diff --git a/contrib/hstore_plpython/hstore_plpython.c b/contrib/hstore_plpython/hstore_plpython.c
index 2f24090ff3eadae849fb5b0cdd8a51f1831189ec..93c39d294dd439f4fa7752283fe643ac4a4d2dc6 100644
--- a/contrib/hstore_plpython/hstore_plpython.c
+++ b/contrib/hstore_plpython/hstore_plpython.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Datum
 plpython_to_hstore(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 {
 	PyObject   *dict;
-	volatile PyObject *items_v = NULL;
+	PyObject *volatile items = NULL;
 	int32		pcount;
 	HStore	   *out;
 
@@ -139,14 +139,13 @@ plpython_to_hstore(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				 errmsg("not a Python mapping")));
 
 	pcount = PyMapping_Size(dict);
-	items_v = PyMapping_Items(dict);
+	items = PyMapping_Items(dict);
 
 	PG_TRY();
 	{
 		int32		buflen;
 		int32		i;
 		Pairs	   *pairs;
-		PyObject   *items = (PyObject *) items_v;
 
 		pairs = palloc(pcount * sizeof(*pairs));
 
@@ -177,14 +176,14 @@ plpython_to_hstore(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 				pairs[i].isnull = false;
 			}
 		}
-		Py_DECREF(items_v);
+		Py_DECREF(items);
 
 		pcount = hstoreUniquePairs(pairs, pcount, &buflen);
 		out = hstorePairs(pairs, pcount, buflen);
 	}
 	PG_CATCH();
 	{
-		Py_DECREF(items_v);
+		Py_DECREF(items);
 		PG_RE_THROW();
 	}
 	PG_END_TRY();
diff --git a/contrib/jsonb_plpython/jsonb_plpython.c b/contrib/jsonb_plpython/jsonb_plpython.c
index f44d364c97c374e1aa35913c5ca55086114c20ea..1bc984d5c4d9dbaacaa3675c2da2d7d0e8f4b657 100644
--- a/contrib/jsonb_plpython/jsonb_plpython.c
+++ b/contrib/jsonb_plpython/jsonb_plpython.c
@@ -237,17 +237,14 @@ PLyMapping_ToJsonbValue(PyObject *obj, JsonbParseState **jsonb_state)
 	JsonbValue *out = NULL;
 
 	/* We need it volatile, since we use it after longjmp */
-	volatile PyObject *items_v = NULL;
+	PyObject *volatile items = NULL;
 
 	pcount = PyMapping_Size(obj);
-	items_v = PyMapping_Items(obj);
+	items = PyMapping_Items(obj);
 
 	PG_TRY();
 	{
 		Py_ssize_t	i;
-		PyObject   *items;
-
-		items = (PyObject *) items_v;
 
 		pushJsonbValue(jsonb_state, WJB_BEGIN_OBJECT, NULL);
 
@@ -279,7 +276,7 @@ PLyMapping_ToJsonbValue(PyObject *obj, JsonbParseState **jsonb_state)
 	}
 	PG_CATCH();
 	{
-		Py_DECREF(items_v);
+		Py_DECREF(items);
 		PG_RE_THROW();
 	}
 	PG_END_TRY();