diff --git a/gstreamer/src/caps.rs b/gstreamer/src/caps.rs
index c3a22ad5f..7ce4ccff1 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/caps.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/caps.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use CapsIntersectMode;
 use glib;
 use ffi;
 use glib::translate::{from_glib, from_glib_none, from_glib_full, ToGlibPtr, ToGlib};
+use glib::value::ToValue;
 
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct CapsRef(ffi::GstCaps);
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ impl GstRc<CapsRef> {
         unsafe { from_glib_full(ffi::gst_caps_new_any()) }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_simple(name: &str, values: &[(&str, &glib::Value)]) -> Self {
+    pub fn new_simple(name: &str, values: &[(&str, &ToValue)]) -> Self {
         assert_initialized_main_thread!();
         let mut caps = Caps::new_empty();
 
@@ -103,8 +104,10 @@ impl str::FromStr for Caps {
 }
 
 impl CapsRef {
-    pub fn set_simple(&mut self, values: &[(&str, &glib::Value)]) {
+    pub fn set_simple(&mut self, values: &[(&str, &ToValue)]) {
         for &(name, ref value) in values {
+            let value = value.to_value();
+
             unsafe {
                 ffi::gst_caps_set_value(
                     self.as_mut_ptr(),
@@ -355,7 +358,6 @@ unsafe impl Send for CapsRef {}
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use glib::ToValue;
     use Fraction;
 
     #[test]
@@ -365,10 +367,10 @@ mod tests {
         let caps = Caps::new_simple(
             "foo/bar",
             &[
-                ("int", &12.to_value()),
-                ("bool", &true.to_value()),
-                ("string", &"bla".to_value()),
-                ("fraction", &Fraction::new(1, 2).to_value()),
+                ("int", &12),
+                ("bool", &true),
+                ("string", &"bla"),
+                ("fraction", &Fraction::new(1, 2)),
                 //("array", vec![1.into(), 2.into()].into()),
             ],
         );
@@ -385,10 +387,10 @@ mod tests {
             Structure::new(
                 "foo/bar",
                 &[
-                    ("int", &12.to_value()),
-                    ("bool", &true.to_value()),
-                    ("string", &"bla".to_value()),
-                    ("fraction", &Fraction::new(1, 2).to_value())
+                    ("int", &12),
+                    ("bool", &true),
+                    ("string", &"bla"),
+                    ("fraction", &Fraction::new(1, 2))
                     //("array", vec![1.into(), 2.into()].into()),
                 ],
             ).as_ref()
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/structure.rs b/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
index 0cdeb4425..e01c325c5 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ impl Structure {
         )
     }
 
-    pub fn new(name: &str, values: &[(&str, &Value)]) -> Structure {
+    pub fn new(name: &str, values: &[(&str, &ToValue)]) -> Structure {
         assert_initialized_main_thread!();
         let mut structure = Structure::new_empty(name);
 
         for &(f, v) in values {
-            structure.set_value(f, v.clone());
+            structure.set_value(f, v.to_value());
         }
 
         structure
@@ -590,9 +590,9 @@ mod tests {
         let s2 = Structure::new(
             "test",
             &[
-                ("f1", &"abc".to_value()),
-                ("f2", &"bcd".to_value()),
-                ("f3", &123i32.to_value()),
+                ("f1", &"abc"),
+                ("f2", &"bcd"),
+                ("f3", &123i32),
             ],
         );
         assert_eq!(s, s2);