diff -r da93fc81b086 Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py	Sun Jun 15 04:57:40 2008 +0200
+++ b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py	Sun Jun 15 19:40:47 2008 +0200
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import unittest
 import unittest
 import pickle
 import weakref
-import gc
-import traceback
 
 from test.support import TESTFN, unlink, run_unittest
 
@@ -553,9 +551,9 @@ class ExceptionTests(unittest.TestCase):
             del g
             self.assertEquals(sys.exc_info()[0], TypeError)
 
-    def test_crash_3114(self):
-        # Bug #3114: in its destructor, MyObject retrieves a pointer to a
-        # deallocated exception instance or traceback.
+    def test_3114(self):
+        # Bug #3114: in its destructor, MyObject retrieves a pointer to
+        # obsolete and/or deallocated objects.
         class MyObject:
             def __del__(self):
                 nonlocal e
@@ -565,10 +563,7 @@ class ExceptionTests(unittest.TestCase):
             raise Exception(MyObject())
         except:
             pass
-        gc.collect()
-        [0]*10000
-        # Do something with the exception and its traceback
-        traceback.format_exception(*e)
+        self.assertEquals(e, (None, None, None))
 
 def test_main():
     run_unittest(ExceptionTests)
diff -r da93fc81b086 Python/ceval.c
--- a/Python/ceval.c	Sun Jun 15 04:57:40 2008 +0200
+++ b/Python/ceval.c	Sun Jun 15 19:40:47 2008 +0200
@@ -699,29 +699,39 @@ PyEval_EvalFrameEx(PyFrameObject *f, int
 	}
 
 #define UNWIND_EXCEPT_HANDLER(b) \
-	assert(STACK_LEVEL() >= (b)->b_level + 3); \
-	while (STACK_LEVEL() > (b)->b_level + 3) { \
-		PyObject *v = POP(); \
-		Py_XDECREF(v); \
-	} \
-	Py_CLEAR(tstate->exc_type); \
-	Py_CLEAR(tstate->exc_value); \
-	Py_CLEAR(tstate->exc_traceback); \
-	tstate->exc_type = POP(); \
-	tstate->exc_value = POP(); \
-	tstate->exc_traceback = POP();
+	{ \
+		PyObject *type, *value, *traceback; \
+		assert(STACK_LEVEL() >= (b)->b_level + 3); \
+		while (STACK_LEVEL() > (b)->b_level + 3) { \
+			value = POP(); \
+			Py_XDECREF(value); \
+		} \
+		type = tstate->exc_type; \
+		value = tstate->exc_value; \
+		traceback = tstate->exc_traceback; \
+		tstate->exc_type = POP(); \
+		tstate->exc_value = POP(); \
+		tstate->exc_traceback = POP(); \
+		Py_XDECREF(type); \
+		Py_XDECREF(value); \
+		Py_XDECREF(traceback); \
+	}
 
 #define SAVE_EXC_STATE() \
 	{ \
+		PyObject *type, *value, *traceback; \
 		Py_XINCREF(tstate->exc_type); \
 		Py_XINCREF(tstate->exc_value); \
 		Py_XINCREF(tstate->exc_traceback); \
-		Py_CLEAR(f->f_exc_type); \
-		Py_CLEAR(f->f_exc_value); \
-		Py_CLEAR(f->f_exc_traceback); \
+		type = f->f_exc_type; \
+		value = f->f_exc_value; \
+		traceback = f->f_exc_traceback; \
 		f->f_exc_type = tstate->exc_type; \
 		f->f_exc_value = tstate->exc_value; \
 		f->f_exc_traceback = tstate->exc_traceback; \
+		Py_XDECREF(type); \
+		Py_XDECREF(value); \
+		Py_XDECREF(traceback); \
 	}
 
 #define SWAP_EXC_STATE() \