diff --git a/PCbuild/python.vcxproj b/PCbuild/python.vcxproj
index 70dabaa3c8b..75c314cbef0 100644
--- a/PCbuild/python.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/python.vcxproj
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup>
     <ClCompile>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>Py_BUILD_CORE;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>ENABLE_LAZY_IMPORTS;Py_BUILD_CORE;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
diff --git a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
index b911c938563..f65744f7dd8 100644
--- a/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
+++ b/PCbuild/pythoncore.vcxproj
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(PySourcePath)Modules\_hacl;$(PySourcePath)Modules\_hacl\include;$(PySourcePath)Python;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories Condition="$(IncludeExternals)">$(zlibNgDir);$(GeneratedZlibNgDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories Condition="'$(UseJIT)' == 'true'">$(GeneratedJitStencilsDir);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_USRDLL;Py_BUILD_CORE;Py_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN;Py_ENABLE_SHARED;MS_DLL_ID="$(SysWinVer)";ZLIB_COMPAT;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>ENABLE_LAZY_IMPORTS;_USRDLL;Py_BUILD_CORE;Py_BUILD_CORE_BUILTIN;Py_ENABLE_SHARED;MS_DLL_ID="$(SysWinVer)";ZLIB_COMPAT;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="$(IncludeExternals)">_Py_HAVE_ZLIB;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(UseJIT)' == 'true'">_Py_JIT;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions Condition="'$(UseTIER2)' != '' and '$(UseTIER2)' != '0'">_Py_TIER2=$(UseTIER2);%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_interpolation.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_intrinsics.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_jit.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_lazyimport.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_list.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_llist.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_lock.h" />
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\internal\pycore_weakref.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\intrcheck.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\iterobject.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="..\Include\lazyimportobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\listobject.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\lock.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="..\Include\longobject.h" />
@@ -537,6 +539,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="..\Objects\genobject.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Objects\interpolationobject.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Objects\iterobject.c" />
+    <ClCompile Include="..\Objects\lazyimportobject.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Objects\listobject.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Objects\longobject.c" />
     <ClCompile Include="..\Objects\memoryobject.c" />
diff --git a/Python/flowgraph.c b/Python/flowgraph.c
index 1d28ec00329..bdf4c391d71 100644
--- a/Python/flowgraph.c
+++ b/Python/flowgraph.c
@@ -2981,7 +2981,6 @@ optimize_load_fast(cfg_builder *g)
         }
 
         // Push fallthrough block
-        cfg_instr *term = basicblock_last_instr(block);
         if (BB_HAS_FALLTHROUGH(block)) {
             assert(block->b_next != NULL);
             load_fast_push_block(&sp, block->b_next, refs.size);