diff --git a/Include/cpython/object.h b/Include/cpython/object.h
index 49101c18756..90e45f65e29 100644
--- a/Include/cpython/object.h
+++ b/Include/cpython/object.h
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyType_GetDict(PyTypeObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyObject_Print(PyObject *, FILE *, int);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_BreakPoint(void);
 PyAPI_FUNC(void) _PyObject_Dump(PyObject *);
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_IsFreed(PyObject *);
 
 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_IsAbstract(PyObject *);
 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_GetAttrId(PyObject *, _Py_Identifier *);
@@ -377,12 +376,6 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyObject_FunctionStr(PyObject *);
 #endif
 
 
-PyAPI_FUNC(void)
-_PyDebugAllocatorStats(FILE *out, const char *block_name, int num_blocks,
-                       size_t sizeof_block);
-PyAPI_FUNC(void)
-_PyObject_DebugTypeStats(FILE *out);
-
 /* Define a pair of assertion macros:
    _PyObject_ASSERT_FROM(), _PyObject_ASSERT_WITH_MSG() and _PyObject_ASSERT().
 
@@ -431,21 +424,6 @@ PyAPI_FUNC(void) _Py_NO_RETURN _PyObject_AssertFailed(
     int line,
     const char *function);
 
-/* Check if an object is consistent. For example, ensure that the reference
-   counter is greater than or equal to 1, and ensure that ob_type is not NULL.
-
-   Call _PyObject_AssertFailed() if the object is inconsistent.
-
-   If check_content is zero, only check header fields: reduce the overhead.
-
-   The function always return 1. The return value is just here to be able to
-   write:
-
-   assert(_PyObject_CheckConsistency(obj, 1)); */
-PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyObject_CheckConsistency(
-    PyObject *op,
-    int check_content);
-
 
 /* Trashcan mechanism, thanks to Christian Tismer.
 
diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_object.h b/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
index a9c99655743..661820c894d 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_object.h
@@ -14,6 +14,27 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "pycore_pystate.h"       // _PyInterpreterState_GET()
 #include "pycore_runtime.h"       // _PyRuntime
 
+/* Check if an object is consistent. For example, ensure that the reference
+   counter is greater than or equal to 1, and ensure that ob_type is not NULL.
+
+   Call _PyObject_AssertFailed() if the object is inconsistent.
+
+   If check_content is zero, only check header fields: reduce the overhead.
+
+   The function always return 1. The return value is just here to be able to
+   write:
+
+   assert(_PyObject_CheckConsistency(obj, 1)); */
+extern int _PyObject_CheckConsistency(PyObject *op, int check_content);
+
+extern void _PyDebugAllocatorStats(FILE *out, const char *block_name,
+                                   int num_blocks, size_t sizeof_block);
+
+extern void _PyObject_DebugTypeStats(FILE *out);
+
+// Export for shared _testinternalcapi extension
+PyAPI_DATA(int) _PyObject_IsFreed(PyObject *);
+
 /* We need to maintain an internal copy of Py{Var}Object_HEAD_INIT to avoid
    designated initializer conflicts in C++20. If we use the deinition in
    object.h, we will be mixing designated and non-designated initializers in
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_mem.py b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_mem.py
index a9ff410cb93..527000875b7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_capi/test_mem.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_capi/test_mem.py
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ from test.support import import_helper, requires_subprocess
 from test.support.script_helper import assert_python_failure, assert_python_ok
 
 
-# Skip this test if the _testcapi module isn't available.
+# Skip this test if the _testcapi and _testinternalcapi extensions are not
+# available.
 _testcapi = import_helper.import_module('_testcapi')
+_testinternalcapi = import_helper.import_module('_testinternalcapi')
 
