diff --git a/src/node_i18n.cc b/src/node_i18n.cc
index 0bcf10a0b35acc..267c24f85ed15d 100644
--- a/src/node_i18n.cc
+++ b/src/node_i18n.cc
@@ -104,14 +104,15 @@ namespace {
 
 template <typename T>
 MaybeLocal<Object> ToBufferEndian(Environment* env, MaybeStackBuffer<T>* buf) {
-  MaybeLocal<Object> ret = Buffer::New(env, buf);
-  if (ret.IsEmpty())
-    return ret;
+  Local<Object> ret;
+  if (!Buffer::New(env, buf).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    return {};
+  }
 
   static_assert(sizeof(T) == 1 || sizeof(T) == 2,
                 "Currently only one- or two-byte buffers are supported");
   if constexpr (sizeof(T) > 1 && IsBigEndian()) {
-    SPREAD_BUFFER_ARG(ret.ToLocalChecked(), retbuf);
+    SPREAD_BUFFER_ARG(ret, retbuf);
     CHECK(nbytes::SwapBytes16(retbuf_data, retbuf_length));
   }
 
@@ -317,19 +318,22 @@ void Transcode(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>&args) {
     status = U_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT_ERROR;
   }
 
-  if (result.IsEmpty())
-    return args.GetReturnValue().Set(status);
+  Local<Object> res;
+  if (result.ToLocal(&res)) {
+    return args.GetReturnValue().Set(res);
+  }
 
-  return args.GetReturnValue().Set(result.ToLocalChecked());
+  return args.GetReturnValue().Set(status);
 }
 
 void ICUErrorName(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
   CHECK(args[0]->IsInt32());
   UErrorCode status = static_cast<UErrorCode>(args[0].As<Int32>()->Value());
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(),
-                          u_errorName(status)).ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> res;
+  if (String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(), u_errorName(status)).ToLocal(&res)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(res);
+  }
 }
 
 }  // anonymous namespace
@@ -390,7 +394,10 @@ void ConverterObject::Create(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 
   CHECK_GE(args.Length(), 2);
   Utf8Value label(env->isolate(), args[0]);
-  int flags = args[1]->Uint32Value(env->context()).ToChecked();
+  uint32_t flags;
+  if (!args[1]->Uint32Value(env->context()).To(&flags)) {
+    return;
+  }
   bool fatal =
       (flags & CONVERTER_FLAGS_FATAL) == CONVERTER_FLAGS_FATAL;
 
@@ -430,7 +437,10 @@ void ConverterObject::Decode(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   }
 
   ArrayBufferViewContents<char> input(args[1]);
-  int flags = args[2]->Uint32Value(env->context()).ToChecked();
+  uint32_t flags;
+  if (!args[2]->Uint32Value(env->context()).To(&flags)) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   CHECK(args[3]->IsString());
   Local<String> from_encoding = args[3].As<String>();
diff --git a/src/node_messaging.cc b/src/node_messaging.cc
index 73c0c38dc7bf45..bae1387da5d897 100644
--- a/src/node_messaging.cc
+++ b/src/node_messaging.cc
@@ -1150,16 +1150,16 @@ void MessagePort::ReceiveMessage(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   MessagePort* port = Unwrap<MessagePort>(args[0].As<Object>());
   if (port == nullptr) {
     // Return 'no messages' for a closed port.
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-        Environment::GetCurrent(args)->no_message_symbol());
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(env->no_message_symbol());
     return;
   }
 
-  MaybeLocal<Value> payload =
-      port->ReceiveMessage(port->object()->GetCreationContextChecked(),
-                           MessageProcessingMode::kForceReadMessages);
-  if (!payload.IsEmpty())
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(payload.ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> payload;
+  if (port->ReceiveMessage(port->object()->GetCreationContextChecked(),
+                           MessageProcessingMode::kForceReadMessages)
+          .ToLocal(&payload)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(payload);
+  }
 }
 
 void MessagePort::MoveToContext(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
diff --git a/src/node_modules.cc b/src/node_modules.cc
index 38d2c65c7f3282..e362663053526f 100644
--- a/src/node_modules.cc
+++ b/src/node_modules.cc
@@ -398,9 +398,10 @@ void BindingData::GetNearestParentPackageJSONType(
     return;
   }
 
