diff --git a/py/objdict.c b/py/objdict.c
index 43e1bfe6816236dd5ec9358eb5f9569087ec0521..f3217507a9c8747e3db24c6b5e60e5c457015b34 100644
--- a/py/objdict.c
+++ b/py/objdict.c
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t dict_subscr(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index, mp_obj_t value) {
 
 typedef struct _mp_obj_dict_it_t {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
+    mp_fun_1_t iternext;
     mp_obj_t dict;
     mp_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_dict_it_t;
@@ -201,16 +202,10 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t dict_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     }
 }
 
-STATIC const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_dict_it = {
-    { &mp_type_type },
-    .name = MP_QSTR_iterator,
-    .getiter = mp_identity,
-    .iternext = dict_it_iternext,
-};
-
 STATIC mp_obj_t dict_getiter(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     mp_obj_dict_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_dict_it_t);
-    o->base.type = &mp_type_dict_it;
+    o->base.type = &mp_type_polymorph_iter;
+    o->iternext = dict_it_iternext;
     o->dict = self_in;
     o->cur = 0;
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(o);
diff --git a/py/objlist.c b/py/objlist.c
index a4bec9e32067c8ee39a828081d118688f3ea4b53..d0641f21c2097bbbacd74a75be5e7ea1731cdc0f 100644
--- a/py/objlist.c
+++ b/py/objlist.c
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ void mp_obj_list_store(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index, mp_obj_t value) {
 
 typedef struct _mp_obj_list_it_t {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
+    mp_fun_1_t iternext;
     mp_obj_t list;
     mp_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_list_it_t;
@@ -514,16 +515,10 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t list_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     }
 }
 
-STATIC const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_list_it = {
-    { &mp_type_type },
-    .name = MP_QSTR_iterator,
-    .getiter = mp_identity,
-    .iternext = list_it_iternext,
-};
-
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_list_iterator(mp_obj_t list, mp_uint_t cur) {
     mp_obj_list_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_list_it_t);
-    o->base.type = &mp_type_list_it;
+    o->base.type = &mp_type_polymorph_iter;
+    o->iternext = list_it_iternext;
     o->list = list;
     o->cur = cur;
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(o);
diff --git a/py/objset.c b/py/objset.c
index c09616e0ba89542460b8b23937f3bdb690bde93f..fbcf0cdae9a56d60f151cb4c213aec864c3ff5ea 100644
--- a/py/objset.c
+++ b/py/objset.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ typedef struct _mp_obj_set_t {
 
 typedef struct _mp_obj_set_it_t {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
+    mp_fun_1_t iternext;
     mp_obj_set_t *set;
     mp_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_set_it_t;
@@ -146,15 +147,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t set_make_new(mp_obj_t type_in, mp_uint_t n_args, mp_uint_t n_kw,
     }
 }
 
-const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_set_it = {
-    { &mp_type_type },
-    .name = MP_QSTR_iterator,
-    .getiter = mp_identity,
-    .iternext = set_it_iternext,
-};
-
 STATIC mp_obj_t set_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    assert(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &mp_type_set_it));
     mp_obj_set_it_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
     mp_uint_t max = self->set->set.alloc;
     mp_set_t *set = &self->set->set;
@@ -171,7 +164,8 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t set_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t set_getiter(mp_obj_t set_in) {
     mp_obj_set_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_set_it_t);
-    o->base.type = &mp_type_set_it;
+    o->base.type = &mp_type_polymorph_iter;
+    o->iternext = set_it_iternext;
     o->set = (mp_obj_set_t *)MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(set_in);
     o->cur = 0;
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(o);
diff --git a/py/objstr.c b/py/objstr.c
index 7315f40020a03753b785e47394d9d2127243c582..8839acbf950e672b686f37e1602e2b1b4cea90b2 100644
--- a/py/objstr.c
+++ b/py/objstr.c
@@ -2061,6 +2061,7 @@ const byte *mp_obj_str_get_data_no_check(mp_obj_t self_in, size_t *len) {
 
 typedef struct _mp_obj_str8_it_t {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
+    mp_fun_1_t iternext;
     mp_obj_t str;
     mp_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_str8_it_t;
@@ -2078,16 +2079,10 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     }
 }
 
