diff --git a/src/api/encoding.cc b/src/api/encoding.cc
index 52f41980507bcb..215db8882bf1ee 100644
--- a/src/api/encoding.cc
+++ b/src/api/encoding.cc
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ MaybeLocal<Value> TryEncode(Isolate* isolate,
 }
 
 MaybeLocal<Value> TryEncode(Isolate* isolate, const uint16_t* buf, size_t len) {
-  return StringBytes::Encode(isolate, buf, len).ToLocalChecked();
+  return StringBytes::Encode(isolate, buf, len);
 }
 
 Local<Value> Encode(Isolate* isolate,
diff --git a/src/api/environment.cc b/src/api/environment.cc
index af5c62f64542a0..b9d619b2abfc85 100644
--- a/src/api/environment.cc
+++ b/src/api/environment.cc
@@ -539,8 +539,11 @@ MaybeLocal<Value> LoadEnvironment(Environment* env,
   return LoadEnvironment(
       env,
       [&](const StartExecutionCallbackInfo& info) -> MaybeLocal<Value> {
-        Local<Value> main_script =
-            ToV8Value(env->context(), main_script_source_utf8).ToLocalChecked();
+        Local<Value> main_script;
+        if (!ToV8Value(env->context(), main_script_source_utf8)
+                 .ToLocal(&main_script)) {
+          return {};
+        }
         return info.run_cjs->Call(
             env->context(), Null(env->isolate()), 1, &main_script);
       },
diff --git a/src/js_stream.cc b/src/js_stream.cc
index 55cbdf5bf2b0a3..cf04e5ef757593 100644
--- a/src/js_stream.cc
+++ b/src/js_stream.cc
@@ -117,10 +117,13 @@ int JSStream::DoWrite(WriteWrap* w,
   HandleScope scope(env()->isolate());
   Context::Scope context_scope(env()->context());
 
+  int value_int = UV_EPROTO;
+
   MaybeStackBuffer<Local<Value>, 16> bufs_arr(count);
   for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    bufs_arr[i] =
-        Buffer::Copy(env(), bufs[i].base, bufs[i].len).ToLocalChecked();
+    if (!Buffer::Copy(env(), bufs[i].base, bufs[i].len).ToLocal(&bufs_arr[i])) {
+      return value_int;
+    }
   }
 
   Local<Value> argv[] = {
@@ -130,7 +133,6 @@ int JSStream::DoWrite(WriteWrap* w,
 
   TryCatchScope try_catch(env());
   Local<Value> value;
-  int value_int = UV_EPROTO;
   if (!MakeCallback(env()->onwrite_string(),
                     arraysize(argv),
                     argv).ToLocal(&value) ||
diff --git a/src/js_udp_wrap.cc b/src/js_udp_wrap.cc
index a4f183025df4be..51e4f8c45ffd38 100644
--- a/src/js_udp_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/js_udp_wrap.cc
@@ -99,8 +99,9 @@ ssize_t JSUDPWrap::Send(uv_buf_t* bufs,
 
   MaybeStackBuffer<Local<Value>, 16> buffers(nbufs);
   for (size_t i = 0; i < nbufs; i++) {
-    buffers[i] = Buffer::Copy(env(), bufs[i].base, bufs[i].len)
-        .ToLocalChecked();
+    if (!Buffer::Copy(env(), bufs[i].base, bufs[i].len).ToLocal(&buffers[i])) {
+      return value_int;
+    }
     total_len += bufs[i].len;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/node_contextify.cc b/src/node_contextify.cc
index af05a2ca3e9208..f6b33097735b2a 100644
--- a/src/node_contextify.cc
+++ b/src/node_contextify.cc
@@ -1363,7 +1363,12 @@ bool ContextifyScript::EvalMachine(Local<Context> context,
     return false;
   }
 
