diff --git a/lodash.js b/lodash.js
index 35dacd840..ca531b605 100644
--- a/lodash.js
+++ b/lodash.js
@@ -587,19 +587,18 @@
           : partialArgs;
       }
       if (this instanceof bound) {
+        // ensure `new bound` is an instance of `bound` and `func`
+        noop.prototype = func.prototype;
+        thisBinding = new noop;
+        noop.prototype = null;
+
         // mimic the constructor's `return` behavior
         // http://es5.github.com/#x13.2.2
-        var result = func.apply(this, args);
-        return isObject(result) ? result : this;
+        var result = func.apply(thisBinding, args);
+        return isObject(result) ? result : thisBinding;
       }
       return func.apply(thisBinding, args);
     }
-    if (func && func.prototype) {
-      // ensure `new bound` is an instance of `bound` and `func`
-      noop.prototype = func.prototype;
-      bound.prototype = new noop;
-      noop.prototype = null;
-    }
     return bound;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 639ee7a12..f3dfb5d3a 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -209,14 +209,6 @@
       bound(['b'], 'c');
       deepEqual(args, ['a', ['b'], 'c']);
     });
-
-    test('ensure `new bound` is an instance of `bound` and `func`', function() {
-      var func = function() {},
-          bound = _.bind(func, {}),
-          instance = new bound;
-
-      ok(instance instanceof bound && instance instanceof func);
-    });
   }());
 
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