diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_global_strings.h b/Include/internal/pycore_global_strings.h
index 10773d7a6c7e3f..ce3fdbee9d4dbb 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_global_strings.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_global_strings.h
@@ -797,11 +797,15 @@ struct _Py_global_strings {
      ? (PyObject*)&_Py_SINGLETON(strings).ascii[(CH)] \
      : (PyObject*)&_Py_SINGLETON(strings).latin1[(CH) - 128])
 
+#define _Py_EMPTY_STRING            ((PyObject *)(&_Py_STR(empty)))
+
+#define _Py_EMPTY_BYTES             ((PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty))
+
 /* _Py_DECLARE_STR() should precede all uses of _Py_STR() in a function.
 
    This is true even if the same string has already been declared
    elsewhere, even in the same file.  Mismatched duplicates are detected
-   by Tools/scripts/generate-global-objects.py.
+   by Tools/build/generate_global_objects.py.
 
    Pairing _Py_DECLARE_STR() with every use of _Py_STR() makes sure the
    string keeps working even if the declaration is removed somewhere
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_parser.h b/Include/internal/pycore_parser.h
index b16084aaa15515..3104944559580c 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_parser.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_parser.h
@@ -30,14 +30,13 @@ struct _parser_runtime_state {
     struct _expr dummy_name;
 };
 
-_Py_DECLARE_STR(empty, "")
 #if defined(Py_DEBUG) && defined(Py_GIL_DISABLED)
 #define _parser_runtime_state_INIT \
     { \
         .mutex = {0}, \
         .dummy_name = { \
             .kind = Name_kind, \
-            .v.Name.id = &_Py_STR(empty), \
+            .v.Name.id = _Py_EMPTY_STRING, \
             .v.Name.ctx = Load, \
             .lineno = 1, \
             .col_offset = 0, \
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ _Py_DECLARE_STR(empty, "")
     { \
         .dummy_name = { \
             .kind = Name_kind, \
-            .v.Name.id = &_Py_STR(empty), \
+            .v.Name.id = _Py_EMPTY_STRING, \
             .v.Name.ctx = Load, \
             .lineno = 1, \
             .col_offset = 0, \
diff --git a/InternalDocs/string_interning.md b/InternalDocs/string_interning.md
index 358e2c070cd5fa..75a56ac18fe4b1 100644
--- a/InternalDocs/string_interning.md
+++ b/InternalDocs/string_interning.md
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ They are collected from CPython sources using `make regen-global-objects`
 (`Tools/build/generate_global_objects.py`), which generates code
 for declaration, initialization and finalization.
 
-The empty string is one of the singletons: `_Py_STR(empty)`.
+The empty string is one of the singletons: `_Py_EMPTY_STRING`.
 
 The three sets of singletons (`_Py_LATIN1_CHR`, `_Py_ID`, `_Py_STR`)
 are disjoint.
diff --git a/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c b/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
index bc5fff54a62b6d..9c9f3359cf964b 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/bufferedio.c
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ _buffered_readline(buffered *self, Py_ssize_t limit)
         Py_CLEAR(res);
         goto end;
     }
-    Py_XSETREF(res, PyBytes_Join((PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty), chunks));
+    Py_XSETREF(res, PyBytes_Join(_Py_EMPTY_BYTES, chunks));
 
 end:
     LEAVE_BUFFERED(self)
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ _bufferedreader_read_all(buffered *self)
                 goto cleanup;
             }
             else {
-                tmp = PyBytes_Join((PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty), chunks);
+                tmp = PyBytes_Join(_Py_EMPTY_BYTES, chunks);
                 res = tmp;
                 goto cleanup;
             }
diff --git a/Modules/_io/iobase.c b/Modules/_io/iobase.c
index 419e5516b5c11e..78a3bb13ab43e1 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/iobase.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/iobase.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ _io__RawIOBase_readall_impl(PyObject *self)
             return NULL;
         }
     }
-    result = PyBytes_Join((PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty), chunks);
+    result = PyBytes_Join(_Py_EMPTY_BYTES, chunks);
     Py_DECREF(chunks);
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/Modules/_io/textio.c b/Modules/_io/textio.c
index 439e26c5271939..73a67d0b8250e2 100644
--- a/Modules/_io/textio.c
+++ b/Modules/_io/textio.c
@@ -2059,8 +2059,7 @@ _io_TextIOWrapper_read_impl(textio *self, Py_ssize_t n)
         if (chunks != NULL) {
             if (result != NULL && PyList_Append(chunks, result) < 0)
                 goto fail;
-            _Py_DECLARE_STR(empty, "");
-            Py_XSETREF(result, PyUnicode_Join(&_Py_STR(empty), chunks));
+            Py_XSETREF(result, PyUnicode_Join(_Py_EMPTY_STRING, chunks));
             if (result == NULL)
                 goto fail;
             Py_CLEAR(chunks);
@@ -2322,13 +2321,13 @@ _textiowrapper_readline(textio *self, Py_ssize_t limit)
                 goto error;
             Py_DECREF(line);
         }
-        line = PyUnicode_Join(&_Py_STR(empty), chunks);
+        line = PyUnicode_Join(_Py_EMPTY_STRING, chunks);
         if (line == NULL)
             goto error;
         Py_CLEAR(chunks);
     }
     if (line == NULL) {
-        line = &_Py_STR(empty);
+        line = _Py_EMPTY_STRING;
     }
 
