	(ssizessizeargfunc)list_slice,		/* sq_slice */
+	0,					/* sq_slice */
 	(ssizeobjargproc)list_ass_item,		/* sq_ass_item */
-	(ssizessizeobjargproc)list_ass_slice,	/* sq_ass_slice */
+	0,					/* sq_ass_slice */
 	(objobjproc)list_contains,		/* sq_contains */
 	(binaryfunc)list_inplace_concat,	/* sq_inplace_concat */
 	(ssizeargfunc)list_inplace_repeat,	/* sq_inplace_repeat */
diff --git a/Objects/stringobject.c b/Objects/stringobject.c
index 8d0f4b8..d263812 100644
--- a/Objects/stringobject.c
+++ b/Objects/stringobject.c
@@ -965,29 +965,6 @@
 	return (PyObject *) op;
 }
 
-/* String slice a[i:j] consists of characters a[i] ... a[j-1] */
-
-static PyObject *
-string_slice(register PyStringObject *a, register Py_ssize_t i,
-	     register Py_ssize_t j)
-     /* j -- may be negative! */
-{
-	if (i < 0)
-		i = 0;
-	if (j < 0)
-		j = 0; /* Avoid signed/unsigned bug in next line */
-	if (j > Py_Size(a))
-		j = Py_Size(a);
-	if (i == 0 && j == Py_Size(a) && PyString_CheckExact(a)) {
-		/* It's the same as a */
-		Py_INCREF(a);
-		return (PyObject *)a;
-	}
-	if (j < i)
-		j = i;
-	return PyString_FromStringAndSize(a->ob_sval + i, j-i);
-}
-
 static int
 string_contains(PyObject *str_obj, PyObject *sub_obj)
 {
@@ -1193,7 +1170,7 @@
 	(binaryfunc)string_concat, /*sq_concat*/
 	(ssizeargfunc)string_repeat, /*sq_repeat*/
 	(ssizeargfunc)string_item, /*sq_item*/
-	(ssizessizeargfunc)string_slice, /*sq_slice*/
+	0,		/*sq_slice*/
 	0,		/*sq_ass_item*/
 	0,		/*sq_ass_slice*/
 	(objobjproc)string_contains /*sq_contains*/
diff --git a/Objects/structseq.c b/Objects/structseq.c
index a3ff045..1b6aafd 100644
--- a/Objects/structseq.c
+++ b/Objects/structseq.c
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 	(binaryfunc)structseq_concat,           /* sq_concat */
 	(ssizeargfunc)structseq_repeat,         /* sq_repeat */
 	(ssizeargfunc)structseq_item,		/* sq_item */
-	(ssizessizeargfunc)structseq_slice,	/* sq_slice */
+	0,					/* sq_slice */
 	0,					/* sq_ass_item */
 	0,					/* sq_ass_slice */
 	(objobjproc)structseq_contains,	        /* sq_contains */
diff --git a/Objects/tupleobject.c b/Objects/tupleobject.c
index 37b5a1f..222f362 100644
--- a/Objects/tupleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/tupleobject.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 	(binaryfunc)tupleconcat,		/* sq_concat */
 	(ssizeargfunc)tuplerepeat,		/* sq_repeat */
 	(ssizeargfunc)tupleitem,		/* sq_item */
-	(ssizessizeargfunc)tupleslice,		/* sq_slice */
+	0,					/* sq_slice */
 	0,					/* sq_ass_item */
 	0,					/* sq_ass_slice */
 	(objobjproc)tuplecontains,		/* sq_contains */
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 0cc63fc..ae48e75 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -3260,9 +3260,7 @@
 		COPYSEQ(sq_concat);
 		COPYSEQ(sq_repeat);
 		COPYSEQ(sq_item);
-		COPYSEQ(sq_slice);
 		COPYSEQ(sq_ass_item);
-		COPYSEQ(sq_ass_slice);
 		COPYSEQ(sq_contains);
 		COPYSEQ(sq_inplace_concat);
 		COPYSEQ(sq_inplace_repeat);
@@ -3766,17 +3764,6 @@
 }
 
 static PyObject *
-wrap_ssizessizeargfunc(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
-{
-	ssizessizeargfunc func = (ssizessizeargfunc)wrapped;
-	Py_ssize_t i, j;
-
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "nn", &i, &j))
-		return NULL;
-	return (*func)(self, i, j);
-}
-
-static PyObject *
 wrap_sq_setitem(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
 {
 	ssizeobjargproc func = (ssizeobjargproc)wrapped;
@@ -3817,39 +3804,6 @@
 	return Py_None;
 }
 
-static PyObject *
-wrap_ssizessizeobjargproc(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
-{
-	ssizessizeobjargproc func = (ssizessizeobjargproc)wrapped;
-	Py_ssize_t i, j;
-	int res;
-	PyObject *value;
-
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "nnO", &i, &j, &value))
-		return NULL;
-	res = (*func)(self, i, j, value);
-	if (res == -1 && PyErr_Occurred())
-		return NULL;
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
-}
-
-static PyObject *
-wrap_delslice(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
-{
-	ssizessizeobjargproc func = (ssizessizeobjargproc)wrapped;
-	Py_ssize_t i, j;
-	int res;
-
-	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "nn", &i, &j))
-		return NULL;
-	res = (*func)(self, i, j, NULL);
-	if (res == -1 && PyErr_Occurred())
-		return NULL;
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
-}
-
 /* XXX objobjproc is a misnomer; should be objargpred */
 static PyObject *
 wrap_objobjproc(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
@@ -4363,8 +4317,6 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-SLOT2(slot_sq_slice, "__getslice__", Py_ssize_t, Py_ssize_t, "nn")
-
 static int
 slot_sq_ass_item(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t index, PyObject *value)
 {
@@ -4384,24 +4336,6 @@
 }
 
