diff --git a/py/objboundmeth.c b/py/objboundmeth.c
index e32caba330..57be6a6cfd 100644
--- a/py/objboundmeth.c
+++ b/py/objboundmeth.c
@@ -47,11 +47,8 @@ STATIC void bound_meth_print(const mp_print_t *print, mp_obj_t o_in, mp_print_ki
 }
 #endif
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t bound_meth_call(mp_obj_t self_in, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
-    mp_obj_bound_meth_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
-
-    // need to insert self->self before all other args and then call self->meth
-
+mp_obj_t mp_call_method_self_n_kw(mp_obj_t meth, mp_obj_t self, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+    // need to insert self before all other args and then call meth
     size_t n_total = n_args + 2 * n_kw;
     mp_obj_t *args2 = NULL;
     mp_obj_t *free_args2 = NULL;
@@ -64,15 +61,20 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t bound_meth_call(mp_obj_t self_in, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, co
         // (fallback to) use stack to allocate temporary args array
         args2 = alloca(sizeof(mp_obj_t) * (1 + n_total));
     }
-    args2[0] = self->self;
+    args2[0] = self;
     memcpy(args2 + 1, args, n_total * sizeof(mp_obj_t));
-    mp_obj_t res = mp_call_function_n_kw(self->meth, n_args + 1, n_kw, &args2[0]);
+    mp_obj_t res = mp_call_function_n_kw(meth, n_args + 1, n_kw, args2);
     if (free_args2 != NULL) {
         m_del(mp_obj_t, free_args2, 1 + n_total);
     }
     return res;
 }
 
+STATIC mp_obj_t bound_meth_call(mp_obj_t self_in, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
+    mp_obj_bound_meth_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
+    return mp_call_method_self_n_kw(self->meth, self->self, n_args, n_kw, args);
+}
+
 #if MICROPY_PY_FUNCTION_ATTRS
 STATIC void bound_meth_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
     if (dest[0] != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
diff --git a/py/objtype.c b/py/objtype.c
index 8b46c54001..c20b0693e5 100644
--- a/py/objtype.c
+++ b/py/objtype.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * The MIT License (MIT)
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2013, 2014 Damien P. George
- * Copyright (c) 2014 Paul Sokolovsky
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Paul Sokolovsky
  *
  * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
  * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -687,9 +687,8 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t instance_subscr(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t index, mp_obj_t value
     }
 }
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_instance_get_call(mp_obj_t self_in) {
+STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_instance_get_call(mp_obj_t self_in, mp_obj_t *member) {
     mp_obj_instance_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
-    mp_obj_t member[2] = {MP_OBJ_NULL, MP_OBJ_NULL};
     struct class_lookup_data lookup = {
         .obj = self,
         .attr = MP_QSTR___call__,
@@ -702,11 +701,13 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t mp_obj_instance_get_call(mp_obj_t self_in) {
 }
 
 bool mp_obj_instance_is_callable(mp_obj_t self_in) {
-    return mp_obj_instance_get_call(self_in) != MP_OBJ_NULL;
+    mp_obj_t member[2] = {MP_OBJ_NULL, MP_OBJ_NULL};
+    return mp_obj_instance_get_call(self_in, member) != MP_OBJ_NULL;
 }
 
 mp_obj_t mp_obj_instance_call(mp_obj_t self_in, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args) {
-    mp_obj_t call = mp_obj_instance_get_call(self_in);
+    mp_obj_t member[2] = {MP_OBJ_NULL, MP_OBJ_NULL};
+    mp_obj_t call = mp_obj_instance_get_call(self_in, member);
     if (call == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
         if (MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING == MICROPY_ERROR_REPORTING_TERSE) {
             mp_raise_msg(&mp_type_TypeError, "object not callable");
@@ -719,8 +720,8 @@ mp_obj_t mp_obj_instance_call(mp_obj_t self_in, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, cons
     if (call == MP_OBJ_SENTINEL) {
         return mp_call_function_n_kw(self->subobj[0], n_args, n_kw, args);
     }
-    mp_obj_t meth = mp_obj_new_bound_meth(call, self_in);
-    return mp_call_function_n_kw(meth, n_args, n_kw, args);
+
+    return mp_call_method_self_n_kw(member[0], member[1], n_args, n_kw, args);
 }
 
 STATIC mp_obj_t instance_getiter(mp_obj_t self_in) {
diff --git a/py/runtime.h b/py/runtime.h
index 80488098ae..3532b838de 100644
--- a/py/runtime.h
+++ b/py/runtime.h
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ mp_obj_t mp_call_function_2(mp_obj_t fun, mp_obj_t arg1, mp_obj_t arg2);
 mp_obj_t mp_call_function_n_kw(mp_obj_t fun, mp_uint_t n_args, mp_uint_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args);
 mp_obj_t mp_call_method_n_kw(mp_uint_t n_args, mp_uint_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args);
 mp_obj_t mp_call_method_n_kw_var(bool have_self, mp_uint_t n_args_n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args);
+mp_obj_t mp_call_method_self_n_kw(mp_obj_t meth, mp_obj_t self, size_t n_args, size_t n_kw, const mp_obj_t *args);
 // Call function and catch/dump exception - for Python callbacks from C code
 void mp_call_function_1_protected(mp_obj_t fun, mp_obj_t arg);
 void mp_call_function_2_protected(mp_obj_t fun, mp_obj_t arg1, mp_obj_t arg2);