diff --git a/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.cpp b/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.cpp
index 9dfb6f7..1b45891 100644
--- a/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.cpp
+++ b/Source/bindings/v8/V8NPObject.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@
             // Create a new template.
             v8::Local<v8::FunctionTemplate> temp = v8::FunctionTemplate::New();
             temp->SetCallHandler(npObjectMethodHandler, key);
-            functionTemplate = v8::Persistent<v8::FunctionTemplate>::New(isolate, temp);
+            functionTemplate.Reset(isolate, temp);
             V8NPTemplateMap::sharedInstance(isolate).set(id, functionTemplate);
         }
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
     // can be used by DOM bindings.
     v8::Isolate* isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();
     if (npObjectDesc.IsEmpty()) {
-        npObjectDesc = v8::Persistent<v8::FunctionTemplate>::New(isolate, v8::FunctionTemplate::New());
+        npObjectDesc.Reset(isolate, v8::FunctionTemplate::New());
         npObjectDesc->InstanceTemplate()->SetInternalFieldCount(npObjectInternalFieldCount);
         npObjectDesc->InstanceTemplate()->SetNamedPropertyHandler(npObjectNamedPropertyGetter, npObjectNamedPropertySetter, npObjectQueryProperty, 0, npObjectNamedPropertyEnumerator);
         npObjectDesc->InstanceTemplate()->SetIndexedPropertyHandler(npObjectIndexedPropertyGetter, npObjectIndexedPropertySetter, 0, 0, npObjectIndexedPropertyEnumerator);