-  Local<Value> value =
-      ToV8Value(realm->context(), package_json->type).ToLocalChecked();
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(value);
+  Local<Value> value;
+  if (ToV8Value(realm->context(), package_json->type).ToLocal(&value)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(value);
+  }
 }
 
 void BindingData::GetPackageScopeConfig(
@@ -462,12 +463,11 @@ void BindingData::GetPackageScopeConfig(
   auto package_json_url_as_path =
       url::FileURLToPath(realm->env(), *package_json_url);
   CHECK(package_json_url_as_path);
-  return args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      String::NewFromUtf8(realm->isolate(),
-                          package_json_url_as_path->c_str(),
-                          NewStringType::kNormal,
-                          package_json_url_as_path->size())
-          .ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ToV8Value(realm->context(), *package_json_url_as_path, realm->isolate())
+          .ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 void FlushCompileCache(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
@@ -499,11 +499,13 @@ void EnableCompileCache(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   }
   Utf8Value value(isolate, args[0]);
   CompileCacheEnableResult result = env->EnableCompileCache(*value);
-  Local<Value> values[] = {
-      v8::Integer::New(isolate, static_cast<uint8_t>(result.status)),
-      ToV8Value(context, result.message).ToLocalChecked(),
-      ToV8Value(context, result.cache_directory).ToLocalChecked()};
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(Array::New(isolate, &values[0], arraysize(values)));
+  Local<Value> values[3];
+  values[0] = v8::Integer::New(isolate, static_cast<uint8_t>(result.status));
+  if (ToV8Value(context, result.message).ToLocal(&values[1]) &&
+      ToV8Value(context, result.cache_directory).ToLocal(&values[2])) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(
+        Array::New(isolate, &values[0], arraysize(values)));
+  }
 }
 
 void GetCompileCacheDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
@@ -514,9 +516,12 @@ void GetCompileCacheDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     args.GetReturnValue().Set(v8::String::Empty(isolate));
     return;
   }
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      ToV8Value(context, env->compile_cache_handler()->cache_dir())
-          .ToLocalChecked());
+
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ToV8Value(context, env->compile_cache_handler()->cache_dir())
+          .ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 void GetCompileCacheEntry(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
diff --git a/src/node_options.cc b/src/node_options.cc
index a6dc00d7d7213f..7bd16b7d77783a 100644
--- a/src/node_options.cc
+++ b/src/node_options.cc
@@ -1364,9 +1364,11 @@ void GetCLIOptionsValues(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
         std::string negated_name =
             "--no" + item.first.substr(1, item.first.size());
         Local<Value> negated_value = Boolean::New(isolate, !original_value);
-        Local<Name> negated_name_v8 =
-            ToV8Value(context, negated_name).ToLocalChecked().As<Name>();
-        option_names.push_back(negated_name_v8);
+        Local<Value> negated_name_v8;
+        if (!ToV8Value(context, negated_name).ToLocal(&negated_name_v8)) {
+          return;
+        }
+        option_names.push_back(negated_name_v8.As<Name>());
         option_values.push_back(negated_value);
         break;
       }
@@ -1414,9 +1416,11 @@ void GetCLIOptionsValues(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
         UNREACHABLE();
     }
     CHECK(!value.IsEmpty());
-    Local<Name> name =
-        ToV8Value(context, item.first).ToLocalChecked().As<Name>();
-    option_names.push_back(name);
+    Local<Value> name;
+    if (!ToV8Value(context, item.first).ToLocal(&name)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    option_names.push_back(name.As<Name>());
     option_values.push_back(value);
   }
 
@@ -1455,10 +1459,10 @@ void GetCLIOptionsInfo(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     const auto& option_info = item.second;
     auto field = option_info.field;
 
