diff --git a/editor/create_dialog.cpp b/editor/create_dialog.cpp
index dd5a87ff30..3a63100012 100644
--- a/editor/create_dialog.cpp
+++ b/editor/create_dialog.cpp
@@ -408,15 +408,15 @@ String CreateDialog::get_selected_type() {
 	return selected->get_text(0);
 }
 
-Object *CreateDialog::instance_selected() {
+Variant CreateDialog::instance_selected() {
 	TreeItem *selected = search_options->get_selected();
 
 	if (!selected) {
-		return nullptr;
+		return Variant();
 	}
 
 	Variant md = selected->get_metadata(0);
-	Object *obj = nullptr;
+	Variant obj;
 	if (md.get_type() != Variant::NIL) {
 		String custom = md;
 		if (ScriptServer::is_global_class(custom)) {
@@ -434,13 +434,13 @@ Object *CreateDialog::instance_selected() {
 
 	// Check if any Object-type property should be instantiated.
 	List<PropertyInfo> pinfo;
-	obj->get_property_list(&pinfo);
+	((Object *)obj)->get_property_list(&pinfo);
 
 	for (List<PropertyInfo>::Element *E = pinfo.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
 		PropertyInfo pi = E->get();
 		if (pi.type == Variant::OBJECT && pi.usage & PROPERTY_USAGE_EDITOR_INSTANTIATE_OBJECT) {
 			Object *prop = ClassDB::instance(pi.class_name);
-			obj->set(pi.name, prop);
+			((Object *)obj)->set(pi.name, prop);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/editor/create_dialog.h b/editor/create_dialog.h
index b76155365f..b08cb72f14 100644
--- a/editor/create_dialog.h
+++ b/editor/create_dialog.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ protected:
 	void _save_and_update_favorite_list();
 
 public:
-	Object *instance_selected();
+	Variant instance_selected();
 	String get_selected_type();
 
 	void set_base_type(const String &p_base) { base_type = p_base; }
diff --git a/editor/editor_data.cpp b/editor/editor_data.cpp
index 4c4dacbeb5..1d3bd55ed3 100644
--- a/editor/editor_data.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_data.cpp
@@ -468,24 +468,25 @@ void EditorData::add_custom_type(const String &p_type, const String &p_inherits,
 	custom_types[p_inherits].push_back(ct);
 }
 
-Object *EditorData::instance_custom_type(const String &p_type, const String &p_inherits) {
+Variant EditorData::instance_custom_type(const String &p_type, const String &p_inherits) {
 	if (get_custom_types().has(p_inherits)) {
 		for (int i = 0; i < get_custom_types()[p_inherits].size(); i++) {
 			if (get_custom_types()[p_inherits][i].name == p_type) {
 				Ref<Script> script = get_custom_types()[p_inherits][i].script;
 
-				Object *ob = ClassDB::instance(p_inherits);
-				ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!ob, nullptr);
-				if (ob->is_class("Node")) {
-					ob->call("set_name", p_type);
+				Variant ob = ClassDB::instance(p_inherits);
+				ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!ob, Variant());
+				Node *n = Object::cast_to<Node>(ob);
+				if (n) {
+					n->set_name(p_type);
 				}
-				ob->set_script(script);
+				((Object *)ob)->set_script(script);
 				return ob;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return nullptr;
+	return Variant();
 }
 
 void EditorData::remove_custom_type(const String &p_type) {
@@ -867,18 +868,18 @@ StringName EditorData::script_class_get_base(const String &p_class) const {
 	return script->get_language()->get_global_class_name(base_script->get_path());
 }
 
-Object *EditorData::script_class_instance(const String &p_class) {
+Variant EditorData::script_class_instance(const String &p_class) {
 	if (ScriptServer::is_global_class(p_class)) {
-		Object *obj = ClassDB::instance(ScriptServer::get_global_class_native_base(p_class));
+		Variant obj = ClassDB::instance(ScriptServer::get_global_class_native_base(p_class));
 		if (obj) {
 			Ref<Script> script = script_class_load_script(p_class);
 			if (script.is_valid()) {
-				obj->set_script(script);
+				((Object *)obj)->set_script(script);
 			}
 			return obj;
 		}
 	}
-	return nullptr;
+	return Variant();
 }
 
 Ref<Script> EditorData::script_class_load_script(const String &p_class) const {
diff --git a/editor/editor_data.h b/editor/editor_data.h
index 42afc9e079..d5c8c2a713 100644
--- a/editor/editor_data.h
+++ b/editor/editor_data.h
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public:
 	void restore_editor_global_states();
 
 	void add_custom_type(const String &p_type, const String &p_inherits, const Ref<Script> &p_script, const Ref<Texture2D> &p_icon);
-	Object *instance_custom_type(const String &p_type, const String &p_inherits);
+	Variant instance_custom_type(const String &p_type, const String &p_inherits);
 	void remove_custom_type(const String &p_type);
 	const Map<String, Vector<CustomType>> &get_custom_types() const { return custom_types; }
 
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool script_class_is_parent(const String &p_class, const String &p_inherits);
 	StringName script_class_get_base(const String &p_class) const;
-	Object *script_class_instance(const String &p_class);
+	Variant script_class_instance(const String &p_class);
 
 	Ref<Script> script_class_load_script(const String &p_class) const;
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_properties.cpp b/editor/editor_properties.cpp
index 143eea88e1..8ac48ece70 100644
--- a/editor/editor_properties.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_properties.cpp
@@ -2544,35 +2544,32 @@ void EditorPropertyResource::_menu_option(int p_which) {
 				return;
 			}
 
