diff --git a/guide/src/class.md b/guide/src/class.md
index 6e13d20f..45e42b89 100644
--- a/guide/src/class.md
+++ b/guide/src/class.md
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ that inherit native types. Even in such cases, you can unsafely get a base class
 # #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))] {
 # use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use pyo3::types::PyDict;
-use pyo3::AsPyPointer;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 #[pyclass(extends=PyDict)]
diff --git a/guide/src/class/numeric.md b/guide/src/class/numeric.md
index bd6a9a5c..a7ad9c2c 100644
--- a/guide/src/class/numeric.md
+++ b/guide/src/class/numeric.md
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ Let's create that helper function. The signature has to be `fn(&PyAny) -> PyResu
 use std::os::raw::c_ulong;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use pyo3::ffi;
-use pyo3::conversion::AsPyPointer;
 
 fn wrap(obj: &PyAny) -> Result<i32, PyErr> {
     let py: Python<'_> = obj.py();
diff --git a/newsfragments/3359.added.md b/newsfragments/3359.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..29ba5b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/newsfragments/3359.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add `as_ptr` and `into_ptr` inherent methods for `Py`, `PyAny`, `PyRef`, and `PyRefMut`.
diff --git a/pyo3-macros-backend/src/quotes.rs b/pyo3-macros-backend/src/quotes.rs
index b3b51404..3404c271 100644
--- a/pyo3-macros-backend/src/quotes.rs
+++ b/pyo3-macros-backend/src/quotes.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ pub(crate) fn ok_wrap(obj: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
 
 pub(crate) fn map_result_into_ptr(result: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     quote! {
-        #result.map(_pyo3::IntoPyPointer::into_ptr)
+        #result.map(_pyo3::PyObject::into_ptr)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/buffer.rs b/src/buffer.rs
index f9dca60e..2c6ad126 100644
--- a/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/src/buffer.rs
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 //! `PyBuffer` implementation
-use crate::{
-    err, exceptions::PyBufferError, ffi, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, PyAny, PyResult, Python,
-};
+use crate::{err, exceptions::PyBufferError, ffi, FromPyObject, PyAny, PyResult, Python};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::os::raw;
 use std::pin::Pin;
diff --git a/src/callback.rs b/src/callback.rs
index 611b1787..a56b268a 100644
--- a/src/callback.rs
+++ b/src/callback.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use crate::err::{PyErr, PyResult};
 use crate::exceptions::PyOverflowError;
 use crate::ffi::{self, Py_hash_t};
-use crate::IntoPyPointer;
 use crate::{IntoPy, PyObject, Python};
 use std::isize;
 use std::os::raw::c_int;
diff --git a/src/conversion.rs b/src/conversion.rs
index 2e9268e2..ba725ef4 100644
--- a/src/conversion.rs
+++ b/src/conversion.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use std::ptr::NonNull;
 ///
 /// ```rust
 /// use pyo3::prelude::*;
-/// use pyo3::AsPyPointer;
 /// use pyo3::types::PyString;
 /// use pyo3::ffi;
 ///
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ use std::ptr::NonNull;
 ///
 /// ```rust,no_run
 /// # use pyo3::prelude::*;
-/// # use pyo3::AsPyPointer;
 /// # use pyo3::ffi;
 /// #
 /// Python::with_gil(|py| {
@@ -632,7 +630,7 @@ mod test_no_clone {}
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::types::{IntoPyDict, PyAny, PyDict, PyList};
-    use crate::{AsPyPointer, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
+    use crate::{PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
 
     use super::PyTryFrom;
 
@@ -676,6 +674,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_option_as_ptr() {
         Python::with_gil(|py| {
+            use crate::AsPyPointer;
             let mut option: Option<PyObject> = None;
             assert_eq!(option.as_ptr(), std::ptr::null_mut());
 
diff --git a/src/conversions/chrono.rs b/src/conversions/chrono.rs
index 43fe5809..10bbcd0f 100644
--- a/src/conversions/chrono.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/chrono.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use crate::types::{
     timezone_utc, PyDate, PyDateAccess, PyDateTime, PyDelta, PyDeltaAccess, PyTime, PyTimeAccess,
     PyTzInfo, PyTzInfoAccess, PyUnicode,
 };
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject};
 use chrono::offset::{FixedOffset, Utc};
 use chrono::{
     DateTime, Datelike, Duration, NaiveDate, NaiveDateTime, NaiveTime, Offset, TimeZone, Timelike,
diff --git a/src/conversions/num_bigint.rs b/src/conversions/num_bigint.rs
index 83c8e8a8..0c61c2f0 100644
--- a/src/conversions/num_bigint.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/num_bigint.rs
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@
 //! ```
 
 use crate::{
-    ffi, types::*, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, Py, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
-    ToPyObject,
+    ffi, types::*, FromPyObject, IntoPy, Py, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
 };
 
