diff --git a/Lib/opcode.py b/Lib/opcode.py
index 23529d87a09ef94..d4a2d554cf67def 100644
--- a/Lib/opcode.py
+++ b/Lib/opcode.py
@@ -377,14 +377,6 @@ def pseudo_op(name, op, real_ops):
 _specialized_instructions = [
     opcode for family in _specializations.values() for opcode in family
 ]
-_specialization_stats = [
-    "success",
-    "failure",
-    "hit",
-    "deferred",
-    "miss",
-    "deopt",
-]
 
 _cache_format = {
     "LOAD_GLOBAL": {
diff --git a/Lib/test/test__opcode.py b/Lib/test/test__opcode.py
index db831069c7aeb8b..fb4ab15f7041ed9 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test__opcode.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test__opcode.py
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ def test_stack_effect_jump(self):
 
 class SpecializationStatsTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_specialization_stats(self):
-        stat_names = opcode._specialization_stats
-
+        stat_names = ["success", "failure", "hit", "deferred", "miss", "deopt"]
         specialized_opcodes = [
             op.lower()
             for op in opcode._specializations