diff --git a/src/node_http_parser.cc b/src/node_http_parser.cc
index 32fd08d676..38251a1e7c 100644
--- a/src/node_http_parser.cc
+++ b/src/node_http_parser.cc
@@ -119,17 +119,15 @@ static size_t current_buffer_len;
 
 
 #define HTTP_CB(name)                                               \
-    static int name(http_parser* p_) {                              \
-      HandleScope scope;                                            \
-      Parser* self = container_of(p_, Parser, parser_);             \
-      return self->name##_();                                       \
-    }                                                               \
-    int always_inline name##_()
+	  static int name(http_parser* p_) {                              \
+	    Parser* self = container_of(p_, Parser, parser_);             \
+	    return self->name##_();                                       \
+	  }                                                               \
+	  int always_inline name##_()
 
 
 #define HTTP_DATA_CB(name)                                          \
   static int name(http_parser* p_, const char* at, size_t length) { \
-    HandleScope scope;                                              \
     Parser* self = container_of(p_, Parser, parser_);               \
     return self->name##_(at, length);                               \
   }                                                                 \
@@ -214,12 +212,10 @@ struct StringPtr {
 
 
   Handle<String> ToString() const {
-    HandleScope scope;
-    if (str_) {
-      return scope.Close(String::New(str_, size_));
-    } else {
-      return scope.Close(String::Empty());
-    }
+    if (str_)
+      return String::New(str_, size_);
+    else
+      return String::Empty();
   }
 
 
@@ -517,8 +513,6 @@ public:
 private:
 
   Local<Array> CreateHeaders() {
-    HandleScope scope;
-
     // num_values_ is either -1 or the entry # of the last header
     // so num_values_ == 0 means there's a single header
     Local<Array> headers = Array::New(2 * (num_values_ + 1));
@@ -528,7 +522,7 @@ private:
       headers->Set(2 * i + 1, values_[i].ToString());
     }
 
-    return scope.Close(headers);
+    return headers;
   }