-    Local<Name> name =
-        ToV8Value(context, item.first).ToLocalChecked().As<Name>();
+    Local<Value> name;
     Local<Value> help_text;
-    if (!ToV8Value(context, option_info.help_text).ToLocal(&help_text)) {
+    if (!ToV8Value(context, item.first).ToLocal(&name) ||
+        !ToV8Value(context, option_info.help_text).ToLocal(&help_text)) {
       return;
     }
     constexpr size_t kInfoSize = 4;
diff --git a/src/node_process_methods.cc b/src/node_process_methods.cc
index c67d1ac00a972b..bb55f4fcef5ea2 100644
--- a/src/node_process_methods.cc
+++ b/src/node_process_methods.cc
@@ -136,14 +136,15 @@ static void Cwd(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   char buf[PATH_MAX_BYTES];
   size_t cwd_len = sizeof(buf);
   int err = uv_cwd(buf, &cwd_len);
-  if (err)
+  if (err) {
     return env->ThrowUVException(err, "uv_cwd");
+  }
 
-  Local<String> cwd = String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(),
-                                          buf,
-                                          NewStringType::kNormal,
-                                          cwd_len).ToLocalChecked();
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(cwd);
+  Local<String> cwd;
+  if (String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(), buf, NewStringType::kNormal, cwd_len)
+          .ToLocal(&cwd)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(cwd);
+  }
 }
 
 static void Kill(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
diff --git a/src/node_process_object.cc b/src/node_process_object.cc
index bbbc2403b6fa6d..3f1b276d10bdd0 100644
--- a/src/node_process_object.cc
+++ b/src/node_process_object.cc
@@ -22,21 +22,20 @@ using v8::Isolate;
 using v8::Local;
 using v8::MaybeLocal;
 using v8::Name;
-using v8::NewStringType;
 using v8::None;
 using v8::Object;
 using v8::PropertyCallbackInfo;
 using v8::SideEffectType;
-using v8::String;
 using v8::Value;
 
 static void ProcessTitleGetter(Local<Name> property,
                                const PropertyCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
   std::string title = GetProcessTitle("node");
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      String::NewFromUtf8(info.GetIsolate(), title.data(),
-                          NewStringType::kNormal, title.size())
-      .ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  auto isolate = info.GetIsolate();
+  if (ToV8Value(isolate->GetCurrentContext(), title, isolate).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    info.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 static void ProcessTitleSetter(Local<Name> property,
@@ -196,28 +195,34 @@ void PatchProcessObject(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
             .FromJust());
 
   // process.argv
-  process->Set(context,
-               FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "argv"),
-               ToV8Value(context, env->argv()).ToLocalChecked()).Check();
+  Local<Value> val;
+  if (!ToV8Value(context, env->argv()).ToLocal(&val) ||
+      !process->Set(context, FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "argv"), val)
+           .IsJust()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   // process.execArgv
-  process->Set(context,
-               FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "execArgv"),
-               ToV8Value(context, env->exec_argv())
-                   .ToLocalChecked()).Check();
+  if (!ToV8Value(context, env->exec_argv()).ToLocal(&val) ||
+      !process->Set(context, FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "execArgv"), val)
+           .IsJust()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   READONLY_PROPERTY(process, "pid",
                     Integer::New(isolate, uv_os_getpid()));
 
-  CHECK(process
-            ->SetNativeDataProperty(context,
-                                    FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "ppid"),
-                                    GetParentProcessId,
-                                    nullptr,
-                                    Local<Value>(),
-                                    None,
-                                    SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect)
-            .FromJust());
+  if (!process
+           ->SetNativeDataProperty(context,
+                                   FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "ppid"),
+                                   GetParentProcessId,
+                                   nullptr,
+                                   Local<Value>(),
+                                   None,
+                                   SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect)
+           .IsJust()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   // --security-revert flags
 #define V(code, _, __)                                                        \
@@ -230,27 +235,25 @@ void PatchProcessObject(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
 #undef V
 
