diff --git a/project/include/utils/Bytes.h b/project/include/utils/Bytes.h
index 43af10f72..4ef8178e3 100644
--- a/project/include/utils/Bytes.h
+++ b/project/include/utils/Bytes.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		unsigned char *_data;
 		int _length;
-		value _pin;
-		AutoGCRoot *_root;
+		value *_root;
 		value _value;
 		
 		
diff --git a/project/src/utils/Bytes.cpp b/project/src/utils/Bytes.cpp
index 087098915..ff4b188a5 100644
--- a/project/src/utils/Bytes.cpp
+++ b/project/src/utils/Bytes.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include <hx/CFFIExt.h>
 #include <system/System.h>
 #include <utils/Bytes.h>
 
@@ -40,9 +39,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		_data = 0;
 		_length = 0;
-		_pin = 0;
-		_root = 0;
 		_value = 0;
+		_root = 0;
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -53,9 +51,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		_data = 0;
 		_length = 0;
-		_pin = 0;
-		_root = 0;
 		_value = 0;
+		_root = 0;
 		
 		Resize (size);
 		
@@ -68,9 +65,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		_data = 0;
 		_length = 0;
-		_pin = 0;
-		_root = 0;
 		_value = 0;
+		_root = 0;
 		
 		Set (bytes);
 		
@@ -83,9 +79,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		_data = 0;
 		_length = 0;
-		_pin = 0;
-		_root = 0;
 		_value = 0;
+		_root = 0;
 		
 		FILE_HANDLE *file = lime::fopen (path, "rb");
 		
@@ -117,9 +112,8 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		_data = 0;
 		_length = 0;
-		_pin = 0;
-		_root = 0;
 		_value = 0;
+		_root = 0;
 		
 		Set (data);
 		
@@ -128,15 +122,10 @@ namespace lime {
 	
 	Bytes::~Bytes () {
 		
-		if (_pin) {
-			
-			EXT_unpin_buffer (_pin);
-			
-		}
-		
 		if (_root) {
 			
-			delete _root;
+			*_root = 0;
+			free_root (_root);
 			
 		}
 		
@@ -171,7 +160,8 @@ namespace lime {
 			if (!_value) {
 				
 				_value = alloc_empty_object ();
-				_root = new AutoGCRoot (_value);
+				_root = alloc_root ();
+				*_root = _value;
 				
 			}
 			
@@ -232,7 +222,8 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 			if (_root) {
 				
-				delete _root;
+				*_root = 0;
+				free_root (_root);
 				
 			}
 			
@@ -244,14 +235,11 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 			if (!_root) {
 				
-				_root = new AutoGCRoot (_value);
-				
-			} else {
-				
-				_root->set (_value);
+				_root = alloc_root ();
 				
 			}
 			
+			*_root = _value;
 			_length = val_int (val_field (bytes, id_length));
 			
 			if (_length > 0) {
@@ -295,7 +283,8 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 			if (_root) {
 				
-				delete _root;
+				*_root = 0;
+				free_root (_root);
 				
 			}
 			
@@ -310,13 +299,6 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		if (_value) {
 			
-			if (!_pin && HAS_pin_buffer ()) {
-				
-				buffer b = val_to_buffer (val_field (_value, id_b));
-				_pin = EXT_pin_buffer (b);
-				
-			}
-			
 			return _value;
 			
 		} else {