diff --git a/Include/pydtrace.h b/Include/pydtrace.h
index 140d2e1dd3a..c43a253d3cc 100644
--- a/Include/pydtrace.h
+++ b/Include/pydtrace.h
@@ -25,25 +25,25 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* Without DTrace, compile to nothing. */
 
-inline void PyDTrace_LINE(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2) {}
-inline void PyDTrace_FUNCTION_ENTRY(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2)  {}
-inline void PyDTrace_FUNCTION_RETURN(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2) {}
-inline void PyDTrace_GC_START(int arg0) {}
-inline void PyDTrace_GC_DONE(int arg0) {}
-inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_START(int arg0) {}
-inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_DONE(int arg0) {}
-inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_START(int arg0) {}
-inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_DONE(int arg0) {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_LINE(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2) {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_FUNCTION_ENTRY(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2)  {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_FUNCTION_RETURN(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2) {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_GC_START(int arg0) {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_GC_DONE(int arg0) {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_START(int arg0) {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_DONE(int arg0) {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_START(int arg0) {}
+static inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_DONE(int arg0) {}
 
-inline int PyDTrace_LINE_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
-inline int PyDTrace_FUNCTION_ENTRY_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
-inline int PyDTrace_FUNCTION_RETURN_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
-inline int PyDTrace_GC_START_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
-inline int PyDTrace_GC_DONE_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
-inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_START_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
-inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_DONE_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
-inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_START_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
-inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_DONE_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_LINE_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_FUNCTION_ENTRY_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_FUNCTION_RETURN_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_GC_START_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_GC_DONE_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_START_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_DONE_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_START_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
+static inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_DONE_ENABLED(void) { return 0; }
 
 #endif /* !WITH_DTRACE */
 
diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 407658e8e81..8e97948237d 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ PYTHON_OBJS=	\
 		Python/compile.o \
 		Python/codecs.o \
 		Python/dynamic_annotations.o \
-		Python/dtrace_stubs.o \
 		Python/errors.o \
 		Python/frozenmain.o \
 		Python/future.o \
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index 769c6436572..963da89c448 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\ceval.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\codecs.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\compile.c" />
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Python\dtrace_stubs.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\dynamic_annotations.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\dynload_win.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\errors.c" />
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
index a45b9d91e1b..762210d4592 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj.filters
@@ -851,9 +851,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\compile.c">
       <Filter>Python</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="..\Python\dtrace_stubs.c">
-      <Filter>Python</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="..\Python\dynamic_annotations.c">
       <Filter>Python</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/Python/dtrace_stubs.c b/Python/dtrace_stubs.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d0513636400..00000000000
--- a/Python/dtrace_stubs.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#include <Python.h>
-#include "pydtrace.h"
-
-#ifndef WITH_DTRACE
-extern inline void PyDTrace_LINE(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2);
-extern inline void PyDTrace_FUNCTION_ENTRY(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2);
-extern inline void PyDTrace_FUNCTION_RETURN(const char *arg0, const char *arg1, int arg2);
-extern inline void PyDTrace_GC_START(int arg0);
-extern inline void PyDTrace_GC_DONE(int arg0);
-extern inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_START(int arg0);
-extern inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_DONE(int arg0);
-extern inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_START(int arg0);
-extern inline void PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_DONE(int arg0);
-
-extern inline int PyDTrace_LINE_ENABLED(void);
-extern inline int PyDTrace_FUNCTION_ENTRY_ENABLED(void);
-extern inline int PyDTrace_FUNCTION_RETURN_ENABLED(void);
-extern inline int PyDTrace_GC_START_ENABLED(void);
-extern inline int PyDTrace_GC_DONE_ENABLED(void);
-extern inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_START_ENABLED(void);
-extern inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_NEW_DONE_ENABLED(void);
-extern inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_START_ENABLED(void);
-extern inline int PyDTrace_INSTANCE_DELETE_DONE_ENABLED(void);
-#endif