diff -r a6e59a2e880e Objects/dictobject.c
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c	Mon Oct 31 22:54:12 2016 -0700
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c	Wed Nov 02 17:57:45 2016 +0800
@@ -1700,7 +1700,7 @@
 _PyDict_Next(PyObject *op, Py_ssize_t *ppos, PyObject **pkey,
              PyObject **pvalue, Py_hash_t *phash)
 {
-    Py_ssize_t i, n;
+    Py_ssize_t i;
     PyDictObject *mp;
     PyDictKeyEntry *entry_ptr;
     PyObject *value;
@@ -1709,21 +1709,18 @@
         return 0;
     mp = (PyDictObject *)op;
     i = *ppos;
-    n = mp->ma_keys->dk_nentries;
-    if ((size_t)i >= (size_t)n)
-        return 0;
     if (mp->ma_values) {
-        PyObject **value_ptr = &mp->ma_values[i];
-        while (i < n && *value_ptr == NULL) {
-            value_ptr++;
-            i++;
-        }
-        if (i >= n)
+        if ((size_t)i >= (size_t)mp->ma_used)
             return 0;
+        /* values of split table is always dense */
         entry_ptr = &DK_ENTRIES(mp->ma_keys)[i];
-        value = *value_ptr;
+        value = mp->ma_values[i];
+        assert(value != NULL);
     }
     else {
+        Py_ssize_t n = mp->ma_keys->dk_nentries;
+        if ((size_t)i >= (size_t)n)
+            return 0;
         entry_ptr = &DK_ENTRIES(mp->ma_keys)[i];
         while (i < n && entry_ptr->me_value == NULL) {
             entry_ptr++;
@@ -3350,7 +3347,7 @@
 dictiter_iternextkey(dictiterobject *di)
 {
     PyObject *key;
-    Py_ssize_t i, n;
+    Py_ssize_t i;
     PyDictKeysObject *k;
     PyDictObject *d = di->di_dict;
 
@@ -3367,18 +3364,15 @@
 
     i = di->di_pos;
     k = d->ma_keys;
-    n = k->dk_nentries;
+    assert(i >= 0);
     if (d->ma_values) {
-        PyObject **value_ptr = &d->ma_values[i];
-        while (i < n && *value_ptr == NULL) {
-            value_ptr++;
-            i++;
-        }
-        if (i >= n)
+        if (i >= d->ma_used)
             goto fail;
         key = DK_ENTRIES(k)[i].me_key;
+        assert(d->ma_values[i] != NULL);
     }
     else {
+        Py_ssize_t n = k->dk_nentries;
         PyDictKeyEntry *entry_ptr = &DK_ENTRIES(k)[i];
         while (i < n && entry_ptr->me_value == NULL) {
             entry_ptr++;
@@ -3436,7 +3430,7 @@
 dictiter_iternextvalue(dictiterobject *di)
 {
     PyObject *value;
-    Py_ssize_t i, n;
+    Py_ssize_t i;
     PyDictObject *d = di->di_dict;
 
     if (d == NULL)
@@ -3451,18 +3445,15 @@
     }
 
     i = di->di_pos;
-    n = d->ma_keys->dk_nentries;
+    assert(i >= 0);
     if (d->ma_values) {
-        PyObject **value_ptr = &d->ma_values[i];
-        while (i < n && *value_ptr == NULL) {
-            value_ptr++;
-            i++;
-        }
-        if (i >= n)
+        if (i >= d->ma_used)
             goto fail;
-        value = *value_ptr;
+        value = d->ma_values[i];
+        assert(value != NULL);
     }
     else {
+        Py_ssize_t n = d->ma_keys->dk_nentries;
         PyDictKeyEntry *entry_ptr = &DK_ENTRIES(d->ma_keys)[i];
         while (i < n && entry_ptr->me_value == NULL) {
             entry_ptr++;
@@ -3520,7 +3511,7 @@
 dictiter_iternextitem(dictiterobject *di)
 {
     PyObject *key, *value, *result = di->di_result;
-    Py_ssize_t i, n;
+    Py_ssize_t i;
     PyDictObject *d = di->di_dict;
 
     if (d == NULL)
@@ -3535,19 +3526,16 @@
     }
 
     i = di->di_pos;
-    n = d->ma_keys->dk_nentries;
+    assert(i >= 0);
     if (d->ma_values) {
-        PyObject **value_ptr = &d->ma_values[i];
-        while (i < n && *value_ptr == NULL) {
-            value_ptr++;
-            i++;
-        }
-        if (i >= n)
+        if (i >= d->ma_used)
             goto fail;
         key = DK_ENTRIES(d->ma_keys)[i].me_key;
-        value = *value_ptr;
+        value = d->ma_values[i];
+        assert(value != NULL);
     }
     else {
+        Py_ssize_t n = d->ma_keys->dk_nentries;
         PyDictKeyEntry *entry_ptr = &DK_ENTRIES(d->ma_keys)[i];
         while (i < n && entry_ptr->me_value == NULL) {
             entry_ptr++;