diff --git a/MySQLdb/_mysql.c b/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
index b0ba5310..1f1b299e 100644
--- a/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
+++ b/MySQLdb/_mysql.c
@@ -2468,7 +2468,7 @@ PyTypeObject _mysql_ConnectionObject_Type = {
     0, /* (long) tp_dictoffset */
     (initproc)_mysql_ConnectionObject_Initialize, /* tp_init */
     NULL, /* tp_alloc */
-    NULL, /* tp_new */
+    PyType_GenericNew, /* tp_new */
     NULL, /* tp_free Low-level free-memory routine */
     0, /* (PyObject *) tp_bases */
     0, /* (PyObject *) tp_mro method resolution order */
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ PyTypeObject _mysql_ResultObject_Type = {
     0, /* (long) tp_dictoffset */
     (initproc)_mysql_ResultObject_Initialize, /* tp_init */
     NULL, /* tp_alloc */
-    NULL, /* tp_new */
+    PyType_GenericNew, /* tp_new */
     NULL, /* tp_free Low-level free-memory routine */
     0, /* (PyObject *) tp_bases */
     0, /* (PyObject *) tp_mro method resolution order */
@@ -2635,14 +2635,6 @@ init_mysql(void)
 {
     PyObject *dict, *module, *emod, *edict;
 
-#ifndef IS_PY3K
-    _mysql_ConnectionObject_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-    _mysql_ResultObject_Type.ob_type = &PyType_Type;
-#endif
-    _mysql_ConnectionObject_Type.tp_alloc = PyType_GenericAlloc;
-    _mysql_ConnectionObject_Type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
-    _mysql_ResultObject_Type.tp_alloc = PyType_GenericAlloc;
-    _mysql_ResultObject_Type.tp_new = PyType_GenericNew;
 #ifdef IS_PY3K
     if (PyType_Ready(&_mysql_ConnectionObject_Type) < 0)
         return NULL;
@@ -2652,8 +2644,10 @@ init_mysql(void)
     module = PyModule_Create(&_mysqlmodule);
     if (!module) return module; /* this really should never happen */
 #else
-    _mysql_ConnectionObject_Type.tp_free = _PyObject_GC_Del;
-    _mysql_ResultObject_Type.tp_free = _PyObject_GC_Del;
+    if (PyType_Ready(&_mysql_ConnectionObject_Type) < 0)
+        return;
+    if (PyType_Ready(&_mysql_ResultObject_Type) < 0)
+        return;
     module = Py_InitModule4("_mysql", _mysql_methods, _mysql___doc__,
                 (PyObject *)NULL, PYTHON_API_VERSION);
     if (!module) return; /* this really should never happen */