   // process.execPath
-  process
-      ->Set(context,
-            FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "execPath"),
-            String::NewFromUtf8(isolate,
-                                env->exec_path().c_str(),
-                                NewStringType::kInternalized,
-                                env->exec_path().size())
-                .ToLocalChecked())
-      .Check();
+  if (!ToV8Value(context, env->exec_path(), isolate).ToLocal(&val) ||
+      !process->Set(context, FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "execPath"), val)
+           .IsJust()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   // process.debugPort
-  CHECK(process
-            ->SetNativeDataProperty(
-                context,
-                FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "debugPort"),
-                DebugPortGetter,
-                env->owns_process_state() ? DebugPortSetter : nullptr,
-                Local<Value>(),
-                None,
-                SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect)
-            .FromJust());
+  if (!process
+           ->SetNativeDataProperty(
+               context,
+               FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "debugPort"),
+               DebugPortGetter,
+               env->owns_process_state() ? DebugPortSetter : nullptr,
+               Local<Value>(),
+               None,
+               SideEffectType::kHasNoSideEffect)
+           .IsJust()) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   // process.versions
   Local<Object> versions = Object::New(isolate);
diff --git a/src/node_report.cc b/src/node_report.cc
index 9ab66162ec32a6..c64fc1a2d5f08f 100644
--- a/src/node_report.cc
+++ b/src/node_report.cc
@@ -439,10 +439,14 @@ static Maybe<std::string> ErrorToString(Isolate* isolate,
   } else if (!error->IsObject()) {
     maybe_str = error->ToString(context);
   } else if (error->IsObject()) {
-    MaybeLocal<Value> stack = error.As<Object>()->Get(
-        context, FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "stack"));
-    if (!stack.IsEmpty() && stack.ToLocalChecked()->IsString()) {
-      maybe_str = stack.ToLocalChecked().As<String>();
+    Local<Value> stack;
+    if (!error.As<Object>()
+             ->Get(context, FIXED_ONE_BYTE_STRING(isolate, "stack"))
+             .ToLocal(&stack)) {
+      return Nothing<std::string>();
+    }
+    if (stack->IsString()) {
+      maybe_str = stack.As<String>();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/node_report_module.cc b/src/node_report_module.cc
index 7a87a53203dcc7..105e53f81385e3 100644
--- a/src/node_report_module.cc
+++ b/src/node_report_module.cc
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ void WriteReport(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
   else
     error = Local<Value>();
 
-  filename = TriggerNodeReport(env, *message, *trigger, filename, error);
   // Return value is the report filename
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, filename.c_str()).ToLocalChecked());
+  filename = TriggerNodeReport(env, *message, *trigger, filename, error);
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ToV8Value(env->context(), filename, env->isolate()).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    info.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 // External JavaScript API for returning a report
@@ -67,8 +69,10 @@ void GetReport(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
   GetNodeReport(env, "JavaScript API", __func__, error, out);
 
   // Return value is the contents of a report as a string.
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, out.str().c_str()).ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ToV8Value(env->context(), out.str(), env->isolate()).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    info.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 static void GetCompact(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
@@ -110,8 +114,10 @@ static void GetDirectory(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
   Mutex::ScopedLock lock(per_process::cli_options_mutex);
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info);
   std::string directory = per_process::cli_options->report_directory;
-  auto result = String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(), directory.c_str());
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(result.ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ToV8Value(env->context(), directory, env->isolate()).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    info.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 static void SetDirectory(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
@@ -126,8 +132,10 @@ static void GetFilename(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
   Mutex::ScopedLock lock(per_process::cli_options_mutex);
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info);
   std::string filename = per_process::cli_options->report_filename;
-  auto result = String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(), filename.c_str());
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(result.ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ToV8Value(env->context(), filename, env->isolate()).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    info.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 static void SetFilename(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
@@ -141,8 +149,10 @@ static void SetFilename(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
 static void GetSignal(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(info);
   std::string signal = env->isolate_data()->options()->report_signal;
-  auto result = String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(), signal.c_str());
-  info.GetReturnValue().Set(result.ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ToV8Value(env->context(), signal, env->isolate()).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    info.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 static void SetSignal(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& info) {
diff --git a/src/node_serdes.cc b/src/node_serdes.cc
index 7a70997bc024ef..245a524907da1a 100644
--- a/src/node_serdes.cc
+++ b/src/node_serdes.cc
@@ -103,67 +103,69 @@ SerializerContext::SerializerContext(Environment* env, Local<Object> wrap)
 