 static int
-slot_sq_ass_slice(PyObject *self, Py_ssize_t i, Py_ssize_t j, PyObject *value)
-{
-	PyObject *res;
-	static PyObject *delslice_str, *setslice_str;
-
-	if (value == NULL)
-		res = call_method(self, "__delslice__", &delslice_str,
-				  "(nn)", i, j);
-	else
-		res = call_method(self, "__setslice__", &setslice_str,
-				  "(nnO)", i, j, value);
-	if (res == NULL)
-		return -1;
-	Py_DECREF(res);
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int
 slot_sq_contains(PyObject *self, PyObject *value)
 {
 	PyObject *func, *res, *args;
@@ -5123,23 +5057,10 @@
 	  "x.__rmul__(n) <==> n*x"),
 	SQSLOT("__getitem__", sq_item, slot_sq_item, wrap_sq_item,
 	       "x.__getitem__(y) <==> x[y]"),
-	SQSLOT("__getslice__", sq_slice, slot_sq_slice, wrap_ssizessizeargfunc,
-	       "x.__getslice__(i, j) <==> x[i:j]\n\
-	       \n\
-	       Use of negative indices is not supported."),
 	SQSLOT("__setitem__", sq_ass_item, slot_sq_ass_item, wrap_sq_setitem,
 	       "x.__setitem__(i, y) <==> x[i]=y"),
 	SQSLOT("__delitem__", sq_ass_item, slot_sq_ass_item, wrap_sq_delitem,
 	       "x.__delitem__(y) <==> del x[y]"),
-	SQSLOT("__setslice__", sq_ass_slice, slot_sq_ass_slice,
-	       wrap_ssizessizeobjargproc,
-	       "x.__setslice__(i, j, y) <==> x[i:j]=y\n\
-	       \n\
-	       Use  of negative indices is not supported."),
-	SQSLOT("__delslice__", sq_ass_slice, slot_sq_ass_slice, wrap_delslice,
-	       "x.__delslice__(i, j) <==> del x[i:j]\n\
-	       \n\
-	       Use of negative indices is not supported."),
 	SQSLOT("__contains__", sq_contains, slot_sq_contains, wrap_objobjproc,
 	       "x.__contains__(y) <==> y in x"),
 	SQSLOT("__iadd__", sq_inplace_concat, NULL,
diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
index 208bc88..f9d3068 100644
--- a/Objects/unicodeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -7502,28 +7502,6 @@
     return (PyObject*) pad(self, width - self->length, 0, fillchar);
 }
 
-static PyObject*
-unicode_slice(PyUnicodeObject *self, Py_ssize_t start, Py_ssize_t end)
-{
-    /* standard clamping */
-    if (start < 0)
-        start = 0;
-    if (end < 0)
-        end = 0;
-    if (end > self->length)
-        end = self->length;
-    if (start == 0 && end == self->length && PyUnicode_CheckExact(self)) {
-        /* full slice, return original string */
-        Py_INCREF(self);
-        return (PyObject*) self;
-    }
-    if (start > end)
-        start = end;
-    /* copy slice */
-    return (PyObject*) PyUnicode_FromUnicode(self->str + start,
-					     end - start);
-}
-
 PyObject *PyUnicode_Split(PyObject *s,
 			  PyObject *sep,
 			  Py_ssize_t maxsplit)
@@ -8039,7 +8017,7 @@
     PyUnicode_Concat,		 	/* sq_concat */
     (ssizeargfunc) unicode_repeat, 	/* sq_repeat */
     (ssizeargfunc) unicode_getitem, 	/* sq_item */
-    (ssizessizeargfunc) unicode_slice, 	/* sq_slice */
+    0,				 	/* sq_slice */
     0, 					/* sq_ass_item */
     0, 					/* sq_ass_slice */
     PyUnicode_Contains, 		/* sq_contains */
diff --git a/Objects/weakrefobject.c b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
index 8c324f3..c3d3ff0 100644
--- a/Objects/weakrefobject.c
+++ b/Objects/weakrefobject.c
@@ -520,22 +520,6 @@
 
 /* sequence slots */
 
-static PyObject *
-proxy_slice(PyWeakReference *proxy, Py_ssize_t i, Py_ssize_t j)
-{
-    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
-        return NULL;
-    return PySequence_GetSlice(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), i, j);
-}
-
-static int
-proxy_ass_slice(PyWeakReference *proxy, Py_ssize_t i, Py_ssize_t j, PyObject *value)
-{
-    if (!proxy_checkref(proxy))
-        return -1;
-    return PySequence_SetSlice(PyWeakref_GET_OBJECT(proxy), i, j, value);
-}
-
 static int
 proxy_contains(PyWeakReference *proxy, PyObject *value)
 {
@@ -628,9 +612,9 @@
     0,                          /*sq_concat*/
     0,                          /*sq_repeat*/
     0,                          /*sq_item*/
-    (ssizessizeargfunc)proxy_slice, /*sq_slice*/
+    0,                          /*sq_slice*/
     0,                          /*sq_ass_item*/
-    (ssizessizeobjargproc)proxy_ass_slice, /*sq_ass_slice*/
+    0,				 /*sq_ass_slice*/
     (objobjproc)proxy_contains, /* sq_contains */
 };