 use num_bigint::{BigInt, BigUint};
diff --git a/src/conversions/num_complex.rs b/src/conversions/num_complex.rs
index 59e9b096..a6d76d0f 100644
--- a/src/conversions/num_complex.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/num_complex.rs
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@
 //! assert result == [complex(1,-1), complex(-2,0)]
 //! ```
 use crate::{
-    ffi, types::PyComplex, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, PyAny, PyErr, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
-    ToPyObject,
+    ffi, types::PyComplex, FromPyObject, PyAny, PyErr, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
 };
 use num_complex::Complex;
 use std::os::raw::c_double;
diff --git a/src/conversions/std/array.rs b/src/conversions/std/array.rs
index 0cbf3eb6..302a4554 100644
--- a/src/conversions/std/array.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/std/array.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::conversion::{AsPyPointer, IntoPyPointer};
 use crate::types::PySequence;
 use crate::{exceptions, PyErr};
 use crate::{
diff --git a/src/conversions/std/num.rs b/src/conversions/std/num.rs
index 3427942e..1f3bf673 100644
--- a/src/conversions/std/num.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/std/num.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "experimental-inspect")]
 use crate::inspect::types::TypeInfo;
 use crate::{
-    exceptions, ffi, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyErr, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
-    ToPyObject,
+    exceptions, ffi, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyErr, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
 };
 use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::num::{
diff --git a/src/conversions/std/osstr.rs b/src/conversions/std/osstr.rs
index f91822a8..b2c14386 100644
--- a/src/conversions/std/osstr.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/std/osstr.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 use crate::types::PyString;
-use crate::{
-    ffi, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
-};
+use crate::{ffi, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::ffi::{OsStr, OsString};
 #[cfg(not(windows))]
diff --git a/src/conversions/std/path.rs b/src/conversions/std/path.rs
index 0685e491..cc579e49 100644
--- a/src/conversions/std/path.rs
+++ b/src/conversions/std/path.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    ffi, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, FromPyPointer, IntoPy, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
-    ToPyObject,
+    ffi, FromPyObject, FromPyPointer, IntoPy, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
 };
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::ffi::OsString;
diff --git a/src/err/err_state.rs b/src/err/err_state.rs
index a7408efd..2a32387b 100644
--- a/src/err/err_state.rs
+++ b/src/err/err_state.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::{
     exceptions::{PyBaseException, PyTypeError},
     ffi,
     types::{PyTraceback, PyType},
-    AsPyPointer, IntoPy, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyAny, PyObject, PyTypeInfo, Python,
+    IntoPy, Py, PyAny, PyObject, PyTypeInfo, Python,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -118,12 +118,20 @@ impl PyErrState {
                 ptype,
                 pvalue,
                 ptraceback,
-            } => (ptype.into_ptr(), pvalue.into_ptr(), ptraceback.into_ptr()),
+            } => (
+                ptype.into_ptr(),
+                pvalue.map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), Py::into_ptr),
+                ptraceback.map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), Py::into_ptr),
+            ),
             PyErrState::Normalized(PyErrStateNormalized {
                 ptype,
                 pvalue,
                 ptraceback,
-            }) => (ptype.into_ptr(), pvalue.into_ptr(), ptraceback.into_ptr()),
+            }) => (
+                ptype.into_ptr(),
+                pvalue.into_ptr(),
+                ptraceback.map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), Py::into_ptr),
+            ),
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/err/mod.rs b/src/err/mod.rs
index a824a383..2b6e0140 100644
--- a/src/err/mod.rs
+++ b/src/err/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::{
     exceptions::{self, PyBaseException},
     ffi,
 };
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, IntoPy, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyAny, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{IntoPy, Py, PyAny, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
 use std::ffi::CString;
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ impl PyErr {
                 self.get_type(py).as_ptr(),
                 self.value(py).as_ptr(),
                 self.traceback(py)
-                    .map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), PyTraceback::as_ptr),
+                    .map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), |traceback| traceback.as_ptr()),
             )
         }
     }
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ impl PyErr {
             // PyException_SetCause _steals_ a reference to cause, so must use .into_ptr()
             ffi::PyException_SetCause(
                 value.as_ptr(),
-                cause.map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), IntoPyPointer::into_ptr),
+                cause.map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), Py::into_ptr),
             );
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/exceptions.rs b/src/exceptions.rs
index 64a3a6f0..187c71b0 100644
--- a/src/exceptions.rs
+++ b/src/exceptions.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ macro_rules! impl_exception_boilerplate {
         impl ::std::error::Error for $name {
             fn source(&self) -> ::std::option::Option<&(dyn ::std::error::Error + 'static)> {
                 unsafe {
-                    use $crate::AsPyPointer;
                     let cause: &$crate::exceptions::PyBaseException = self
                         .py()
                         .from_owned_ptr_or_opt($crate::ffi::PyException_GetCause(self.as_ptr()))?;
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ macro_rules! import_exception {
         impl $name {
             fn type_object_raw(py: $crate::Python<'_>) -> *mut $crate::ffi::PyTypeObject {
                 use $crate::sync::GILOnceCell;
-                use $crate::AsPyPointer;
                 static TYPE_OBJECT: GILOnceCell<$crate::Py<$crate::types::PyType>> =
                     GILOnceCell::new();
 
