diff --git a/docs/stubs_generation/helpers/generator3/module_redeclarator.py b/docs/stubs_generation/helpers/generator3/module_redeclarator.py
index 96c684684..ca77633bb 100644
--- a/docs/stubs_generation/helpers/generator3/module_redeclarator.py
+++ b/docs/stubs_generation/helpers/generator3/module_redeclarator.py
@@ -643,8 +643,9 @@ class ModuleRedeclarator(object):
             elif str(descriptor).startswith('<staticmethod'):
                 deco = "staticmethod"
         if p_name == "__new__":
-            deco = "staticmethod"
-            deco_comment = " # known case of __new__"
+            # do not redeclare __new__, it is not needed in the stub
+            # and causes problems with the known type of simple declarations
+            return
 
         action("redoing innards of func %r of class %r", p_name, p_class)
         if deco and HAS_DECORATORS: