diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-09-01-00-02-05.gh-issue-123545.8nQNbL.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-09-01-00-02-05.gh-issue-123545.8nQNbL.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4da4151416d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core_and_Builtins/2024-09-01-00-02-05.gh-issue-123545.8nQNbL.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a double decref in rare cases on experimental JIT builds.
diff --git a/Python/bytecodes.c b/Python/bytecodes.c
index d9533110af2..1e6185d3c9e 100644
--- a/Python/bytecodes.c
+++ b/Python/bytecodes.c
@@ -4322,8 +4322,6 @@ dummy_func(
                 if (optimized <= 0) {
                     exit->temperature = restart_backoff_counter(exit->temperature);
                     if (optimized < 0) {
-                        Py_DECREF(current_executor);
-                        tstate->previous_executor = Py_None;
                         GOTO_UNWIND();
                     }
                     GOTO_TIER_ONE(target);
diff --git a/Python/executor_cases.c.h b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
index 799f3b7f692..df7c19a80e4 100644
--- a/Python/executor_cases.c.h
+++ b/Python/executor_cases.c.h
@@ -4390,8 +4390,6 @@
                 if (optimized <= 0) {
                     exit->temperature = restart_backoff_counter(exit->temperature);
                     if (optimized < 0) {
-                        Py_DECREF(current_executor);
-                        tstate->previous_executor = Py_None;
                         GOTO_UNWIND();
                     }
                     GOTO_TIER_ONE(target);