diff --git a/core/src/avm1/globals.rs b/core/src/avm1/globals.rs
index be67efaac..de8827042 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/globals.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/globals.rs
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ pub fn create_globals<'gc>(
     Object<'gc>,
     as_broadcaster::BroadcasterFunctions<'gc>,
 ) {
-    let object_proto = ScriptObject::object_cell(gc_context, None);
+    let object_proto = ScriptObject::new(gc_context, None).into();
     let function_proto = function::create_proto(gc_context, object_proto);
 
     object::fill_proto(gc_context, object_proto, function_proto);
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/globals/function.rs b/core/src/avm1/globals/function.rs
index 9cf01f3d7..b93fab8b3 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/globals/function.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/globals/function.rs
@@ -117,8 +117,12 @@ pub fn apply<'gc>(
 /// returned object is also a bare object, which will need to be linked into
 /// the prototype of `Object`.
 pub fn create_proto<'gc>(gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>, proto: Object<'gc>) -> Object<'gc> {
-    let function_proto = ScriptObject::object_cell(gc_context, Some(proto));
-    let object = function_proto.as_script_object().unwrap();
-    define_properties_on(PROTO_DECLS, gc_context, object, function_proto);
-    function_proto
+    let function_proto = ScriptObject::new(gc_context, Some(proto));
+    define_properties_on(
+        PROTO_DECLS,
+        gc_context,
+        function_proto,
+        function_proto.into(),
+    );
+    function_proto.into()
 }
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/script_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/script_object.rs
index 2d4ce26d1..e024c4290 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/script_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/script_object.rs
@@ -87,14 +87,6 @@ impl<'gc> ScriptObject<'gc> {
         object
     }
 
-    /// Constructs and allocates an empty but normal object in one go.
-    pub fn object_cell(
-        gc_context: MutationContext<'gc, '_>,
-        proto: Option<Object<'gc>>,
-    ) -> Object<'gc> {
-        Self::new(gc_context, proto).into()
-    }
-
     /// Constructs an object with no properties, not even builtins.
     ///
     /// Intended for constructing scope chains, since they exclusively use the
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/scope.rs b/core/src/avm1/scope.rs
index fda650841..04f4a697d 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/scope.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/scope.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl<'gc> Scope<'gc> {
         Scope {
             parent: Some(parent),
             class: ScopeClass::Local,
-            values: ScriptObject::object_cell(mc, None),
+            values: ScriptObject::new(mc, None).into(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ impl<'gc> Scope<'gc> {
                 Self {
                     parent: None,
                     class: ScopeClass::Global,
-                    values: ScriptObject::object_cell(mc, None),
+                    values: ScriptObject::new(mc, None).into(),
                 },
             )
         })
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/value.rs b/core/src/avm1/value.rs
index 2dfdd1c83..b73cec2e7 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/value.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/value.rs
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ mod test {
                 protos.function,
             );
 
-            let o = ScriptObject::object_cell(activation.context.gc_context, Some(protos.object));
+            let o = ScriptObject::new(activation.context.gc_context, Some(protos.object));
             o.define_value(
                 activation.context.gc_context,
                 "valueOf",
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ mod test {
             );
 
             assert_eq!(
-                Value::Object(o).to_primitive_num(activation).unwrap(),
+                Value::from(o).to_primitive_num(activation).unwrap(),
                 5.into()
             );