diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 2010e9e6e7a1c6..80ae85c24f0540 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -2845,9 +2845,6 @@ _PyUopExecute(_PyExecutorObject *executor, _PyInterpreterFrame *frame, PyObject
             {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Unknown uop %d, operand %" PRIu64 "\n", opcode, operand);
                 Py_FatalError("Unknown uop");
-                abort();  // Unreachable
-                for (;;) {}
-                // Really unreachable
             }
 
         }