@@ -171,11 +171,6 @@ The Python compiler currently generates the following bytecode instructions.
 
 **General instructions**
 
-.. opcode:: STOP_CODE
-
-   Indicates end-of-code to the compiler, not used by the interpreter.
-
-
 .. opcode:: NOP
 
    Do nothing code.  Used as a placeholder by the bytecode optimizer.
 
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* Instruction opcodes for compiled code */
 
-#define STOP_CODE	0
 #define POP_TOP		1
 #define ROT_TWO		2
 #define ROT_THREE	3
 
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ def jabs_op(name, op):
 # Instruction opcodes for compiled code
 # Blank lines correspond to available opcodes
 
-def_op('STOP_CODE', 0)
 def_op('POP_TOP', 1)
 def_op('ROT_TWO', 2)
 def_op('ROT_THREE', 3)
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def do_disassembly_test(self, func, expected):
                                         lines)))
 
     def test_opmap(self):
-        self.assertEqual(dis.opmap["STOP_CODE"], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(dis.opmap["NOP"], 9)
         self.assertIn(dis.opmap["LOAD_CONST"], dis.hasconst)
         self.assertIn(dis.opmap["STORE_NAME"], dis.hasname)
 
 
@@ -1347,8 +1347,6 @@ PyEval_EvalFrameEx(PyFrameObject *f, int throwflag)
            x to NULL, err to nonzero, or why to anything but WHY_NOT,
            and that no operation that succeeds does this! */
 
-        /* case STOP_CODE: this is an error! */
-
         TARGET(NOP)
             FAST_DISPATCH();
 
 
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ def write_contents(f):
     opcode = find_module("opcode")
     targets = ['_unknown_opcode'] * 256
     for opname, op in opcode.opmap.items():
-        if opname == "STOP_CODE":
-            # XXX opcode not implemented
-            continue
         targets[op] = "TARGET_%s" % opname
     f.write("static void *opcode_targets[256] = {\n")
     f.write(",\n".join(["    &&%s" % s for s in targets]))