diff --git a/Lib/test/test_dict.py b/Lib/test/test_dict.py
index 14b501360d0b8e..8a4e19c95a36ef 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_dict.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_dict.py
@@ -1736,6 +1736,16 @@ class FrozenDictSlots(frozendict):
 
 
 class FrozenDictTests(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_constructor(self):
+        # frozendict.__init__() has no effect
+        d = frozendict(a=1, b=2, c=3)
+        d.__init__(x=1)
+        self.assertEqual(d, frozendict(a=1, b=2, c=3))
+
+        # dict constructor cannot be used on frozendict
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            dict.__init__(d, x=1)
+
     def test_copy(self):
         d = frozendict(x=1, y=2)
         d2 = d.copy()
diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c
index 6c802ca569d48c..35ca9933bfa8ae 100644
--- a/Objects/dictobject.c
+++ b/Objects/dictobject.c
@@ -8143,7 +8143,6 @@ PyTypeObject PyFrozenDict_Type = {
     .tp_richcompare = dict_richcompare,
     .tp_iter = dict_iter,
     .tp_methods = frozendict_methods,
-    .tp_init = dict_init,
     .tp_alloc = _PyType_AllocNoTrack,
     .tp_new = frozendict_new,
     .tp_free = PyObject_GC_Del,