diff --git a/src/node-proxy.cc b/src/node-proxy.cc
index 545ce0c..34ade71 100644
--- a/src/node-proxy.cc
+++ b/src/node-proxy.cc
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ Handle<Value> NodeProxy::Create(const Arguments& args) {
     instance->SetPrototype(args[1]);
   }

-  return scope.Close(instance);
+  return instance;
 }

 /**
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ Handle<Value> NodeProxy::CreateFunction(const Arguments& args) {

   fn->SetInternalField(0, proxyHandler);

-  return scope.Close(fn);
+  return fn;
 }

 /**
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ void NodeProxy::Init(Handle<Object> target) {

   FunctionCreator = Persistent<ObjectTemplate>::New(instance) ;

-  scope.Close(Undefined());
+  Undefined();
 }

 }  //  end namespace