diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pycdbextmodule.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pycdbextmodule.cpp
index fbf7ef8dc9b..baced0b15ab 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pycdbextmodule.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pycdbextmodule.cpp
@@ -74,14 +74,8 @@ static PyObject *cdbext_listOfLocals(PyObject *, PyObject *) // -> [ Value ]
     const auto children = sg->root()->children();
     auto locals = PyList_New(0);
     for (AbstractSymbolGroupNode *abstractChild : children) {
-        Value *childValue = PyObject_New(Value, value_pytype());
-        if (childValue != NULL) {
-            if (SymbolGroupNode* child = abstractChild->asSymbolGroupNode()) {
-                childValue->m_index = child->index();
-                childValue->m_symbolGroup = sg->debugSymbolGroup();
-            }
-        }
-        PyList_Append(locals, reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(childValue));
+        if (SymbolGroupNode* child = abstractChild->asSymbolGroupNode())
+            PyList_Append(locals, createValue(child->index(), sg->debugSymbolGroup()));
     }
 
     return locals;
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pyvalue.cpp b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pyvalue.cpp
index 56f56e6a5cf..3824e70ef72 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pyvalue.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pyvalue.cpp
@@ -125,23 +125,18 @@ PyObject *value_Dereference(Value *self)
 
     char *name = getTypeName(params.Module, params.TypeId);
 
-    Value *ret = self;
+    PyObject *ret = reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(self);
     if (endsWith(std::string(name), "*")) {
         if (numberOfChildren(self) > 0 && expandValue(self)) {
             ULONG symbolCount = 0;
             self->m_symbolGroup->GetNumberSymbols(&symbolCount);
-            if (symbolCount > self->m_index + 1) {
-                ret = PyObject_New(Value, value_pytype());
-                if (ret != NULL) {
-                    ret->m_index = self->m_index + 1;
-                    ret->m_symbolGroup = self->m_symbolGroup;
-                }
-            }
+            if (symbolCount > self->m_index + 1)
+                ret = createValue(self->m_index + 1, self->m_symbolGroup);
         }
     }
 
     delete[] name;
-    return reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(ret);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 PyObject *value_HasChildren(Value *self)
@@ -187,14 +182,8 @@ PyObject *value_ChildFromName(Value *self, PyObject *args)
         Py_RETURN_NONE;
 
     for (ULONG childIndex = self->m_index + 1 ; childIndex <= self->m_index + childCount; ++childIndex) {
-        if (getSymbolName(self->m_symbolGroup, childIndex) == name) {
-            Value *childValue = PyObject_New(Value, value_pytype());
-            if (childValue != NULL) {
-                childValue->m_index = childIndex;
-                childValue->m_symbolGroup = self->m_symbolGroup;
-            }
-            return reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(childValue);
-        }
+        if (getSymbolName(self->m_symbolGroup, childIndex) == name)
+            return createValue(childIndex, self->m_symbolGroup);
     }
 
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
@@ -241,12 +230,7 @@ PyObject *value_ChildFromField(Value *self, PyObject *args)
     if (FAILED(self->m_symbolGroup->AddSymbol(name.c_str(), &index)))
         Py_RETURN_NONE;
 
-    Value *childValue = PyObject_New(Value, value_pytype());
-    if (childValue != NULL) {
-        childValue->m_index = index;
-        childValue->m_symbolGroup = self->m_symbolGroup;
-    }
-    return reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(childValue);
+    return createValue(index, self->m_symbolGroup);
 }
 
 PyObject *value_ChildFromIndex(Value *self, PyObject *args)
@@ -264,13 +248,7 @@ PyObject *value_ChildFromIndex(Value *self, PyObject *args)
     if (childCount <= index || !expandValue(self))
         Py_RETURN_NONE;
 
-    Value *childValue = PyObject_New(Value, value_pytype());
-    if (childValue != NULL) {
-        childValue->m_index = self->m_index + index + 1;
-        childValue->m_symbolGroup = self->m_symbolGroup;
-    }
-
-    return reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(childValue);
+    return createValue(self->m_index + index + 1, self->m_symbolGroup);
 }
 
 void value_Dealloc(Value *)
@@ -290,6 +268,16 @@ void initValue(Value *value)
     value->m_symbolGroup = nullptr;
 }
 
+PyObject *createValue(ULONG index, CIDebugSymbolGroup *symbolGroup)
+{
+    Value *value = PyObject_New(Value, value_pytype());
+    if (value != NULL) {
+        value->m_index = index;
+        value->m_symbolGroup = symbolGroup;
+    }
+    return reinterpret_cast<PyObject*>(value);
+}
+
 static PyMethodDef valueMethods[] = {
     {"name",                PyCFunction(value_Name),                METH_NOARGS,
      "Name of this thing or None"},
diff --git a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pyvalue.h b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pyvalue.h
index 1c5c1ea0036..e7aac4e29fe 100644
--- a/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pyvalue.h
+++ b/src/libs/qtcreatorcdbext/pyvalue.h
@@ -40,3 +40,4 @@ struct Value
 
 PyTypeObject *value_pytype();
 void initValue(Value *value);
+PyObject *createValue(ULONG index, CIDebugSymbolGroup *symbolGroup);