diff --git a/oden-js/src/atom.rs b/oden-js/src/atom.rs
index 620f836a..5da81924 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/atom.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/atom.rs
@@ -1,65 +1,58 @@
 use crate::{ContextRef, Runtime, ValueResult};
 use oden_js_sys as sys;
-use std::marker;
 use std::ops::Deref;
 
-pub struct AtomRef<'r> {
+pub struct AtomRef {
     pub(crate) atom: sys::JSAtom,
-    _marker: marker::PhantomData<&'r Runtime>,
 }
 
-impl<'r> AtomRef<'r> {
-    pub(crate) fn from_raw(atom: sys::JSAtom, _ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> AtomRef<'r> {
-        AtomRef {
-            atom,
-            _marker: marker::PhantomData,
-        }
+impl AtomRef {
+    pub(crate) fn from_raw(atom: sys::JSAtom, _ctx: &ContextRef) -> AtomRef {
+        AtomRef { atom }
     }
 
-    pub fn dup(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Atom<'r> {
+    pub fn dup(&self, context: &ContextRef) -> Atom {
         unsafe {
             sys::JS_DupAtom(context.ctx, self.atom);
         }
         Atom::from_raw(self.atom, context)
     }
 
-    pub fn to_value(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    pub fn to_value(&self, context: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         context.check_exception(unsafe { sys::JS_AtomToValue(context.ctx, self.atom) })
     }
 
-    pub fn to_string_value(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    pub fn to_string_value(&self, context: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         context.check_exception(unsafe { sys::JS_AtomToString(context.ctx, self.atom) })
     }
 }
 
-pub struct Atom<'r> {
-    atom: AtomRef<'r>,
-    rt: *mut sys::JSRuntime,
-    _phantom: marker::PhantomData<&'r Runtime>,
+pub struct Atom {
+    atom: AtomRef,
+    rt: Runtime,
 }
 
-impl<'r> Atom<'r> {
-    pub(crate) fn from_raw(atom: sys::JSAtom, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Self {
+impl Atom {
+    pub(crate) fn from_raw(atom: sys::JSAtom, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Self {
         Atom {
             atom: AtomRef::from_raw(atom, ctx),
-            rt: unsafe { sys::JS_GetRuntime(ctx.ctx) },
-            _phantom: marker::PhantomData,
+            rt: Runtime::from_raw(unsafe { sys::JS_GetRuntime(ctx.ctx) }),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> Deref for Atom<'r> {
-    type Target = AtomRef<'r>;
+impl Deref for Atom {
+    type Target = AtomRef;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         &self.atom
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> Drop for Atom<'r> {
+impl Drop for Atom {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            sys::JS_FreeAtomRT(self.rt, self.atom.atom);
+            sys::JS_FreeAtomRT(self.rt.rt, self.atom.atom);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/oden-js/src/callback.rs b/oden-js/src/callback.rs
index 2c94f321..e7bbd345 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/callback.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/callback.rs
@@ -1,42 +1,31 @@
-use crate::{Class, ClassID, ContextRef, Error, Runtime, ValueRef, ValueResult};
+use crate::{Class, ClassID, ContextRef, Error, ValueRef, ValueResult};
 use oden_js_sys as sys;
 use std::ffi::{c_int, CString};
-use std::marker;
 use std::panic::catch_unwind;
 
-pub trait Callback<'rt>:
-    Fn(&ContextRef<'rt>, &ValueRef<'rt>, &[&ValueRef<'rt>]) -> ValueResult<'rt>
-{
-}
+pub trait Callback: Fn(&ContextRef, &ValueRef, &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {}
 
-impl<'rt, T> Callback<'rt> for T where
-    T: Fn(&ContextRef<'rt>, &ValueRef<'rt>, &[&ValueRef<'rt>]) -> ValueResult<'rt>
-{
-}
+impl<T> Callback for T where T: Fn(&ContextRef, &ValueRef, &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {}
 
-struct CallbackObject<'rt, T: Callback<'rt>> {
+struct CallbackObject<T: Callback> {
     callback: T,
-    _phantom: marker::PhantomData<&'rt Runtime>,
 }
 
-impl<'rt, T: Callback<'rt>> CallbackObject<'rt, T> {
-    fn new(callback: T, context: &ContextRef<'rt>) -> ValueResult<'rt> {
-        let obj = CallbackObject {
-            callback,
-            _phantom: marker::PhantomData,
-        };
+impl<T: Callback> CallbackObject<T> {
+    fn new(callback: T, context: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
+        let obj = CallbackObject { callback };
         obj.into_value(context)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'rt, T: Callback<'rt>> Class for CallbackObject<'rt, T> {
+impl<T: Callback> Class for CallbackObject<T> {
     fn class_id() -> &'static ClassID {
         static ID: ClassID = ClassID::new("CallbackObject");
         &ID
     }
 }
 
-fn throw_string<'rt>(context: &ContextRef<'rt>, message: String) -> sys::JSValue {
+fn throw_string(context: &ContextRef, message: String) -> sys::JSValue {
     let ctx = context.ctx;
     match context.new_string(&message) {
         Ok(e) => unsafe {
@@ -70,7 +59,7 @@ fn throw_string<'rt>(context: &ContextRef<'rt>, message: String) -> sys::JSValue
     }
 }
 
-fn callback_impl<'rt, F>(
+fn callback_impl<F>(
     ctx: *mut sys::JSContext,
     _this: sys::JSValue,
     argc: c_int,
@@ -79,15 +68,15 @@ fn callback_impl<'rt, F>(
     data: *mut sys::JSValue,
 ) -> sys::JSValue
 where
-    F: Callback<'rt>,
+    F: Callback,
 {
-    let context: ContextRef<'_> = ContextRef::from_raw(ctx);
-    let this: ValueRef = ValueRef::from_raw(_this, &context);
+    let context: ContextRef = ContextRef::from_raw(ctx);
+    let this: ValueRef = ValueRef::from_raw(_this);
 
     let mut actual_args = Vec::new();
     unsafe {
         for arg in std::slice::from_raw_parts(argv, argc.try_into().unwrap()) {
-            actual_args.push(ValueRef::from_raw(*arg, &context));
+            actual_args.push(ValueRef::from_raw(*arg));
         }
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +86,7 @@ where
     }
 