@@ -240,7 +238,6 @@ macro_rules! create_exception_type_object {
         impl $name {
             fn type_object_raw(py: $crate::Python<'_>) -> *mut $crate::ffi::PyTypeObject {
                 use $crate::sync::GILOnceCell;
-                use $crate::AsPyPointer;
                 static TYPE_OBJECT: GILOnceCell<$crate::Py<$crate::types::PyType>> =
                     GILOnceCell::new();
 
diff --git a/src/ffi/tests.rs b/src/ffi/tests.rs
index 14f76cb4..b4f423ca 100644
--- a/src/ffi/tests.rs
+++ b/src/ffi/tests.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::ffi::*;
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, Python};
+use crate::Python;
 
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 use crate::{
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ fn test_get_tzinfo() {
 
     crate::Python::with_gil(|py| {
         use crate::types::{PyDateTime, PyTime};
-        use crate::{AsPyPointer, PyAny};
+        use crate::PyAny;
 
         let utc = timezone_utc(py);
 
diff --git a/src/gil.rs b/src/gil.rs
index 69b511c9..d346ad95 100644
--- a/src/gil.rs
+++ b/src/gil.rs
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ fn decrement_gil_count() {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::{gil_is_acquired, GILPool, GIL_COUNT, OWNED_OBJECTS, POOL};
-    use crate::{ffi, gil, AsPyPointer, IntoPyPointer, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
+    use crate::{ffi, gil, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
     #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
     use parking_lot::{const_mutex, Condvar, Mutex};
     use std::ptr::NonNull;
diff --git a/src/impl_/extract_argument.rs b/src/impl_/extract_argument.rs
index 7da1b745..437ece48 100644
--- a/src/impl_/extract_argument.rs
+++ b/src/impl_/extract_argument.rs
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ fn push_parameter_list(msg: &mut String, parameter_names: &[&str]) {
 mod tests {
     use crate::{
         types::{IntoPyDict, PyTuple},
-        AsPyPointer, PyAny, Python, ToPyObject,
+        PyAny, Python, ToPyObject,
     };
 
     use super::{push_parameter_list, FunctionDescription, NoVarargs, NoVarkeywords};
diff --git a/src/impl_/pyclass/lazy_type_object.rs b/src/impl_/pyclass/lazy_type_object.rs
index 0e606b58..af52033a 100644
--- a/src/impl_/pyclass/lazy_type_object.rs
+++ b/src/impl_/pyclass/lazy_type_object.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
     pyclass::{create_type_object, PyClassTypeObject},
     sync::{GILOnceCell, GILProtected},
     types::PyType,
-    AsPyPointer, IntoPyPointer, PyClass, PyErr, PyMethodDefType, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
+    PyClass, PyErr, PyMethodDefType, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
 };
 
 use super::PyClassItemsIter;
diff --git a/src/impl_/trampoline.rs b/src/impl_/trampoline.rs
index 1fcdebc2..5ae75e0f 100644
--- a/src/impl_/trampoline.rs
+++ b/src/impl_/trampoline.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use crate::{
     callback::PyCallbackOutput, ffi, impl_::panic::PanicTrap, methods::IPowModulo,
-    panic::PanicException, types::PyModule, GILPool, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyResult, Python,
+    panic::PanicException, types::PyModule, GILPool, Py, PyResult, Python,
 };
 
 #[inline]
diff --git a/src/instance.rs b/src/instance.rs
index 8ae94b37..3a5e2b40 100644
--- a/src/instance.rs
+++ b/src/instance.rs
@@ -356,6 +356,34 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<T> Py<T> {
+    /// Returns the raw FFI pointer represented by self.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Callers are responsible for ensuring that the pointer does not outlive self.
+    ///
+    /// The reference is borrowed; callers should not decrease the reference count
+    /// when they are finished with the pointer.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        self.0.as_ptr()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an owned raw FFI pointer represented by self.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The reference is owned; when finished the caller should either transfer ownership
+    /// of the pointer or decrease the reference count (e.g. with [`pyo3::ffi::Py_DecRef`](crate::ffi::Py_DecRef)).
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn into_ptr(self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        let ptr = self.0.as_ptr();
+        std::mem::forget(self);
+        ptr
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T> Py<T>
 where
     T: PyClass,
@@ -897,7 +925,7 @@ impl<T> IntoPy<PyObject> for Py<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> AsPyPointer for Py<T> {
+impl<T> crate::AsPyPointer for Py<T> {
     /// Gets the underlying FFI pointer, returns a borrowed pointer.
     #[inline]
     fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
diff --git a/src/marker.rs b/src/marker.rs
index 4dd51000..ff96bae2 100644
--- a/src/marker.rs
+++ b/src/marker.rs
@@ -120,10 +120,7 @@ use crate::gil::{GILGuard, GILPool, SuspendGIL};
 use crate::impl_::not_send::NotSend;
 use crate::types::{PyAny, PyDict, PyModule, PyString, PyType};
 use crate::version::PythonVersionInfo;
-use crate::{
-    ffi, AsPyPointer, FromPyPointer, IntoPy, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyNativeType, PyObject, PyTryFrom,
-    PyTypeInfo,
-};
+use crate::{ffi, FromPyPointer, IntoPy, Py, PyNativeType, PyObject, PyTryFrom, PyTypeInfo};
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::os::raw::c_int;
@@ -628,9 +625,9 @@ impl<'py> Python<'py> {
             }
 
