diff --git a/src/node.cc b/src/node.cc
index b16619e572..73cd19aca2 100644
--- a/src/node.cc
+++ b/src/node.cc
@@ -97,10 +97,12 @@ using v8::Exception;
 using v8::Function;
 using v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
 using v8::FunctionTemplate;
+using v8::Handle;
 using v8::HandleScope;
 using v8::HeapStatistics;
 using v8::Integer;
 using v8::Isolate;
+using v8::Local;
 using v8::Locker;
 using v8::Message;
 using v8::Number;
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ using v8::Persistent;
 using v8::PropertyCallbackInfo;
 using v8::ResourceConstraints;
 using v8::SetResourceConstraints;
+using v8::String;
 using v8::ThrowException;
 using v8::TryCatch;
 using v8::Uint32;
diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index b978784d1d..574a5ba24b 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ using v8::Exception;
 using v8::False;
 using v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
 using v8::FunctionTemplate;
+using v8::Handle;
 using v8::HandleScope;
 using v8::Integer;
 using v8::Local;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ using v8::Object;
 using v8::Persistent;
 using v8::String;
 using v8::ThrowException;
+using v8::Value;
 
 
 // Forcibly clear OpenSSL's error stack on return. This stops stale errors
diff --git a/src/string_bytes.h b/src/string_bytes.h
index 8071a494ae..7d861ff636 100644
--- a/src/string_bytes.h
+++ b/src/string_bytes.h
@@ -29,25 +29,20 @@
 
 namespace node {
 
-using v8::Handle;
-using v8::Local;
-using v8::String;
-using v8::Value;
-
 class StringBytes {
  public:
   // Does the string match the encoding? Quick but non-exhaustive.
   // Example: a HEX string must have a length that's a multiple of two.
   // FIXME(bnoordhuis) IsMaybeValidString()? Naming things is hard...
-  static bool IsValidString(Handle<String> string, enum encoding enc);
+  static bool IsValidString(v8::Handle<v8::String> string, enum encoding enc);
 
   // Fast, but can be 2 bytes oversized for Base64, and
   // as much as triple UTF-8 strings <= 65536 chars in length
-  static size_t StorageSize(Handle<Value> val, enum encoding enc);
+  static size_t StorageSize(v8::Handle<v8::Value> val, enum encoding enc);
 
   // Precise byte count, but slightly slower for Base64 and
   // very much slower for UTF-8
-  static size_t Size(Handle<Value> val, enum encoding enc);
+  static size_t Size(v8::Handle<v8::Value> val, enum encoding enc);
 
   // Write the bytes from the string or buffer into the char*
   // returns the number of bytes written, which will always be
@@ -55,14 +50,14 @@ class StringBytes {
   // memory to allocate.
   static size_t Write(char* buf,
                       size_t buflen,
-                      Handle<Value> val,
+                      v8::Handle<v8::Value> val,
                       enum encoding enc,
                       int* chars_written = NULL);
 
   // Take the bytes in the src, and turn it into a Buffer or String.
-  static Local<Value> Encode(const char* buf,
-                             size_t buflen,
-                             enum encoding encoding);
+  static v8::Local<v8::Value> Encode(const char* buf,
+                                     size_t buflen,
+                                     enum encoding encoding);
 };
 
 }  // namespace node
diff --git a/src/tls_wrap.cc b/src/tls_wrap.cc
index c014137f57..7a4220a7dc 100644
--- a/src/tls_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tls_wrap.cc
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ using v8::Exception;
 using v8::Function;
 using v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
 using v8::FunctionTemplate;
+using v8::Handle;
 using v8::HandleScope;
 using v8::Integer;
+using v8::Local;
 using v8::Null;
 using v8::Object;
 using v8::Persistent;