     // Grab the callback that we stashed in the value.
-    let data_ref = unsafe { ValueRef::from_raw(*data, &context) };
+    let data_ref = unsafe { ValueRef::from_raw(*data) };
     let result = match CallbackObject::<F>::try_from_value(&data_ref) {
         Ok(closure) => (closure.callback)(&context, &this, &args),
         Err(e) => Err(e),
@@ -125,7 +114,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-unsafe extern "C" fn trampoline<'rt, F>(
+unsafe extern "C" fn trampoline<F>(
     ctx: *mut sys::JSContext,
     _this: sys::JSValue,
     argc: c_int,
@@ -134,9 +123,9 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn trampoline<'rt, F>(
     data: *mut sys::JSValue,
 ) -> sys::JSValue
 where
-    F: Callback<'rt>,
+    F: Callback,
 {
-    match catch_unwind(|| callback_impl::<'rt, F>(ctx, _this, argc, argv, _magic, data)) {
+    match catch_unwind(|| callback_impl::<F>(ctx, _this, argc, argv, _magic, data)) {
         Ok(r) => r,
         Err(e) => {
             let message = if let Some(e) = e.downcast_ref::<&'static str>() {
@@ -145,7 +134,7 @@ where
                 format!("Unknown error")
             };
 
-            let context: ContextRef<'_> = ContextRef::from_raw(ctx);
+            let context: ContextRef = ContextRef::from_raw(ctx);
             throw_string(&context, message)
         }
     }
@@ -155,17 +144,17 @@ where
 /// function here to intuit the type of the closure, otherwise otherwise
 /// there's nothing we can put in the `<>` for `trampoline`. This also
 /// ensures that the rust compiler actually generates the trampoline.
-fn get_trampoline<'rt, F>(_closure: &F) -> sys::JSCFunctionData
+fn get_trampoline<F>(_closure: &F) -> sys::JSCFunctionData
 where
-    F: Callback<'rt>,
+    F: Callback,
 {
     Some(trampoline::<F>)
 }
 
 /// Construct a new value that wraps a closure.
-pub(crate) fn new_fn<'rt, F>(ctx: &ContextRef<'rt>, func: F) -> sys::JSValue
+pub(crate) fn new_fn<F>(ctx: &ContextRef, func: F) -> sys::JSValue
 where
-    F: Callback<'rt>,
+    F: Callback,
 {
     let closure = func;
     let callback = get_trampoline(&closure);
diff --git a/oden-js/src/class.rs b/oden-js/src/class.rs
index fb1fa0c2..3aab112a 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/class.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/class.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl fmt::Debug for ClassID {
 pub trait Class: Sized {
     fn class_id() -> &'static ClassID;
 
-    fn into_value<'r>(self, context: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn into_value(self, context: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         let class_id = Self::class_id();
 
         // Check to see if the class is registered with the runtime. If not,
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ pub trait Class: Sized {
         Ok(val)
     }
 
-    fn try_from_value_mut<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, RefMut<'r, Self>> {
+    fn try_from_value_mut<'a>(value: &'a ValueRef) -> Result<RefMut<'a, Self>> {
         let class = Self::class_id();
 
         // SAFETY: value.val is known to be valid, from the ValueRef.
@@ -139,11 +139,11 @@ pub trait Class: Sized {
             .borrow_mut())
     }
 
-    fn from_value_mut<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>) -> RefMut<'r, Self> {
+    fn from_value_mut<'a>(value: &'a ValueRef) -> RefMut<'a, Self> {
         Self::try_from_value_mut(value).expect("Wrong type for value")
     }
 
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Ref<'r, Self>> {
+    fn try_from_value<'a>(value: &'a ValueRef) -> Result<Ref<'a, Self>> {
         let class = Self::class_id();
 
         // SAFETY: value.val is known to be valid, from the ValueRef.
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ pub trait Class: Sized {
             .borrow())
     }
 
-    fn from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>) -> Ref<'r, Self> {
+    fn from_value<'a>(value: &'a ValueRef) -> Ref<'a, Self> {
         match Self::try_from_value(value) {
             Ok(r) => r,
             Err(_) => panic!(
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ pub trait Class: Sized {
         }
     }
 
-    fn prototype<'r>(context: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn prototype(context: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         context.new_object()
     }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ pub trait Class: Sized {
     /// collector won't collect it.
     fn mark<F>(&self, _mark: F)
     where
-        F: for<'r> Fn(&ValueRef<'r>) -> (),
+        F: Fn(&ValueRef) -> (),
     {
         // By default, nothing.
     }
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn round_trips() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let ctx = Context::new(rt);
 
         let x = X { x: 76 };
         let val = x.into_value(&ctx).expect("Unable to create value!");
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn double_create() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let ctx = Context::new(rt);
 
         let x = X { x: 76 };
         let _v1 = x.into_value(&ctx).expect("Unable to create value!");
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn bad_class_id() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let ctx = Context::new(rt);
 
         let y = Y { y: 110 };
         let val = y.into_value(&ctx).expect("Unable to create value!");
diff --git a/oden-js/src/context.rs b/oden-js/src/context.rs
index 954e29bf..00aa6247 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/context.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/context.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::{
 use bitflags::bitflags;
 use oden_js_sys as sys;
 use std::ffi::CString;
-use std::marker;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
 /// Different ways to evaluate JavaScript. See the various `eval` methods on
@@ -43,17 +42,13 @@ bitflags! {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct ContextRef<'rt> {
+pub struct ContextRef {
     pub(crate) ctx: *mut sys::JSContext,
-    _marker: marker::PhantomData<&'rt Runtime>,
 }
 
-impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
+impl ContextRef {
     pub(crate) fn from_raw(ctx: *mut sys::JSContext) -> Self {
-        ContextRef {
-            ctx,
-            _marker: marker::PhantomData,
-        }
+        ContextRef { ctx }
     }
 
     pub fn is_registered_class(&self, id: &ClassID) -> bool {
@@ -118,7 +113,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
         filename: &str,
         eval_type: EvalType,
         flags: EvalFlags,
-    ) -> ValueResult<'rt> {
+    ) -> ValueResult {
         let c_input = match CString::new(input) {
             Ok(cs) => Ok(cs),
             Err(_) => Err(Error::UnexpectedNul),
@@ -146,7 +141,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Construct a new string atom.
-    pub fn new_atom(&self, value: &str) -> Result<'rt, Atom<'rt>> {
+    pub fn new_atom(&self, value: &str) -> Result<Atom> {
         let c_value = match CString::new(value) {
             Ok(cs) => Ok(cs),
             Err(_) => Err(Error::UnexpectedNul),
@@ -161,12 +156,12 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Construct a new value of type object.
-    pub fn new_object(&self) -> ValueResult<'rt> {
+    pub fn new_object(&self) -> ValueResult {
         self.check_exception(unsafe { sys::JS_NewObject(self.ctx) })
     }
 
     /// Construct a new value from a boolean.
-    pub fn new_bool<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult<'rt>
+    pub fn new_bool<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult
     where
         T: Into<bool>,
     {
@@ -174,14 +169,14 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Construct a new value that wraps a strongly-typed closure.
-    pub fn new_fn<F>(&self, func: impl RustFunction<'rt, F>) -> ValueResult<'rt> {
+    pub fn new_fn<F>(&self, func: impl RustFunction<F>) -> ValueResult {
         self.new_dynamic_fn(|c, _, a| func.call(c, a))
     }
 
     /// Construct a new value that wraps a dynamically-typed closure.
-    pub fn new_dynamic_fn<F>(&self, func: F) -> ValueResult<'rt>
+    pub fn new_dynamic_fn<F>(&self, func: F) -> ValueResult
     where
-        F: Fn(&ContextRef<'rt>, &ValueRef<'rt>, &[&ValueRef<'rt>]) -> ValueResult<'rt>,
+        F: Fn(&ContextRef, &ValueRef, &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult,
     {
         // Constructing a new function is complicated enough that it needs to
         // be out of line.
@@ -189,7 +184,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Construct a new value from an int32.
-    pub fn new_i32<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult<'rt>
+    pub fn new_i32<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult
     where
         T: Into<i32>,
     {
@@ -200,7 +195,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     ///
     /// This returns a value of type Int32 if the value fits into an int32,
     /// otherwise it returns a value of type Float64.
-    pub fn new_u32<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult<'rt>
+    pub fn new_u32<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult
     where
         T: Into<u32>,
     {
@@ -208,7 +203,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Construct a new value from a float64.
-    pub fn new_f64<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult<'rt>
+    pub fn new_f64<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult
     where
         T: Into<f64>,
     {
@@ -216,7 +211,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Construct a new BigInt from an i64
-    pub fn new_i64<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult<'rt>
+    pub fn new_i64<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult
     where
         T: Into<i64>,
     {
@@ -224,7 +219,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Construct a new BigInt from an u64
-    pub fn new_u64<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult<'rt>
+    pub fn new_u64<T>(&self, value: T) -> ValueResult
     where
         T: Into<u64>,
     {
@@ -232,12 +227,12 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Construct a new array value.
-    pub fn new_array(&self) -> ValueResult<'rt> {
+    pub fn new_array(&self) -> ValueResult {
         self.check_exception(unsafe { sys::JS_NewArray(self.ctx) })
     }
 
     /// Construct a new value from a string.
-    pub fn new_string(&self, value: &str) -> ValueResult<'rt> {
+    pub fn new_string(&self, value: &str) -> ValueResult {
         let c_value = match CString::new(value) {
             Ok(cs) => Ok(cs),
             Err(_) => Err(Error::UnexpectedNul),
@@ -249,7 +244,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Get the null value.
-    pub fn null(&self) -> Value<'rt> {
+    pub fn null(&self) -> Value {
         let v = sys::JSValue {
             u: sys::JSValueUnion {
                 ptr: std::ptr::null_mut(),
@@ -260,7 +255,7 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Get the undefined value.
-    pub fn undefined(&self) -> Value<'rt> {
+    pub fn undefined(&self) -> Value {
         let v = sys::JSValue {
             u: sys::JSValueUnion {
                 ptr: std::ptr::null_mut(),
@@ -271,14 +266,14 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     }
 
     /// Fetch the global object for the context.
-    pub fn global_object(&self) -> ValueResult<'rt> {
+    pub fn global_object(&self) -> ValueResult {
         self.check_exception(unsafe { sys::JS_GetGlobalObject(self.ctx) })
     }
 
     /// Check the value to see if it is the special marker for an exception,
     /// and if so grab the exception from the context and return it in an
     /// error value. Otherwise, just return success with the value, wrapped.
-    pub(crate) fn check_exception(&self, val: sys::JSValue) -> ValueResult<'rt> {
+    pub(crate) fn check_exception(&self, val: sys::JSValue) -> ValueResult {
         if unsafe { sys::JS_ValueGetTag(val) } == sys::JS_TAG_EXCEPTION {
             Err(Error::Exception(self.exception()))
         } else {
@@ -290,17 +285,18 @@ impl<'rt> ContextRef<'rt> {
     /// public because anything that might raise an exception should be
     /// returning a Result<> instead, to separate the exception flow from the
     /// value flow.
-    pub(crate) fn exception(&self) -> Value<'rt> {
+    pub(crate) fn exception(&self) -> Value {
         Value::from_raw(unsafe { sys::JS_GetException(self.ctx) }, self)
     }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct Context<'rt> {
-    value: ContextRef<'rt>,
+pub struct Context {
+    value: ContextRef,
+    runtime: Runtime,
 }
 
-impl<'rt> Context<'rt> {
+impl Context {
     /// Construct a new JavaScript context with many of the useful instrinisc
     /// functions defined. Objects created by this context can be shared
     /// across contexts belonging to the same runtime.
@@ -321,9 +317,9 @@ impl<'rt> Context<'rt> {
     ///
     /// If you don't want those objects, call `new_raw`, and then add the
     /// intrinsics that you want.
-    pub fn new(runtime: &Runtime) -> Context {
+    pub fn new(runtime: Runtime) -> Context {
         let value = unsafe { ContextRef::from_raw(sys::JS_NewContext(runtime.rt)) };
-        Context { value }
+        Context { value, runtime }
     }
 
     /// Construct a new JavaScript context without any intrinsic
@@ -332,27 +328,32 @@ impl<'rt> Context<'rt> {
     ///
     /// You will probably want to call one or more of the `add_intrinsic_`
     /// functions to add useful types to the runtime.
-    pub fn new_raw(runtime: &Runtime) -> Context {
+    pub fn new_raw(runtime: Runtime) -> Context {
         let value = unsafe { ContextRef::from_raw(sys::JS_NewContextRaw(runtime.rt)) };
-        Context { value }
+        Context { value, runtime }
+    }
+
+    /// Get the runtime underlying this context.
+    pub fn runtime(&self) -> &Runtime {
+        &self.runtime
     }
 }
 
-impl<'rt> Deref for Context<'rt> {
-    type Target = ContextRef<'rt>;
+impl Deref for Context {
+    type Target = ContextRef;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         &self.value
     }
 }
 
-impl<'rt> DerefMut for Context<'rt> {
+impl DerefMut for Context {
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
         &mut self.value
     }
 }
 
-impl<'rt> Drop for Context<'rt> {
+impl Drop for Context {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
             sys::JS_FreeContext(self.value.ctx);
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn basic_evaluation() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let ctx = Context::new(rt);
 
         let val = ctx
             .eval("1+1", "script", EvalType::Global, EvalFlags::NONE)
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn eval_compiled() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let ctx = Context::new(rt);
 
         let compiled = ctx
             .eval("1 + 1", "script", EvalType::Global, EvalFlags::COMPILE_ONLY)
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn global_object() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let ctx = Context::new(rt);
 
         let mut go = ctx.global_object().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(ValueType::Object, go.value_type());
@@ -409,18 +410,14 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(String::from("15"), result.to_string(&ctx).unwrap());
     }
 
-    fn cb<'c>(
-        ctx: &ContextRef<'c>,
-        _this: &ValueRef<'c>,
-        args: &[&ValueRef<'c>],
-    ) -> ValueResult<'c> {
+    fn cb(ctx: &ContextRef, _this: &ValueRef, args: &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {
         Ok(args[1].dup(ctx))
     }
 
     #[test]
     fn new_objects() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let ctx = Context::new(rt);
 
         let mut go = ctx.global_object().unwrap();
 
@@ -461,7 +458,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn real_closures() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let ctx = Context::new(rt);
 
         let return_value = ctx.new_string("unsafe").unwrap();
         {
diff --git a/oden-js/src/conversion/from.rs b/oden-js/src/conversion/from.rs
index bcd72057..4d12e776 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/conversion/from.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/conversion/from.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ use crate::{ContextRef, Error, Result, ValueRef};
 use std::num::TryFromIntError;
 
 pub trait TryFromValue: Sized {
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self>;
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self>;
 }
 
 impl TryFromValue for u8 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         let v = value.to_u32(&ctx)?;
         v.try_into()
             .map_err(|e: TryFromIntError| Error::ConversionError(e.to_string()))
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ impl TryFromValue for u8 {
 
 impl TryFromValue for u16 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         let v = value.to_u32(&ctx)?;
         v.try_into()
             .map_err(|e: TryFromIntError| Error::ConversionError(e.to_string()))
@@ -25,21 +25,21 @@ impl TryFromValue for u16 {
 
 impl TryFromValue for u32 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         value.to_u32(&ctx)
     }
 }
 
 // impl<'c,'d> TryFrom<&'c ValueRef<'d>> for u64 {
 //     #[inline]
-//     fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx:&ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+//     fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx:&ContextRef) -> Result< Self> {
 //         value.to_u64()
 //     }
 // }
 
 impl TryFromValue for i8 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         let v = value.to_i32(&ctx)?;
         v.try_into()
             .map_err(|e: TryFromIntError| Error::ConversionError(e.to_string()))
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl TryFromValue for i8 {
 
 impl TryFromValue for i16 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         let v = value.to_i32(&ctx)?;
         v.try_into()
             .map_err(|e: TryFromIntError| Error::ConversionError(e.to_string()))
@@ -57,21 +57,21 @@ impl TryFromValue for i16 {
 
 impl TryFromValue for i32 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         value.to_i32(&ctx)
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFromValue for i64 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         value.to_i64(&ctx)
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFromValue for f32 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         let v = value.to_float64(&ctx)?;
         Ok(v as f32)
     }
@@ -79,21 +79,21 @@ impl TryFromValue for f32 {
 
 impl TryFromValue for f64 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         value.to_float64(&ctx)
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFromValue for bool {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, _ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, _ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         value.to_bool()
     }
 }
 
