diff --git a/include/internal/catch_expression.hpp b/include/internal/catch_expression.hpp
index 60aaa626..aa8d0b42 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_expression.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_expression.hpp
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ class Expression {
 	void operator = ( const Expression& );
 
 public:
-    Expression( AssertionResultBuilder& result, T lhs )
-    :   m_result( result.setLhs( Catch::toString( lhs ) ) ),
-        m_lhs( lhs )
-    {}
+    Expression( T lhs ) : m_lhs( lhs ) {
+        m_result.setLhs( Catch::toString( lhs ) );
+    }
     
     template<typename RhsT>
     AssertionResultBuilder& operator == ( const RhsT& rhs ) {
@@ -61,10 +60,12 @@ public:
         return captureExpression<Internal::IsNotEqualTo>( rhs );
     }
     
-    operator AssertionResultBuilder& () {
-        return m_result.setResultType( m_lhs ? ResultWas::Ok : ResultWas::ExpressionFailed );
+    AssertionResultBuilder setIsFalse( bool isFalse ) {
+        return m_result
+            .setResultType( m_lhs ? ResultWas::Ok : ResultWas::ExpressionFailed )
+            .setIsFalse( isFalse );
     }
-    
+
     template<typename RhsT>
     STATIC_ASSERT_Expression_Too_Complex_Please_Rewrite_As_Binary_Comparison& operator + ( const RhsT& );
     
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ private:
     }
 
 private:
-    AssertionResultBuilder& m_result;
+    AssertionResultBuilder m_result;
     T m_lhs;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_expression_builder.hpp b/include/internal/catch_expression_builder.hpp
index deca8022..a3282b95 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_expression_builder.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_expression_builder.hpp
@@ -16,24 +16,14 @@ namespace Catch {
 class ExpressionBuilder {
 public:
 
-    ExpressionBuilder( bool isFalse = false )
-    {
-        m_result.setIsFalse( isFalse );
-    }
-    
     template<typename T>
     Expression<const T&> operator->* ( const T & operand ) {
-        Expression<const T&> expr( m_result, operand );        
-        return expr;
+        return Expression<const T&>( operand );
     }
 
     Expression<bool> operator->* ( bool value ) {
-        Expression<bool> expr( m_result, value );
-        return expr;
+        return Expression<bool>( value );
     }
-
-private:
-    AssertionResultBuilder m_result;
 };
 
 } // end namespace Catch