-STATIC const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_str_it = {
-    { &mp_type_type },
-    .name = MP_QSTR_iterator,
-    .getiter = mp_identity,
-    .iternext = str_it_iternext,
-};
-
 STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_str_iterator(mp_obj_t str) {
     mp_obj_str8_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_str8_it_t);
-    o->base.type = &mp_type_str_it;
+    o->base.type = &mp_type_polymorph_iter;
+    o->iternext = str_it_iternext;
     o->str = str;
     o->cur = 0;
     return o;
@@ -2106,16 +2101,10 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t bytes_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     }
 }
 
-STATIC const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_bytes_it = {
-    { &mp_type_type },
-    .name = MP_QSTR_iterator,
-    .getiter = mp_identity,
-    .iternext = bytes_it_iternext,
-};
-
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_bytes_iterator(mp_obj_t str) {
     mp_obj_str8_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_str8_it_t);
-    o->base.type = &mp_type_bytes_it;
+    o->base.type = &mp_type_polymorph_iter;
+    o->iternext = bytes_it_iternext;
     o->str = str;
     o->cur = 0;
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(o);
diff --git a/py/objstrunicode.c b/py/objstrunicode.c
index fb3d5200747ba81bc51bfb929ca4b685b03793cf..8099e20a0ec6451d403a984d601a73e89a8c0f0b 100644
--- a/py/objstrunicode.c
+++ b/py/objstrunicode.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_str = {
 
 typedef struct _mp_obj_str_it_t {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
+    mp_fun_1_t iternext;
     mp_obj_t str;
     mp_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_str_it_t;
@@ -285,16 +286,10 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t str_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     }
 }
 
-STATIC const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_str_it = {
-    { &mp_type_type },
-    .name = MP_QSTR_iterator,
-    .getiter = mp_identity,
-    .iternext = str_it_iternext,
-};
-
 STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_str_iterator(mp_obj_t str) {
     mp_obj_str_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_str_it_t);
-    o->base.type = &mp_type_str_it;
+    o->base.type = &mp_type_polymorph_iter;
+    o->iternext = str_it_iternext;
     o->str = str;
     o->cur = 0;
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(o);
diff --git a/py/objtuple.c b/py/objtuple.c
index 71cb458f95330399e2fce8707959960848dd04d8..de2bfc31d2f6f37d150293f2f8e01bf095dc7f32 100644
--- a/py/objtuple.c
+++ b/py/objtuple.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ void mp_obj_tuple_del(mp_obj_t self_in) {
 
 typedef struct _mp_obj_tuple_it_t {
     mp_obj_base_t base;
+    mp_fun_1_t iternext;
     mp_obj_tuple_t *tuple;
     mp_uint_t cur;
 } mp_obj_tuple_it_t;
@@ -285,16 +286,10 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t tuple_it_iternext(mp_obj_t self_in) {
     }
 }
 
-STATIC const mp_obj_type_t mp_type_tuple_it = {
-    { &mp_type_type },
-    .name = MP_QSTR_iterator,
-    .getiter = mp_identity,
-    .iternext = tuple_it_iternext,
-};
-
 STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_new_tuple_iterator(mp_obj_tuple_t *tuple, mp_uint_t cur) {
     mp_obj_tuple_it_t *o = m_new_obj(mp_obj_tuple_it_t);
-    o->base.type = &mp_type_tuple_it;
+    o->base.type = &mp_type_polymorph_iter;
+    o->iternext = tuple_it_iternext;
     o->tuple = tuple;
     o->cur = cur;
     return MP_OBJ_FROM_PTR(o);