 impl TryFromValue for String {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+    fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Self> {
         value.to_string(&ctx)
     }
 }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl TryFromValue for String {
 // impl<'c, T: Class> TryFrom<&'c ValueRef<'_>> for T {
 //
 //     #[inline]
-//     fn try_from_value<'r>(value: &ValueRef<'r>, ctx:&ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Self> {
+//     fn try_from_value(value: &ValueRef, ctx:&ContextRef) -> Result< Self> {
 //         T::from_value(value)
 //     }
 // }
diff --git a/oden-js/src/conversion/function.rs b/oden-js/src/conversion/function.rs
index 2945dcbe..8f5148d2 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/conversion/function.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/conversion/function.rs
@@ -2,20 +2,18 @@ use super::{TryFromValue, TryIntoValue};
 use crate::{ContextRef, Error, ValueRef, ValueResult};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-pub trait IntoRustFunctionResult<'r> {
-    fn into_res(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r>;
+pub trait IntoRustFunctionResult {
+    fn into_res(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult;
 }
 
-impl<'r, T: TryIntoValue<'r>> IntoRustFunctionResult<'r> for T {
-    fn into_res(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+impl<T: TryIntoValue> IntoRustFunctionResult for T {
+    fn into_res(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         self.try_into_value(ctx)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, T: TryIntoValue<'r>, E: std::fmt::Display> IntoRustFunctionResult<'r>
-    for core::result::Result<T, E>
-{
-    fn into_res(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+impl<T: TryIntoValue, E: std::fmt::Display> IntoRustFunctionResult for core::result::Result<T, E> {
+    fn into_res(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         match self {
             Ok(v) => v.try_into_value(ctx),
             Err(e) => Err(Error::RustFunctionError(e.to_string())),
@@ -23,21 +21,21 @@ impl<'r, T: TryIntoValue<'r>, E: std::fmt::Display> IntoRustFunctionResult<'r>
     }
 }
 
-pub trait RustFunction<'r, F> {
+pub trait RustFunction<F> {
     fn argument_count() -> usize;
-    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>, args: &[&ValueRef<'r>]) -> ValueResult<'r>;
+    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef, args: &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult;
 }
 
-impl<'r, R, F> RustFunction<'r, PhantomData<(&R, &F)>> for F
+impl<R, F> RustFunction<PhantomData<(&R, &F)>> for F
 where
-    R: IntoRustFunctionResult<'r>,
-    F: Fn(&ContextRef<'r>) -> R + Sized,
+    R: IntoRustFunctionResult,
+    F: Fn(&ContextRef) -> R + Sized,
 {
     fn argument_count() -> usize {
         0
     }
 
-    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>, args: &[&ValueRef<'r>]) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef, args: &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {
         if args.len() != 0 {
             return Err(Error::ArgumentCountMismatch {
                 expected: Self::argument_count(),
@@ -50,17 +48,17 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, R, A, F> RustFunction<'r, PhantomData<(&R, &A, &F)>> for F
+impl<R, A, F> RustFunction<PhantomData<(&R, &A, &F)>> for F
 where
-    R: IntoRustFunctionResult<'r>,
+    R: IntoRustFunctionResult,
     A: TryFromValue,
-    F: Fn(&ContextRef<'r>, A) -> R + Sized,
+    F: Fn(&ContextRef, A) -> R + Sized,
 {
     fn argument_count() -> usize {
         1
     }
 
-    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>, args: &[&ValueRef<'r>]) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef, args: &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {
         if args.len() != Self::argument_count() {
             return Err(Error::ArgumentCountMismatch {
                 expected: Self::argument_count(),
@@ -74,18 +72,18 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, R, A, B, F> RustFunction<'r, PhantomData<(&R, &A, &B, &F)>> for F
+impl<R, A, B, F> RustFunction<PhantomData<(&R, &A, &B, &F)>> for F
 where
-    R: IntoRustFunctionResult<'r>,
+    R: IntoRustFunctionResult,
     A: TryFromValue,
     B: TryFromValue,
-    F: Fn(&ContextRef<'r>, A, B) -> R + Sized,
+    F: Fn(&ContextRef, A, B) -> R + Sized,
 {
     fn argument_count() -> usize {
         2
     }
 
-    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>, args: &[&ValueRef<'r>]) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef, args: &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {
         if args.len() != Self::argument_count() {
             return Err(Error::ArgumentCountMismatch {
                 expected: Self::argument_count(),
@@ -100,19 +98,19 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, R, A, B, C, F> RustFunction<'r, PhantomData<(&R, &A, &B, &C, &F)>> for F
+impl<R, A, B, C, F> RustFunction<PhantomData<(&R, &A, &B, &C, &F)>> for F
 where
-    R: IntoRustFunctionResult<'r>,
+    R: IntoRustFunctionResult,
     A: TryFromValue,
     B: TryFromValue,
     C: TryFromValue,
-    F: Fn(&ContextRef<'r>, A, B, C) -> R + Sized,
+    F: Fn(&ContextRef, A, B, C) -> R + Sized,
 {
     fn argument_count() -> usize {
         3
     }
 
-    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>, args: &[&ValueRef<'r>]) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef, args: &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {
         if args.len() != Self::argument_count() {
             return Err(Error::ArgumentCountMismatch {
                 expected: Self::argument_count(),
@@ -128,20 +126,20 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, R, A, B, C, D, F> RustFunction<'r, PhantomData<(&R, &A, &B, &C, &D, &F)>> for F
+impl<R, A, B, C, D, F> RustFunction<PhantomData<(&R, &A, &B, &C, &D, &F)>> for F
 where
-    R: IntoRustFunctionResult<'r>,
+    R: IntoRustFunctionResult,
     A: TryFromValue,
     B: TryFromValue,
     C: TryFromValue,
     D: TryFromValue,
-    F: Fn(&ContextRef<'r>, A, B, C, D) -> R + Sized,
+    F: Fn(&ContextRef, A, B, C, D) -> R + Sized,
 {
     fn argument_count() -> usize {
         4
     }
 
