diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index b203954efcc62c1..e5769f61fc28d0e 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -515,9 +515,7 @@ dummy_func(
                 exc = args[0];
                 /* fall through */
             case 0:
-                if (do_raise(tstate, exc, cause)) {
-                    ERROR_IF(true, exception_unwind);
-                }
+                ERROR_IF(do_raise(tstate, exc, cause), exception_unwind);
                 break;
             default:
                 _PyErr_SetString(tstate, PyExc_SystemError,
diff --git a/Python/generated_cases.c.h b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
index 76e26a4a2f8bb11..287a1f1f0420895 100644
--- a/Python/generated_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/generated_cases.c.h
@@ -699,9 +699,7 @@
                 exc = args[0];
                 /* fall through */
             case 0:
-                if (do_raise(tstate, exc, cause)) {
-                    if (true) { STACK_SHRINK(oparg); goto exception_unwind; }
-                }
+                if (do_raise(tstate, exc, cause)) { STACK_SHRINK(oparg); goto exception_unwind; }
                 break;
             default:
                 _PyErr_SetString(tstate, PyExc_SystemError,
diff --git a/Python/opcode_metadata.h b/Python/opcode_metadata.h
index 46fd9673e8fb644..8195fc6178857c3 100644
--- a/Python/opcode_metadata.h
+++ b/Python/opcode_metadata.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ _PyOpcode_num_popped(int opcode, int oparg) {
         case CALL_INTRINSIC_1:
             return 1;
         case RAISE_VARARGS:
-            return -1;
+            return oparg;
         case INTERPRETER_EXIT:
             return 1;
         case RETURN_VALUE:
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ _PyOpcode_num_pushed(int opcode, int oparg) {
         case CALL_INTRINSIC_1:
             return 1;
         case RAISE_VARARGS:
-            return -1;
+            return 0;
         case INTERPRETER_EXIT:
             return 0;
         case RETURN_VALUE: