diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2019-06-16-02-38-25.bpo-37300.WJkgKV.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2019-06-16-02-38-25.bpo-37300.WJkgKV.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aae278e8498
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2019-06-16-02-38-25.bpo-37300.WJkgKV.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove an unnecssary Py_XINCREF in classobject.c.
diff --git a/Objects/classobject.c b/Objects/classobject.c
index 2415ed14cb1..f26a85c6237 100644
--- a/Objects/classobject.c
+++ b/Objects/classobject.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ PyMethod_New(PyObject *func, PyObject *self)
     im->im_weakreflist = NULL;
     Py_INCREF(func);
     im->im_func = func;
-    Py_XINCREF(self);
+    Py_INCREF(self);
     im->im_self = self;
     im->vectorcall = method_vectorcall;
     _PyObject_GC_TRACK(im);