-    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>, args: &[&ValueRef<'r>]) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef, args: &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {
         if args.len() != Self::argument_count() {
             return Err(Error::ArgumentCountMismatch {
                 expected: Self::argument_count(),
@@ -158,21 +156,21 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, R, A, B, C, D, E, F> RustFunction<'r, PhantomData<(&R, &A, &B, &C, &D, &E, &F)>> for F
+impl<R, A, B, C, D, E, F> RustFunction<PhantomData<(&R, &A, &B, &C, &D, &E, &F)>> for F
 where
-    R: IntoRustFunctionResult<'r>,
+    R: IntoRustFunctionResult,
     A: TryFromValue,
     B: TryFromValue,
     C: TryFromValue,
     D: TryFromValue,
     E: TryFromValue,
-    F: Fn(&ContextRef<'r>, A, B, C, D, E) -> R + Sized,
+    F: Fn(&ContextRef, A, B, C, D, E) -> R + Sized,
 {
     fn argument_count() -> usize {
         5
     }
 
-    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef<'r>, args: &[&ValueRef<'r>]) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn call(&self, context: &ContextRef, args: &[&ValueRef]) -> ValueResult {
         if args.len() != Self::argument_count() {
             return Err(Error::ArgumentCountMismatch {
                 expected: Self::argument_count(),
diff --git a/oden-js/src/conversion/into.rs b/oden-js/src/conversion/into.rs
index 05893a9b..c57e4671 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/conversion/into.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/conversion/into.rs
@@ -1,110 +1,110 @@
 use crate::{Class, ContextRef, Error, Value, ValueRef, ValueResult};
 
-pub trait TryIntoValue<'r> {
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r>;
+pub trait TryIntoValue {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult;
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for u8 {
+impl TryIntoValue for u8 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_u64(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for u16 {
+impl TryIntoValue for u16 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_u64(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for u32 {
+impl TryIntoValue for u32 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_u64(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for u64 {
+impl TryIntoValue for u64 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_u64(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for i8 {
+impl TryIntoValue for i8 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_i32(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for i16 {
+impl TryIntoValue for i16 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_i32(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for i32 {
+impl TryIntoValue for i32 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_i32(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for i64 {
+impl TryIntoValue for i64 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_i64(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for f32 {
+impl TryIntoValue for f32 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_f64(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for f64 {
+impl TryIntoValue for f64 {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_f64(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for bool {
+impl TryIntoValue for bool {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_bool(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for &str {
+impl TryIntoValue for &str {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         ctx.new_string(self)
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for &ValueRef<'r> {
+impl TryIntoValue for &ValueRef {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         Ok(self.dup(ctx))
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for Value<'r> {
+impl TryIntoValue for Value {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         Ok(self.dup(ctx))
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for Error<'r> {
+impl TryIntoValue for Error {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         match self {
             Error::TooManyClasses => Err(Error::TooManyClasses),
             Error::WrongClass(c) => Err(Error::WrongClass(c)),
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ impl<'r> TryIntoValue<'r> for Error<'r> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r, T: Class> TryIntoValue<'r> for T {
+impl<T: Class> TryIntoValue for T {
     #[inline]
-    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> ValueResult<'r> {
+    fn try_into_value(self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> ValueResult {
         self.into_value(ctx)
     }
 }
diff --git a/oden-js/src/lib.rs b/oden-js/src/lib.rs
index eeb83f3b..95ee5547 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/lib.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ pub use runtime::Runtime;
 pub use value::{Value, ValueRef, ValueType};
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
-pub enum Error<'ctx> {
+pub enum Error {
     #[error("too many classes have been registered")]
     TooManyClasses,
     #[error("the specified value is not an instance of the class {0}")]
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub enum Error<'ctx> {
     #[error("an error occurred calling a rust function: {0}")]
     RustFunctionError(String),
     #[error("an exception was thrown during evaluation")]
-    Exception(Value<'ctx>),
+    Exception(Value),
 }
-pub type Result<'ctx, T> = core::result::Result<T, Error<'ctx>>;
-pub type ValueResult<'ctx> = core::result::Result<Value<'ctx>, Error<'ctx>>;
+pub type Result<T> = core::result::Result<T, Error>;
+pub type ValueResult = core::result::Result<Value, Error>;
diff --git a/oden-js/src/runtime.rs b/oden-js/src/runtime.rs
index b321eae3..ca21535b 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/runtime.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 use oden_js_sys as sys;
+use std::cell::RefCell;
+
+struct PrivateState {
+    refs: u64,
+}
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Runtime {
@@ -7,7 +12,23 @@ pub struct Runtime {
 
 impl Runtime {
     pub fn new() -> Runtime {
-        let rt = unsafe { sys::JS_NewRuntime() };
+        let state = Box::new(RefCell::new(PrivateState { refs: 1 }));
+        let rt = unsafe {
+            let rt = sys::JS_NewRuntime();
+            sys::JS_SetRuntimeOpaque(rt, Box::into_raw(state) as *mut _);
+            rt
+        };
+        Runtime { rt }
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn from_raw(rt: *mut sys::JSRuntime) -> Self {
+        let mut state = unsafe {
+            let ptr = sys::JS_GetRuntimeOpaque(rt) as *const RefCell<PrivateState>;
+            ptr.as_ref()
+                .expect("We already know this runtime is one of ours!")
+                .borrow_mut()
+        };
+        state.refs += 1;
         Runtime { rt }
     }
 
