diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_array.c b/ext/spl/spl_array.c
index 991fa88ded6..4098382c61c 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_array.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_array.c
@@ -177,11 +177,7 @@ static zend_object *spl_array_object_new_ex(zend_class_entry *class_type, zend_o
 	}
 
 	while (parent) {
-		if (parent == spl_ce_ArrayIterator || parent == spl_ce_RecursiveArrayIterator) {
-			intern->std.handlers = &spl_handler_ArrayIterator;
-			break;
-		} else if (parent == spl_ce_ArrayObject) {
-			intern->std.handlers = &spl_handler_ArrayObject;
+		if (parent == spl_ce_ArrayIterator || parent == spl_ce_RecursiveArrayIterator || parent == spl_ce_ArrayObject) {
 			break;
 		}
 		parent = parent->parent;
@@ -1781,6 +1777,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(spl_array)
 {
 	spl_ce_ArrayObject = register_class_ArrayObject(zend_ce_aggregate, zend_ce_arrayaccess, zend_ce_serializable, zend_ce_countable);
 	spl_ce_ArrayObject->create_object = spl_array_object_new;
+	spl_ce_ArrayObject->default_object_handlers = &spl_handler_ArrayObject;
 
 	memcpy(&spl_handler_ArrayObject, &std_object_handlers, sizeof(zend_object_handlers));
 
@@ -1806,6 +1803,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(spl_array)
 
 	spl_ce_ArrayIterator = register_class_ArrayIterator(spl_ce_SeekableIterator, zend_ce_arrayaccess, zend_ce_serializable, zend_ce_countable);
 	spl_ce_ArrayIterator->create_object = spl_array_object_new;
+	spl_ce_ArrayIterator->default_object_handlers = &spl_handler_ArrayIterator;
 	spl_ce_ArrayIterator->get_iterator = spl_array_get_iterator;
 
 	memcpy(&spl_handler_ArrayIterator, &spl_handler_ArrayObject, sizeof(zend_object_handlers));
diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_dllist.c b/ext/spl/spl_dllist.c
index 186b9a34c7e..a3c17d59668 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_dllist.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_dllist.c
@@ -344,14 +344,11 @@ static zend_object *spl_dllist_object_new_ex(zend_class_entry *class_type, zend_
 	while (parent) {
 		if (parent == spl_ce_SplStack) {
 			intern->flags |= (SPL_DLLIST_IT_FIX | SPL_DLLIST_IT_LIFO);
-			intern->std.handlers = &spl_handler_SplDoublyLinkedList;
 		} else if (parent == spl_ce_SplQueue) {
 			intern->flags |= SPL_DLLIST_IT_FIX;
-			intern->std.handlers = &spl_handler_SplDoublyLinkedList;
 		}
 
 		if (parent == spl_ce_SplDoublyLinkedList) {
-			intern->std.handlers = &spl_handler_SplDoublyLinkedList;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -1257,6 +1254,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(spl_dllist) /* {{{ */
 		zend_ce_iterator, zend_ce_countable, zend_ce_arrayaccess, zend_ce_serializable
 	);
 	spl_ce_SplDoublyLinkedList->create_object = spl_dllist_object_new;
+	spl_ce_SplDoublyLinkedList->default_object_handlers = &spl_handler_SplDoublyLinkedList;
 	spl_ce_SplDoublyLinkedList->get_iterator = spl_dllist_get_iterator;
 
 	memcpy(&spl_handler_SplDoublyLinkedList, &std_object_handlers, sizeof(zend_object_handlers));
diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c b/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
index a00bb8965af..5c013408ea9 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ static zend_object *spl_fixedarray_object_new_ex(zend_class_entry *class_type, z
 
 	while (parent) {
 		if (parent == spl_ce_SplFixedArray) {
-			intern->std.handlers = &spl_handler_SplFixedArray;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -959,6 +958,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(spl_fixedarray)
 	spl_ce_SplFixedArray = register_class_SplFixedArray(
 		zend_ce_aggregate, zend_ce_arrayaccess, zend_ce_countable, php_json_serializable_ce);
 	spl_ce_SplFixedArray->create_object = spl_fixedarray_new;
+	spl_ce_SplFixedArray->default_object_handlers = &spl_handler_SplFixedArray;
 	spl_ce_SplFixedArray->get_iterator = spl_fixedarray_get_iterator;
 
 	memcpy(&spl_handler_SplFixedArray, &std_object_handlers, sizeof(zend_object_handlers));
diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_heap.c b/ext/spl/spl_heap.c
index db35511f08d..64fe962ee2d 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_heap.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_heap.c
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ static zend_object *spl_heap_object_new_ex(zend_class_entry *class_type, zend_ob
 	while (parent) {
 		if (parent == spl_ce_SplPriorityQueue) {
 			intern->heap = spl_ptr_heap_init(spl_ptr_pqueue_elem_cmp, spl_ptr_heap_pqueue_elem_ctor, spl_ptr_heap_pqueue_elem_dtor, sizeof(spl_pqueue_elem));
-			intern->std.handlers = &spl_handler_SplPriorityQueue;
 			intern->flags = SPL_PQUEUE_EXTR_DATA;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -438,7 +437,6 @@ static zend_object *spl_heap_object_new_ex(zend_class_entry *class_type, zend_ob
 			intern->heap = spl_ptr_heap_init(
 				parent == spl_ce_SplMinHeap ? spl_ptr_heap_zval_min_cmp : spl_ptr_heap_zval_max_cmp,
 				spl_ptr_heap_zval_ctor, spl_ptr_heap_zval_dtor, sizeof(zval));
-			intern->std.handlers = &spl_handler_SplHeap;
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -1129,6 +1127,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(spl_heap) /* {{{ */
 {
 	spl_ce_SplHeap = register_class_SplHeap(zend_ce_iterator, zend_ce_countable);
 	spl_ce_SplHeap->create_object = spl_heap_object_new;
+	spl_ce_SplHeap->default_object_handlers = &spl_handler_SplHeap;
 	spl_ce_SplHeap->get_iterator = spl_heap_get_iterator;
 
 	memcpy(&spl_handler_SplHeap, &std_object_handlers, sizeof(zend_object_handlers));
@@ -1149,6 +1148,7 @@ PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION(spl_heap) /* {{{ */
 
 	spl_ce_SplPriorityQueue = register_class_SplPriorityQueue(zend_ce_iterator, zend_ce_countable);
 	spl_ce_SplPriorityQueue->create_object = spl_heap_object_new;
+	spl_ce_SplPriorityQueue->default_object_handlers = &spl_handler_SplPriorityQueue;
 	spl_ce_SplPriorityQueue->get_iterator = spl_pqueue_get_iterator;
 
 	memcpy(&spl_handler_SplPriorityQueue, &std_object_handlers, sizeof(zend_object_handlers));