diff --git a/eval_error.c b/eval_error.c
index 75864c0f04..cd565ccf95 100644
--- a/eval_error.c
+++ b/eval_error.c
@@ -206,12 +206,6 @@ rb_threadptr_error_print(rb_thread_t *volatile th, volatile VALUE errinfo)
     rb_thread_raised_set(th, raised_flag);
 }
 
-void
-ruby_error_print(void)
-{
-    error_print(GET_THREAD());
-}
-
 #define undef_mesg_for(v, k) rb_fstring_cstr("undefined"v" method `%1$s' for "k" `%2$s'")
 #define undef_mesg(v) ( \
 	is_mod ? \
diff --git a/internal.h b/internal.h
index 45d1426b1c..5518825f7e 100644
--- a/internal.h
+++ b/internal.h
@@ -1154,7 +1154,6 @@ VALUE rb_warning_string(const char *fmt, ...);
 VALUE rb_refinement_module_get_refined_class(VALUE module);
 
 /* eval_error.c */
-void ruby_error_print(void);
 VALUE rb_get_backtrace(VALUE info);
 
 /* eval_jump.c */
diff --git a/process.c b/process.c
index 324d112e0b..7f5c641852 100644
--- a/process.c
+++ b/process.c
@@ -3857,8 +3857,10 @@ rb_f_abort(int argc, const VALUE *argv)
 {
     rb_check_arity(argc, 0, 1);
     if (argc == 0) {
-	if (!NIL_P(GET_THREAD()->errinfo)) {
-	    ruby_error_print();
+	rb_thread_t *th = GET_THREAD();
+	VALUE errinfo = th->errinfo;
+	if (!NIL_P(errinfo)) {
+	    rb_threadptr_error_print(th, errinfo);
 	}
 	rb_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }