diff --git a/ext/fetch/20_headers.js b/ext/fetch/20_headers.js
index 39127b1ecf2e2b..a004daa897465b 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/20_headers.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/20_headers.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const _headerList = Symbol("header list");
 const _iterableHeaders = Symbol("iterable headers");
 const _iterableHeadersCache = Symbol("iterable headers cache");
 const _guard = Symbol("guard");
+const _brand = webidl.brand;
 
 /**
  * @typedef Header
@@ -286,12 +287,17 @@ class Headers {
 
   /** @param {HeadersInit} [init] */
   constructor(init = undefined) {
+    if (init === _brand) {
+      this[_brand] = _brand;
+      return;
+    }
+
     const prefix = "Failed to construct 'Headers'";
     if (init !== undefined) {
       init = webidl.converters["HeadersInit"](init, prefix, "Argument 1");
     }
 
-    this[webidl.brand] = webidl.brand;
+    this[_brand] = _brand;
     this[_guard] = "none";
     if (init !== undefined) {
       fillHeaders(this, init);
@@ -486,7 +492,7 @@ webidl.converters["Headers"] = webidl.createInterfaceConverter(
  * @returns {Headers}
  */
 function headersFromHeaderList(list, guard) {
-  const headers = webidl.createBranded(Headers);
+  const headers = new Headers(_brand);
   headers[_headerList] = list;
   headers[_guard] = guard;
   return headers;
diff --git a/ext/fetch/23_request.js b/ext/fetch/23_request.js
index 5232cc13c96c97..c09bd4880877ab 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/23_request.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/23_request.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const _mimeType = Symbol("mime type");
 const _body = Symbol("body");
 const _url = Symbol("url");
 const _method = Symbol("method");
+const _brand = webidl.brand;
 
 /**
  * @param {(() => string)[]} urlList
@@ -275,6 +276,11 @@ class Request {
    * @param {RequestInit} init
    */
   constructor(input, init = {}) {
+    if (input === _brand) {
+      this[_brand] = _brand;
+      return;
+    }
+
     const prefix = "Failed to construct 'Request'";
     webidl.requiredArguments(arguments.length, 1, prefix);
     input = webidl.converters["RequestInfo_DOMString"](
@@ -284,7 +290,7 @@ class Request {
     );
     init = webidl.converters["RequestInit"](init, prefix, "Argument 2");
 
-    this[webidl.brand] = webidl.brand;
+    this[_brand] = _brand;
 
     /** @type {InnerRequest} */
     let request;
@@ -554,7 +560,7 @@ function toInnerRequest(request) {
  * @returns {Request}
  */
 function fromInnerRequest(inner, signal, guard) {
-  const request = webidl.createBranded(Request);
+  const request = new Request(_brand);
   request[_request] = inner;
   request[_signal] = signal;
   request[_getHeaders] = () => headersFromHeaderList(inner.headerList, guard);
diff --git a/ext/fetch/23_response.js b/ext/fetch/23_response.js
index dc4e7543420af5..73a90166d590ac 100644
--- a/ext/fetch/23_response.js
+++ b/ext/fetch/23_response.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const _response = Symbol("response");
 const _headers = Symbol("headers");
 const _mimeType = Symbol("mime type");
 const _body = Symbol("body");
+const _brand = webidl.brand;
 
 /**
  * @typedef InnerResponse
@@ -305,6 +306,11 @@ class Response {
    * @param {ResponseInit} init
    */
   constructor(body = null, init = undefined) {
+    if (body === _brand) {
+      this[_brand] = _brand;
+      return;
+    }
+
     const prefix = "Failed to construct 'Response'";
     body = webidl.converters["BodyInit_DOMString?"](body, prefix, "Argument 1");
     init = webidl.converters["ResponseInit_fast"](init, prefix, "Argument 2");
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ class Response {
       bodyWithType = extractBody(body);
     }
     initializeAResponse(this, init, bodyWithType);
-    this[webidl.brand] = webidl.brand;
+    this[_brand] = _brand;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -489,7 +495,7 @@ function toInnerResponse(response) {
  * @returns {Response}
  */
 function fromInnerResponse(inner, guard) {
-  const response = webidl.createBranded(Response);
+  const response = new Response(_brand);
   response[_response] = inner;
   response[_headers] = headersFromHeaderList(inner.headerList, guard);
   return response;