diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-09-11-12-41-42.gh-issue-109216.60QOSb.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-09-11-12-41-42.gh-issue-109216.60QOSb.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa8b2832af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-09-11-12-41-42.gh-issue-109216.60QOSb.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix possible memory leak in :opcode:`BUILD_MAP`.
diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index 7c49f9a8cc7..08d91b5efe5 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -1600,9 +1600,6 @@ dummy_func(
                     values, 2,
                     values+1, 2,
                     oparg);
-            if (map == NULL)
-                goto error;
-
             DECREF_INPUTS();
             ERROR_IF(map == NULL, error);
         }
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index a4d813056aa..8f3febe7d1a 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -1433,9 +1433,6 @@
                     values, 2,
                     values+1, 2,
                     oparg);
-            if (map == NULL)
-                goto error;
-
             for (int _i = oparg*2; --_i >= 0;) {
                 Py_DECREF(values[_i]);
             }
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index 27cda1f03da..b86e35f84fd 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -2077,9 +2077,6 @@
                     values, 2,
                     values+1, 2,
                     oparg);
-            if (map == NULL)
-                goto error;
-
             for (int _i = oparg*2; --_i >= 0;) {
                 Py_DECREF(values[_i]);
             }