diff --git a/dtool/src/interrogatedb/py_compat.cxx b/dtool/src/interrogatedb/py_compat.cxx
index 91fe93d456..722bc8300b 100644
--- a/dtool/src/interrogatedb/py_compat.cxx
+++ b/dtool/src/interrogatedb/py_compat.cxx
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@ size_t PyLongOrInt_AsSize_t(PyObject *vv) {
   size_t bytes;
   int one = 1;
   int res = _PyLong_AsByteArray((PyLongObject *)vv, (unsigned char *)&bytes,
-                                SIZEOF_SIZE_T, (int)*(unsigned char*)&one, 0,
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX >= 0x030d0000
-                                , 1 // with_exceptions
-#endif
-                                );
+                                SIZEOF_SIZE_T, (int)*(unsigned char*)&one, 0);
 
   if (res < 0) {
     return (size_t)res;