 @requires_subprocess()
 class PyMemDebugTests(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -84,16 +86,13 @@ class PyMemDebugTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def check_pyobject_is_freed(self, func_name):
         code = textwrap.dedent(f'''
-            import gc, os, sys, _testcapi
+            import gc, os, sys, _testinternalcapi
             # Disable the GC to avoid crash on GC collection
             gc.disable()
-            try:
-                _testcapi.{func_name}()
-                # Exit immediately to avoid a crash while deallocating
-                # the invalid object
-                os._exit(0)
-            except _testcapi.error:
-                os._exit(1)
+            _testinternalcapi.{func_name}()
+            # Exit immediately to avoid a crash while deallocating
+            # the invalid object
+            os._exit(0)
         ''')
         assert_python_ok(
             '-c', code,
diff --git a/Modules/_testcapi/mem.c b/Modules/_testcapi/mem.c
index 979b3a4b2b1..0b2b1cd31fb 100644
--- a/Modules/_testcapi/mem.c
+++ b/Modules/_testcapi/mem.c
@@ -526,75 +526,6 @@ pymem_malloc_without_gil(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
-static PyObject *
-test_pyobject_is_freed(const char *test_name, PyObject *op)
-{
-    if (!_PyObject_IsFreed(op)) {
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AssertionError,
-                        "object is not seen as freed");
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
-}
-
-static PyObject *
-check_pyobject_null_is_freed(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
-{
-    PyObject *op = NULL;
-    return test_pyobject_is_freed("check_pyobject_null_is_freed", op);
-}
-
-
-static PyObject *
-check_pyobject_uninitialized_is_freed(PyObject *self,
-                                      PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
-{
-    PyObject *op = (PyObject *)PyObject_Malloc(sizeof(PyObject));
-    if (op == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    /* Initialize reference count to avoid early crash in ceval or GC */
-    Py_SET_REFCNT(op, 1);
-    /* object fields like ob_type are uninitialized! */
-    return test_pyobject_is_freed("check_pyobject_uninitialized_is_freed", op);
-}
-
-
-static PyObject *
-check_pyobject_forbidden_bytes_is_freed(PyObject *self,
-                                        PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
-{
-    /* Allocate an incomplete PyObject structure: truncate 'ob_type' field */
-    PyObject *op = (PyObject *)PyObject_Malloc(offsetof(PyObject, ob_type));
-    if (op == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    /* Initialize reference count to avoid early crash in ceval or GC */
-    Py_SET_REFCNT(op, 1);
-    /* ob_type field is after the memory block: part of "forbidden bytes"
-       when using debug hooks on memory allocators! */
-    return test_pyobject_is_freed("check_pyobject_forbidden_bytes_is_freed", op);
-}
-
-
-static PyObject *
-check_pyobject_freed_is_freed(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
-{
-    /* This test would fail if run with the address sanitizer */
-#ifdef _Py_ADDRESS_SANITIZER
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
-#else
-    PyObject *op = PyObject_CallNoArgs((PyObject *)&PyBaseObject_Type);
-    if (op == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    Py_TYPE(op)->tp_dealloc(op);
-    /* Reset reference count to avoid early crash in ceval or GC */
-    Py_SET_REFCNT(op, 1);
-    /* object memory is freed! */
-    return test_pyobject_is_freed("check_pyobject_freed_is_freed", op);
-#endif
-}
 
 // Tracemalloc tests
 static PyObject *
@@ -656,12 +587,6 @@ tracemalloc_untrack(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef test_methods[] = {
-    {"check_pyobject_forbidden_bytes_is_freed",
-                            check_pyobject_forbidden_bytes_is_freed, METH_NOARGS},
-    {"check_pyobject_freed_is_freed", check_pyobject_freed_is_freed, METH_NOARGS},
-    {"check_pyobject_null_is_freed",  check_pyobject_null_is_freed,  METH_NOARGS},
-    {"check_pyobject_uninitialized_is_freed",
-                              check_pyobject_uninitialized_is_freed, METH_NOARGS},
     {"pymem_api_misuse",              pymem_api_misuse,              METH_NOARGS},
     {"pymem_buffer_overflow",         pymem_buffer_overflow,         METH_NOARGS},
     {"pymem_getallocatorsname",       test_pymem_getallocatorsname,  METH_NOARGS},
diff --git a/Modules/_testclinic.c b/Modules/_testclinic.c
index 26cdb4371ca..8ba8f8ecade 100644
--- a/Modules/_testclinic.c
+++ b/Modules/_testclinic.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #undef NDEBUG
 
 #include "Python.h"
+#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_IsFreed()
 
 
 // Used for clone_with_conv_f1 and clone_with_conv_v2
diff --git a/Modules/_testinternalcapi.c b/Modules/_testinternalcapi.c
index ecc2721a498..e2be9a13021 100644
--- a/Modules/_testinternalcapi.c
+++ b/Modules/_testinternalcapi.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #undef NDEBUG
 
