diff --git a/Lib/UserList.py b/Lib/UserList.py
index 17f45c8c666d..556a3273a8a8 100644
--- a/Lib/UserList.py
+++ b/Lib/UserList.py
@@ -85,5 +85,3 @@ def extend(self, other):
             self.data.extend(other.data)
         else:
             self.data.extend(other)
-
-collections.MutableSequence.register(UserList)
diff --git a/Lib/UserString.py b/Lib/UserString.py
index 71984a71cd49..94fcbd276dcb 100755
--- a/Lib/UserString.py
+++ b/Lib/UserString.py
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ def __imul__(self, n):
     def insert(self, index, value):
         self[index:index] = value
 
-collections.MutableSequence.register(MutableString)
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     # execute the regression test to stdout, if called as a script:
     import os