     return line;
diff --git a/Modules/_sre/sre.c b/Modules/_sre/sre.c
index 2c86f8869d8e58..e7f79e16a28458 100644
--- a/Modules/_sre/sre.c
+++ b/Modules/_sre/sre.c
@@ -2914,11 +2914,11 @@ expand_template(TemplateObject *self, MatchObject *match)
     }
 
     if (PyUnicode_Check(self->literal)) {
-        result = _PyUnicode_JoinArray(&_Py_STR(empty), out, count);
+        result = _PyUnicode_JoinArray(_Py_EMPTY_STRING, out, count);
     }
     else {
         Py_SET_SIZE(list, count);
-        result = PyBytes_Join((PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty), list);
+        result = PyBytes_Join(_Py_EMPTY_BYTES, list);
     }
 
 cleanup:
diff --git a/Objects/bytesobject.c b/Objects/bytesobject.c
index ba6636808d90e0..37a22064a38aa3 100644
--- a/Objects/bytesobject.c
+++ b/Objects/bytesobject.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Py_LOCAL_INLINE(Py_ssize_t) _PyBytesWriter_GetSize(_PyBytesWriter *writer,
 #define CHARACTERS _Py_SINGLETON(bytes_characters)
 #define CHARACTER(ch) \
      ((PyBytesObject *)&(CHARACTERS[ch]));
-#define EMPTY (&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty))
+#define EMPTY ((PyBytesObject *)_Py_EMPTY_BYTES)
 
 
 // Return a reference to the immortal empty bytes string singleton.
diff --git a/Objects/codeobject.c b/Objects/codeobject.c
index 6f0b3f8b9a3262..6b84563d75ca4f 100644
--- a/Objects/codeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/codeobject.c
@@ -907,7 +907,6 @@ PyCode_NewEmpty(const char *filename, const char *funcname, int firstlineno)
         goto failed;
     }
 
-#define emptystring (PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty)
     struct _PyCodeConstructor con = {
         .filename = filename_ob,
         .name = funcname_ob,
@@ -918,8 +917,8 @@ PyCode_NewEmpty(const char *filename, const char *funcname, int firstlineno)
         .consts = nulltuple,
         .names = nulltuple,
         .localsplusnames = nulltuple,
-        .localspluskinds = emptystring,
-        .exceptiontable = emptystring,
+        .localspluskinds = _Py_EMPTY_BYTES,
+        .exceptiontable = _Py_EMPTY_BYTES,
         .stacksize = 1,
     };
     result = _PyCode_New(&con);
diff --git a/Objects/funcobject.c b/Objects/funcobject.c
index 8df0da800980a9..1f6d07723ef9aa 100644
--- a/Objects/funcobject.c
+++ b/Objects/funcobject.c
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 /* Function object implementation */
 