             let globals = globals
-                .map(AsPyPointer::as_ptr)
+                .map(|dict| dict.as_ptr())
                 .unwrap_or_else(|| ffi::PyModule_GetDict(mptr));
-            let locals = locals.map(AsPyPointer::as_ptr).unwrap_or(globals);
+            let locals = locals.map(|dict| dict.as_ptr()).unwrap_or(globals);
 
             let code_obj = ffi::Py_CompileString(code.as_ptr(), "<string>\0".as_ptr() as _, start);
             if code_obj.is_null() {
diff --git a/src/pycell.rs b/src/pycell.rs
index 54a83676..3e53b172 100644
--- a/src/pycell.rs
+++ b/src/pycell.rs
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ impl<T: PyClass + fmt::Debug> fmt::Debug for PyCell<T> {
 ///
 ///     fn format(slf: PyRef<'_, Self>) -> String {
 ///         // We can get *mut ffi::PyObject from PyRef
-///         use pyo3::AsPyPointer;
 ///         let refcnt = unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(slf.as_ptr()) };
 ///         // We can get &Self::BaseType by as_ref
 ///         let basename = slf.as_ref().basename;
@@ -638,6 +637,32 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<'p, T: PyClass> PyRef<'p, T> {
+    /// Returns the raw FFI pointer represented by self.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Callers are responsible for ensuring that the pointer does not outlive self.
+    ///
+    /// The reference is borrowed; callers should not decrease the reference count
+    /// when they are finished with the pointer.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        self.inner.as_ptr()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an owned raw FFI pointer represented by self.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The reference is owned; when finished the caller should either transfer ownership
+    /// of the pointer or decrease the reference count (e.g. with [`pyo3::ffi::Py_DecRef`](crate::ffi::Py_DecRef)).
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn into_ptr(self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        self.inner.into_ptr()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'p, T, U> PyRef<'p, T>
 where
     T: PyClass<BaseType = U>,
@@ -771,6 +796,32 @@ where
     }
 }
 
+impl<'p, T: PyClass<Frozen = False>> PyRefMut<'p, T> {
+    /// Returns the raw FFI pointer represented by self.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Callers are responsible for ensuring that the pointer does not outlive self.
+    ///
+    /// The reference is borrowed; callers should not decrease the reference count
+    /// when they are finished with the pointer.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        self.inner.as_ptr()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an owned raw FFI pointer represented by self.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The reference is owned; when finished the caller should either transfer ownership
+    /// of the pointer or decrease the reference count (e.g. with [`pyo3::ffi::Py_DecRef`](crate::ffi::Py_DecRef)).
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn into_ptr(self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        self.inner.into_ptr()
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'p, T, U> PyRefMut<'p, T>
 where
     T: PyClass<BaseType = U, Frozen = False>,
@@ -1041,4 +1092,29 @@ mod tests {
             cell.swap(cell2);
         })
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_as_ptr() {
+        Python::with_gil(|py| {
+            let cell = PyCell::new(py, SomeClass(0)).unwrap();
+            let ptr = cell.as_ptr();
+
+            assert_eq!(cell.borrow().as_ptr(), ptr);
+            assert_eq!(cell.borrow_mut().as_ptr(), ptr);
+        })
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_into_ptr() {
+        Python::with_gil(|py| {
+            let cell = PyCell::new(py, SomeClass(0)).unwrap();
+            let ptr = cell.as_ptr();
+
+            assert_eq!(cell.borrow().into_ptr(), ptr);
+            unsafe { ffi::Py_DECREF(ptr) };
+
+            assert_eq!(cell.borrow_mut().into_ptr(), ptr);
+            unsafe { ffi::Py_DECREF(ptr) };
+        })
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/pyclass.rs b/src/pyclass.rs
index 84d1902e..5dd2d227 100644
--- a/src/pyclass.rs
+++ b/src/pyclass.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! `PyClass` and related traits.
 use crate::{
-    callback::IntoPyCallbackOutput, ffi, impl_::pyclass::PyClassImpl, IntoPy, IntoPyPointer,
-    PyCell, PyObject, PyResult, PyTypeInfo, Python,
+    callback::IntoPyCallbackOutput, ffi, impl_::pyclass::PyClassImpl, IntoPy, PyCell, PyObject,
+    PyResult, PyTypeInfo, Python,
 };
 use std::{cmp::Ordering, os::raw::c_int};
 
