diff --git a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/interp.c b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/interp.c
index d48451ff1bede8..30a2c205f4df69 100644
--- a/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/interp.c
+++ b/src/mono/mono/mini/interp/interp.c
@@ -1160,15 +1160,6 @@ interp_throw (ThreadContext *context, MonoException *ex, InterpFrame *frame, con
 		}									\
 	} while (0)
 
-#define EXCEPTION_CHECKPOINT_IN_HELPER_FUNCTION	\
-	do {										\
-		if (mono_thread_interruption_request_flag && !mono_threads_is_critical_method (frame->imethod->method)) { \
-			MonoException *exc = mono_thread_interruption_checkpoint ();	\
-			if (exc)							\
-				return exc;						\
-		}									\
-	} while (0)
-
 static MonoObject*
 ves_array_create (MonoDomain *domain, MonoClass *klass, int param_count, stackval *values, MonoError *error)
 {
@@ -3215,88 +3206,6 @@ mono_interp_leave (InterpFrame* child_frame)
 	return (MonoException*)tmp_sp.data.p;
 }
 
-static MONO_NEVER_INLINE MonoException*
-mono_interp_newobj (
-	// Parameters are sorted by name and parameter list is minimized
-	// to reduce stack use in caller, on e.g. NT/AMD64 (up to 4 parameters
-	// use no stack in caller).
-	InterpFrame* child_frame,
-	ThreadContext* context,
-	MonoError* error,
-	guchar* vt_sp)
-{
-	InterpFrame* const frame = child_frame->parent;
-	InterpMethod* const imethod = frame->imethod;
-	stackval* const sp = child_frame->stack_args;
-
-	MonoObject* o = NULL; // See the comment about GC safety.
-	stackval valuetype_this;
-	stackval retval;
-
-	MonoClass * const newobj_class = child_frame->imethod->method->klass;
-	/*if (profiling_classes) {
-		guint count = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_hash_table_lookup (profiling_classes, newobj_class));
-		count++;
-		g_hash_table_insert (profiling_classes, newobj_class, GUINT_TO_POINTER (count));
-	}*/
-
-	/*
-	 * First arg is the object.
-	 */
-	if (m_class_is_valuetype (newobj_class)) {
-		MonoType *t = m_class_get_byval_arg (newobj_class);
-		memset (&valuetype_this, 0, sizeof (stackval));
-		if (!m_class_is_enumtype (newobj_class) && (t->type == MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE || (t->type == MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST && mono_type_generic_inst_is_valuetype (t)))) {
-			sp->data.p = vt_sp;
-			valuetype_this.data.p = vt_sp;
-		} else {
-			sp->data.p = &valuetype_this;
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (newobj_class != mono_defaults.string_class) {
-			MonoVTable *vtable = mono_class_vtable_checked (imethod->domain, newobj_class, error);
-			if (!is_ok (error) || !mono_runtime_class_init_full (vtable, error)) {
-				MonoException* const exc = mono_error_convert_to_exception (error);
-				g_assert (exc);
-				return exc;
-			}
-			ERROR_DECL (error);
-			OBJREF (o) = mono_object_new_checked (imethod->domain, newobj_class, error);
-			mono_error_cleanup (error); // FIXME: do not swallow the error
-			EXCEPTION_CHECKPOINT_IN_HELPER_FUNCTION;
-			sp->data.o = o;
-#ifndef DISABLE_REMOTING
-			if (mono_object_is_transparent_proxy (o)) {
-				MonoMethod *remoting_invoke_method = mono_marshal_get_remoting_invoke_with_check (child_frame->imethod->method, error);
-				mono_error_assert_ok (error);
-				child_frame->imethod = mono_interp_get_imethod (imethod->domain, remoting_invoke_method, error);
-				mono_error_assert_ok (error);
-			}
-#endif
-		} else {
-			sp->data.p = NULL;
-			child_frame->retval = &retval;
-		}
-	}
-
-	interp_exec_method (child_frame, context, error);
-
-	CHECK_RESUME_STATE (context);
-
-	/*
-	 * a constructor returns void, but we need to return the object we created
-	 */
-	if (m_class_is_valuetype (newobj_class) && !m_class_is_enumtype (newobj_class)) {
-		*sp = valuetype_this;
-	} else if (newobj_class == mono_defaults.string_class) {
-		*sp = retval;
-	} else {
-		sp->data.o = o;
-	}
-resume:
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static MONO_NEVER_INLINE void
 mono_interp_enum_hasflag (stackval* sp, MonoClass* klass)
 {
@@ -5087,9 +4996,8 @@ call:;
 
