diff --git a/runtime/handle.h b/runtime/handle.h
index d33d4a6..3db3be2 100644
--- a/runtime/handle.h
+++ b/runtime/handle.h
@@ -42,13 +42,9 @@
   Handle() : reference_(nullptr) {
   }
 
-  ALWAYS_INLINE Handle(const Handle<T>& handle) : reference_(handle.reference_) {
-  }
+  ALWAYS_INLINE Handle(const Handle<T>& handle) = default;
 
-  ALWAYS_INLINE Handle<T>& operator=(const Handle<T>& handle) {
-    reference_ = handle.reference_;
-    return *this;
-  }
+  ALWAYS_INLINE Handle<T>& operator=(const Handle<T>& handle) = default;
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE explicit Handle(StackReference<T>* reference) : reference_(reference) {
   }
@@ -109,15 +105,10 @@
   }
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE MutableHandle(const MutableHandle<T>& handle)
-      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
-      : Handle<T>(handle.reference_) {
-  }
+      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) = default;
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE MutableHandle<T>& operator=(const MutableHandle<T>& handle)
-      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
-    Handle<T>::operator=(handle);
-    return *this;
-  }
+      REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) = default;
 
   ALWAYS_INLINE explicit MutableHandle(StackReference<T>* reference)
       REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_)
diff --git a/runtime/handle_scope_test.cc b/runtime/handle_scope_test.cc
index 92063c4..aab1d9c 100644
--- a/runtime/handle_scope_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/handle_scope_test.cc
@@ -14,15 +14,27 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+#include <type_traits>
+
 #include "base/enums.h"
 #include "common_runtime_test.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "handle.h"
 #include "handle_scope-inl.h"
+#include "mirror/object.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
 namespace art {
 
+// Handles are value objects and should be trivially copyable.
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<Handle<mirror::Object>>::value,
+              "Handle should be trivially copyable");
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<MutableHandle<mirror::Object>>::value,
+              "MutableHandle should be trivially copyable");
+static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<ScopedNullHandle<mirror::Object>>::value,
+              "ScopedNullHandle should be trivially copyable");
+
 class HandleScopeTest : public CommonRuntimeTest {};
 
 // Test the offsets computed for members of HandleScope. Because of cross-compiling
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/object.cc b/runtime/mirror/object.cc
index 8cfb60e..f5b9ab3 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/object.cc
+++ b/runtime/mirror/object.cc
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@
   }
   for (ObjPtr<Class> cur = c; cur != nullptr; cur = cur->GetSuperClass()) {
     for (ArtField& field : cur->GetIFields()) {
-      StackHandleScope<1> hs(Thread::Current());
-      Handle<Object> h_object(hs.NewHandle(new_value));
       if (field.GetOffset().Int32Value() == field_offset.Int32Value()) {
         CHECK_NE(field.GetTypeAsPrimitiveType(), Primitive::kPrimNot);
         // TODO: resolve the field type for moving GC.
diff --git a/runtime/monitor_test.cc b/runtime/monitor_test.cc
index 4ee46dc..4fbfe47 100644
--- a/runtime/monitor_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/monitor_test.cc
@@ -401,14 +401,11 @@
   Thread* const self = Thread::Current();
   ThreadPool thread_pool("the pool", 2);
   ScopedObjectAccess soa(self);
-  StackHandleScope<3> hs(self);
+  StackHandleScope<1> hs(self);
   Handle<mirror::Object> obj1(
       hs.NewHandle<mirror::Object>(mirror::String::AllocFromModifiedUtf8(self, "hello, world!")));
-  Handle<mirror::Object> obj2(
-      hs.NewHandle<mirror::Object>(mirror::String::AllocFromModifiedUtf8(self, "hello, world!")));
   {
     ObjectLock<mirror::Object> lock1(self, obj1);
-    ObjectLock<mirror::Object> lock2(self, obj1);
     {
       ObjectTryLock<mirror::Object> trylock(self, obj1);
       EXPECT_TRUE(trylock.Acquired());
diff --git a/runtime/proxy_test.cc b/runtime/proxy_test.cc
index 32a5582..fd7e56d 100644
--- a/runtime/proxy_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/proxy_test.cc
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@
   ScopedObjectAccess soa(Thread::Current());
   jobject jclass_loader = LoadDex("Interfaces");
   StackHandleScope<7> hs(soa.Self());
-  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader(
-      hs.NewHandle(soa.Decode<mirror::ClassLoader>(jclass_loader)));
 
   Handle<mirror::Class> proxyClass0;
   Handle<mirror::Class> proxyClass1;