diff --git a/Include/internal/pycore_dict.h b/Include/internal/pycore_dict.h
index 2b3b56b343a..c74a3437713 100644
--- a/Include/internal/pycore_dict.h
+++ b/Include/internal/pycore_dict.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ extern PyObject *_PyDict_FromKeys(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
  * Returns the version number, or zero if it was not possible to get a version number. */
 extern uint32_t _PyDictKeys_GetVersionForCurrentState(PyDictKeysObject *dictkeys);
 
-extern Py_ssize_t _PyDict_KeysSize(PyDictKeysObject *keys);
+extern size_t _PyDict_KeysSize(PyDictKeysObject *keys);
 
 /* _Py_dict_lookup() returns index of entry which can be used like DK_ENTRIES(dk)[index].
  * -1 when no entry found, -3 when compare raises error.
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index c58d07b51bd..b9067213820 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -685,9 +685,9 @@ free_keys_object(PyDictKeysObject *keys)
 }
 
 static inline PyDictValues*
-new_values(Py_ssize_t size)
+new_values(size_t size)
 {
-    assert(size > 0);
+    assert(size >= 1);
     size_t prefix_size = _Py_SIZE_ROUND_UP(size+2, sizeof(PyObject *));
     assert(prefix_size < 256);
     size_t n = prefix_size + size * sizeof(PyObject *);
@@ -746,27 +746,24 @@ new_dict(PyDictKeysObject *keys, PyDictValues *values, Py_ssize_t used, int free
     return (PyObject *)mp;
 }
 
-static inline Py_ssize_t
+static inline size_t
 shared_keys_usable_size(PyDictKeysObject *keys)
 {
-    return keys->dk_nentries + keys->dk_usable;
+    return (size_t)keys->dk_nentries + (size_t)keys->dk_usable;
 }
 
 /* Consumes a reference to the keys object */
 static PyObject *
 new_dict_with_shared_keys(PyDictKeysObject *keys)
 {
-    PyDictValues *values;
-    Py_ssize_t i, size;
-
-    size = shared_keys_usable_size(keys);
-    values = new_values(size);
+    size_t size = shared_keys_usable_size(keys);
+    PyDictValues *values = new_values(size);
     if (values == NULL) {
         dictkeys_decref(keys);
         return PyErr_NoMemory();
     }
     ((char *)values)[-2] = 0;
-    for (i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
         values->values[i] = NULL;
     }
     return new_dict(keys, values, 0, 1);
@@ -781,7 +778,7 @@ clone_combined_dict_keys(PyDictObject *orig)
     assert(orig->ma_values == NULL);
     assert(orig->ma_keys->dk_refcnt == 1);
 
-    Py_ssize_t keys_size = _PyDict_KeysSize(orig->ma_keys);
+    size_t keys_size = _PyDict_KeysSize(orig->ma_keys);
     PyDictKeysObject *keys = PyObject_Malloc(keys_size);
     if (keys == NULL) {
         PyErr_NoMemory();
@@ -2959,7 +2956,6 @@ PyDict_Copy(PyObject *o)
 {
     PyObject *copy;
     PyDictObject *mp;
-    Py_ssize_t i, n;
 
     if (o == NULL || !PyDict_Check(o)) {
         PyErr_BadInternalCall();
@@ -2974,9 +2970,8 @@ PyDict_Copy(PyObject *o)
 