diff --git a/src/pyclass_init.rs b/src/pyclass_init.rs
index 534e5fed..63761f43 100644
--- a/src/pyclass_init.rs
+++ b/src/pyclass_init.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Contains initialization utilities for `#[pyclass]`.
 use crate::callback::IntoPyCallbackOutput;
 use crate::impl_::pyclass::{PyClassBaseType, PyClassDict, PyClassThreadChecker, PyClassWeakRef};
-use crate::{ffi, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyCell, PyClass, PyErr, PyResult, Python};
+use crate::{ffi, Py, PyCell, PyClass, PyErr, PyResult, Python};
 use crate::{
     ffi::PyTypeObject,
     pycell::{
diff --git a/src/type_object.rs b/src/type_object.rs
index 3098b072..f867dcca 100644
--- a/src/type_object.rs
+++ b/src/type_object.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Python type object information
 
 use crate::types::{PyAny, PyType};
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, PyNativeType, Python};
+use crate::{ffi, PyNativeType, Python};
 
 /// `T: PyLayout<U>` represents that `T` is a concrete representation of `U` in the Python heap.
 /// E.g., `PyCell` is a concrete representation of all `pyclass`es, and `ffi::PyObject`
diff --git a/src/types/any.rs b/src/types/any.rs
index d4678fd8..0192bfa3 100644
--- a/src/types/any.rs
+++ b/src/types/any.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::class::basic::CompareOp;
-use crate::conversion::{AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, IntoPyPointer, PyTryFrom, ToPyObject};
+use crate::conversion::{AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyTryFrom, ToPyObject};
 use crate::err::{PyDowncastError, PyErr, PyResult};
 use crate::exceptions::{PyAttributeError, PyTypeError};
 use crate::type_object::PyTypeInfo;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use std::os::raw::c_int;
 #[repr(transparent)]
 pub struct PyAny(UnsafeCell<ffi::PyObject>);
 
-impl crate::AsPyPointer for PyAny {
+impl AsPyPointer for PyAny {
     #[inline]
     fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
         self.0.get()
@@ -511,12 +511,11 @@ impl PyAny {
         let py = self.py();
 
         let args = args.into_py(py);
-        let kwargs = kwargs.into_ptr();
+        let kwargs = kwargs.map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), |kwargs| kwargs.as_ptr());
 
         unsafe {
             let return_value = ffi::PyObject_Call(self.as_ptr(), args.as_ptr(), kwargs);
             let ret = py.from_owned_ptr_or_err(return_value);
-            ffi::Py_XDECREF(kwargs);
             ret
         }
     }
@@ -632,12 +631,11 @@ impl PyAny {
 
         let callee = self.getattr(name)?;
         let args: Py<PyTuple> = args.into_py(py);
-        let kwargs = kwargs.into_ptr();
+        let kwargs = kwargs.map_or(std::ptr::null_mut(), |kwargs| kwargs.as_ptr());
 
         unsafe {
             let result_ptr = ffi::PyObject_Call(callee.as_ptr(), args.as_ptr(), kwargs);
             let result = py.from_owned_ptr_or_err(result_ptr);
-            ffi::Py_XDECREF(kwargs);
             result
         }
     }
@@ -1065,6 +1063,31 @@ impl PyAny {
         PyNativeType::py(self)
     }
 
+    /// Returns the raw FFI pointer represented by self.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// Callers are responsible for ensuring that the pointer does not outlive self.
+    ///
+    /// The reference is borrowed; callers should not decrease the reference count
+    /// when they are finished with the pointer.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        self as *const PyAny as *mut ffi::PyObject
+    }
+
+    /// Returns an owned raw FFI pointer represented by self.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The reference is owned; when finished the caller should either transfer ownership
+    /// of the pointer or decrease the reference count (e.g. with [`pyo3::ffi::Py_DecRef`](crate::ffi::Py_DecRef)).
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn into_ptr(&self) -> *mut ffi::PyObject {
+        // Safety: self.as_ptr() returns a valid non-null pointer
+        unsafe { ffi::_Py_NewRef(self.as_ptr()) }
+    }
+
     /// Return a proxy object that delegates method calls to a parent or sibling class of type.
     ///
     /// This is equivalent to the Python expression `super()`
diff --git a/src/types/boolobject.rs b/src/types/boolobject.rs
index 270eadee..1f42db90 100644
--- a/src/types/boolobject.rs
+++ b/src/types/boolobject.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "experimental-inspect")]
 use crate::inspect::types::TypeInfo;
-use crate::{
-    ffi, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
-};
+use crate::{ffi, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject};
 