 		MINT_IN_CASE(MINT_NEWOBJ) {
 			int dummy;
-			// This is split up to:
-			//  - conserve stack
-			//  - keep exception handling and resume mostly in the main function
+
+			// FIXME: Clean this up and make it not recursive.
 
 			frame->ip = ip;
 
@@ -5107,11 +5015,75 @@ call:;
 
 			child_frame->stack_args = sp;
 
-			// FIXME remove recursion
-			MonoException* const exc = mono_interp_newobj (child_frame, context, error, vt_sp);
-			if (exc)
-				THROW_EX (exc, ip);
+			MonoException *exc = NULL;
+
+			InterpMethod* const imethod = frame->imethod;
+
+			MonoObject* o = NULL; // See the comment about GC safety.
+			stackval valuetype_this;
+			stackval retval;
+
+			MonoClass * const newobj_class = child_frame->imethod->method->klass;
+			/*if (profiling_classes) {
+				guint count = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_hash_table_lookup (profiling_classes, newobj_class));
+				count++;
+				g_hash_table_insert (profiling_classes, newobj_class, GUINT_TO_POINTER (count));
+			}*/
+
+			/*
+			 * First arg is the object.
+			 */
+			if (m_class_is_valuetype (newobj_class)) {
+				MonoType *t = m_class_get_byval_arg (newobj_class);
+				memset (&valuetype_this, 0, sizeof (stackval));
+				if (!m_class_is_enumtype (newobj_class) && (t->type == MONO_TYPE_VALUETYPE || (t->type == MONO_TYPE_GENERICINST && mono_type_generic_inst_is_valuetype (t)))) {
+					sp->data.p = vt_sp;
+					valuetype_this.data.p = vt_sp;
+				} else {
+					sp->data.p = &valuetype_this;
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (newobj_class != mono_defaults.string_class) {
+					MonoVTable *vtable = mono_class_vtable_checked (imethod->domain, newobj_class, error);
+					if (!is_ok (error) || !mono_runtime_class_init_full (vtable, error)) {
+						exc = mono_error_convert_to_exception (error);
+						g_assert (exc);
+						THROW_EX (exc, ip);
+					}
+					ERROR_DECL (error);
+					OBJREF (o) = mono_object_new_checked (imethod->domain, newobj_class, error);
+					mono_error_cleanup (error); // FIXME: do not swallow the error
+					EXCEPTION_CHECKPOINT;
+					sp->data.o = o;
+#ifndef DISABLE_REMOTING
+					if (mono_object_is_transparent_proxy (o)) {
+						MonoMethod *remoting_invoke_method = mono_marshal_get_remoting_invoke_with_check (child_frame->imethod->method, error);
+						mono_error_assert_ok (error);
+						child_frame->imethod = mono_interp_get_imethod (imethod->domain, remoting_invoke_method, error);
+						mono_error_assert_ok (error);
+					}
+#endif
+				} else {
+					sp->data.p = NULL;
+					child_frame->retval = &retval;
+				}
+			}
+
+			interp_exec_method (child_frame, context, error);
+
 			CHECK_RESUME_STATE (context);
+
+			/*
+			 * a constructor returns void, but we need to return the object we created
+			 */
+			if (m_class_is_valuetype (newobj_class) && !m_class_is_enumtype (newobj_class)) {
+				*sp = valuetype_this;
+			} else if (newobj_class == mono_defaults.string_class) {
+				*sp = retval;
+			} else {
+				sp->data.o = o;
+			}
+
 			++sp;
 			MINT_IN_BREAK;
 		}