diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs b/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
index 70bdb0724e..267678b206 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objdict.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use super::objbool;
 use super::objiter;
 use super::objstr;
 use crate::dictdatatype;
-use crate::obj::objtype;
 use crate::obj::objtype::PyClassRef;
 use crate::pyobject::PyClassImpl;
 
@@ -215,24 +214,6 @@ impl PyDictRef {
         Err(vm.new_key_error(key.clone()))
     }
 
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "flame-it", flame("PyDictRef"))]
-    pub fn get_item_option<T: IntoPyObject>(
-        &self,
-        key: T,
-        vm: &VirtualMachine,
-    ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
-        match self.clone().inner_getitem(key.into_pyobject(vm)?, vm) {
-            Ok(value) => Ok(Some(value)),
-            Err(exc) => {
-                if objtype::isinstance(&exc, &vm.ctx.exceptions.key_error) {
-                    Ok(None)
-                } else {
-                    Err(exc)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     fn get(
         self,
         key: PyObjectRef,
diff --git a/vm/src/obj/objsuper.rs b/vm/src/obj/objsuper.rs
index a9fb668cb8..016c2419c0 100644
--- a/vm/src/obj/objsuper.rs
+++ b/vm/src/obj/objsuper.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use crate::obj::objfunction::PyMethod;
 use crate::obj::objstr;
 use crate::obj::objtype::{PyClass, PyClassRef};
 use crate::pyobject::{
-    PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject, TypeProtocol,
+    ItemProtocol, PyContext, PyObjectRef, PyRef, PyResult, PyValue, TryFromObject, TypeProtocol,
 };
 use crate::scope::NameProtocol;
 use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
diff --git a/vm/src/pyobject.rs b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
index 89e4611068..de17013e1a 100644
--- a/vm/src/pyobject.rs
+++ b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
@@ -1021,6 +1021,24 @@ pub trait ItemProtocol {
         vm: &VirtualMachine,
     ) -> PyResult;
     fn del_item<T: IntoPyObject>(&self, key: T, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult;
+
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "flame-it", flame("PyDictRef"))]
+    fn get_item_option<T: IntoPyObject>(
+        &self,
+        key: T,
+        vm: &VirtualMachine,
+    ) -> PyResult<Option<PyObjectRef>> {
+        match self.get_item(key, vm) {
+            Ok(value) => Ok(Some(value)),
+            Err(exc) => {
+                if objtype::isinstance(&exc, &vm.ctx.exceptions.key_error) {
+                    Ok(None)
+                } else {
+                    Err(exc)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl ItemProtocol for PyObjectRef {