diff --git a/packages/babel-helpers/src/helpers.js b/packages/babel-helpers/src/helpers.js
index be06788e83..fc4b8ebbf2 100644
--- a/packages/babel-helpers/src/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/babel-helpers/src/helpers.js
@@ -6,8 +6,22 @@ export let _typeof = template(`
   });
 `);
 
-export let typeofReactElement = template(`
-  (typeof Symbol === "function" && Symbol.for && Symbol.for("react.element")) || 0xeac7;
+export let createRawReactElement = template(`
+  (function () {
+    var REACT_ELEMENT_TYPE = (typeof Symbol === "function" && Symbol.for && Symbol.for("react.element")) || 0xeac7;
+
+    return function createRawReactElement (type, key, props) {
+      return {
+        $$typeof: REACT_ELEMENT_TYPE,
+        type: type,
+        key: key,
+        ref: null,
+        props: props,
+        _owner: null,
+      };
+    };
+
+  })()
 `);
 
 export let asyncToGenerator = template(`
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
index 3b37338633..39a276333f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-constant-elements/test/fixtures/constant-elements/inline-elements/expected.js
@@ -1,30 +1,19 @@
-var _typeofReactElement = typeof Symbol === "function" && Symbol.for && Symbol.for("react.element") || 0xeac7;
+var _createRawReactElement = (function () { var REACT_ELEMENT_TYPE = typeof Symbol === "function" && Symbol.for && Symbol.for("react.element") || 0xeac7; return function createRawReactElement(type, key, props) { return { $$typeof: REACT_ELEMENT_TYPE, type: type, key: key, ref: null, props: props, _owner: null }; }; })();
+
+var _ref = _createRawReactElement("foo", null, {});
 
-var _ref = {
-  $$typeof: _typeofReactElement,
-  type: "foo",
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: {},
-  _owner: null
-};
 function render() {
   return _ref;
 }
 
 function render() {
   var text = getText();
-  var _ref2 = {
-    $$typeof: _typeofReactElement,
-    type: "foo",
-    key: null,
-    ref: null,
-    props: {
-      children: text
-    },
-    _owner: null
-  };
+
+  var _ref2 = _createRawReactElement("foo", null, {
+    children: text
+  });
+
   return function () {
     return _ref2;
   };
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/src/index.js
index e7be6d181f..93e7564e57 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/src/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export default function ({ types: t }) {
         // init
         let isComponent = true;
         let props       = t.objectExpression([]);
-        let obj         = t.objectExpression([]);
         let key         = t.nullLiteral();
         let type        = open.name;
 
@@ -33,10 +32,6 @@ export default function ({ types: t }) {
           isComponent = false;
         }
 
-        function pushElemProp(key, value) {
-          pushProp(obj.properties, t.identifier(key), value);
-        }
-
         function pushProp(objProps, key, value) {
           if (t.isJSXExpressionContainer(value)) value = value.expression;
           objProps.push(t.objectProperty(key, value));
@@ -70,16 +65,8 @@ export default function ({ types: t }) {
           }
         }
 