 #include "Python.h"
-#include "frameobject.h"
 #include "pycore_atomic_funcs.h" // _Py_atomic_int_get()
 #include "pycore_bitutils.h"     // _Py_bswap32()
 #include "pycore_bytesobject.h"  // _PyBytes_Find()
@@ -23,9 +22,12 @@
 #include "pycore_initconfig.h"   // _Py_GetConfigsAsDict()
 #include "pycore_interp.h"       // _PyInterpreterState_GetConfigCopy()
 #include "pycore_interp_id.h"    // _PyInterpreterID_LookUp()
+#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_IsFreed()
 #include "pycore_pathconfig.h"   // _PyPathConfig_ClearGlobal()
 #include "pycore_pyerrors.h"     // _Py_UTF8_Edit_Cost()
 #include "pycore_pystate.h"      // _PyThreadState_GET()
+
+#include "frameobject.h"
 #include "osdefs.h"              // MAXPATHLEN
 
 #include "clinic/_testinternalcapi.c.h"
@@ -1446,6 +1448,77 @@ test_atexit(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
 }
 
 
+static PyObject *
+test_pyobject_is_freed(const char *test_name, PyObject *op)
+{
+    if (!_PyObject_IsFreed(op)) {
+        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_AssertionError,
+                        "object is not seen as freed");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+}
+
+static PyObject *
+check_pyobject_null_is_freed(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
+{
+    PyObject *op = NULL;
+    return test_pyobject_is_freed("check_pyobject_null_is_freed", op);
+}
+
+
+static PyObject *
+check_pyobject_uninitialized_is_freed(PyObject *self,
+                                      PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
+{
+    PyObject *op = (PyObject *)PyObject_Malloc(sizeof(PyObject));
+    if (op == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    /* Initialize reference count to avoid early crash in ceval or GC */
+    Py_SET_REFCNT(op, 1);
+    /* object fields like ob_type are uninitialized! */
+    return test_pyobject_is_freed("check_pyobject_uninitialized_is_freed", op);
+}
+
+
+static PyObject *
+check_pyobject_forbidden_bytes_is_freed(PyObject *self,
+                                        PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
+{
+    /* Allocate an incomplete PyObject structure: truncate 'ob_type' field */
+    PyObject *op = (PyObject *)PyObject_Malloc(offsetof(PyObject, ob_type));
+    if (op == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    /* Initialize reference count to avoid early crash in ceval or GC */
+    Py_SET_REFCNT(op, 1);
+    /* ob_type field is after the memory block: part of "forbidden bytes"
+       when using debug hooks on memory allocators! */
+    return test_pyobject_is_freed("check_pyobject_forbidden_bytes_is_freed", op);
+}
+
+
+static PyObject *
+check_pyobject_freed_is_freed(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
+{
+    /* This test would fail if run with the address sanitizer */
+#ifdef _Py_ADDRESS_SANITIZER
+    Py_RETURN_NONE;
+#else
+    PyObject *op = PyObject_CallNoArgs((PyObject *)&PyBaseObject_Type);
+    if (op == NULL) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    Py_TYPE(op)->tp_dealloc(op);
+    /* Reset reference count to avoid early crash in ceval or GC */
+    Py_SET_REFCNT(op, 1);
+    /* object memory is freed! */
+    return test_pyobject_is_freed("check_pyobject_freed_is_freed", op);
+#endif
+}
+
+
 static PyMethodDef module_functions[] = {
     {"get_configs", get_configs, METH_NOARGS},
     {"get_recursion_depth", get_recursion_depth, METH_NOARGS},
@@ -1502,6 +1575,12 @@ static PyMethodDef module_functions[] = {
     {"test_tstate_capi", test_tstate_capi, METH_NOARGS, NULL},
     {"_PyUnicode_TransformDecimalAndSpaceToASCII", unicode_transformdecimalandspacetoascii, METH_O},
     {"test_atexit", test_atexit, METH_NOARGS},
+    {"check_pyobject_forbidden_bytes_is_freed",
+                            check_pyobject_forbidden_bytes_is_freed, METH_NOARGS},
+    {"check_pyobject_freed_is_freed", check_pyobject_freed_is_freed, METH_NOARGS},
+    {"check_pyobject_null_is_freed",  check_pyobject_null_is_freed,  METH_NOARGS},
+    {"check_pyobject_uninitialized_is_freed",
+                              check_pyobject_uninitialized_is_freed, METH_NOARGS},
     {NULL, NULL} /* sentinel */
 };
 
