diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/values.kt b/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/values.kt
index b8b4c095349..40acc520c37 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/values.kt
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/eval4j/values.kt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class LongValue(value: Long): AbstractValue<Long>(value, Type.LONG_TYPE)
 class FloatValue(value: Float): AbstractValue<Float>(value, Type.FLOAT_TYPE)
 class DoubleValue(value: Double): AbstractValue<Double>(value, Type.DOUBLE_TYPE)
 class ObjectValue(value: Any?, asmType: Type): AbstractValue<Any?>(value, asmType)
-class NewObjectValue(val _class: Class<*>, asmType: Type): AbstractValueBase<Any?>(asmType) {
+class NewObjectValue(asmType: Type): AbstractValueBase<Any?>(asmType) {
     override var value: Any? = null
 }
 
diff --git a/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/main.kt b/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/main.kt
index d8b0b0e5a04..38d343a6fa0 100644
--- a/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/main.kt
+++ b/test/org/jetbrains/eval4j/test/main.kt
@@ -142,8 +142,7 @@ object REFLECTION_EVAL : Eval {
     override fun loadString(str: String): Value = ObjectValue(str, Type.getType(javaClass<String>()))
 
     override fun newInstance(classType: Type): Value {
-        val _class = findClass(classType)
-        return NewObjectValue(_class, classType)
+        return NewObjectValue(classType)
     }
 
     override fun isInstanceOf(value: Value, targetType: Type): Boolean {
@@ -298,7 +297,7 @@ object REFLECTION_EVAL : Eval {
             if (methodDesc.name == "<init>") {
                 // Constructor call
                 [suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")]
-                val _class = (instance as NewObjectValue)._class as Class<Any>
+                val _class = findClass((instance as NewObjectValue).asmType)
                 val ctor = _class.findConstructor(methodDesc)
                 assertNotNull("Constructor not found: $methodDesc", ctor)
                 val args = arguments.map { v -> v.obj }.copyToArray()