diff --git a/Lib/types.py b/Lib/types.py
index 2e73fbc4501337..f8353126cb527c 100644
--- a/Lib/types.py
+++ b/Lib/types.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def _m(self): pass
 GetSetDescriptorType = type(FunctionType.__code__)
 MemberDescriptorType = type(FunctionType.__globals__)
 
-del sys, _f, _g, _C, _c, _ag  # Not for export
+del sys, _f, _g, _C, _c, _ag, _cell_factory  # Not for export
 
 
 # Provide a PEP 3115 compliant mechanism for class creation
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-08-30-12-32-00.gh-issue-96415.6W7ORH.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-08-30-12-32-00.gh-issue-96415.6W7ORH.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0c93abf6dfcf16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-08-30-12-32-00.gh-issue-96415.6W7ORH.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove ``types._cell_factory`` from module namespace.