diff --git a/Doc/data/python3.9.abi.ignorefile b/Doc/data/python3.9.abi.ignorefile
deleted file mode 100644
index a9c89f0a746c83..00000000000000
--- a/Doc/data/python3.9.abi.ignorefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[suppress_type]
-name_regexp = _Py.*
-
-[suppress_variable]
-name_regexp = _Py.*
-
-[suppress_function]
-name_regexp = _Py.*
diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 9aeeac5cca295a..d088eb5768fc8a 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -759,9 +759,7 @@ regen-abidump: all
 	@$(UPDATE_FILE) $(srcdir)/Doc/data/python$(LDVERSION).abi $(srcdir)/Doc/data/python$(LDVERSION).abi.new
 
 check-abidump: all
-		abidiff "libpython$(LDVERSION).so" $(srcdir)/Doc/data/python$(LDVERSION).abi --drop-private-types \
-		--suppressions $(srcdir)/Doc/data/python$(LDVERSION).abi.ignorefile \
-		--no-architecture --no-added-syms
+		abidiff "libpython$(LDVERSION).so" $(srcdir)/Doc/data/python$(LDVERSION).abi --drop-private-types --no-architecture --no-added-syms
 
 ############################################################################
 # Regenerate all generated files