 /// Represents a Python `bool`.
 #[repr(transparent)]
diff --git a/src/types/bytes.rs b/src/types/bytes.rs
index a215ce92..ef26abf0 100644
--- a/src/types/bytes.rs
+++ b/src/types/bytes.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, Py, PyAny, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{ffi, FromPyObject, IntoPy, Py, PyAny, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::ops::Index;
 use std::os::raw::c_char;
diff --git a/src/types/capsule.rs b/src/types/capsule.rs
index 55484dce..f97320eb 100644
--- a/src/types/capsule.rs
+++ b/src/types/capsule.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::Python;
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, PyAny};
+use crate::{ffi, PyAny};
 use crate::{pyobject_native_type_core, PyErr, PyResult};
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int, c_void};
diff --git a/src/types/complex.rs b/src/types/complex.rs
index fec137a6..b722508b 100644
--- a/src/types/complex.rs
+++ b/src/types/complex.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, PyAny, Python};
+use crate::{ffi, PyAny, Python};
 use std::os::raw::c_double;
 
 /// Represents a Python [`complex`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#complex) object.
diff --git a/src/types/datetime.rs b/src/types/datetime.rs
index 2fb75ecb..a2f9f5ce 100644
--- a/src/types/datetime.rs
+++ b/src/types/datetime.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::ffi::{
 };
 use crate::instance::PyNativeType;
 use crate::types::PyTuple;
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, IntoPy, Py, PyAny, Python};
+use crate::{IntoPy, Py, PyAny, Python};
 use std::os::raw::c_int;
 
 fn ensure_datetime_api(_py: Python<'_>) -> &'static PyDateTime_CAPI {
diff --git a/src/types/dict.rs b/src/types/dict.rs
index 1d3ac185..3dacae1d 100644
--- a/src/types/dict.rs
+++ b/src/types/dict.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ use super::PyMapping;
 use crate::err::{self, PyErr, PyResult};
 use crate::ffi::Py_ssize_t;
 use crate::types::{PyAny, PyList};
-#[cfg(not(PyPy))]
-use crate::IntoPyPointer;
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{ffi, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
 
 /// Represents a Python `dict`.
 #[repr(transparent)]
diff --git a/src/types/floatob.rs b/src/types/floatob.rs
index 4ac425d7..252c5757 100644
--- a/src/types/floatob.rs
+++ b/src/types/floatob.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "experimental-inspect")]
 use crate::inspect::types::TypeInfo;
 use crate::{
-    ffi, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyErr, PyNativeType, PyObject, PyResult, Python,
-    ToPyObject,
+    ffi, FromPyObject, IntoPy, PyAny, PyErr, PyNativeType, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
 };
 use std::os::raw::c_double;
 
diff --git a/src/types/frozenset.rs b/src/types/frozenset.rs
index 560f762e..d27e87ef 100644
--- a/src/types/frozenset.rs
+++ b/src/types/frozenset.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     err::{self, PyErr, PyResult},
     Py, PyObject,
 };
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, PyAny, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{ffi, PyAny, Python, ToPyObject};
 
 use std::ptr;
 
diff --git a/src/types/function.rs b/src/types/function.rs
index 46949704..f40f0189 100644
--- a/src/types/function.rs
+++ b/src/types/function.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::{
     ffi,
     impl_::pymethods::{self, PyMethodDef},
     types::{PyCapsule, PyDict, PyTuple},
-    AsPyPointer,
 };
 use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
diff --git a/src/types/iterator.rs b/src/types/iterator.rs
index 7b411bde..6bacb438 100644
--- a/src/types/iterator.rs
+++ b/src/types/iterator.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyAny, PyErr, PyNativeType, PyResult, Python};
+use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, Py, PyAny, PyErr, PyNativeType, PyResult, Python};
 use crate::{PyDowncastError, PyTryFrom};
 
 /// A Python iterator object.
diff --git a/src/types/list.rs b/src/types/list.rs
index b5bbf70f..71261ba6 100644
--- a/src/types/list.rs
+++ b/src/types/list.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use crate::err::{self, PyResult};
 use crate::ffi::{self, Py_ssize_t};
 use crate::internal_tricks::get_ssize_index;
 use crate::types::{PySequence, PyTuple};
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyAny, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{Py, PyAny, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
 
 /// Represents a Python `list`.
 #[repr(transparent)]
diff --git a/src/types/mapping.rs b/src/types/mapping.rs
index b947f619..22e86d61 100644
--- a/src/types/mapping.rs
+++ b/src/types/mapping.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::err::{PyDowncastError, PyResult};
 use crate::sync::GILOnceCell;
 use crate::type_object::PyTypeInfo;
 use crate::types::{PyAny, PyDict, PySequence, PyType};
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyNativeType, PyTryFrom, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{ffi, Py, PyNativeType, PyTryFrom, Python, ToPyObject};
 
