diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_frame.h b/Include/internal/pycore_frame.h
index d5c1dcc82a883d..5306134d32badc 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_frame.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_frame.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ void _PyFrame_Copy(_PyInterpreterFrame *src, _PyInterpreterFrame *dest);
    when frame is linked into the frame stack.
  */
 static inline void
-_PyFrame_InitializeSpecials(
+_PyFrame_Initialize(
     _PyInterpreterFrame *frame, PyFunctionObject *func,
     PyObject *locals, PyCodeObject *code)
 {
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ _PyFrame_InitializeSpecials(
     frame->prev_instr = _PyCode_CODE(code) - 1;
     frame->yield_offset = 0;
     frame->owner = FRAME_OWNED_BY_THREAD;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
+        frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 /* Gets the pointer to the locals array
@@ -231,7 +235,7 @@ _PyFrame_PushUnchecked(PyThreadState *tstate, PyFunctionObject *func)
     _PyInterpreterFrame *new_frame = (_PyInterpreterFrame *)tstate->datastack_top;
     tstate->datastack_top += code->co_framesize;
     assert(tstate->datastack_top < tstate->datastack_limit);
-    _PyFrame_InitializeSpecials(new_frame, func, NULL, code);
+    _PyFrame_Initialize(new_frame, func, NULL, code);
     return new_frame;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/frameobject.c b/Objects/frameobject.c
index 8d7ee4b81eb7dc..a60a52593f30a0 100644
--- a/Objects/frameobject.c
+++ b/Objects/frameobject.c
@@ -1011,12 +1011,9 @@ static void
 init_frame(_PyInterpreterFrame *frame, PyFunctionObject *func, PyObject *locals)
 {
     PyCodeObject *code = (PyCodeObject *)func->func_code;
-    _PyFrame_InitializeSpecials(frame, (PyFunctionObject*)Py_NewRef(func),
-                                Py_XNewRef(locals), code);
+    _PyFrame_Initialize(frame, (PyFunctionObject*)Py_NewRef(func),
+                        Py_XNewRef(locals), code);
     frame->previous = NULL;
-    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-        frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-    }
 }
 
 PyFrameObject*
diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index 5f8871c4b3de4f..e8788be6bff9b8 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -457,9 +457,6 @@ dummy_func(
             STACK_SHRINK(2);
             new_frame->localsplus[0] = container;
             new_frame->localsplus[1] = sub;
-            for (int i = 2; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_BINARY_SUBSCR);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
         }
@@ -1787,9 +1784,6 @@ dummy_func(
             int shrink_stack = !(oparg & 1);
             STACK_SHRINK(shrink_stack);
             new_frame->localsplus[0] = owner;
-            for (int i = 1; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_LOAD_ATTR);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
         }
@@ -1823,9 +1817,6 @@ dummy_func(
             STACK_SHRINK(shrink_stack);
             new_frame->localsplus[0] = owner;
             new_frame->localsplus[1] = Py_NewRef(name);
-            for (int i = 2; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_LOAD_ATTR);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
         }
@@ -2766,9 +2757,6 @@ dummy_func(
             for (int i = 0; i < argcount; i++) {
                 new_frame->localsplus[i] = stack_pointer[i];
             }
-            for (int i = argcount; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             STACK_SHRINK(2-is_meth);
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_CALL);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
@@ -2801,9 +2789,6 @@ dummy_func(
                                                  i - minargs);
                 new_frame->localsplus[i] = Py_NewRef(def);
             }
-            for (int i = code->co_argcount; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             STACK_SHRINK(2-is_meth);
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_CALL);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
diff --git a/Python/ceval.c b/Python/ceval.c
index 54df1c512502eb..3e3386309d35b1 100644
--- a/Python/ceval.c
+++ b/Python/ceval.c
@@ -1974,11 +1974,8 @@ _PyEvalFramePushAndInit(PyThreadState *tstate, PyFunctionObject *func,
     if (frame == NULL) {
         goto fail;
     }
-    _PyFrame_InitializeSpecials(frame, func, locals, code);
+    _PyFrame_Initialize(frame, func, locals, code);
     PyObject **localsarray = &frame->localsplus[0];
-    for (int i = 0; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-        localsarray[i] = NULL;
-    }
     if (initialize_locals(tstate, func, localsarray, args, argcount, kwnames)) {
         assert(frame->owner != FRAME_OWNED_BY_GENERATOR);
         _PyEvalFrameClearAndPop(tstate, frame);
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index fa1f941044e01b..efac98105b32d9 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -578,9 +578,6 @@
             STACK_SHRINK(2);
             new_frame->localsplus[0] = container;
             new_frame->localsplus[1] = sub;
-            for (int i = 2; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_BINARY_SUBSCR);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
         }
@@ -2027,9 +2024,6 @@
             int shrink_stack = !(oparg & 1);
             STACK_SHRINK(shrink_stack);
             new_frame->localsplus[0] = owner;
-            for (int i = 1; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_LOAD_ATTR);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
         }
@@ -2062,9 +2056,6 @@
             STACK_SHRINK(shrink_stack);
             new_frame->localsplus[0] = owner;
             new_frame->localsplus[1] = Py_NewRef(name);
-            for (int i = 2; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_LOAD_ATTR);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
         }
@@ -3121,9 +3112,6 @@
             for (int i = 0; i < argcount; i++) {
                 new_frame->localsplus[i] = stack_pointer[i];
             }
-            for (int i = argcount; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             STACK_SHRINK(2-is_meth);
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_CALL);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);
@@ -3155,9 +3143,6 @@
                                                  i - minargs);
                 new_frame->localsplus[i] = Py_NewRef(def);
             }
-            for (int i = code->co_argcount; i < code->co_nlocalsplus; i++) {
-                new_frame->localsplus[i] = NULL;
-            }
             STACK_SHRINK(2-is_meth);
             JUMPBY(INLINE_CACHE_ENTRIES_CALL);
             DISPATCH_INLINED(new_frame);