diff --git a/Zend/zend_exceptions.c b/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
index 062ba0f3b188..9702a335d461 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
@@ -462,8 +462,7 @@ ZEND_METHOD(Exception, getCode)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
 
 	prop = GET_PROPERTY(ZEND_THIS, ZEND_STR_CODE);
-	ZVAL_DEREF(prop);
-	ZVAL_COPY(return_value, prop);
+	ZVAL_COPY_DEREF(return_value, prop);
 }
 /* }}} */
 
@@ -475,8 +474,7 @@ ZEND_METHOD(Exception, getTrace)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
 
 	prop = GET_PROPERTY(ZEND_THIS, ZEND_STR_TRACE);
-	ZVAL_DEREF(prop);
-	ZVAL_COPY(return_value, prop);
+	ZVAL_COPY_DEREF(return_value, prop);
 }
 /* }}} */
 
@@ -488,8 +486,7 @@ ZEND_METHOD(ErrorException, getSeverity)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE();
 
 	prop = GET_PROPERTY(ZEND_THIS, ZEND_STR_SEVERITY);
-	ZVAL_DEREF(prop);
-	ZVAL_COPY(return_value, prop);
+	ZVAL_COPY_DEREF(return_value, prop);
 }
 /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute.c b/Zend/zend_execute.c
index 14a340ffee37..9047550cafb0 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute.c
@@ -1080,8 +1080,7 @@ static zend_never_inline zval* zend_assign_to_typed_prop(const zend_property_inf
 		}
 	}
 
-	ZVAL_DEREF(value);
-	ZVAL_COPY(&tmp, value);
+	ZVAL_COPY_DEREF(&tmp, value);
 
 	if (UNEXPECTED(!i_zend_verify_property_type(info, &tmp, EX_USES_STRICT_TYPES()))) {
 		zval_ptr_dtor(&tmp);