 void SerializerContext::ThrowDataCloneError(Local<String> message) {
   Local<Value> args[1] = { message };
-  Local<Value> get_data_clone_error =
-      object()->Get(env()->context(),
-                    env()->get_data_clone_error_string())
-                      .ToLocalChecked();
+  Local<Value> get_data_clone_error;
+  if (!object()
+           ->Get(env()->context(), env()->get_data_clone_error_string())
+           .ToLocal(&get_data_clone_error)) {
+    // A superseding error will have been thrown by v8.
+    return;
+  }
 
   CHECK(get_data_clone_error->IsFunction());
-  MaybeLocal<Value> error =
-      get_data_clone_error.As<Function>()->Call(env()->context(),
-                                                object(),
-                                                arraysize(args),
-                                                args);
-
-  if (error.IsEmpty()) return;
-
-  env()->isolate()->ThrowException(error.ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> error;
+  if (get_data_clone_error.As<Function>()
+          ->Call(env()->context(), object(), arraysize(args), args)
+          .ToLocal(&error)) {
+    env()->isolate()->ThrowException(error);
+  }
 }
 
 Maybe<uint32_t> SerializerContext::GetSharedArrayBufferId(
     Isolate* isolate, Local<SharedArrayBuffer> shared_array_buffer) {
   Local<Value> args[1] = { shared_array_buffer };
-  Local<Value> get_shared_array_buffer_id =
-      object()->Get(env()->context(),
-                    env()->get_shared_array_buffer_id_string())
-                      .ToLocalChecked();
+  Local<Value> get_shared_array_buffer_id;
+  if (!object()
+           ->Get(env()->context(), env()->get_shared_array_buffer_id_string())
+           .ToLocal(&get_shared_array_buffer_id)) {
+    return Nothing<uint32_t>();
+  }
 
   if (!get_shared_array_buffer_id->IsFunction()) {
     return ValueSerializer::Delegate::GetSharedArrayBufferId(
         isolate, shared_array_buffer);
   }
 
-  MaybeLocal<Value> id =
-      get_shared_array_buffer_id.As<Function>()->Call(env()->context(),
-                                                      object(),
-                                                      arraysize(args),
-                                                      args);
-
-  if (id.IsEmpty()) return Nothing<uint32_t>();
+  Local<Value> id;
+  if (!get_shared_array_buffer_id.As<Function>()
+           ->Call(env()->context(), object(), arraysize(args), args)
+           .ToLocal(&id)) {
+    return Nothing<uint32_t>();
+  }
 
-  return id.ToLocalChecked()->Uint32Value(env()->context());
+  return id->Uint32Value(env()->context());
 }
 
 Maybe<bool> SerializerContext::WriteHostObject(Isolate* isolate,
                                                Local<Object> input) {
-  MaybeLocal<Value> ret;
   Local<Value> args[1] = { input };
 
-  Local<Value> write_host_object =
-      object()->Get(env()->context(),
-                    env()->write_host_object_string()).ToLocalChecked();
+  Local<Value> write_host_object;
+  if (!object()
+           ->Get(env()->context(), env()->write_host_object_string())
+           .ToLocal(&write_host_object)) {
+    return Nothing<bool>();
+  }
 
   if (!write_host_object->IsFunction()) {
     return ValueSerializer::Delegate::WriteHostObject(isolate, input);
   }
 
-  ret = write_host_object.As<Function>()->Call(env()->context(),
-                                               object(),
-                                               arraysize(args),
-                                               args);
-
-  if (ret.IsEmpty())
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (!write_host_object.As<Function>()
+           ->Call(env()->context(), object(), arraysize(args), args)
+           .ToLocal(&ret)) {
     return Nothing<bool>();
+  }
 
   return Just(true);
 }
@@ -209,12 +211,10 @@ void SerializerContext::ReleaseBuffer(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   // Note: Both ValueSerializer and this Buffer::New() variant use malloc()
   // as the underlying allocator.
   std::pair<uint8_t*, size_t> ret = ctx->serializer_.Release();
-  auto buf = Buffer::New(ctx->env(),
-                         reinterpret_cast<char*>(ret.first),
-                         ret.second);
-
-  if (!buf.IsEmpty()) {
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(buf.ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Object> buf;
+  if (Buffer::New(ctx->env(), reinterpret_cast<char*>(ret.first), ret.second)
+          .ToLocal(&buf)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(buf);
   }
 }
 
