diff --git a/ext/v8/backref.cc b/ext/v8/backref.cc
index 6fe1fa1..c60a886 100644
--- a/ext/v8/backref.cc
+++ b/ext/v8/backref.cc
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ namespace rr {
 
   Backref::Backref(VALUE initial) {
     allocate(initial);
-    this->storage = rb_funcall(Storage, _new, 1, initial);
-    rb_gc_register_address(&storage);
   }
 
   Backref::~Backref() {