diff --git a/compaction_filter.go b/compaction_filter.go
index 43e9617b..bda27e20 100644
--- a/compaction_filter.go
+++ b/compaction_filter.go
@@ -42,8 +42,13 @@ func (c nativeCompactionFilter) Name() string { return "" }
 // Hold references to compaction filters.
 var compactionFilters = NewCOWList()
 
+type compactionFilterWrapper struct {
+	name   *C.char
+	filter CompactionFilter
+}
+
 func registerCompactionFilter(filter CompactionFilter) int {
-	return compactionFilters.Append(filter)
+	return compactionFilters.Append(compactionFilterWrapper{C.CString(filter.Name()), filter})
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_compactionfilter_filter
@@ -51,7 +56,7 @@ func gorocksdb_compactionfilter_filter(idx int, cLevel C.int, cKey *C.char, cKey
 	key := charToByte(cKey, cKeyLen)
 	val := charToByte(cVal, cValLen)
 
-	remove, newVal := compactionFilters.Get(idx).(CompactionFilter).Filter(int(cLevel), key, val)
+	remove, newVal := compactionFilters.Get(idx).(compactionFilterWrapper).filter.Filter(int(cLevel), key, val)
 	if remove {
 		return C.int(1)
 	} else if newVal != nil {
@@ -64,5 +69,5 @@ func gorocksdb_compactionfilter_filter(idx int, cLevel C.int, cKey *C.char, cKey
 
 //export gorocksdb_compactionfilter_name
 func gorocksdb_compactionfilter_name(idx int) *C.char {
-	return stringToChar(compactionFilters.Get(idx).(CompactionFilter).Name())
+	return compactionFilters.Get(idx).(compactionFilterWrapper).name
 }
diff --git a/comparator.go b/comparator.go
index 9e30c1fb..242771e3 100644
--- a/comparator.go
+++ b/comparator.go
@@ -31,18 +31,23 @@ func (c nativeComparator) Name() string            { return "" }
 // Hold references to comperators.
 var comperators = NewCOWList()
 
+type comperatorWrapper struct {
+	name       *C.char
+	comparator Comparator
+}
+
 func registerComperator(cmp Comparator) int {
-	return comperators.Append(cmp)
+	return comperators.Append(comperatorWrapper{C.CString(cmp.Name()), cmp})
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_comparator_compare
 func gorocksdb_comparator_compare(idx int, cKeyA *C.char, cKeyALen C.size_t, cKeyB *C.char, cKeyBLen C.size_t) C.int {
 	keyA := charToByte(cKeyA, cKeyALen)
 	keyB := charToByte(cKeyB, cKeyBLen)
-	return C.int(comperators.Get(idx).(Comparator).Compare(keyA, keyB))
+	return C.int(comperators.Get(idx).(comperatorWrapper).comparator.Compare(keyA, keyB))
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_comparator_name
 func gorocksdb_comparator_name(idx int) *C.char {
-	return stringToChar(comperators.Get(idx).(Comparator).Name())
+	return comperators.Get(idx).(comperatorWrapper).name
 }
diff --git a/filter_policy.go b/filter_policy.go
index 71e74e89..ac57fd99 100644
--- a/filter_policy.go
+++ b/filter_policy.go
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ func NewBloomFilter(bitsPerKey int) FilterPolicy {
 // Hold references to filter policies.
 var filterPolicies = NewCOWList()
 
+type filterPolicyWrapper struct {
+	name         *C.char
+	filterPolicy FilterPolicy
+}
+
 func registerFilterPolicy(fp FilterPolicy) int {
-	return filterPolicies.Append(fp)
+	return filterPolicies.Append(filterPolicyWrapper{C.CString(fp.Name()), fp})
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_filterpolicy_create_filter
@@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ func gorocksdb_filterpolicy_create_filter(idx int, cKeys **C.char, cKeysLen *C.s
 		keys[i] = charToByte(rawKeys[i], len)
 	}
 
-	dst := filterPolicies.Get(idx).(FilterPolicy).CreateFilter(keys)
+	dst := filterPolicies.Get(idx).(filterPolicyWrapper).filterPolicy.CreateFilter(keys)
 	*cDstLen = C.size_t(len(dst))
 	return cByteSlice(dst)
 }
@@ -74,10 +79,10 @@ func gorocksdb_filterpolicy_create_filter(idx int, cKeys **C.char, cKeysLen *C.s
 func gorocksdb_filterpolicy_key_may_match(idx int, cKey *C.char, cKeyLen C.size_t, cFilter *C.char, cFilterLen C.size_t) C.uchar {
 	key := charToByte(cKey, cKeyLen)
 	filter := charToByte(cFilter, cFilterLen)
-	return boolToChar(filterPolicies.Get(idx).(FilterPolicy).KeyMayMatch(key, filter))
+	return boolToChar(filterPolicies.Get(idx).(filterPolicyWrapper).filterPolicy.KeyMayMatch(key, filter))
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_filterpolicy_name
 func gorocksdb_filterpolicy_name(idx int) *C.char {
-	return stringToChar(filterPolicies.Get(idx).(FilterPolicy).Name())
+	return filterPolicies.Get(idx).(filterPolicyWrapper).name
 }
diff --git a/merge_operator.go b/merge_operator.go
index cbf66da5..33f83948 100644
--- a/merge_operator.go
+++ b/merge_operator.go
@@ -67,8 +67,13 @@ func (mo nativeMergeOperator) Name() string { return "" }
 // Hold references to merge operators.
 var mergeOperators = NewCOWList()
 