-        // metadata
-        pushElemProp("$$typeof", file.addHelper("typeofReactElement"));
-        pushElemProp("type", type);
-        pushElemProp("key", key);
-        pushElemProp("ref", t.nullLiteral());
-
-        pushElemProp("props", props);
-        pushElemProp("_owner", t.nullLiteral());
-
-        path.replaceWith(obj);
+        let el = t.callExpression(file.addHelper("createRawReactElement"), [type, key, props]);
+        path.replaceWith(el);
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/children-exists/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/children-exists/expected.js
index e9eb914ecc..9d51047ee1 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/children-exists/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/children-exists/expected.js
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: "div",
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: {
-    children: "foo",
-    children: "bar"
-  },
-  _owner: null
-});
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement("div", null, {
+  children: "foo",
+  children: "bar"
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
index 83084ab60d..667a95a77a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/component-with-props/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: Baz,
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {
-    foo: "bar"
-  }),
-  _owner: null
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Baz, null, babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {
+  foo: "bar"
+}));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/component/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/component/expected.js
index 629cd8964d..1c42c05967 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/component/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/component/expected.js
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: Baz,
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: Baz.defaultProps,
-  _owner: null
-});
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Baz, null, Baz.defaultProps);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/expression-container/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/expression-container/expected.js
index 7764f4d7d7..6adbdc7bf0 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/expression-container/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/expression-container/expected.js
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
 var TestComponent = React.createClass({
   render: function () {
-    return {
-      $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-      type: "span",
-      key: null,
-      ref: null,
-      props: {
-        className: this.props.someProp
-      },
-      _owner: null
-    };
+    return babelHelpers.createRawReactElement("span", null, {
+      className: this.props.someProp
+    });
   }
-});
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
index ebca291106..9f767adf19 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/html-element-with-props/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: "foo",
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: {
-    bar: "foo"
-  },
-  _owner: null
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement("foo", null, {
+  bar: "foo"
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/html-element/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
index ddeb8c32e4..dc4b3c9bea 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/html-element/expected.js
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: "foo",
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: {},
-  _owner: null
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement("foo", null, {});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/key/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/key/expected.js
index 98d26d8cb7..d3c8589af3 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/key/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/key/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: Foo,
-  key: "foo",
-  ref: null,
-  props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
-    "data-value": "bar"
-  }),
-  _owner: null
-});
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Foo, "foo", babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
+  "data-value": "bar"
+}));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/multiline/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/multiline/expected.js
index 629cd8964d..1c42c05967 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/multiline/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/multiline/expected.js
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: Baz,
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: Baz.defaultProps,
-  _owner: null
-});
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Baz, null, Baz.defaultProps);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
index aa56b62cad..6f84850b3a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested-components/expected.js
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: Foo,
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
-    className: "foo",
-    children: [bar, {
-      $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-      type: Baz,
-      key: "baz",
-      ref: null,
-      props: Baz.defaultProps,
-      _owner: null
-    }]
-  }),
-  _owner: null
-});
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Foo, null, babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
+  className: "foo",
+  children: [bar, babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Baz, "baz", Baz.defaultProps)]
+}));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
index 182d87c4a3..cdbb32778b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested-html-elements/expected.js
@@ -1,11 +1,4 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: "div",
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: {
-    className: "foo",
-    children: bar
-  },
-  _owner: null
-});
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement("div", null, {
+  className: "foo",
+  children: bar
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested/expected.js
index 77f52b9fae..105760a00a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/nested/expected.js
@@ -1,18 +1,4 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: "div",
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: {
-    className: "foo",
-    children: [bar, {
-      $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-      type: Baz,
-      key: "baz",
-      ref: null,
-      props: Baz.defaultProps,
-      _owner: null
-    }]
-  },
-  _owner: null
-});
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement("div", null, {
+  className: "foo",
+  children: [bar, babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Baz, "baz", Baz.defaultProps)]
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
index 83084ab60d..667a95a77a 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-component-with-props/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: Baz,
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {
-    foo: "bar"
-  }),
-  _owner: null
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Baz, null, babelHelpers.defaultProps(Baz.defaultProps, {
+  foo: "bar"
+}));
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
index 629cd8964d..1c42c05967 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-component/expected.js
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: Baz,
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: Baz.defaultProps,
-  _owner: null
-});
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Baz, null, Baz.defaultProps);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
index ebca291106..9f767adf19 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-html-element-with-props/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: "foo",
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: {
-    bar: "foo"
-  },
-  _owner: null
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement("foo", null, {
+  bar: "foo"
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
index ddeb8c32e4..dc4b3c9bea 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/self-closing-html-element/expected.js
@@ -1,8 +1 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: "foo",
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: {},
-  _owner: null
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement("foo", null, {});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
index ce4365ed6d..d338020048 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-transform-react-inline-elements/test/fixtures/inline-elements/shorthand-attributes/expected.js
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-({
-  $$typeof: babelHelpers.typeofReactElement,
-  type: Foo,
-  key: null,
-  ref: null,
-  props: babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
-    bar: true
-  }),
-  _owner: null
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+babelHelpers.createRawReactElement(Foo, null, babelHelpers.defaultProps(Foo.defaultProps, {
+  bar: true
+}));
\ No newline at end of file