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index 26e2dc31e36..41ae1fca90b 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ As a consequence of this, split keys have a maximum size of 16.
 #include "pycore_code.h"          // stats
 #include "pycore_dict.h"          // PyDictKeysObject
 #include "pycore_gc.h"            // _PyObject_GC_IS_TRACKED()
-#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_GC_TRACK()
+#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_GC_TRACK(), _PyDebugAllocatorStats()
 #include "pycore_pyerrors.h"      // _PyErr_GetRaisedException()
 #include "pycore_pystate.h"       // _PyThreadState_GET()
 #include "pycore_setobject.h"     // _PySet_NextEntry()
diff --git a/Objects/floatobject.c b/Objects/floatobject.c
index fa55481f09d..6a0c2e033e3 100644
--- a/Objects/floatobject.c
+++ b/Objects/floatobject.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "pycore_interp.h"        // _PyInterpreterState.float_state
 #include "pycore_long.h"          // _PyLong_GetOne()
 #include "pycore_modsupport.h"    // _PyArg_NoKwnames()
-#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_Init()
+#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_Init(), _PyDebugAllocatorStats()
 #include "pycore_pymath.h"        // _PY_SHORT_FLOAT_REPR
 #include "pycore_pystate.h"       // _PyInterpreterState_GET()
 #include "pycore_structseq.h"     // _PyStructSequence_FiniBuiltin()
diff --git a/Objects/listobject.c b/Objects/listobject.c
index 144ede6351e..c0da9dd9168 100644
--- a/Objects/listobject.c
+++ b/Objects/listobject.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "pycore_list.h"          // struct _Py_list_state, _PyListIterObject
 #include "pycore_long.h"          // _PyLong_DigitCount
 #include "pycore_modsupport.h"    // _PyArg_NoKwnames()
-#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_GC_TRACK()
+#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_GC_TRACK(), _PyDebugAllocatorStats()
 #include "pycore_tuple.h"         // _PyTuple_FromArray()
 #include <stddef.h>
 
diff --git a/Objects/obmalloc.c b/Objects/obmalloc.c
index eb68d7c030d..7d552ff57c8 100644
--- a/Objects/obmalloc.c
+++ b/Objects/obmalloc.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include "Python.h"
 #include "pycore_code.h"          // stats
+#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyDebugAllocatorStats() definition
 #include "pycore_obmalloc.h"
 #include "pycore_pyerrors.h"      // _Py_FatalErrorFormat()
 #include "pycore_pymem.h"
diff --git a/Objects/tupleobject.c b/Objects/tupleobject.c
index e85af2b75e4..c3ff40fdb14 100644
--- a/Objects/tupleobject.c
+++ b/Objects/tupleobject.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "pycore_gc.h"            // _PyObject_GC_IS_TRACKED()
 #include "pycore_initconfig.h"    // _PyStatus_OK()
 #include "pycore_modsupport.h"    // _PyArg_NoKwnames()
-#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_GC_TRACK(), _Py_FatalRefcountError()
+#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_GC_TRACK(), _Py_FatalRefcountError(), _PyDebugAllocatorStats()
 
 /*[clinic input]
 class tuple "PyTupleObject *" "&PyTuple_Type"
diff --git a/Python/sysmodule.c b/Python/sysmodule.c
index fea3f61ee01..fb033a6b563 100644
--- a/Python/sysmodule.c
+++ b/Python/sysmodule.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Data members:
 #include "pycore_long.h"          // _PY_LONG_MAX_STR_DIGITS_THRESHOLD
 #include "pycore_modsupport.h"    // _PyModule_CreateInitialized()
 #include "pycore_namespace.h"     // _PyNamespace_New()
-#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_IS_GC()
+#include "pycore_object.h"        // _PyObject_IS_GC(), _PyObject_DebugTypeStats()
 #include "pycore_pathconfig.h"    // _PyPathConfig_ComputeSysPath0()
 #include "pycore_pyerrors.h"      // _PyErr_GetRaisedException()
 #include "pycore_pylifecycle.h"   // _PyErr_WriteUnraisableDefaultHook()