     if (_PyDict_HasSplitTable(mp)) {
         PyDictObject *split_copy;
-        Py_ssize_t size = shared_keys_usable_size(mp->ma_keys);
-        PyDictValues *newvalues;
-        newvalues = new_values(size);
+        size_t size = shared_keys_usable_size(mp->ma_keys);
+        PyDictValues *newvalues = new_values(size);
         if (newvalues == NULL)
             return PyErr_NoMemory();
         split_copy = PyObject_GC_New(PyDictObject, &PyDict_Type);
@@ -2991,7 +2986,7 @@ PyDict_Copy(PyObject *o)
         split_copy->ma_used = mp->ma_used;
         split_copy->ma_version_tag = DICT_NEXT_VERSION();
         dictkeys_incref(mp->ma_keys);
-        for (i = 0, n = size; i < n; i++) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
             PyObject *value = mp->ma_values->values[i];
             split_copy->ma_values->values[i] = Py_XNewRef(value);
         }
@@ -3514,9 +3509,7 @@ static PyObject *dictiter_new(PyDictObject *, PyTypeObject *);
 Py_ssize_t
 _PyDict_SizeOf(PyDictObject *mp)
 {
-    Py_ssize_t res;
-
-    res = _PyObject_SIZE(Py_TYPE(mp));
+    size_t res = _PyObject_SIZE(Py_TYPE(mp));
     if (mp->ma_values) {
         res += shared_keys_usable_size(mp->ma_keys) * sizeof(PyObject*);
     }
@@ -3525,17 +3518,19 @@ _PyDict_SizeOf(PyDictObject *mp)
     if (mp->ma_keys->dk_refcnt == 1) {
         res += _PyDict_KeysSize(mp->ma_keys);
     }
-    return res;
+    assert(res <= (size_t)PY_SSIZE_T_MAX);
+    return (Py_ssize_t)res;
 }
 
-Py_ssize_t
+size_t
 _PyDict_KeysSize(PyDictKeysObject *keys)
 {
-    size_t es = keys->dk_kind == DICT_KEYS_GENERAL
-        ?  sizeof(PyDictKeyEntry) : sizeof(PyDictUnicodeEntry);
-    return (sizeof(PyDictKeysObject)
-            + ((size_t)1 << keys->dk_log2_index_bytes)
-            + USABLE_FRACTION(DK_SIZE(keys)) * es);
+    size_t es = (keys->dk_kind == DICT_KEYS_GENERAL
+                 ? sizeof(PyDictKeyEntry) : sizeof(PyDictUnicodeEntry));
+    size_t size = sizeof(PyDictKeysObject);
+    size += (size_t)1 << keys->dk_log2_index_bytes;
+    size += USABLE_FRACTION((size_t)DK_SIZE(keys)) * es;
+    return size;
 }
 
 static PyObject *
@@ -5286,16 +5281,15 @@ init_inline_values(PyObject *obj, PyTypeObject *tp)
     if (keys->dk_usable > 1) {
         keys->dk_usable--;
     }
-    Py_ssize_t size = shared_keys_usable_size(keys);
-    assert(size > 0);
+    size_t size = shared_keys_usable_size(keys);
     PyDictValues *values = new_values(size);
     if (values == NULL) {
         PyErr_NoMemory();
         return -1;
     }
-    assert(((uint8_t *)values)[-1] >= size+2);
+    assert(((uint8_t *)values)[-1] >= (size + 2));
     ((uint8_t *)values)[-2] = 0;
-    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
         values->values[i] = NULL;
     }
     _PyDictOrValues_SetValues(_PyObject_DictOrValuesPointer(obj), values);
@@ -5335,7 +5329,8 @@ make_dict_from_instance_attributes(PyDictKeysObject *keys, PyDictValues *values)
     dictkeys_incref(keys);
     Py_ssize_t used = 0;
     Py_ssize_t track = 0;
-    for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < shared_keys_usable_size(keys); i++) {
+    size_t size = shared_keys_usable_size(keys);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < size; i++) {
         PyObject *val = values->values[i];
         if (val != NULL) {
             used += 1;
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index a4974a1b4f7..ae80f5a8fd8 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -4680,16 +4680,17 @@ static PyObject *
 type___sizeof___impl(PyTypeObject *self)
 /*[clinic end generated code: output=766f4f16cd3b1854 input=99398f24b9cf45d6]*/
 {
-    Py_ssize_t size;
+    size_t size;
     if (self->tp_flags & Py_TPFLAGS_HEAPTYPE) {
         PyHeapTypeObject* et = (PyHeapTypeObject*)self;
         size = sizeof(PyHeapTypeObject);
         if (et->ht_cached_keys)
             size += _PyDict_KeysSize(et->ht_cached_keys);
     }
-    else
+    else {
         size = sizeof(PyTypeObject);
-    return PyLong_FromSsize_t(size);
+    }
+    return PyLong_FromSize_t(size);
 }
 
 static PyMethodDef type_methods[] = {