diff --git a/Modules/_testcapi/immortal.c b/Modules/_testcapi/immortal.c
index 8a6068481cf979..6cc4bc6abdb113 100644
--- a/Modules/_testcapi/immortal.c
+++ b/Modules/_testcapi/immortal.c
@@ -1,19 +1,23 @@
 #include "parts.h"
 
+int verify_immortality(PyObject *object) 
+{
+    assert(_Py_IsImmortal(object));
+    Py_ssize_t old_count = Py_REFCNT(object);
+    for (int j = 0; j < 10000; j++) {
+        Py_DECREF(object);
+    }
+    Py_ssize_t current_count = Py_REFCNT(object);
+    return old_count == current_count;
+}
+
 static PyObject *
 test_immortal_bool(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     PyObject *objects[] = {Py_True, Py_False};
     Py_ssize_t n = Py_ARRAY_LENGTH(objects);
     for (Py_ssize_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-        PyObject* obj = objects[i];
-        assert(_Py_IsImmortal(obj));
-        Py_ssize_t old_count = Py_REFCNT(obj);
-        for (int j = 0; j < 10000; j++) {
-            Py_DECREF(obj);
-        }
-        Py_ssize_t current_count = Py_REFCNT(obj);
-        assert(old_count == current_count);
+        assert(verify_immortality(objects[i]));
     }
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
@@ -21,13 +25,7 @@ test_immortal_bool(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 static PyObject *
 test_immortal_none(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
-    assert(_Py_IsImmortal(Py_None));
-    Py_ssize_t old_count = Py_REFCNT(Py_None);
-    for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
-        Py_DECREF(Py_None);
-    }
-    Py_ssize_t current_count = Py_REFCNT(Py_None);
-    assert(old_count == current_count);
+    assert(verify_immortality(Py_None));
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -35,14 +33,7 @@ static PyObject *
 test_immortal_small_ints(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
     for (int i = -5; i <= 256; i++) {
-        PyObject *small_int = PyLong_FromLong(i);
-        assert(_Py_IsImmortal(small_int));
-        Py_ssize_t old_count = Py_REFCNT(small_int);
-        for (int j = 0; j < 10000; j++) {
-            Py_DECREF(small_int);
-        }
-        Py_ssize_t current_count = Py_REFCNT(small_int);
-        assert(old_count == current_count);
+        assert(verify_immortality(PyLong_FromLong(i)));
     }
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
@@ -50,13 +41,7 @@ test_immortal_small_ints(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 static PyObject *
 test_immortal_ellipsis(PyObject *self, PyObject *Py_UNUSED(ignored))
 {
-    assert(_Py_IsImmortal(Py_Ellipsis));
-    Py_ssize_t old_count = Py_REFCNT(Py_Ellipsis);
-    for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
-        Py_DECREF(Py_Ellipsis);
-    }
-    Py_ssize_t current_count = Py_REFCNT(Py_Ellipsis);
-    assert(old_count == current_count);
+    assert(verify_immortality(Py_Ellipsis));
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }