diff --git a/Lib/turtle.py b/Lib/turtle.py
index ee67a351b54f196..a553c2569bb905e 100644
--- a/Lib/turtle.py
+++ b/Lib/turtle.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 _tg_utilities = ['write_docstringdict', 'done']
 
 __all__ = (_tg_classes + _tg_screen_functions + _tg_turtle_functions +
-           _tg_utilities + ['Terminator']) # + _math_functions)
+           _tg_utilities) # + _math_functions)
 
 _alias_list = ['addshape', 'backward', 'bk', 'fd', 'ht', 'lt', 'pd', 'pos',
                'pu', 'rt', 'seth', 'setpos', 'setposition', 'st',
@@ -1289,7 +1289,6 @@ def _incrementudc(self):
         """Increment update counter."""
         if not TurtleScreen._RUNNING:
             TurtleScreen._RUNNING = True
-            raise Terminator
         if self._tracing > 0:
             self._updatecounter += 1
             self._updatecounter %= self._tracing