@@ -2755,6 +2755,21 @@ def testfunc(n):
         self.assertNotIn("_GUARD_TOS_INT", uops)
         self.assertIn("_POP_TOP_NOP", uops)
 
+    def test_check_is_not_py_callable(self):
+        def testfunc(n):
+            total = 0
+            f = len
+            xs = (1, 2, 3)
+            for _ in range(n):
+                total += f(xs)
+            return total
+
+        res, ex = self._run_with_optimizer(testfunc, TIER2_THRESHOLD)
+        self.assertEqual(res, 3 * TIER2_THRESHOLD)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ex)
+        uops = get_opnames(ex)
+        self.assertNotIn("_CHECK_IS_NOT_PY_CALLABLE", uops)
+
     def test_call_len_string(self):
         def testfunc(n):
             for _ in range(n):
 
@@ -1217,6 +1217,13 @@ dummy_func(void) {
         (void)framesize;
     }
 
+    op(_CHECK_IS_NOT_PY_CALLABLE, (callable, unused, unused[oparg] -- callable, unused, unused[oparg])) {
+        PyTypeObject *type = sym_get_type(callable);
+        if (type && type != &PyFunction_Type && type != &PyMethod_Type) {
+            ADD_OP(_NOP, 0, 0);
+        }
+    }
+
     op(_PUSH_FRAME, (new_frame -- )) {
         SYNC_SP();
         if (!CURRENT_FRAME_IS_INIT_SHIM()) {