@@ -295,31 +295,31 @@ DeserializerContext::DeserializerContext(Environment* env,
 }
 
 MaybeLocal<Object> DeserializerContext::ReadHostObject(Isolate* isolate) {
-  Local<Value> read_host_object =
-      object()->Get(env()->context(),
-                    env()->read_host_object_string()).ToLocalChecked();
+  Local<Value> read_host_object;
+  if (!object()
+           ->Get(env()->context(), env()->read_host_object_string())
+           .ToLocal(&read_host_object)) {
+    return {};
+  }
 
   if (!read_host_object->IsFunction()) {
     return ValueDeserializer::Delegate::ReadHostObject(isolate);
   }
 
   Isolate::AllowJavascriptExecutionScope allow_js(isolate);
-  MaybeLocal<Value> ret =
-      read_host_object.As<Function>()->Call(env()->context(),
-                                            object(),
-                                            0,
-                                            nullptr);
-
-  if (ret.IsEmpty())
-    return MaybeLocal<Object>();
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (!read_host_object.As<Function>()
+           ->Call(env()->context(), object(), 0, nullptr)
+           .ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    return {};
+  }
 
-  Local<Value> return_value = ret.ToLocalChecked();
-  if (!return_value->IsObject()) {
+  if (!ret->IsObject()) {
     env()->ThrowTypeError("readHostObject must return an object");
-    return MaybeLocal<Object>();
+    return {};
   }
 
-  return return_value.As<Object>();
+  return ret.As<Object>();
 }
 
 void DeserializerContext::New(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
@@ -350,9 +350,10 @@ void DeserializerContext::ReadValue(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   DeserializerContext* ctx;
   ASSIGN_OR_RETURN_UNWRAP(&ctx, args.This());
 
-  MaybeLocal<Value> ret = ctx->deserializer_.ReadValue(ctx->env()->context());
-
-  if (!ret.IsEmpty()) args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret.ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ctx->deserializer_.ReadValue(ctx->env()->context()).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 void DeserializerContext::TransferArrayBuffer(
diff --git a/src/node_trace_events.cc b/src/node_trace_events.cc
index 9787b14352753c..ef659f1c39f7ee 100644
--- a/src/node_trace_events.cc
+++ b/src/node_trace_events.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ using v8::FunctionCallbackInfo;
 using v8::FunctionTemplate;
 using v8::Isolate;
 using v8::Local;
-using v8::NewStringType;
 using v8::Object;
 using v8::String;
 using v8::Uint8Array;
@@ -107,12 +106,10 @@ void GetEnabledCategories(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
   std::string categories =
       GetTracingAgentWriter()->agent()->GetEnabledCategories();
-  if (!categories.empty()) {
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(
-      String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(),
-                          categories.c_str(),
-                          NewStringType::kNormal,
-                          categories.size()).ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (!categories.empty() &&
+      ToV8Value(env->context(), categories, env->isolate()).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node_v8.cc b/src/node_v8.cc
index a7f0ba7973498e..3458c16ef41e7d 100644
--- a/src/node_v8.cc
+++ b/src/node_v8.cc
@@ -409,11 +409,10 @@ void GCProfiler::Stop(const FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
   profiler->writer()->json_end();
   profiler->state = GCProfiler::GCProfilerState::kStopped;
   auto string = profiler->out_stream()->str();
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(String::NewFromUtf8(env->isolate(),
-                                                string.data(),
-                                                v8::NewStringType::kNormal,
-                                                string.size())
-                                .ToLocalChecked());
+  Local<Value> ret;
+  if (ToV8Value(env->context(), string, env->isolate()).ToLocal(&ret)) {
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
+  }
 }
 
 void Initialize(Local<Object> target,