diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/pyext/message.cc b/python/google/protobuf/pyext/message.cc
index 44df9fbc..be207267 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/pyext/message.cc
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/pyext/message.cc
@@ -399,12 +399,6 @@ static PyObject* GetExtensionsByNumber(CMessageClass *self, void *closure) {
   return result.release();
 }
 
-static PyGetSetDef Getters[] = {
-  {"_extensions_by_name", (getter)GetExtensionsByName, NULL},
-  {"_extensions_by_number", (getter)GetExtensionsByNumber, NULL},
-  {NULL}
-};
-
 // Compute some class attributes on the fly:
 // - All the _FIELD_NUMBER attributes, for all fields and nested extensions.
 // Returns a new reference, or NULL with an exception set.
@@ -479,7 +473,7 @@ static PyTypeObject _CMessageClass_Type = {
   0,                                   // tp_iternext
   0,                                   // tp_methods
   0,                                   // tp_members
-  message_meta::Getters,               // tp_getset
+  0,                                   // tp_getset
   0,                                   // tp_base
   0,                                   // tp_dict
   0,                                   // tp_descr_get