diff --git a/core/src/avm1/function.rs b/core/src/avm1/function.rs
index 03704a7bc..37e256f4a 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/function.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/function.rs
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for FunctionObject<'gc> {
         let prototype = self
             .get("prototype", activation, context)?
             .coerce_to_object(activation, context);
-        let this = prototype.create_bare_object(activation, context, prototype, args)?;
+        let this = prototype.create_bare_object(activation, context, prototype)?;
         self.construct_on_existing(activation, context, this, args)?;
         Ok(this)
     }
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for FunctionObject<'gc> {
         _activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         prototype: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         let base = ScriptObject::object(context.gc_context, Some(prototype));
         let fn_object = FunctionObject {
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object.rs
index 122821f6e..1c3ffda7f 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object.rs
@@ -185,16 +185,11 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
     /// object implementation it wants, with itself as the new object's proto.
     /// Then, the constructor is `call`ed with the new object as `this` to
     /// initialize the object.
-    ///
-    /// The arguments passed to the constructor are provided here; however, all
-    /// object construction should happen in `call`, not `new`. `new` exists
-    /// purely so that host objects can be constructed by the VM.
     fn create_bare_object(
         &self,
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         this: Object<'gc>,
-        args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>>;
 
     /// Delete a named property from the object.
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/color_transform_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/color_transform_object.rs
index c0c7d7df5..d004daf34 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/color_transform_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/color_transform_object.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for ColorTransformObject<'gc> {
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         _this: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         Ok(ColorTransformObject::empty_color_transform_object(
             context.gc_context,
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/script_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/script_object.rs
index c05085d63..660cbf56a 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/script_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/script_object.rs
@@ -508,7 +508,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for ScriptObject<'gc> {
         _activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         this: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         match self.0.read().array {
             ArrayStorage::Vector(_) => {
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/shared_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/shared_object.rs
index f324b4736..106f2a2c1 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/shared_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/shared_object.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use gc_arena::{Collect, GcCell, MutationContext};
 
 use crate::avm1::activation::Activation;
 use crate::avm1::error::Error;
-use crate::avm1::{Object, ScriptObject, TObject, Value};
+use crate::avm1::{Object, ScriptObject, TObject};
 use crate::context::UpdateContext;
 use std::fmt;
 
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for SharedObject<'gc> {
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         _this: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         Ok(SharedObject::empty_shared_obj(
             context.gc_context,
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/sound_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/sound_object.rs
index b58fd99ef..29ae8c8d7 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/sound_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/sound_object.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::avm1::activation::Activation;
 use crate::avm1::error::Error;
-use crate::avm1::{Object, ScriptObject, TObject, Value};
+use crate::avm1::{Object, ScriptObject, TObject};
 use crate::backend::audio::{SoundHandle, SoundInstanceHandle};
 use crate::context::UpdateContext;
 use crate::display_object::DisplayObject;
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for SoundObject<'gc> {
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         _this: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         Ok(
             SoundObject::empty_sound(context.gc_context, Some(activation.avm.prototypes.sound))
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/stage_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/stage_object.rs
index 471e6e752..c086a0a5b 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/stage_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/stage_object.rs
@@ -253,13 +253,12 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for StageObject<'gc> {
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         this: Object<'gc>,
-        args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         //TODO: Create a StageObject of some kind
         self.0
             .read()
             .base
-            .create_bare_object(activation, context, this, args)
+            .create_bare_object(activation, context, this)
     }
 
     fn delete(
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/super_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/super_object.rs
index 01907fe56..e50e96256 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/super_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/super_object.rs
@@ -164,17 +164,16 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for SuperObject<'gc> {
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         this: Object<'gc>,
-        args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         if let Some(proto) = self.proto() {
-            proto.create_bare_object(activation, context, this, args)
+            proto.create_bare_object(activation, context, this)
         } else {
             // TODO: What happens when you `new super` but there's no
             // super? Is this code even reachable?!
             self.0
                 .read()
                 .child
-                .create_bare_object(activation, context, this, args)
+                .create_bare_object(activation, context, this)
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/value_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/value_object.rs
index dfdb3a7c8..0e2cae4fb 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/value_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/value_object.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for ValueObject<'gc> {
         _activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         this: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         Ok(ValueObject::empty_box(context.gc_context, Some(this)))
     }
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/xml_attributes_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/xml_attributes_object.rs
index 6499ebdbc..7b215ccb4 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/xml_attributes_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/xml_attributes_object.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for XMLAttributesObject<'gc> {
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         _this: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         //TODO: `new xmlnode.attributes()` returns undefined, not an object
         avm_warn!(activation, "Cannot create new XML Attributes object");
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/xml_idmap_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/xml_idmap_object.rs
index f2baa4e23..7939e584f 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/xml_idmap_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/xml_idmap_object.rs
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for XMLIDMapObject<'gc> {
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         _this: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         //TODO: `new xmlnode.attributes()` returns undefined, not an object
         avm_warn!(activation, "Cannot create new XML Attributes object");
diff --git a/core/src/avm1/object/xml_object.rs b/core/src/avm1/object/xml_object.rs
index 47f280483..3248dad30 100644
--- a/core/src/avm1/object/xml_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm1/object/xml_object.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 use crate::avm1::activation::Activation;
 use crate::avm1::error::Error;
 use crate::avm1::object::TObject;
-use crate::avm1::{Object, ScriptObject, UpdateContext, Value};
+use crate::avm1::{Object, ScriptObject, UpdateContext};
 use crate::impl_custom_object;
 use crate::xml::{XMLDocument, XMLNode};
 use gc_arena::{Collect, GcCell, MutationContext};
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for XMLObject<'gc> {
         _activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>,
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         this: Object<'gc>,
-        _args: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         Ok(XMLObject::empty_node(context.gc_context, Some(this)))
     }