diff -r 8a3303a8a87c Objects/odictobject.c
--- a/Objects/odictobject.c	Thu Sep 03 09:46:24 2015 +0200
+++ b/Objects/odictobject.c	Thu Sep 03 11:51:23 2015 +0200
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ For removing nodes:
 
 Others:
 
-* _odict_initialize(od)
 * _odict_find_node(od, key)
 * _odict_keys_equal(od1, od2)
 
@@ -602,15 +601,6 @@ static Py_ssize_t
     return _odict_get_index_hash(od, key, hash);
 }
 
-static int
-_odict_initialize(PyODictObject *od)
-{
-    od->od_state = 0;
-    _odict_FIRST(od) = NULL;
-    _odict_LAST(od) = NULL;
-    return _odict_resize((PyODictObject *)od);
-}
-
 /* Returns NULL if there was some error or the key was not found. */
 static _ODictNode *
 _odict_find_node(PyODictObject *od, PyObject *key)
@@ -1739,14 +1729,25 @@ odict_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *arg
 static PyObject *
 odict_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwds)
 {
-    PyObject *od = PyDict_Type.tp_new(type, args, kwds);
-    if (od != NULL) {
-        if (_odict_initialize((PyODictObject *)od) < 0)
+    PyObject *op = PyDict_Type.tp_new(type, args, kwds);
+    PyODictObject *od;
+    if (op == NULL)
             return NULL;
-        ((PyODictObject *)od)->od_inst_dict = PyDict_New();
-        ((PyODictObject *)od)->od_weakreflist = NULL;
-    }
-    return od;
+
+    od = (PyODictObject *)op;
+    /* dict constructor fills the object with zeros,
+       see PyType_GenericAlloc(), no need to reset them again */
+    od->od_inst_dict = PyDict_New();
+    if (od->od_inst_dict == NULL)
+        goto error;
+    if (_odict_resize(od) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    return op;
+
+error:
+    Py_DECREF(od);
+    return NULL;
 }
 
 /* PyODict_Type */