Index: Python/compile.c
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--- Python/compile.c	(revision 67339)
+++ Python/compile.c	(working copy)
@@ -2389,11 +2389,9 @@
 		case AugStore:
 			break;
 		case Del:
-			PyErr_Format(PyExc_SyntaxError,
-				     "can not delete variable '%s' referenced "
-				     "in nested scope",
-				     PyString_AS_STRING(name));
 			Py_DECREF(mangled);
+		        compiler_error(c, "can not delete variable "
+		                          "referenced in nested scope");
 			return 0;
 		case Param:
 		default: