diff --git a/Lib/pprint.py b/Lib/pprint.py
index fdfdc4395fd..6704f9b23f7 100644
--- a/Lib/pprint.py
+++ b/Lib/pprint.py
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ def __format(self, object, stream, indent, allowance, context, level):
 
         else:
             stream.write(rep)
-            del context[objid]
+
+        del context[objid]
 
     def __repr(self, object, context, level):
         repr, readable = _safe_repr(object, context, self.__depth, level)