 #include "Python.h"
-#include "pycore_ceval.h"         // _PyEval_BuiltinsFromGlobals()
-#include "pycore_long.h"          // _PyLong_GetOne()
-#include "pycore_modsupport.h"    // _PyArg_NoKeywords()
-#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK()
-#include "pycore_pyerrors.h"      // _PyErr_Occurred()
+#include "pycore_ceval.h"           // _PyEval_BuiltinsFromGlobals()
+#include "pycore_global_strings.h"  // _Py_EMPTY_STRING
+#include "pycore_long.h"            // _PyLong_GetOne()
+#include "pycore_modsupport.h"      // _PyArg_NoKeywords()
+#include "pycore_object.h"          // _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK()
+#include "pycore_pyerrors.h"        // _PyErr_Occurred()
 
 
 static const char *
@@ -1036,8 +1037,8 @@ func_clear(PyFunctionObject *op)
     // However, name and qualname could be str subclasses, so they
     // could have reference cycles. The solution is to replace them
     // with a genuinely immutable string.
-    Py_SETREF(op->func_name, &_Py_STR(empty));
-    Py_SETREF(op->func_qualname, &_Py_STR(empty));
+    Py_SETREF(op->func_name, _Py_EMPTY_STRING);
+    Py_SETREF(op->func_qualname, _Py_EMPTY_STRING);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/Objects/unicodeobject.c b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
index fc1fb78b7cab95..d0c7cb49aa5ea7 100644
--- a/Objects/unicodeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/unicodeobject.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ static int unicode_is_singleton(PyObject *unicode);
 static inline PyObject* unicode_get_empty(void)
 {
     _Py_DECLARE_STR(empty, "");
-    return &_Py_STR(empty);
+    return _Py_EMPTY_STRING;
 }
 
 /* This dictionary holds per-interpreter interned strings.
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ init_global_interned_strings(PyInterpreterState *interp)
         assert(s == LATIN1(i));
     }
 #ifdef Py_DEBUG
-    assert(_PyUnicode_CheckConsistency(&_Py_STR(empty), 1));
+    assert(_PyUnicode_CheckConsistency(_Py_EMPTY_STRING, 1));
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++) {
         assert(_PyUnicode_CheckConsistency(LATIN1(i), 1));
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ unicode_dealloc(PyObject *unicode)
 static int
 unicode_is_singleton(PyObject *unicode)
 {
-    if (unicode == &_Py_STR(empty)) {
+    if (unicode == _Py_EMPTY_STRING) {
         return 1;
     }
 
diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index c4cc8127bafbb4..f288e43977558a 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ dummy_func(
             PyObject *value_o = PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(value);
             EXIT_IF(!PyUnicode_CheckExact(value_o));
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
-            if (value_o == &_Py_STR(empty)) {
+            if (value_o == _Py_EMPTY_STRING) {
                 assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ dummy_func(
                 DECREF_INPUTS();
                 ERROR_IF(true, error);
             }
-            PyObject *str_o = _PyUnicode_JoinArray(&_Py_STR(empty), pieces_o, oparg);
+            PyObject *str_o = _PyUnicode_JoinArray(_Py_EMPTY_STRING, pieces_o, oparg);
             STACKREFS_TO_PYOBJECTS_CLEANUP(pieces_o);
             DECREF_INPUTS();
             ERROR_IF(str_o == NULL, error);
diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index 5c28f0cb200a91..d949ab20caff9b 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -3040,8 +3040,7 @@ codegen_from_import(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s)
         ADDOP_NAME(c, LOC(s), IMPORT_NAME, s->v.ImportFrom.module, names);
     }
     else {
-        _Py_DECLARE_STR(empty, "");
-        ADDOP_NAME(c, LOC(s), IMPORT_NAME, &_Py_STR(empty), names);
+        ADDOP_NAME(c, LOC(s), IMPORT_NAME, _Py_EMPTY_STRING, names);
     }
     for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
         alias_ty alias = (alias_ty)asdl_seq_GET(s->v.ImportFrom.names, i);
@@ -4115,8 +4114,7 @@ codegen_joined_str(struct compiler *c, expr_ty e)
     location loc = LOC(e);
     Py_ssize_t value_count = asdl_seq_LEN(e->v.JoinedStr.values);
     if (value_count > STACK_USE_GUIDELINE) {
-        _Py_DECLARE_STR(empty, "");
-        ADDOP_LOAD_CONST_NEW(c, loc, Py_NewRef(&_Py_STR(empty)));
+        ADDOP_LOAD_CONST_NEW(c, loc, _Py_EMPTY_STRING);
         ADDOP_NAME(c, loc, LOAD_METHOD, &_Py_ID(join), names);
         ADDOP_I(c, loc, BUILD_LIST, 0);
         for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < asdl_seq_LEN(e->v.JoinedStr.values); i++) {
@@ -4131,8 +4129,7 @@ codegen_joined_str(struct compiler *c, expr_ty e)
             ADDOP_I(c, loc, BUILD_STRING, value_count);
         }
         else if (value_count == 0) {
-            _Py_DECLARE_STR(empty, "");
-            ADDOP_LOAD_CONST_NEW(c, loc, Py_NewRef(&_Py_STR(empty)));
+            ADDOP_LOAD_CONST_NEW(c, loc, _Py_EMPTY_STRING);
         }
     }
     return SUCCESS;
diff --git a/Python/crossinterp.c b/Python/crossinterp.c
index 0aca322d987dba..2a8aa57fdb7cc8 100644
--- a/Python/crossinterp.c
+++ b/Python/crossinterp.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ _convert_exc_to_TracebackException(PyObject *exc, PyObject **p_tbexc)
 
