diff --git a/core/bindings.rs b/core/bindings.rs
index b7c20c2ee2..6fe21b53b0 100644
--- a/core/bindings.rs
+++ b/core/bindings.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use crate::es_isolate::EsIsolate;
 use crate::isolate::Isolate;
 use crate::isolate::PinnedBuf;
-use crate::isolate::SHARED_RESPONSE_BUF_SIZE;
 
 use rusty_v8 as v8;
 use v8::MapFnTo;
@@ -181,38 +180,15 @@ pub fn initialize_context<'s>(
   scope.escape(context)
 }
 
-pub unsafe fn slice_to_uint8array<'sc>(
-  deno_isolate: &mut Isolate,
+pub fn boxed_slice_to_uint8array<'sc>(
   scope: &mut impl v8::ToLocal<'sc>,
-  buf: &[u8],
+  buf: Box<[u8]>,
 ) -> v8::Local<'sc, v8::Uint8Array> {
-  if buf.is_empty() {
-    let ab = v8::ArrayBuffer::new(scope, 0);
-    return v8::Uint8Array::new(ab, 0, 0).expect("Failed to create UintArray8");
-  }
-
+  assert!(!buf.is_empty());
   let buf_len = buf.len();
-  let buf_ptr = buf.as_ptr();
-
-  // To avoid excessively allocating new ArrayBuffers, we try to reuse a single
-  // global ArrayBuffer. The caveat is that users must extract data from it
-  // before the next tick. We only do this for ArrayBuffers less than 1024
-  // bytes.
-  let ab = if buf_len > SHARED_RESPONSE_BUF_SIZE {
-    // Simple case. We allocate a new ArrayBuffer for this.
-    v8::ArrayBuffer::new(scope, buf_len)
-  } else if deno_isolate.shared_response_buf.is_empty() {
-    let buf = v8::ArrayBuffer::new(scope, SHARED_RESPONSE_BUF_SIZE);
-    deno_isolate.shared_response_buf.set(scope, buf);
-    buf
-  } else {
-    deno_isolate.shared_response_buf.get(scope).unwrap()
-  };
-
-  let mut backing_store = ab.get_backing_store();
-  let data = backing_store.data();
-  let data: *mut u8 = data as *mut libc::c_void as *mut u8;
-  std::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(buf_ptr, data, buf_len);
+  let backing_store =
+    unsafe { &mut v8::ArrayBuffer::new_backing_store_from_boxed_slice(buf) };
+  let ab = v8::ArrayBuffer::new_with_backing_store(scope, backing_store);
   v8::Uint8Array::new(ab, 0, buf_len).expect("Failed to create UintArray8")
 }
 
@@ -444,8 +420,8 @@ fn send(
     let (_op_id, buf) = response;
 
     if !buf.is_empty() {
-      let ab = unsafe { slice_to_uint8array(deno_isolate, scope, &buf) };
-      rv.set(ab.into())
+      let ui8 = boxed_slice_to_uint8array(scope, buf);
+      rv.set(ui8.into())
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/isolate.rs b/core/isolate.rs
index fc0d5899b1..07bd8ad1d3 100644
--- a/core/isolate.rs
+++ b/core/isolate.rs
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ use std::slice;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, Once};
 use std::task::Context;
 use std::task::Poll;
-
-/// Size of `ArrayBuffer` that will be allocated and shared
-/// between responses. If response is bigger a new one-off
-/// `ArrayBuffer` will be allocated.
-pub const SHARED_RESPONSE_BUF_SIZE: usize = 1024 * 1024;
-
 /// A PinnedBuf encapsulates a slice that's been borrowed from a JavaScript
 /// ArrayBuffer object. JavaScript objects can normally be garbage collected,
 /// but the existence of a PinnedBuf inhibits this until it is dropped. It
@@ -173,7 +167,6 @@ pub struct Isolate {
   pub(crate) shared_ab: v8::Global<v8::SharedArrayBuffer>,
   pub(crate) js_recv_cb: v8::Global<v8::Function>,
   pub(crate) pending_promise_map: HashMap<i32, v8::Global<v8::Value>>,
-  pub(crate) shared_response_buf: v8::Global<v8::ArrayBuffer>,
   shared_isolate_handle: Arc<Mutex<Option<*mut v8::Isolate>>>,
   js_error_create: Arc<JSErrorCreateFn>,
   needs_init: bool,
@@ -205,7 +198,6 @@ impl Drop for Isolate {
       // </Boilerplate>
       self.global_context.reset(scope);
       self.shared_ab.reset(scope);
-      self.shared_response_buf.reset(scope);
       self.last_exception_handle.reset(scope);
       self.js_recv_cb.reset(scope);
       for (_key, handle) in self.pending_promise_map.iter_mut() {
@@ -333,7 +325,6 @@ impl Isolate {
       pending_promise_map: HashMap::new(),
       shared_ab: v8::Global::<v8::SharedArrayBuffer>::new(),
       js_recv_cb: v8::Global::<v8::Function>::new(),
-      shared_response_buf: v8::Global::<v8::ArrayBuffer>::new(),
       snapshot_creator: maybe_snapshot_creator,
       snapshot: load_snapshot,
       has_snapshotted: false,
@@ -639,11 +630,11 @@ impl Isolate {
     let maybe_value = if !buf.is_empty() {
       let op_id: v8::Local<v8::Value> =
         v8::Integer::new(scope, op_id as i32).into();
-      let buf: v8::Local<v8::Value> =
-        unsafe { bindings::slice_to_uint8array(self, scope, &buf) }.into();
+      let ui8: v8::Local<v8::Value> =
+        bindings::boxed_slice_to_uint8array(scope, buf).into();
       js_recv_cb
         .unwrap()
-        .call(scope, context, global, &[op_id, buf])
+        .call(scope, context, global, &[op_id, ui8])
     } else {
       js_recv_cb.unwrap().call(scope, context, global, &[])
     };
@@ -680,7 +671,6 @@ impl Isolate {
     let mut hs = v8::HandleScope::new(locker.enter());
     let scope = hs.enter();
     self.global_context.reset(scope);
-    self.shared_response_buf.reset(scope);
 
     let snapshot_creator = self.snapshot_creator.as_mut().unwrap();
     let snapshot = snapshot_creator