 /// Represents a reference to a Python object supporting the mapping protocol.
 #[repr(transparent)]
diff --git a/src/types/mod.rs b/src/types/mod.rs
index eb862655..4d8b0513 100644
--- a/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ macro_rules! pyobject_native_type_base(
         {
             #[inline]
             fn to_object(&self, py: $crate::Python<'_>) -> $crate::PyObject {
-                use $crate::AsPyPointer;
                 unsafe { $crate::PyObject::from_borrowed_ptr(py, self.as_ptr()) }
             }
         }
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ macro_rules! pyobject_native_type_named (
         impl<$($generics,)*> $crate::IntoPy<$crate::Py<$name>> for &'_ $name {
             #[inline]
             fn into_py(self, py: $crate::Python<'_>) -> $crate::Py<$name> {
-                use $crate::AsPyPointer;
                 unsafe { $crate::Py::from_borrowed_ptr(py, self.as_ptr()) }
             }
         }
@@ -164,7 +162,6 @@ macro_rules! pyobject_native_type_named (
         impl<$($generics,)*> ::std::convert::From<&'_ $name> for $crate::Py<$name> {
             #[inline]
             fn from(other: &$name) -> Self {
-                use $crate::AsPyPointer;
                 use $crate::PyNativeType;
                 unsafe { $crate::Py::from_borrowed_ptr(other.py(), other.as_ptr()) }
             }
@@ -205,7 +202,6 @@ macro_rules! pyobject_native_type_info(
             $(
                 #[inline]
                 fn is_type_of(ptr: &$crate::PyAny) -> bool {
-                    use $crate::AsPyPointer;
                     #[allow(unused_unsafe)]
                     unsafe { $checkfunction(ptr.as_ptr()) > 0 }
                 }
diff --git a/src/types/module.rs b/src/types/module.rs
index 02881a0e..5f9ed1f6 100644
--- a/src/types/module.rs
+++ b/src/types/module.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::exceptions;
 use crate::ffi;
 use crate::pyclass::PyClass;
 use crate::types::{PyAny, PyCFunction, PyDict, PyList, PyString};
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, IntoPy, Py, PyObject, Python};
+use crate::{IntoPy, Py, PyObject, Python};
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 use std::str;
 
diff --git a/src/types/sequence.rs b/src/types/sequence.rs
index e56c7a31..4772d7f1 100644
--- a/src/types/sequence.rs
+++ b/src/types/sequence.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use crate::sync::GILOnceCell;
 use crate::type_object::PyTypeInfo;
 use crate::types::{PyAny, PyList, PyString, PyTuple, PyType};
 use crate::{ffi, PyNativeType, PyObject, ToPyObject};
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, IntoPyPointer, Py, Python};
 use crate::{FromPyObject, PyTryFrom};
+use crate::{Py, Python};
 
 /// Represents a reference to a Python object supporting the sequence protocol.
 #[repr(transparent)]
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ impl Py<PySequence> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use crate::types::{PyList, PySequence, PyTuple};
-    use crate::{AsPyPointer, Py, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
+    use crate::{Py, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
 
     fn get_object() -> PyObject {
         // Convenience function for getting a single unique object
diff --git a/src/types/set.rs b/src/types/set.rs
index b6176fee..e10979c2 100644
--- a/src/types/set.rs
+++ b/src/types/set.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use crate::{
     err::{self, PyErr, PyResult},
     Py,
 };
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, PyAny, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{ffi, PyAny, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
 use std::ptr;
 
 /// Represents a Python `set`
diff --git a/src/types/slice.rs b/src/types/slice.rs
index c0bcc555..53e4f4af 100644
--- a/src/types/slice.rs
+++ b/src/types/slice.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::err::{PyErr, PyResult};
 use crate::ffi::{self, Py_ssize_t};
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, PyAny, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
+use crate::{PyAny, PyObject, Python, ToPyObject};
 use std::os::raw::c_long;
 
 /// Represents a Python `slice`.
diff --git a/src/types/string.rs b/src/types/string.rs
index 9c4139b9..44272101 100644
--- a/src/types/string.rs
+++ b/src/types/string.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #[cfg(not(Py_LIMITED_API))]
 use crate::exceptions::PyUnicodeDecodeError;
 use crate::types::PyBytes;
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, PyAny, PyResult, Python};
+use crate::{ffi, PyAny, PyResult, Python};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::os::raw::c_char;
 use std::str;
diff --git a/src/types/traceback.rs b/src/types/traceback.rs
index 6b6dd312..67e0e564 100644
--- a/src/types/traceback.rs
+++ b/src/types/traceback.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::err::{error_on_minusone, PyResult};
 use crate::ffi;
 use crate::types::PyString;
-use crate::{AsPyPointer, PyAny};
+use crate::PyAny;
 