 // We accommodate backports here.
 #ifndef _Py_EMPTY_STR
-# define _Py_EMPTY_STR &_Py_STR(empty)
+# define _Py_EMPTY_STR _Py_EMPTY_STRING
 #endif
 
 static const char *
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index d4be7904a50c10..bd9e7502c371b3 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@
                 JUMP_TO_JUMP_TARGET();
             }
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
-            if (value_o == &_Py_STR(empty)) {
+            if (value_o == _Py_EMPTY_STRING) {
                 assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@
                 }
                 if (true) JUMP_TO_ERROR();
             }
-            PyObject *str_o = _PyUnicode_JoinArray(&_Py_STR(empty), pieces_o, oparg);
+            PyObject *str_o = _PyUnicode_JoinArray(_Py_EMPTY_STRING, pieces_o, oparg);
             STACKREFS_TO_PYOBJECTS_CLEANUP(pieces_o);
             for (int _i = oparg; --_i >= 0;) {
                 PyStackRef_CLOSE(pieces[_i]);
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index 65dfb990cc2820..91d79a9e755667 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@
                     goto error;
                 }
             }
-            PyObject *str_o = _PyUnicode_JoinArray(&_Py_STR(empty), pieces_o, oparg);
+            PyObject *str_o = _PyUnicode_JoinArray(_Py_EMPTY_STRING, pieces_o, oparg);
             STACKREFS_TO_PYOBJECTS_CLEANUP(pieces_o);
             for (int _i = oparg; --_i >= 0;) {
                 PyStackRef_CLOSE(pieces[_i]);
@@ -7391,7 +7391,7 @@
             PyObject *value_o = PyStackRef_AsPyObjectBorrow(value);
             DEOPT_IF(!PyUnicode_CheckExact(value_o), TO_BOOL);
             STAT_INC(TO_BOOL, hit);
-            if (value_o == &_Py_STR(empty)) {
+            if (value_o == _Py_EMPTY_STRING) {
                 assert(_Py_IsImmortalLoose(value_o));
                 res = PyStackRef_False;
             }
diff --git a/Python/optimizer_symbols.c b/Python/optimizer_symbols.c
index 40cbf95e3d6d39..f8d549c2f469e2 100644
--- a/Python/optimizer_symbols.c
+++ b/Python/optimizer_symbols.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ _Py_uop_sym_truthiness(_Py_UopsSymbol *sym)
         return !_PyLong_IsZero((PyLongObject *)value);
     }
     if (tp == &PyUnicode_Type) {
-        return value != &_Py_STR(empty);
+        return value != _Py_EMPTY_STRING;
     }
     if (tp == &PyBool_Type) {
         return value == Py_True;
diff --git a/Python/specialize.c b/Python/specialize.c
index da618952e85978..ae15835ffc5902 100644
--- a/Python/specialize.c
+++ b/Python/specialize.c
@@ -2741,10 +2741,10 @@ const struct _PyCode8 _Py_InitCleanup = {
     _PyVarObject_HEAD_INIT(&PyCode_Type, 3),
     .co_consts = (PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(tuple_empty),
     .co_names = (PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(tuple_empty),
-    .co_exceptiontable = (PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty),
+    .co_exceptiontable = _Py_EMPTY_BYTES,
     .co_flags = CO_OPTIMIZED | CO_NO_MONITORING_EVENTS,
     .co_localsplusnames = (PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(tuple_empty),
-    .co_localspluskinds = (PyObject *)&_Py_SINGLETON(bytes_empty),
+    .co_localspluskinds = _Py_EMPTY_BYTES,
     .co_filename = &_Py_ID(__init__),
     .co_name = &_Py_ID(__init__),
     .co_qualname = &_Py_ID(__init__),