diff --git a/src/conversion.rs b/src/conversion.rs
index 21c80669..f1438b98 100644
--- a/src/conversion.rs
+++ b/src/conversion.rs
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ where
 /// Converts `()` to an empty Python tuple.
 impl FromPy<()> for Py<PyTuple> {
     fn from_py(_: (), py: Python) -> Py<PyTuple> {
-        PyTuple::empty(py)
+        Py::from_py(PyTuple::empty(py), py)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types/tuple.rs b/src/types/tuple.rs
index 5f67cf69..63e956dc 100644
--- a/src/types/tuple.rs
+++ b/src/types/tuple.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pyobject_native_type!(PyTuple, ffi::PyTuple_Type, ffi::PyTuple_Check);
 
 impl PyTuple {
     /// Construct a new tuple with the given elements.
-    pub fn new<T, U>(py: Python, elements: impl IntoIterator<Item = T, IntoIter = U>) -> Py<PyTuple>
+    pub fn new<'p, T, U>(py: Python<'p>, elements: impl IntoIterator<Item = T, IntoIter = U>) -> &'p PyTuple
     where
         T: ToPyObject,
         U: ExactSizeIterator<Item = T>,
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ impl PyTuple {
             for (i, e) in elements_iter.enumerate() {
                 ffi::PyTuple_SetItem(ptr, i as Py_ssize_t, e.to_object(py).into_ptr());
             }
-            Py::from_owned_ptr_or_panic(ptr)
+            py.from_owned_ptr(ptr)
         }
     }
 
     /// Retrieves the empty tuple.
-    pub fn empty(_py: Python) -> Py<PyTuple> {
-        unsafe { Py::from_owned_ptr_or_panic(ffi::PyTuple_New(0)) }
+    pub fn empty<'p>(py: Python<'p>) -> &'p PyTuple {
+        unsafe { py.from_owned_ptr(ffi::PyTuple_New(0)) }
     }
 
     /// Gets the length of the tuple.
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ mod test {
     fn test_new() {
         let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
         let py = gil.python();
-        let pyob = PyTuple::new(py, &[1, 2, 3]);
-        let ob = pyob.as_ref(py);
+        let ob = PyTuple::new(py, &[1, 2, 3]);
         assert_eq!(3, ob.len());
         let ob: &PyAny = ob.into();
         assert_eq!((1, 2, 3), ob.extract().unwrap());
diff --git a/tests/test_gc.rs b/tests/test_gc.rs
index 7a9d032c..b3e6a112 100644
--- a/tests/test_gc.rs
+++ b/tests/test_gc.rs
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ impl Drop for ClassWithDrop {
         unsafe {
             let py = Python::assume_gil_acquired();
 
-            let _empty1 = PyTuple::empty(py);
-            let _empty2: PyObject = PyTuple::empty(py).into();
+            let _empty1: Py<PyTuple> = FromPy::from_py(PyTuple::empty(py), py);
+            let _empty2: Py<PyTuple> = FromPy::from_py(PyTuple::empty(py), py);
+            let _empty2: PyObject = _empty2.into();
             let _empty3: &PyAny = py.from_owned_ptr(ffi::PyTuple_New(0));
         }
     }
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ fn create_pointers_in_drop() {
     {
         let gil = Python::acquire_gil();
         let py = gil.python();
-        let empty = PyTuple::empty(py);
+        let empty: Py<PyTuple> = FromPy::from_py(PyTuple::empty(py), py);
         ptr = empty.as_ptr();
         cnt = empty.get_refcnt() - 1;
         let inst = Py::new(py, ClassWithDrop {}).unwrap();