diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c b/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c
index 3689a4e..62c5893 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/cache.c
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@
         ptr = ptr->next;
     }
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef cache_methods[] = {
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
index 22298d9..f634877 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/connection.c
@@ -348,8 +348,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -857,8 +856,7 @@
         if (PyDict_SetItem(self->function_pinboard, func, Py_None) == -1)
             return NULL;
 
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -889,8 +887,7 @@
         if (PyDict_SetItem(self->function_pinboard, aggregate_class, Py_None) == -1)
             return NULL;
 
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1025,8 +1022,7 @@
         if (PyDict_SetItem(self->function_pinboard, authorizer_cb, Py_None) == -1)
             return NULL;
 
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1055,8 +1051,7 @@
             return NULL;
     }
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 static PyObject* pysqlite_connection_set_trace_callback(pysqlite_Connection* self, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs)
@@ -1083,8 +1078,7 @@
         sqlite3_trace(self->db, _trace_callback, trace_callback);
     }
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LOAD_EXTENSION
@@ -1107,8 +1101,7 @@
         PyErr_SetString(pysqlite_OperationalError, "Error enabling load extension");
         return NULL;
     } else {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -1131,8 +1124,7 @@
         PyErr_SetString(pysqlite_OperationalError, errmsg);
         return NULL;
     } else {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
index 63d705e..552c8bb 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/cursor.c
@@ -242,8 +242,7 @@
     const char* pos;
 
     if (!colname) {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 
     for (pos = colname;; pos++) {
@@ -914,8 +913,7 @@
 
     row = pysqlite_cursor_iternext(self);
     if (!row && !PyErr_Occurred()) {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 
     return row;
@@ -996,8 +994,7 @@
 PyObject* pysqlite_noop(pysqlite_Connection* self, PyObject* args)
 {
     /* don't care, return None */
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 PyObject* pysqlite_cursor_close(pysqlite_Cursor* self, PyObject* args)
@@ -1013,8 +1010,7 @@
 
     self->closed = 1;
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef cursor_methods[] = {
diff --git a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
index ff2e3a5..7cd6d2a 100644
--- a/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
+++ b/Modules/_sqlite/module.c
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@
         PyErr_SetString(pysqlite_OperationalError, "Changing the shared_cache flag failed");
         return NULL;
     } else {
-        Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-        return Py_None;
+        Py_RETURN_NONE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -172,8 +171,7 @@
     if (rc == -1)
         return NULL;
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(module_register_adapter_doc,
@@ -221,8 +219,7 @@
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    return Py_None;
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
 PyDoc_STRVAR(enable_callback_tracebacks_doc,