diff --git a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
--- a/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/exceptions.rst
@@ -229,27 +229,12 @@
    Similar to :c:func:`PyErr_SetFromWindowsErrWithFilename`, with an additional
    parameter specifying the exception type to be raised. Availability: Windows.
 
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetExcWithArgsKwargs(PyObject *exc, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
-
-   This is a convenience function to set an *exc* with the given *args* and
-   *kwargs* values. If *args* is ``NULL``, an empty :func:`tuple` will be
-   created when *exc* is created via :c:func:`PyObject_Call`.
-
-   .. versionadded:: 3.3
-
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithName(PyObject *msg, PyObject *name)
+.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetImportError(PyObject *msg, PyObject *name, PyObject *path)
 
    This is a convenience function to raise :exc:`ImportError`. *msg* will be
-   set as the exception's message string, and *name* will be set as the
-   :exc:`ImportError`'s ``name`` attribute.
-
-   .. versionadded:: 3.3
-
-.. c:function:: PyObject* PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithNameAndPath(PyObject *msg, PyObject *name, PyObject *path)
-
-   This is a convenience function to raise :exc:`ImportError`. *msg* will be
-   set as the exception's message string. Both *name* and *path* will be set
-   as the :exc:`ImportError`'s respective ``name`` and ``path`` attributes.
+   set as the exception's message string. *name* and *path*, both of which can
+   be ``NULL``, will be set as the :exc:`ImportError`'s respective ``name``
+   and ``path`` attributes.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
 
diff --git a/Include/pyerrors.h b/Include/pyerrors.h
--- a/Include/pyerrors.h
+++ b/Include/pyerrors.h
@@ -265,9 +265,8 @@
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyErr_SetExcWithArgsKwargs(PyObject *, PyObject *,
     PyObject *);
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithNameAndPath(PyObject *,
-        PyObject *, PyObject *);
-PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithName(PyObject *, PyObject *);
+PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyErr_SetImportError(PyObject *, PyObject *,
+    PyObject *);
 
 /* Export the old function so that the existing API remains available: */
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyErr_BadInternalCall(void);
diff --git a/Python/dynload_win.c b/Python/dynload_win.c
--- a/Python/dynload_win.c
+++ b/Python/dynload_win.c
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@
                         theLength));
             }
             if (message != NULL) {
-                PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithNameAndPath(message,
-                                        PyUnicode_FromString(shortname),
-                                        pathname);
+                PyErr_SetImportError(message, PyUnicode_FromString(shortname),
+                                     pathname);
+                Py_DECREF(message);
             }
             return NULL;
         } else {
diff --git a/Python/errors.c b/Python/errors.c
--- a/Python/errors.c
+++ b/Python/errors.c
@@ -586,50 +586,37 @@
 #endif /* MS_WINDOWS */
 
 PyObject *
-PyErr_SetExcWithArgsKwargs(PyObject *exc, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs)
+PyErr_SetImportError(PyObject *msg, PyObject *name, PyObject *path)
 {
-    PyObject *val;
+    PyObject *args = PyTuple_New(1);
+    PyObject *kwargs = PyDict_New();
+    PyObject *error;
+
+    if (name == NULL)
+        name = Py_None;
+
+    if (path == NULL)
+        path = Py_None;
+
+    Py_INCREF(msg);
+    PyTuple_SetItem(args, 0, msg);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(kwargs, "name", name);
+    PyDict_SetItemString(kwargs, "path", path);
 
     /* args must at least be an empty tuple */
     if (args == NULL)
         args = PyTuple_New(0);
 
-    val = PyObject_Call(exc, args, kwargs);
-    if (val != NULL) {
-        PyErr_SetObject((PyObject *) Py_TYPE(val), val);
-        Py_DECREF(val);
+    error = PyObject_Call(PyExc_ImportError, args, kwargs);
+    if (error!= NULL) {
+        PyErr_SetObject((PyObject *) Py_TYPE(error), error);
+        Py_DECREF(error);
     }
 
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-PyObject *
-PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithNameAndPath(PyObject *msg,
-                                        PyObject *name, PyObject *path)
-{
-    PyObject *args = PyTuple_New(1);
-    PyObject *kwargs = PyDict_New();
-    PyObject *result;
-
-    if (path == NULL)
-        path = Py_None;
-
-    PyTuple_SetItem(args, 0, msg);
-    PyDict_SetItemString(kwargs, "name", name);
-    PyDict_SetItemString(kwargs, "path", path);
-
-    result = PyErr_SetExcWithArgsKwargs(PyExc_ImportError, args, kwargs);
-
     Py_DECREF(args);
     Py_DECREF(kwargs);
 
-    return result;
-}
-
-PyObject *
-PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithName(PyObject *msg, PyObject *name)
-{
-    return PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithNameAndPath(msg, name, NULL);
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/Python/import.c b/Python/import.c
--- a/Python/import.c
+++ b/Python/import.c
@@ -2826,7 +2826,8 @@
         PyObject *msg = PyUnicode_FromFormat("import of %R halted; "
                                              "None in sys.modules", abs_name);
         if (msg != NULL) {
-            PyErr_SetFromImportErrorWithName(msg, abs_name);
+            PyErr_SetImportError(msg, abs_name, NULL);
+            Py_DECREF(msg);
         }
         mod = NULL;
         goto error_with_unlock;