diff --git a/src/embind/embind.js b/src/embind/embind.js
index b5be46024..d4d428ad9 100755
--- a/src/embind/embind.js
+++ b/src/embind/embind.js
@@ -834,39 +834,6 @@ function __embind_register_class_constructor(
     var rawArgTypes = heap32VectorToArray(argCount, rawArgTypesAddr);
     invoker = FUNCTION_TABLE[invoker];
 
-    requestDeferredRegistration(function() {
-        var classType = requireRegisteredType(rawClassType, 'class');
-        var humanName = 'constructor ' + classType.name;
-        var argTypes = requireArgumentTypes(rawArgTypes, humanName);
-        classType.constructor.body = function() {
-            if (arguments.length !== argCount - 1) {
-                throwBindingError(humanName + ' called with ' + arguments.length + ' arguments, expected ' + (argCount-1));
-            }
-            var destructors = [];
-            var args = new Array(argCount);
-            args[0] = rawConstructor;
-            for (var i = 1; i < argCount; ++i) {
-                args[i] = argTypes[i].toWireType(destructors, arguments[i - 1]);
-            }
-
-            var ptr = invoker.apply(null, args);
-            runDestructors(destructors);
-
-            return classType.Handle.call(this, ptr);
-        };
-    });
-}
-
-function __embind_register_class_smart_ptr_constructor(
-    rawClassType,
-    argCount,
-    rawArgTypesAddr,
-    invoker,
-    rawConstructor
-) {
-    var rawArgTypes = heap32VectorToArray(argCount, rawArgTypesAddr);
-    invoker = FUNCTION_TABLE[invoker];
-
     requestDeferredRegistration(function() {
         var classType = requireRegisteredType(rawClassType, 'class');
         var humanName = 'constructor ' + classType.name;
diff --git a/system/include/emscripten/bind.h b/system/include/emscripten/bind.h
index baa579c6f..15bbfc865 100755
--- a/system/include/emscripten/bind.h
+++ b/system/include/emscripten/bind.h
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@ namespace emscripten {
                 GenericFunction invoker,
                 GenericFunction constructor);
 
-            void _embind_register_class_smart_ptr_constructor(
-                TYPEID classType,
-                unsigned argCount,
-                TYPEID argTypes[],
-                GenericFunction invoker,
-                GenericFunction constructor);
-
             void _embind_register_class_method(
                 TYPEID classType,
                 const char* methodName,
@@ -633,7 +626,7 @@ namespace emscripten {
         class_& constructor(ClassType* (*factory)(Args...), Policies...) {
             using namespace internal;
 
-            typename WithPolicies<Policies...>::template ArgTypeList<void, Args...> args;
+            typename WithPolicies<Policies...>::template ArgTypeList<AllowedRawPointer<ClassType>, Args...> args;
             _embind_register_class_constructor(
                 TypeID<ClassType>::get(),
                 args.count,
@@ -643,15 +636,15 @@ namespace emscripten {
             return *this;
         }
 
-        template<typename SmartPtr, typename... Args>
-        class_& constructor(SmartPtr (*factory)(Args...)) {
+        template<typename SmartPtr, typename... Args, typename... Policies>
+        class_& constructor(SmartPtr (*factory)(Args...), Policies...) {
             using namespace internal;
 
-            // todo: generate unique name
+            // TODO: generate unique name
             smart_ptr<SmartPtr>("SmartPtr");
 
-            typename WithPolicies<>::template ArgTypeList<SmartPtr, Args...> args;
-            _embind_register_class_smart_ptr_constructor(
+            typename WithPolicies<Policies...>::template ArgTypeList<SmartPtr, Args...> args;
+            _embind_register_class_constructor(
                 TypeID<ClassType>::get(),
                 args.count,
                 args.types,