-			Object *obj = nullptr;
-			RES res_temp;
+			Variant obj;
 
 			if (ScriptServer::is_global_class(intype)) {
 				obj = ClassDB::instance(ScriptServer::get_global_class_native_base(intype));
 				if (obj) {
-					res_temp = obj;
 					Ref<Script> script = ResourceLoader::load(ScriptServer::get_global_class_path(intype));
 					if (script.is_valid()) {
-						obj->set_script(Variant(script));
+						((Object *)obj)->set_script(script);
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
 				obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
-				res_temp = obj;
 			}
 
 			if (!obj) {
 				obj = EditorNode::get_editor_data().instance_custom_type(intype, "Resource");
-				res_temp = obj;
 			}
 
-			ERR_BREAK(!res_temp.is_valid());
+			Resource *resp = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
+			ERR_BREAK(!resp);
 			if (get_edited_object() && base_type != String() && base_type == "Script") {
 				//make visual script the right type
-				res_temp->call("set_instance_base_type", get_edited_object()->get_class());
+				resp->call("set_instance_base_type", get_edited_object()->get_class());
 			}
 
-			res = res_temp;
+			res = RES(resp);
 			emit_changed(get_edited_property(), res);
 			update_property();
 
diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
index fcf3e49a91..e8cf081320 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ void FileSystemDock::_file_option(int p_option, const Vector<String> &p_selected
 }
 
 void FileSystemDock::_resource_created() {
-	Object *c = new_resource_dialog->instance_selected();
+	Variant c = new_resource_dialog->instance_selected();
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!c);
 	Resource *r = Object::cast_to<Resource>(c);
@@ -1912,17 +1912,14 @@ void FileSystemDock::_resource_created() {
 		memdelete(node);
 	}
 
-	REF res(r);
-	editor->push_item(c);
-
-	RES current_res = RES(r);
+	editor->push_item(r);
 
 	String fpath = path;
 	if (!fpath.ends_with("/")) {
 		fpath = fpath.get_base_dir();
 	}
 
-	editor->save_resource_as(current_res, fpath);
+	editor->save_resource_as(RES(r), fpath);
 }
 
 void FileSystemDock::_search_changed(const String &p_text, const Control *p_from) {
diff --git a/editor/inspector_dock.cpp b/editor/inspector_dock.cpp
index 311fa5206e..fbcd76a95f 100644
--- a/editor/inspector_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/inspector_dock.cpp
@@ -270,14 +270,13 @@ void InspectorDock::_select_history(int p_idx) {
 }
 
 void InspectorDock::_resource_created() {
-	Object *c = new_resource_dialog->instance_selected();
+	Variant c = new_resource_dialog->instance_selected();
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!c);
 	Resource *r = Object::cast_to<Resource>(c);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!r);
 
-	REF res(r);
-	editor->push_item(c);
+	editor->push_item(r);
 }
 
 void InspectorDock::_resource_selected(const RES &p_res, const String &p_property) {
diff --git a/editor/property_editor.cpp b/editor/property_editor.cpp
index 93689dd4cd..07312e42b4 100644
--- a/editor/property_editor.cpp
+++ b/editor/property_editor.cpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_menu_option(int p_which) {
 						return;
 					}
 
-					Object *obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
+					Variant obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
 
 					if (!obj) {
 						if (ScriptServer::is_global_class(intype)) {
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_menu_option(int p_which) {
 						res->call("set_instance_base_type", owner->get_class());
 					}
 
-					v = res;
+					v = obj;
 					emit_signal("variant_changed");
 
 				} break;
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_type_create_selected(int p_idx) {
 
 		String intype = inheritors_array[p_idx];
 
-		Object *obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
+		Variant obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
 
 		if (!obj) {
 			if (ScriptServer::is_global_class(intype)) {
@@ -1075,11 +1075,9 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_type_create_selected(int p_idx) {
 		}
 
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(!obj);
+		ERR_FAIL_COND(!Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj));
 
-		Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
-		ERR_FAIL_COND(!res);
-
-		v = res;
+		v = obj;
 		emit_signal("variant_changed");
 		hide();
 	}
@@ -1251,7 +1249,7 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_action_pressed(int p_which) {
 				String intype = inheritors_array[0];
 
 				if (hint == PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE) {
-					Object *obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
+					Variant obj = ClassDB::instance(intype);
 
 					if (!obj) {
 						if (ScriptServer::is_global_class(intype)) {
@@ -1262,10 +1260,9 @@ void CustomPropertyEditor::_action_pressed(int p_which) {
 					}
 
 					ERR_BREAK(!obj);
-					Resource *res = Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj);
-					ERR_BREAK(!res);
+					ERR_BREAK(!Object::cast_to<Resource>(obj));
 
-					v = res;
+					v = obj;
 					emit_signal("variant_changed");
 					hide();
 				}
diff --git a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
index 17d3883689..bbedb4f033 100644
--- a/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/scene_tree_dock.cpp
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_selection_changed() {
 }
 
 void SceneTreeDock::_do_create(Node *p_parent) {
-	Object *c = create_dialog->instance_selected();
+	Variant c = create_dialog->instance_selected();
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!c);
 	Node *child = Object::cast_to<Node>(c);
@@ -2016,7 +2016,7 @@ void SceneTreeDock::_create() {
 			Node *n = E->get();
 			ERR_FAIL_COND(!n);
 
-			Object *c = create_dialog->instance_selected();
+			Variant c = create_dialog->instance_selected();
 
 			ERR_FAIL_COND(!c);
 			Node *newnode = Object::cast_to<Node>(c);