diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_event_emitter.h b/browser/api/atom_api_event_emitter.h
index 959d4b7f9b17..dd2292238601 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_event_emitter.h
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_event_emitter.h
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ class EventEmitter : public node::ObjectWrap {
   bool Emit(const std::string& name);
   bool Emit(const std::string& name, base::ListValue* args);
 
-  // The handle() of ObjectWrap doesn't provide the const version.
-  inline v8::Local<v8::Object> handle() const {
-    return const_cast<EventEmitter*>(this)->handle();
-  }
-
  protected:
   explicit EventEmitter(v8::Handle<v8::Object> wrapper);
 
diff --git a/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc b/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
index 814cdc75f413..4367dac6c0b6 100644
--- a/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
+++ b/browser/api/atom_api_menu.cc
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Menu::~Menu() {
 bool Menu::IsCommandIdChecked(int command_id) const {
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(node_isolate);
   return CallDelegate(v8::False(),
-                      handle(),
+                      const_cast<Menu*>(this)->handle(),
                       "isCommandIdChecked",
                       command_id)->BooleanValue();
 }
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ bool Menu::IsCommandIdChecked(int command_id) const {
 bool Menu::IsCommandIdEnabled(int command_id) const {
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(node_isolate);
   return CallDelegate(v8::True(),
-                      handle(),
+                      const_cast<Menu*>(this)->handle(),
                       "isCommandIdEnabled",
                       command_id)->BooleanValue();
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ bool Menu::IsCommandIdEnabled(int command_id) const {
 bool Menu::IsCommandIdVisible(int command_id) const {
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(node_isolate);
   return CallDelegate(v8::True(),
-                      handle(),
+                      const_cast<Menu*>(this)->handle(),
                       "isCommandIdVisible",
                       command_id)->BooleanValue();
 }
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ bool Menu::GetAcceleratorForCommandId(int command_id,
 bool Menu::IsItemForCommandIdDynamic(int command_id) const {
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(node_isolate);
   return CallDelegate(v8::False(),
-                      handle(),
+                      const_cast<Menu*>(this)->handle(),
                       "isItemForCommandIdDynamic",
                       command_id)->BooleanValue();
 }
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bool Menu::IsItemForCommandIdDynamic(int command_id) const {
 string16 Menu::GetLabelForCommandId(int command_id) const {
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(node_isolate);
   return FromV8Value(CallDelegate(v8::False(),
-                                  handle(),
+                                  const_cast<Menu*>(this)->handle(),
                                   "getLabelForCommandId",
                                   command_id));
 }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ string16 Menu::GetLabelForCommandId(int command_id) const {
 string16 Menu::GetSublabelForCommandId(int command_id) const {
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(node_isolate);
   return FromV8Value(CallDelegate(v8::False(),
-                                  handle(),
+                                  const_cast<Menu*>(this)->handle(),
                                   "getSubLabelForCommandId",
                                   command_id));
 }