@@ -37,11 +58,36 @@ impl Runtime {
     }
 }
 
+impl Clone for Runtime {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Runtime::from_raw(self.rt)
+    }
+}
+
 impl Drop for Runtime {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
-            sys::JS_RunGC(self.rt);
-            sys::JS_FreeRuntime(self.rt);
+        let should_free = {
+            let mut state = unsafe {
+                let ptr = sys::JS_GetRuntimeOpaque(self.rt) as *const RefCell<PrivateState>;
+                ptr.as_ref()
+                    .expect("We already know this runtime is one of ours!")
+                    .borrow_mut()
+            };
+            state.refs -= 1;
+            state.refs == 0
+        };
+
+        if should_free {
+            unsafe {
+                let opaque = sys::JS_GetRuntimeOpaque(self.rt);
+                sys::JS_RunGC(self.rt);
+                sys::JS_FreeRuntime(self.rt);
+
+                if !opaque.is_null() {
+                    // Just let the system drop it here.
+                    let _ = Box::from_raw(opaque as *mut RefCell<PrivateState>);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/oden-js/src/value.rs b/oden-js/src/value.rs
index 628f588a..90257483 100644
--- a/oden-js/src/value.rs
+++ b/oden-js/src/value.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::{AtomRef, ContextRef, Error, Result, Runtime, RustFunction};
 use oden_js_sys as sys;
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::fmt;
-use std::marker;
 use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
@@ -52,29 +51,13 @@ impl From<i32> for ValueType {
 /// you will want to create and manipulate `Value`, but you will occasionally
 /// receive `ValueRef` in calls that originate from JavaScript
 /// code. (`ValueRef` is to `Value` as `str` is to `String`, if that helps.)
-pub struct ValueRef<'r> {
+pub struct ValueRef {
     pub(crate) val: sys::JSValue,
-    _phantom: marker::PhantomData<&'r Runtime>,
 }
 
-// pub type Callback<'r, 'ctx> = fn(
-//     ctx: &'ctx Context<'r>,
-//     this_val: &ValueRef<'r, 'ctx>,
-//     argc: usize,
-//     argvc: &[&ValueRef<'r, 'ctx>],
-// ) -> Value<'r, 'ctx>;
-
-impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
-    /// Wrap a value in a specific context.
-    ///
-    /// **WARNING**: The specified value *must* be associated with at least
-    /// the runtime of the specified context, if not the context itself. This
-    /// function makes no attempt to validate this.
-    pub fn from_raw(val: sys::JSValue, _ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Self {
-        ValueRef {
-            val,
-            _phantom: marker::PhantomData,
-        }
+impl ValueRef {
+    pub fn from_raw(val: sys::JSValue) -> Self {
+        ValueRef { val }
     }
 
     /// Get the type of JavaScript value that this is.
@@ -137,7 +120,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
         self.value_type() == ValueType::Int
     }
 
-    pub fn to_i32(&self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, i32> {
+    pub fn to_i32(&self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<i32> {
         unsafe {
             let mut res: i32 = 0;
             let ret = sys::JS_ToInt32(ctx.ctx, &mut res, self.val);
@@ -149,7 +132,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn to_u32(&self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, u32> {
+    pub fn to_u32(&self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<u32> {
         unsafe {
             let mut res: u32 = 0;
             let ret = sys::JS_ToUint32(ctx.ctx, &mut res, self.val);
@@ -161,7 +144,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn to_i64(&self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, i64> {
+    pub fn to_i64(&self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<i64> {
         unsafe {
             let mut res: i64 = 0;
             let ret = sys::JS_ToInt64(ctx.ctx, &mut res, self.val);
@@ -180,7 +163,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
         self.value_type() == ValueType::Bool
     }
 
-    pub fn to_bool(&self) -> Result<'r, bool> {
+    pub fn to_bool(&self) -> Result<bool> {
         if self.value_type() == ValueType::Bool {
             Ok(unsafe { self.val.u.int32 } > 0)
         } else {
@@ -201,7 +184,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
         self.value_type() == ValueType::Float64
     }
 
-    pub fn to_float64(&self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, f64> {
+    pub fn to_float64(&self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<f64> {
         unsafe {
             let mut res: f64 = 0.0;
             let ret = sys::JS_ToFloat64(ctx.ctx, &mut res, self.val);
@@ -216,7 +199,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
     /// Take a reference to this value so that it outlives this current reference.
     ///
     /// (This is a very cheap operation: at most it increments a reference count.)
-    pub fn dup(&self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Value<'r> {
+    pub fn dup(&self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Value {
         unsafe {
             sys::JS_DupValue(ctx.ctx, self.val);
         }
@@ -229,7 +212,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
     ///
     /// JavsScript exceptions are are returned as values where `value_type`
     /// is `ValueType::Exception`.
-    pub fn eval_function(&self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, Value<'r>> {
+    pub fn eval_function(&self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<Value> {
         match self.value_type() {
             ValueType::Module | ValueType::FunctionBytecode => (),
             found => {
@@ -249,25 +232,16 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
         Ok(Value::from_raw(result, ctx))
     }
 
-    pub fn get_property(&self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>, prop: &str) -> Result<'r, Value<'r>> {
+    pub fn get_property(&self, ctx: &ContextRef, prop: &str) -> Result<Value> {
         let atom = ctx.new_atom(prop)?;
         self.get_property_atom(ctx, &atom)
     }
 
-    pub fn get_property_atom(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &ContextRef<'r>,
-        prop: &AtomRef<'r>,
-    ) -> Result<'r, Value<'r>> {
+    pub fn get_property_atom(&self, ctx: &ContextRef, prop: &AtomRef) -> Result<Value> {
         ctx.check_exception(unsafe { sys::JS_GetProperty(ctx.ctx, self.val, prop.atom) })
     }
 
