diff --git a/Python/symtable.c b/Python/symtable.c
index c0201c3..cc3c774 100644
--- a/Python/symtable.c
+++ b/Python/symtable.c
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@
 
 	PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
 		      "<symtable entry %.100s(%ld), line %d>",
-		      PyBytes_AS_STRING(ste->ste_name),
+		      PyString_AS_STRING(ste->ste_name),
 		      PyInt_AS_LONG(ste->ste_id), ste->ste_lineno);
-	return PyBytes_FromString(buf);
+	return PyString_FromString(buf);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 static identifier top = NULL, lambda = NULL, genexpr = NULL;
 
 #define GET_IDENTIFIER(VAR) \
-	((VAR) ? (VAR) : ((VAR) = PyBytes_InternFromString(# VAR)))
+	((VAR) ? (VAR) : ((VAR) = PyString_InternFromString(# VAR)))
 
 #define DUPLICATE_ARGUMENT \
 "duplicate argument '%s' in function definition"
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 		if (flags & DEF_PARAM) {
 			PyErr_Format(PyExc_SyntaxError,
 				     "name '%s' is local and global",
-				     PyBytes_AS_STRING(name));
+				     PyString_AS_STRING(name));
 			return 0;
 		}
 		SET_SCOPE(dict, name, GLOBAL_EXPLICIT);
@@ -487,19 +487,19 @@
 		PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), 
 			      "import * is not allowed in function '%.100s' "
 			      "because it is %s",
-			      PyBytes_AS_STRING(ste->ste_name), trailer);
+			      PyString_AS_STRING(ste->ste_name), trailer);
 		break;
 	case OPT_BARE_EXEC:
 		PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf),
 			      "unqualified exec is not allowed in function "
 			      "'%.100s' it %s",
-			      PyBytes_AS_STRING(ste->ste_name), trailer);
+			      PyString_AS_STRING(ste->ste_name), trailer);
 		break;
 	default:
 		PyOS_snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), 
 			      "function '%.100s' uses import * and bare exec, "
 			      "which are illegal because it %s",
-			      PyBytes_AS_STRING(ste->ste_name), trailer);
+			      PyString_AS_STRING(ste->ste_name), trailer);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
 	    if ((flag & DEF_PARAM) && (val & DEF_PARAM)) {
 		    /* Is it better to use 'mangled' or 'name' here? */
 		    PyErr_Format(PyExc_SyntaxError, DUPLICATE_ARGUMENT,
-				 PyBytes_AsString(name));
+				 PyString_AsString(name));
 		    PyErr_SyntaxLocation(st->st_filename,
 				       st->st_cur->ste_lineno);
 		    goto error;
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@
 
 	PyOS_snprintf(tmpname, sizeof(tmpname), "_[%d]",
 		      ++st->st_cur->ste_tmpname);
-	tmp = PyBytes_InternFromString(tmpname);
+	tmp = PyString_InternFromString(tmpname);
 	if (!tmp)
 		return 0;
 	if (!symtable_add_def(st, tmp, DEF_LOCAL))
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@
 		asdl_seq *seq = s->v.Global.names;
 		for (i = 0; i < asdl_seq_LEN(seq); i++) {
 			identifier name = (identifier)asdl_seq_GET(seq, i);
-			char *c_name = PyBytes_AS_STRING(name);
+			char *c_name = PyString_AS_STRING(name);
 			long cur = symtable_lookup(st, name);
 			if (cur < 0)
 				return 0;
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@
 static int
 symtable_implicit_arg(struct symtable *st, int pos)
 {
-	PyObject *id = PyBytes_FromFormat(".%d", pos);
+	PyObject *id = PyString_FromFormat(".%d", pos);
 	if (id == NULL)
 		return 0;
 	if (!symtable_add_def(st, id, DEF_PARAM)) {
@@ -1326,10 +1326,10 @@
 	*/
 	PyObject *store_name;
 	PyObject *name = (a->asname == NULL) ? a->name : a->asname;
-	const char *base = PyBytes_AS_STRING(name);
+	const char *base = PyString_AS_STRING(name);
 	char *dot = strchr(base, '.');
 	if (dot) {
-		store_name = PyBytes_FromStringAndSize(base, dot - base);
+		store_name = PyString_FromStringAndSize(base, dot - base);
 		if (!store_name)
 			return 0;
 	}
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@
 		store_name = name;
 		Py_INCREF(store_name);
 	}
-	if (strcmp(PyBytes_AS_STRING(name), "*")) {
+	if (strcmp(PyString_AS_STRING(name), "*")) {
 		int r = symtable_add_def(st, store_name, DEF_IMPORT); 
 		Py_DECREF(store_name);
 		return r;