+type mergeOperatorWrapper struct {
+	name          *C.char
+	mergeOperator MergeOperator
+}
+
 func registerMergeOperator(merger MergeOperator) int {
-	return mergeOperators.Append(merger)
+	return mergeOperators.Append(mergeOperatorWrapper{C.CString(merger.Name()), merger})
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_mergeoperator_full_merge
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ func gorocksdb_mergeoperator_full_merge(idx int, cKey *C.char, cKeyLen C.size_t,
 		operands[i] = charToByte(rawOperands[i], len)
 	}
 
-	newValue, success := mergeOperators.Get(idx).(MergeOperator).FullMerge(key, existingValue, operands)
+	newValue, success := mergeOperators.Get(idx).(mergeOperatorWrapper).mergeOperator.FullMerge(key, existingValue, operands)
 	newValueLen := len(newValue)
 
 	*cNewValueLen = C.size_t(newValueLen)
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ func gorocksdb_mergeoperator_partial_merge_multi(idx int, cKey *C.char, cKeyLen
 	var newValue []byte
 	success := true
 
-	merger := mergeOperators.Get(idx).(MergeOperator)
+	merger := mergeOperators.Get(idx).(mergeOperatorWrapper).mergeOperator
 	leftOperand := operands[0]
 	for i := 1; i < int(cNumOperands); i++ {
 		newValue, success = merger.PartialMerge(key, leftOperand, operands[i])
@@ -123,5 +128,5 @@ func gorocksdb_mergeoperator_partial_merge_multi(idx int, cKey *C.char, cKeyLen
 
 //export gorocksdb_mergeoperator_name
 func gorocksdb_mergeoperator_name(idx int) *C.char {
-	return stringToChar(mergeOperators.Get(idx).(MergeOperator).Name())
+	return mergeOperators.Get(idx).(mergeOperatorWrapper).name
 }
diff --git a/slice_transform.go b/slice_transform.go
index 0505df2a..e66e4d84 100644
--- a/slice_transform.go
+++ b/slice_transform.go
@@ -40,14 +40,19 @@ func (st nativeSliceTransform) Name() string                { return "" }
 // Hold references to slice transforms.
 var sliceTransforms = NewCOWList()
 
+type sliceTransformWrapper struct {
+	name           *C.char
+	sliceTransform SliceTransform
+}
+
 func registerSliceTransform(st SliceTransform) int {
-	return sliceTransforms.Append(st)
+	return sliceTransforms.Append(sliceTransformWrapper{C.CString(st.Name()), st})
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_slicetransform_transform
 func gorocksdb_slicetransform_transform(idx int, cKey *C.char, cKeyLen C.size_t, cDstLen *C.size_t) *C.char {
 	key := charToByte(cKey, cKeyLen)
-	dst := sliceTransforms.Get(idx).(SliceTransform).Transform(key)
+	dst := sliceTransforms.Get(idx).(sliceTransformWrapper).sliceTransform.Transform(key)
 	*cDstLen = C.size_t(len(dst))
 	return cByteSlice(dst)
 }
@@ -55,18 +60,18 @@ func gorocksdb_slicetransform_transform(idx int, cKey *C.char, cKeyLen C.size_t,
 //export gorocksdb_slicetransform_in_domain
 func gorocksdb_slicetransform_in_domain(idx int, cKey *C.char, cKeyLen C.size_t) C.uchar {
 	key := charToByte(cKey, cKeyLen)
-	inDomain := sliceTransforms.Get(idx).(SliceTransform).InDomain(key)
+	inDomain := sliceTransforms.Get(idx).(sliceTransformWrapper).sliceTransform.InDomain(key)
 	return boolToChar(inDomain)
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_slicetransform_in_range
 func gorocksdb_slicetransform_in_range(idx int, cKey *C.char, cKeyLen C.size_t) C.uchar {
 	key := charToByte(cKey, cKeyLen)
-	inRange := sliceTransforms.Get(idx).(SliceTransform).InRange(key)
+	inRange := sliceTransforms.Get(idx).(sliceTransformWrapper).sliceTransform.InRange(key)
 	return boolToChar(inRange)
 }
 
 //export gorocksdb_slicetransform_name
 func gorocksdb_slicetransform_name(idx int) *C.char {
-	return stringToChar(sliceTransforms.Get(idx).(SliceTransform).Name())
+	return sliceTransforms.Get(idx).(sliceTransformWrapper).name
 }
diff --git a/util.go b/util.go
index 9c373306..236f3fea 100644
--- a/util.go
+++ b/util.go
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ func cByteSlice(b []byte) *C.char {
 	return c
 }
 
-// stringToChar returns *C.char from string.
-func stringToChar(s string) *C.char {
-	ptrStr := (*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&s))
-	return (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(ptrStr.Data))
-}
-
 // charSlice converts a C array of *char to a []*C.char.
 func charSlice(data **C.char, len C.int) []*C.char {
 	var value []*C.char