-    pub fn set_property(
-        &mut self,
-        ctx: &ContextRef<'r>,
-        prop: &str,
-        val: &ValueRef,
-    ) -> Result<'r, ()> {
+    pub fn set_property(&mut self, ctx: &ContextRef, prop: &str, val: &ValueRef) -> Result<()> {
         // TODO: Consume API
         let atom = ctx.new_atom(prop)?;
         self.set_property_atom(ctx, &atom, val)
@@ -275,10 +249,10 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
 
     pub fn set_property_atom(
         &mut self,
-        ctx: &ContextRef<'r>,
-        prop: &AtomRef<'r>,
+        ctx: &ContextRef,
+        prop: &AtomRef,
         val: &ValueRef,
-    ) -> Result<'r, ()> {
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         unsafe {
             sys::JS_DupValue(ctx.ctx, val.val);
             let result = sys::JS_SetProperty(ctx.ctx, self.val, prop.atom, val.val);
@@ -292,29 +266,24 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
 
     pub fn set_fn<F>(
         &mut self,
-        ctx: &ContextRef<'r>,
+        ctx: &ContextRef,
         prop: &str,
-        func: impl RustFunction<'r, F>,
-    ) -> Result<'r, ()> {
-        let vr: Value<'r> = ctx.new_fn(func)?;
+        func: impl RustFunction<F>,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let vr: Value = ctx.new_fn(func)?;
         self.set_property(ctx, prop, &vr)
     }
 
-    pub fn set_dynamic_method<F>(
-        &mut self,
-        ctx: &ContextRef<'r>,
-        prop: &str,
-        func: F,
-    ) -> Result<'r, ()>
+    pub fn set_dynamic_method<F>(&mut self, ctx: &ContextRef, prop: &str, func: F) -> Result<()>
     where
-        F: Fn(&ContextRef<'r>, &ValueRef<'r>, &[&ValueRef<'r>]) -> Result<'r, Value<'r>>,
+        F: Fn(&ContextRef, &ValueRef, &[&ValueRef]) -> Result<Value>,
     {
-        let vr: Value<'r> = ctx.new_dynamic_fn(func)?;
+        let vr: Value = ctx.new_dynamic_fn(func)?;
         self.set_property(ctx, prop, &vr)
     }
 
     /// Convert this value into a string representation of the same value.
-    pub fn to_string(&self, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Result<'r, String> {
+    pub fn to_string(&self, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Result<String> {
         // SAFETY: ctx's life is bound by the lifetime of our Context, and
         // sys::JS_ToCStringLen2 will return non-null, unless we're out of
         // memory.
@@ -342,7 +311,7 @@ impl<'r> ValueRef<'r> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'ctx> fmt::Debug for ValueRef<'ctx> {
+impl<'ctx> fmt::Debug for ValueRef {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         f.debug_struct("Value")
             .field("v", &self.val)
@@ -352,50 +321,48 @@ impl<'ctx> fmt::Debug for ValueRef<'ctx> {
 
 /// An owned Value from JavaScript. Unlike ValueRef, this type stands in for
 /// values that you construct in Rust code; otherwise they are identical.
-pub struct Value<'r> {
-    value: ValueRef<'r>,
-    rt: *mut sys::JSRuntime,
-    _phantom: marker::PhantomData<&'r Runtime>,
+pub struct Value {
+    value: ValueRef,
+    rt: Runtime,
 }
 
-impl<'r> Value<'r> {
+impl Value {
     /// Take ownership of a value in a specific context.
     ///
     /// **WARNING**: The specified value *must* be associated with at least
     /// the runtime of the specified context, if not the context itself. This
     /// function makes no attempt to validate this.
-    pub(crate) fn from_raw(val: sys::JSValue, ctx: &ContextRef<'r>) -> Self {
+    pub(crate) fn from_raw(val: sys::JSValue, ctx: &ContextRef) -> Self {
         Value {
-            value: ValueRef::from_raw(val, ctx),
-            rt: unsafe { sys::JS_GetRuntime(ctx.ctx) },
-            _phantom: marker::PhantomData,
+            value: ValueRef::from_raw(val),
+            rt: Runtime::from_raw(unsafe { sys::JS_GetRuntime(ctx.ctx) }),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> Deref for Value<'r> {
-    type Target = ValueRef<'r>;
+impl Deref for Value {
+    type Target = ValueRef;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
         &self.value
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> DerefMut for Value<'r> {
+impl DerefMut for Value {
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
         &mut self.value
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> Drop for Value<'r> {
+impl Drop for Value {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            sys::JS_FreeValueRT(self.rt, self.val);
+            sys::JS_FreeValueRT(self.rt.rt, self.val);
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'r> fmt::Debug for Value<'r> {
+impl fmt::Debug for Value {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         self.value.fmt(f)
     }
@@ -409,7 +376,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn value_type() {
         let rt = Runtime::new();
-        let mut ctx = Context::new(&rt);
+        let mut ctx = Context::new(rt);
         ctx.add_intrinsic_bigfloat();
         ctx.add_intrinsic_bigdecimal();
 
@@ -436,36 +403,3 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 }
-
-/// NOTE: We can happily create and return values, like this:
-/// ```
-/// use oden_js::*;
-/// fn my_test<'a>(ctx: &'a Context<'a>) -> Value<'a> {
-///   ctx.new_i32(123).unwrap()
-/// }
-/// ```
-///
-/// But our lifetime bounds on values keep them from outliving their runtimes:
-///
-/// ```compile_fail
-/// use oden_js::*;
-/// fn my_test<'r>() -> oden_js::Value<'r> {
-///   let rt = Runtime::new();
-///   let ctx = Context::new(&rt);
-///
-///   ctx.new_i32(123).unwrap()
-/// }
-/// ```
-///
-/// Contexts are fundamentally transient, though:
-///
-/// ```
-/// use oden_js::*;
-/// fn my_test<'r>(runtime: &'r Runtime) -> sheetland_js::Value<'r> {
-///   let ctx = Context::new(runtime);
-///
-///   ctx.new_i32(123).unwrap()
-/// }
-/// ```
-#[cfg(doctest)]
-pub struct ValuesObeyLifetimes {}