diff --git a/src/rocksdb.rs b/src/rocksdb.rs
index 92b0ff3..bf03331 100644
--- a/src/rocksdb.rs
+++ b/src/rocksdb.rs
@@ -540,37 +540,44 @@ impl DB {
             Ok(())
         }
     }
-}
-
-impl Writable for DB {
-    fn put(&self, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
-        self.put_opt(key, value, &WriteOptions::new())
-    }
 
-    fn put_cf(&self,
+    fn put_cf_opt(&self,
               cf: DBCFHandle,
               key: &[u8],
-              value: &[u8])
+              value: &[u8],
+              writeopts: &WriteOptions)
               -> Result<(), String> {
         unsafe {
-            let writeopts = rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_create();
             let mut err: *const i8 = 0 as *const i8;
             let err_ptr: *mut *const i8 = &mut err;
             rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_put_cf(self.inner,
-                                        writeopts.clone(),
+                                        writeopts.inner,
                                         cf,
                                         key.as_ptr(),
                                         key.len() as size_t,
                                         value.as_ptr(),
                                         value.len() as size_t,
                                         err_ptr);
-            rocksdb_ffi::rocksdb_writeoptions_destroy(writeopts);
             if !err.is_null() {
                 return Err(error_message(err));
             }
             Ok(())
         }
     }
+}
+
+impl Writable for DB {
+    fn put(&self, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.put_opt(key, value, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
+
+    fn put_cf(&self,
+              cf: DBCFHandle,
+              key: &[u8],
+              value: &[u8])
+              -> Result<(), String> {
+        self.put_cf_opt(cf, key, value, &WriteOptions::new())
+    }
 
     fn merge(&self, key: &[u8], value: &[u8]) -> Result<(), String> {
         unsafe {