diff -r 43b1b3c883ff Lib/_collections_abc.py
--- a/Lib/_collections_abc.py	Sat Oct 08 16:15:38 2016 +0300
+++ b/Lib/_collections_abc.py	Sat Oct 08 19:08:08 2016 +0300
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 # so that they will pass tests like:
 #       it = iter(somebytearray)
 #       assert isinstance(it, Iterable)
-# Note:  in other implementations, these types many not be distinct
-# and they make have their own implementation specific types that
+# Note:  in other implementations, these types might not be distinct
+# and they may have their own implementation specific types that
 # are not included on this list.
 bytes_iterator = type(iter(b''))
 bytearray_iterator = type(iter(bytearray()))
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 list_iterator = type(iter([]))
 list_reverseiterator = type(iter(reversed([])))
 range_iterator = type(iter(range(0)))
+longrange_iterator = type(iter(range(1 << 1000)))
 set_iterator = type(iter(set()))
 str_iterator = type(iter(""))
 tuple_iterator = type(iter(()))
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@
 Iterator.register(list_iterator)
 Iterator.register(list_reverseiterator)
 Iterator.register(range_iterator)
+Iterator.register(longrange_iterator)
 Iterator.register(set_iterator)
 Iterator.register(str_iterator)
 Iterator.register(tuple_iterator)
diff -r 43b1b3c883ff Lib/test/test_range.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_range.py	Sat Oct 08 16:15:38 2016 +0300
+++ b/Lib/test/test_range.py	Sat Oct 08 19:08:08 2016 +0300
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import sys
 import pickle
 import itertools
+import test.support
+import re
 
 # pure Python implementations (3 args only), for comparison
 def pyrange(start, stop, step):
@@ -493,6 +495,14 @@
             test_id = "reversed(range({}, {}, {}))".format(start, end, step)
             self.assert_iterators_equal(iter1, iter2, test_id, limit=100)
 
+    def test_range_iterators_invocation(self):
+        # verify range iterators instances cannot be created by
+        # calling their type
+        rangeiter_type = type(iter(range(0)))
+        long_rangeiter_type = type(iter(range(1 << 1000)))
+        for iter_type in [rangeiter_type, long_rangeiter_type]:
+            self.assertRaises(TypeError, iter_type, 1, 3, 1)
+
     def test_slice(self):
         def check(start, stop, step=None):
             i = slice(start, stop, step)
diff -r 43b1b3c883ff Objects/rangeobject.c
--- a/Objects/rangeobject.c	Sat Oct 08 16:15:38 2016 +0300
+++ b/Objects/rangeobject.c	Sat Oct 08 19:08:08 2016 +0300
@@ -862,15 +862,6 @@
         (iternextfunc)rangeiter_next,           /* tp_iternext */
         rangeiter_methods,                      /* tp_methods */
         0,                                      /* tp_members */
-        0,                                      /* tp_getset */
-        0,                                      /* tp_base */
-        0,                                      /* tp_dict */
-        0,                                      /* tp_descr_get */
-        0,                                      /* tp_descr_set */
-        0,                                      /* tp_dictoffset */
-        0,                                      /* tp_init */
-        0,                                      /* tp_alloc */
-        rangeiter_new,                          /* tp_new */
 };
 
 /* Return number of items in range (lo, hi, step).  step != 0
@@ -925,21 +916,6 @@
     return (PyObject *)it;
 }
 
-static PyObject *
-rangeiter_new(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *args, PyObject *kw)
-{
-    long start, stop, step;
-
-    if (!_PyArg_NoKeywords("rangeiter()", kw))
-        return NULL;
-
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "lll;rangeiter() requires 3 int arguments",
-                          &start, &stop, &step))
-        return NULL;
-
-    return fast_range_iter(start, stop, step);
-}
-
 typedef struct {
     PyObject_HEAD
     PyObject *index;