diff --git a/vm/src/frame.rs b/vm/src/frame.rs
index e277ae7d2..308d9ee12 100644
--- a/vm/src/frame.rs
+++ b/vm/src/frame.rs
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ impl ExecutingFrame<'_> {
                     self.pop_value();
                     self.update_lasti(|i| *i += 1);
                     if err.isinstance(&vm.ctx.exceptions.stop_iteration) {
-                        let val = iterator::stop_iter_value(vm, &err);
+                        let val = vm.unwrap_or_none(err.get_arg(0));
                         self.push_value(val);
                         self.run(vm)
                     } else {
diff --git a/vm/src/iterator.rs b/vm/src/iterator.rs
index 718a27636..ddedbb9fb 100644
--- a/vm/src/iterator.rs
+++ b/vm/src/iterator.rs
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ where
     Ok(results)
 }
 
-pub fn stop_iter_value(vm: &VirtualMachine, exc: &PyBaseExceptionRef) -> PyObjectRef {
-    let args = exc.args();
-    vm.unwrap_or_none(args.as_slice().first().cloned())
-}
-
 pub fn length_hint(vm: &VirtualMachine, iter: PyObjectRef) -> PyResult<Option<usize>> {
     if let Some(len) = vm.obj_len_opt(&iter) {
         match len {