 /// Represents a Python traceback.
 #[repr(transparent)]
diff --git a/src/types/tuple.rs b/src/types/tuple.rs
index ddaec423..0165061a 100644
--- a/src/types/tuple.rs
+++ b/src/types/tuple.rs
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ use crate::internal_tricks::get_ssize_index;
 use crate::types::PyList;
 use crate::types::PySequence;
 use crate::{
-    exceptions, AsPyPointer, FromPyObject, IntoPy, IntoPyPointer, Py, PyAny, PyErr, PyObject,
-    PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
+    exceptions, FromPyObject, IntoPy, Py, PyAny, PyErr, PyObject, PyResult, Python, ToPyObject,
 };
 
 #[inline]
diff --git a/src/types/typeobject.rs b/src/types/typeobject.rs
index 105d6ef0..67eeb566 100644
--- a/src/types/typeobject.rs
+++ b/src/types/typeobject.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::err::{self, PyResult};
-use crate::{ffi, AsPyPointer, PyAny, PyTypeInfo, Python};
+use crate::{ffi, PyAny, PyTypeInfo, Python};
 
 /// Represents a reference to a Python `type object`.
 #[repr(transparent)]
diff --git a/tests/test_buffer.rs b/tests/test_buffer.rs
index 7a5dc41d..3e5d59f3 100644
--- a/tests/test_buffer.rs
+++ b/tests/test_buffer.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #![cfg(feature = "macros")]
 #![cfg(any(not(Py_LIMITED_API), Py_3_11))]
 
-use pyo3::{buffer::PyBuffer, exceptions::PyBufferError, ffi, prelude::*, AsPyPointer};
+use pyo3::{buffer::PyBuffer, exceptions::PyBufferError, ffi, prelude::*};
 use std::{
     ffi::CStr,
     os::raw::{c_int, c_void},
diff --git a/tests/test_buffer_protocol.rs b/tests/test_buffer_protocol.rs
index a9c0ff8e..b7e69662 100644
--- a/tests/test_buffer_protocol.rs
+++ b/tests/test_buffer_protocol.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use pyo3::exceptions::PyBufferError;
 use pyo3::ffi;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
 use pyo3::types::IntoPyDict;
-use pyo3::AsPyPointer;
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::os::raw::{c_int, c_void};
 use std::ptr;
diff --git a/tests/test_datetime.rs b/tests/test_datetime.rs
index 37b2d060..32163abe 100644
--- a/tests/test_datetime.rs
+++ b/tests/test_datetime.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn _get_subclasses<'p>(
 macro_rules! assert_check_exact {
     ($check_func:ident, $check_func_exact:ident, $obj: expr) => {
         unsafe {
-            use pyo3::{ffi::*, AsPyPointer};
+            use pyo3::ffi::*;
             assert!($check_func(($obj).as_ptr()) != 0);
             assert!($check_func_exact(($obj).as_ptr()) != 0);
         }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ macro_rules! assert_check_exact {
 macro_rules! assert_check_only {
     ($check_func:ident, $check_func_exact:ident, $obj: expr) => {
         unsafe {
-            use pyo3::{ffi::*, AsPyPointer};
+            use pyo3::ffi::*;
             assert!($check_func(($obj).as_ptr()) != 0);
             assert!($check_func_exact(($obj).as_ptr()) == 0);
         }
diff --git a/tests/test_exceptions.rs b/tests/test_exceptions.rs
index c0cf57a9..d49a6d8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_exceptions.rs
+++ b/tests/test_exceptions.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ fn test_exception_nosegfault() {
 #[cfg(Py_3_8)]
 fn test_write_unraisable() {
     use common::UnraisableCapture;
-    use pyo3::{exceptions::PyRuntimeError, ffi, AsPyPointer};
+    use pyo3::{exceptions::PyRuntimeError, ffi};
 
     Python::with_gil(|py| {
         let capture = UnraisableCapture::install(py);
diff --git a/tests/test_gc.rs b/tests/test_gc.rs
index c84d6784..ec824f20 100644
--- a/tests/test_gc.rs
+++ b/tests/test_gc.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use pyo3::class::PyTraverseError;
 use pyo3::class::PyVisit;
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
-use pyo3::{py_run, AsPyPointer, PyCell, PyTryInto};
+use pyo3::{py_run, PyCell, PyTryInto};
 use std::cell::Cell;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::Arc;
diff --git a/tests/test_sequence.rs b/tests/test_sequence.rs
index 8dcbbe19..247ae8dc 100644
--- a/tests/test_sequence.rs
+++ b/tests/test_sequence.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use pyo3::exceptions::{PyIndexError, PyValueError};
 use pyo3::types::{IntoPyDict, PyList, PyMapping, PySequence};
-use pyo3::{ffi, prelude::*, AsPyPointer};
+use pyo3::{ffi, prelude::*};
 
 use pyo3::py_run;