diff --git a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
index fe64006613..f6ae8ee5ad 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_builtin.py
@@ -327,8 +327,6 @@ def test_chr(self):
     def test_cmp(self):
         self.assertTrue(not hasattr(builtins, "cmp"))
 
-    # TODO: RUSTPYTHON optval=2 does not remove docstrings
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_compile(self):
         compile('print(1)\n', '', 'exec')
         bom = b'\xef\xbb\xbf'
diff --git a/compiler/codegen/src/compile.rs b/compiler/codegen/src/compile.rs
index ec26515dfb..0f59846ac3 100644
--- a/compiler/codegen/src/compile.rs
+++ b/compiler/codegen/src/compile.rs
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ impl Compiler {
         let size_before = self.code_stack.len();
         self.symbol_table_stack.push(symbol_table);
 
-        let (doc, statements) = split_doc(body);
+        let (doc, statements) = split_doc(body, &self.opts);
         if let Some(value) = doc {
             self.emit_constant(ConstantData::Str { value });
             let doc = self.name("__doc__");
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ impl Compiler {
         let qualified_name = self.qualified_path.join(".");
         self.push_qualified_path("<locals>");
 
-        let (doc_str, body) = split_doc(body);
+        let (doc_str, body) = split_doc(body, &self.opts);
 
         self.current_code_info()
             .constants
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ impl Compiler {
 
         self.push_output(bytecode::CodeFlags::empty(), 0, 0, 0, name.to_owned());
 
-        let (doc_str, body) = split_doc(body);
+        let (doc_str, body) = split_doc(body, &self.opts);
 
         let dunder_name = self.name("__name__");
         emit!(self, Instruction::LoadGlobal(dunder_name));
@@ -2875,10 +2875,17 @@ impl EmitArg<bytecode::Label> for ir::BlockIdx {
     }
 }
 
-fn split_doc(body: &[located_ast::Stmt]) -> (Option<String>, &[located_ast::Stmt]) {
+fn split_doc<'a>(
+    body: &'a [located_ast::Stmt],
+    opts: &CompileOpts,
+) -> (Option<String>, &'a [located_ast::Stmt]) {
     if let Some((located_ast::Stmt::Expr(expr), body_rest)) = body.split_first() {
         if let Some(doc) = try_get_constant_string(std::slice::from_ref(&expr.value)) {
-            return (Some(doc), body_rest);
+            if opts.optimize < 2 {
+                return (Some(doc), body_rest);
+            } else {
+                return (None, body_rest);
+            }
         }
     }
     (None, body)