diff --git a/vm/src/builtins/code.rs b/vm/src/builtins/code.rs
index 78eb692666..316085ca16 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins/code.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins/code.rs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl ConstantBag for PyObjBag<'_> {
             bytecode::ConstantData::Str { value } => vm.ctx.new_utf8_str(value),
             bytecode::ConstantData::Bytes { value } => ctx.new_bytes(value.to_vec()),
             bytecode::ConstantData::Boolean { value } => ctx.new_bool(value).into(),
-            bytecode::ConstantData::Code { code } => ctx.new_code_object(code.map_bag(self)).into(),
+            bytecode::ConstantData::Code { code } => vm.new_code_object(code.map_bag(self)).into(),
             bytecode::ConstantData::Tuple { elements } => {
                 let elements = elements
                     .into_iter()
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl ConstantBag for PyObjBag<'_> {
             bytecode::BorrowedConstant::Bytes { value } => ctx.new_bytes(value.to_vec()),
             bytecode::BorrowedConstant::Boolean { value } => ctx.new_bool(value).into(),
             bytecode::BorrowedConstant::Code { code } => {
-                ctx.new_code_object(code.map_clone_bag(self)).into()
+                vm.new_code_object(code.map_clone_bag(self)).into()
             }
             bytecode::BorrowedConstant::Tuple { elements } => {
                 let elements = elements
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ impl PyCode {
     pub fn new(code: CodeObject) -> PyCode {
         PyCode { code }
     }
+
+    /// Create a new `PyRef<PyCode>` from a `code::CodeObject`. If you have a non-mapped codeobject or
+    /// this is giving you a type error even though you've passed a `CodeObject`, try
+    /// [`vm.new_code_object()`](VirtualMachine::new_code_object) instead.
+    pub fn new_ref(code: CodeObject, ctx: &PyContext) -> PyRef<Self> {
+        PyRef::new_ref(PyCode { code }, ctx.types.code_type.clone(), None)
+    }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for PyCode {
diff --git a/vm/src/pyobject.rs b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
index b196d9311c..28cd96dae9 100644
--- a/vm/src/pyobject.rs
+++ b/vm/src/pyobject.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ use crate::{
     builtins::{
         builtinfunc::{PyBuiltinFunction, PyBuiltinMethod, PyNativeFuncDef},
         bytearray, bytes,
-        code::{self, PyCode},
         getset::{IntoPyGetterFunc, IntoPySetterFunc, PyGetSet},
         object, pystr, PyBaseExceptionRef, PyBoundMethod, PyDict, PyDictRef, PyEllipsis, PyFloat,
         PyFrozenSet, PyInt, PyIntRef, PyList, PyNone, PyNotImplemented, PyStr, PyTuple, PyTupleRef,
@@ -306,13 +305,6 @@ impl PyContext {
         )
     }
 
-    /// Create a new `PyRef<PyCode>` from a `code::CodeObject`. If you have a non-mapped codeobject or
-    /// this is giving you a type error even though you've passed a `CodeObject`, try
-    /// [`vm.new_code_object()`](VirtualMachine::new_code_object) instead.
-    pub fn new_code_object(&self, code: code::CodeObject) -> PyRef<PyCode> {
-        PyRef::new_ref(PyCode::new(code), self.types.code_type.clone(), None)
-    }
-
     pub fn new_base_object(&self, class: PyTypeRef, dict: Option<PyDictRef>) -> PyObjectRef {
         debug_assert_eq!(
             class.slots.flags.contains(PyTypeFlags::HAS_DICT),
diff --git a/vm/src/vm.rs b/vm/src/vm.rs
index 5455cd073b..a1b4518eec 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm.rs
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
     }
 
     pub fn new_code_object(&self, code: impl code::IntoCodeObject) -> PyRef<PyCode> {
-        self.ctx.new_code_object(code.into_codeobj(self))
+        PyCode::new_ref(code.into_codeobj(self), &self.ctx)
     }
 
     pub fn new_module(&self, name: &str, dict: PyDictRef, doc: Option<&str>) -> PyObjectRef {