diff --git a/Modules/signalmodule.c b/Modules/signalmodule.c
index 1d99f877e1..c8f86a48dd 100644
--- a/Modules/signalmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/signalmodule.c
@@ -1355,6 +1355,7 @@ PyInit__signal(void)
         PyDict_SetItemString(d, "SIG_DFL", DefaultHandler) < 0) {
         goto finally;
     }
+    Py_DECREF(DefaultHandler);
 
     IgnoreHandler = PyLong_FromVoidPtr((void *)SIG_IGN);
     if (!IgnoreHandler ||
diff --git a/Objects/longobject.c b/Objects/longobject.c
index 4cf2b0726e..0ad2609882 100644
--- a/Objects/longobject.c
+++ b/Objects/longobject.c
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ class int "PyObject *" "&PyLong_Type"
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=da39a3ee5e6b4b0d input=ec0275e3422a36e3]*/
 
 #ifndef NSMALLPOSINTS
-#define NSMALLPOSINTS           257
+#define NSMALLPOSINTS           0
 #endif
 #ifndef NSMALLNEGINTS
-#define NSMALLNEGINTS           5
+#define NSMALLNEGINTS           0
 #endif
 
 _Py_IDENTIFIER(little);