diff --git a/spyder_kernels/customize/spyderpdb.py b/spyder_kernels/customize/spyderpdb.py
index fa7c7723..5e86a1cd 100755
--- a/spyder_kernels/customize/spyderpdb.py
+++ b/spyder_kernels/customize/spyderpdb.py
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+PDB_INTERNAL_COMMANDS = [
+    "_pdbcmd_print_frame_status",
+]
+
 
 class DebugWrapper:
     """
@@ -167,7 +171,9 @@ def default(self, line):
                             global_ns[cmd], ZMQExitAutocall):
                         # Use the pdb call
                         cmd_in_namespace = False
-                cmd_func = getattr(self, 'do_' + cmd, None)
+                if cmd not in PDB_INTERNAL_COMMANDS:
+                    cmd = 'do_' + cmd
+                cmd_func = getattr(self, cmd, None)
                 is_pdb_cmd = cmd_func is not None
                 # Look for assignment
                 is_assignment = False
@@ -610,14 +616,6 @@ def user_return(self, frame, return_value):
 
     def _cmdloop(self):
         """Modifies the error text."""
-        # Interaction in python 3.12.? adds _pdbcmd_print_frame_status
-        # That we must patch if self.pdb_use_exclamation_mark
-        if (
-            self.pdb_use_exclamation_mark
-            and self.cmdqueue 
-            and self.cmdqueue[-1] == '_pdbcmd_print_frame_status'
-        ):
-            self.cmdqueue[-1] = '!_pdbcmd_print_frame_status'
         self.interrupting = False
         while True:
             try:
@@ -631,12 +629,6 @@ def _cmdloop(self):
                 print("--KeyboardInterrupt--\n"
                       "For copying text while debugging, use Ctrl+Shift+C",
                       file=self.stdout)
-        if (
-            self.cmdqueue 
-            and self.cmdqueue[-1] == '!_pdbcmd_print_frame_status'
-        ):
-            # If !_pdbcmd_print_frame_status is not used, pop it out
-            self.cmdqueue.pop()
 
     @lru_cache
     def canonic(self, filename):