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(result.ToLocalChecked());
+  // We checked for res being empty previously so this is a bit redundant
+  // but still safer than using ToLocalChecked.
+  Local<Value> res;
+  if (!result.ToLocal(&res)) return false;
+
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(res);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node_http_common.h b/src/node_http_common.h
index b58e8cb5607aba..e2e13e9972f9ce 100644
--- a/src/node_http_common.h
+++ b/src/node_http_common.h
@@ -414,8 +414,11 @@ class NgRcBufPointer : public MemoryRetainer {
         const char* header_name = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(ptr.data());
         v8::Eternal<v8::String>& eternal = static_str_map[header_name];
         if (eternal.IsEmpty()) {
-          v8::Local<v8::String> str =
-              GetInternalizedString(env, ptr).ToLocalChecked();
+          v8::Local<v8::String> str;
+          if (!GetInternalizedString(env, ptr).ToLocal(&str)) {
+            ptr.reset();
+            return {};
+          }
           eternal.Set(env->isolate(), str);
           return str;
         }
diff --git a/src/pipe_wrap.cc b/src/pipe_wrap.cc
index 38a08432616e9b..2cb61215604047 100644
--- a/src/pipe_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/pipe_wrap.cc
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ MaybeLocal<Object> PipeWrap::Instantiate(Environment* env,
   EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   AsyncHooks::DefaultTriggerAsyncIdScope trigger_scope(parent);
   CHECK_EQ(false, env->pipe_constructor_template().IsEmpty());
-  Local<Function> constructor = env->pipe_constructor_template()
-                                    ->GetFunction(env->context())
-                                    .ToLocalChecked();
-  CHECK_EQ(false, constructor.IsEmpty());
+  Local<Function> constructor;
+  if (!env->pipe_constructor_template()
+           ->GetFunction(env->context())
+           .ToLocal(&constructor)) {
+    return {};
+  }
   Local<Value> type_value = Int32::New(env->isolate(), type);
   return handle_scope.EscapeMaybe(
       constructor->NewInstance(env->context(), 1, &type_value));
diff --git a/src/tcp_wrap.cc b/src/tcp_wrap.cc
index 7b38b51d381cc1..72e2843636ca3b 100644
--- a/src/tcp_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tcp_wrap.cc
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ MaybeLocal<Object> TCPWrap::Instantiate(Environment* env,
   EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   AsyncHooks::DefaultTriggerAsyncIdScope trigger_scope(parent);
   CHECK_EQ(env->tcp_constructor_template().IsEmpty(), false);
-  Local<Function> constructor = env->tcp_constructor_template()
-                                    ->GetFunction(env->context())
-                                    .ToLocalChecked();
-  CHECK_EQ(constructor.IsEmpty(), false);
+  Local<Function> constructor;
+  if (!env->tcp_constructor_template()
+           ->GetFunction(env->context())
+           .ToLocal(&constructor)) {
+    return {};
+  }
   Local<Value> type_value = Int32::New(env->isolate(), type);
   return handle_scope.EscapeMaybe(
       constructor->NewInstance(env->context(), 1, &type_value));
diff --git a/src/util.cc b/src/util.cc
index 17afbec8be3b3c..c8b468443c23b3 100644
--- a/src/util.cc
+++ b/src/util.cc
@@ -811,8 +811,11 @@ v8::Maybe<int32_t> GetValidatedFd(Environment* env,
   const bool is_out_of_range = fd < 0 || fd > INT32_MAX;
 
   if (is_out_of_range || !IsSafeJsInt(input)) {
-    Utf8Value utf8_value(
-        env->isolate(), input->ToDetailString(env->context()).ToLocalChecked());
+    Local<String> str;
+    if (!input->ToDetailString(env->context()).ToLocal(&str)) {
+      return v8::Nothing<int32_t>();
+    }
+    Utf8Value utf8_value(env->isolate(), str);
     if (is_out_of_range && !std::isinf(fd)) {
       THROW_ERR_OUT_OF_RANGE(env,
                              "The value of \"fd\" is out of range. "