diff --git a/src/node_file.cc b/src/node_file.cc
index 6d097904f67b89..1b56d2323c9526 100644
--- a/src/node_file.cc
+++ b/src/node_file.cc
@@ -1406,16 +1406,15 @@ static void ReadLink(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     const char* link_path = static_cast<const char*>(req_wrap_sync.req.ptr);
 
     Local<Value> error;
-    MaybeLocal<Value> rc = StringBytes::Encode(isolate,
-                                               link_path,
-                                               encoding,
-                                               &error);
-    if (rc.IsEmpty()) {
+    Local<Value> ret;
+    if (!StringBytes::Encode(isolate, link_path, encoding, &error)
+             .ToLocal(&ret)) {
+      DCHECK(!error.IsEmpty());
       env->isolate()->ThrowException(error);
       return;
     }
 
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(rc.ToLocalChecked());
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1916,15 +1915,16 @@ static void MKDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       }
       if (!req_wrap_sync.continuation_data()->first_path().empty()) {
         Local<Value> error;
+        Local<Value> ret;
         std::string first_path(req_wrap_sync.continuation_data()->first_path());
-        MaybeLocal<Value> path = StringBytes::Encode(env->isolate(),
-                                                     first_path.c_str(),
-                                                     UTF8, &error);
-        if (path.IsEmpty()) {
+        if (!StringBytes::Encode(
+                 env->isolate(), first_path.c_str(), UTF8, &error)
+                 .ToLocal(&ret)) {
+          DCHECK(!error.IsEmpty());
           env->isolate()->ThrowException(error);
           return;
         }
-        args.GetReturnValue().Set(path.ToLocalChecked());
+        args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
       }
     } else {
       SyncCallAndThrowOnError(env, &req_wrap_sync, uv_fs_mkdir, *path, mode);
@@ -1965,16 +1965,15 @@ static void RealPath(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     const char* link_path = static_cast<const char*>(req_wrap_sync.req.ptr);
 
     Local<Value> error;
-    MaybeLocal<Value> rc = StringBytes::Encode(isolate,
-                                               link_path,
-                                               encoding,
-                                               &error);
-    if (rc.IsEmpty()) {
+    Local<Value> ret;
+    if (!StringBytes::Encode(isolate, link_path, encoding, &error)
+             .ToLocal(&ret)) {
+      DCHECK(!error.IsEmpty());
       env->isolate()->ThrowException(error);
       return;
     }
 
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(rc.ToLocalChecked());
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
   }
 }
 
@@ -2061,17 +2060,15 @@ static void ReadDir(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       }
 
       Local<Value> error;
-      MaybeLocal<Value> filename = StringBytes::Encode(isolate,
-                                                       ent.name,
-                                                       encoding,
-                                                       &error);
-
-      if (filename.IsEmpty()) {
+      Local<Value> fn;
+      if (!StringBytes::Encode(isolate, ent.name, encoding, &error)
+               .ToLocal(&fn)) {
+        DCHECK(!error.IsEmpty());
         isolate->ThrowException(error);
         return;
       }
 
-      name_v.push_back(filename.ToLocalChecked());
+      name_v.push_back(fn);
 
       if (with_types) {
         type_v.emplace_back(Integer::New(isolate, ent.type));
@@ -3092,13 +3089,14 @@ static void Mkdtemp(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
       return;
     }
     Local<Value> error;
-    MaybeLocal<Value> rc =
-        StringBytes::Encode(isolate, req_wrap_sync.req.path, encoding, &error);
-    if (rc.IsEmpty()) {
+    Local<Value> ret;
+    if (!StringBytes::Encode(isolate, req_wrap_sync.req.path, encoding, &error)
+             .ToLocal(&ret)) {
+      DCHECK(!error.IsEmpty());
       env->isolate()->ThrowException(error);
       return;
     }
-    args.GetReturnValue().Set(rc.ToLocalChecked());
+    args.GetReturnValue().Set(ret);
   }
 }
 
@@ -3410,9 +3408,11 @@ void BindingData::LegacyMainResolve(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     for (int i = 0; i < legacy_main_extensions_with_main_end; i++) {
       file_path = *initial_file_path + std::string(legacy_main_extensions[i]);
       // TODO(anonrig): Remove this when ToNamespacedPath supports std::string
-      Local<Value> local_file_path =
-          Buffer::Copy(env->isolate(), file_path.c_str(), file_path.size())
-              .ToLocalChecked();
+      Local<Value> local_file_path;
+      if (!Buffer::Copy(env->isolate(), file_path.c_str(), file_path.size())
+               .ToLocal(&local_file_path)) {
+        return;
+      }
       BufferValue buff_file_path(isolate, local_file_path);
       ToNamespacedPath(env, &buff_file_path);
 
@@ -3445,9 +3445,11 @@ void BindingData::LegacyMainResolve(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
        i++) {
     file_path = *initial_file_path + std::string(legacy_main_extensions[i]);
     // TODO(anonrig): Remove this when ToNamespacedPath supports std::string
-    Local<Value> local_file_path =
-        Buffer::Copy(env->isolate(), file_path.c_str(), file_path.size())
-            .ToLocalChecked();
+    Local<Value> local_file_path;
+    if (!Buffer::Copy(env->isolate(), file_path.c_str(), file_path.size())
+             .ToLocal(&local_file_path)) {
+      return;
+    }
     BufferValue buff_file_path(isolate, local_file_path);
     ToNamespacedPath(env, &buff_file_path);