diff --git a/src/_wrappers.c b/src/_wrappers.c
index 716504a..6355887 100644
--- a/src/_wrappers.c
+++ b/src/_wrappers.c
@@ -56,43 +56,10 @@ static PyObject *WraptObjectProxy_new(PyTypeObject *type,
 static int WraptObjectProxy_raw_init(WraptObjectProxyObject *self,
         PyObject *wrapped)
 {
-    PyObject *name = NULL;
-    PyObject *object = NULL;
-
     Py_INCREF(wrapped);
     Py_XDECREF(self->wrapped);
     self->wrapped = wrapped;
 
-    object = PyObject_GetAttrString(wrapped, "__name__");
-
-    if (object) {
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-        name = PyUnicode_FromString("__name__");
-#else
-        name = PyString_FromString("__name__");
-#endif
-        PyObject_GenericSetAttr((PyObject *)self, name, object);
-        Py_DECREF(name);
-        Py_DECREF(object);
-    }
-    else
-        PyErr_Clear();
-
-    object = PyObject_GetAttrString(wrapped, "__qualname__");
-
-    if (object) {
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-        name = PyUnicode_FromString("__qualname__");
-#else
-        name = PyString_FromString("__qualname__");
-#endif
-        PyObject_GenericSetAttr((PyObject *)self, name, object);
-        Py_DECREF(name);
-        Py_DECREF(object);
-    }
-    else
-        PyErr_Clear();
-
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1011,6 +978,58 @@ static PyObject *WraptObjectProxy_exit(
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
+static PyObject *WraptObjectProxy_get_name(
+        WraptObjectProxyObject *self)
+{
+    if (!self->wrapped) {
+      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "wrapper has not been initialised");
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return PyObject_GetAttrString(self->wrapped, "__name__");
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static int WraptObjectProxy_set_name(WraptObjectProxyObject *self,
+        PyObject *value)
+{
+    if (!self->wrapped) {
+      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "wrapper has not been initialised");
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    return PyObject_SetAttrString(self->wrapped, "__name__", value);
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static PyObject *WraptObjectProxy_get_qualname(
+        WraptObjectProxyObject *self)
+{
+    if (!self->wrapped) {
+      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "wrapper has not been initialised");
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return PyObject_GetAttrString(self->wrapped, "__qualname__");
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+static int WraptObjectProxy_set_qualname(WraptObjectProxyObject *self,
+        PyObject *value)
+{
+    if (!self->wrapped) {
+      PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError, "wrapper has not been initialised");
+      return -1;
+    }
+
+    return PyObject_SetAttrString(self->wrapped, "__qualname__", value);
+}
+
+/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
 static PyObject *WraptObjectProxy_get_module(
         WraptObjectProxyObject *self)
 {
@@ -1174,8 +1193,6 @@ static int WraptObjectProxy_setattro(
         WraptObjectProxyObject *self, PyObject *name, PyObject *value)
 {
     PyObject *self_prefix = NULL;
-    PyObject *attr_name = NULL;
-    PyObject *attr_qualname = NULL;
     PyObject *attr_wrapped = NULL;
 
     PyObject *match = NULL;
@@ -1217,34 +1234,6 @@ static int WraptObjectProxy_setattro(
       return -1;
     }
 
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-    attr_name = PyUnicode_FromString("__name__");
-    attr_qualname = PyUnicode_FromString("__qualname__");
-#else
-    attr_name = PyString_FromString("__name__");
-    attr_qualname = PyString_FromString("__qualname__");
-#endif
-
-    if (PyObject_RichCompareBool(name, attr_name, Py_EQ) == 1 ||
-            PyObject_RichCompareBool(name, attr_qualname, Py_EQ) == 1) {
-
-        if (PyObject_GenericSetAttr((PyObject *)self, name, value) == -1)
-        {
-            Py_DECREF(attr_name);
-            Py_DECREF(attr_qualname);
-
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        Py_DECREF(attr_name);
-        Py_DECREF(attr_qualname);
-
-        return PyObject_SetAttr(self->wrapped, name, value);
-    }
-
-    Py_DECREF(attr_name);
-    Py_DECREF(attr_qualname);
-
     return PyObject_SetAttr(self->wrapped, name, value);
 }
 
@@ -1357,6 +1346,10 @@ static PyMethodDef WraptObjectProxy_methods[] = {
 };
 
 static PyGetSetDef WraptObjectProxy_getset[] = {
+    { "__name__",           (getter)WraptObjectProxy_get_name,
+                            (setter)WraptObjectProxy_set_name, 0 },
+    { "__qualname__",       (getter)WraptObjectProxy_get_qualname,
+                            (setter)WraptObjectProxy_set_qualname, 0 },
     { "__module__",         (getter)WraptObjectProxy_get_module,
                             (setter)WraptObjectProxy_set_module, 0 },
     { "__doc__",            (getter)WraptObjectProxy_get_doc,
diff --git a/src/wrappers.py b/src/wrappers.py
index 7ee9403..d169fb6 100644
--- a/src/wrappers.py
+++ b/src/wrappers.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ class _ObjectProxyMetaType(type):
 
 class ObjectProxy(six.with_metaclass(_ObjectProxyMetaType)):
 
+    __slots__ = '_self_wrapped'
+
     def __init__(self, wrapped):
         object.__setattr__(self, '_self_wrapped', wrapped)
 
@@ -63,15 +65,13 @@ class ObjectProxy(six.with_metaclass(_ObjectProxyMetaType)):
         except AttributeError:
             pass
 
-        # Although __name__ can be overridden with a property in all
-        # Python versions, updating it writes it back to an internal C
-        # structure which can be accessed at C code level, so not sure
-        # if overriding it as a property is sufficient in all cases.
+    @property
+    def __name__(self):
+        return self._self_wrapped.__name__
 
-        try:
-            object.__setattr__(self, '__name__', wrapped.__name__)
-        except AttributeError:
-            pass
+    @__name__.setter
+    def __name__(self, value):
+        self._self_wrapped.__name__ = value
 
     @property
     def __class__(self):
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class ObjectProxy(six.with_metaclass(_ObjectProxyMetaType)):
     def __setattr__(self, name, value):
         if name.startswith('_self_') or name == '__wrapped__':
             object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
-        elif name in ('__name__', '__qualname__'):
+        elif name == '__qualname__':
             setattr(self._self_wrapped, name, value)
             object.__setattr__(self, name, value)
         else:
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class ObjectProxy(six.with_metaclass(_ObjectProxyMetaType)):
     def __delattr__(self, name):
         if name.startswith('_self_') or name == '__wrapped__':
             object.__delattr__(self, name)
-        elif name in ('__name__', '__qualname__'):
+        elif name == '__qualname__':
             object.__delattr__(self, name)
             delattr(self._self_wrapped, name)
         else:
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ class ObjectProxy(six.with_metaclass(_ObjectProxyMetaType)):
 
 class _FunctionWrapperBase(ObjectProxy):
 
+    __slots__ = ('_self_instance', '_self_wrapper', '_self_adapter',
+            '_self_bound_type') 
+
     def __init__(self, wrapped, instance, wrapper, adapter=None,
             bound_type=None):
 
@@ -531,6 +534,8 @@ def _weak_function_proxy_callback(ref, proxy, callback):
 
 class WeakFunctionProxy(ObjectProxy):
 
+    __slots__ = ('_self_expired', '_self_instance')
+
     def __init__(self, wrapped, callback=None):
         # We need to determine if the wrapped function is actually a
         # bound method. In the case of a bound method, we need to keep a