diff --git a/ffigen/config.yaml b/ffigen/config.yaml
index 1149eba838..f53419687d 100644
--- a/ffigen/config.yaml
+++ b/ffigen/config.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ functions:
   symbol-address:
     include:
       - 'realm_dart_.*'
+      - 'realm_release'
 structs:
   exclude:
     - '_.*'
diff --git a/lib/src/native/realm_bindings.dart b/lib/src/native/realm_bindings.dart
index 0a190ad98c..421bf2f80c 100644
--- a/lib/src/native/realm_bindings.dart
+++ b/lib/src/native/realm_bindings.dart
@@ -2951,27 +2951,6 @@ class RealmLibrary {
           ffi.Pointer<realm_thread_safe_reference_t> Function(
               ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void>)>();
 
-  Dart_FinalizableHandle realm_dart_attach_finalizer(
-    Object handle,
-    ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void> realmPtr,
-    int size,
-  ) {
-    return _realm_dart_attach_finalizer(
-      handle,
-      realmPtr,
-      size,
-    );
-  }
-
-  late final _realm_dart_attach_finalizerPtr = _lookup<
-      ffi.NativeFunction<
-          Dart_FinalizableHandle Function(ffi.Handle, ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void>,
-              ffi.Int)>>('realm_dart_attach_finalizer');
-  late final _realm_dart_attach_finalizer =
-      _realm_dart_attach_finalizerPtr.asFunction<
-          Dart_FinalizableHandle Function(
-              Object, ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void>, int)>();
-
   ffi.Pointer<realm_scheduler_t> realm_dart_create_scheduler(
     int isolateId,
     int port,
@@ -2989,23 +2968,6 @@ class RealmLibrary {
   late final _realm_dart_create_scheduler = _realm_dart_create_schedulerPtr
       .asFunction<ffi.Pointer<realm_scheduler_t> Function(int, int)>();
 
-  void realm_dart_delete_finalizable(
-    Dart_FinalizableHandle finalizable_handle,
-    Object handle,
-  ) {
-    return _realm_dart_delete_finalizable(
-      finalizable_handle,
-      handle,
-    );
-  }
-
-  late final _realm_dart_delete_finalizablePtr = _lookup<
-      ffi.NativeFunction<
-          ffi.Void Function(Dart_FinalizableHandle,
-              ffi.Handle)>>('realm_dart_delete_finalizable');
-  late final _realm_dart_delete_finalizable = _realm_dart_delete_finalizablePtr
-      .asFunction<void Function(Dart_FinalizableHandle, Object)>();
-
   void realm_dart_delete_persistent_handle(
     ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void> handle,
   ) {
@@ -9572,22 +9534,11 @@ class RealmLibrary {
 class _SymbolAddresses {
   final RealmLibrary _library;
   _SymbolAddresses(this._library);
-  ffi.Pointer<
-          ffi.NativeFunction<
-              Dart_FinalizableHandle Function(
-                  ffi.Handle, ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void>, ffi.Int)>>
-      get realm_dart_attach_finalizer =>
-          _library._realm_dart_attach_finalizerPtr;
   ffi.Pointer<
           ffi.NativeFunction<
               ffi.Pointer<realm_scheduler_t> Function(ffi.Uint64, Dart_Port)>>
       get realm_dart_create_scheduler =>
           _library._realm_dart_create_schedulerPtr;
-  ffi.Pointer<
-          ffi.NativeFunction<
-              ffi.Void Function(Dart_FinalizableHandle, ffi.Handle)>>
-      get realm_dart_delete_finalizable =>
-          _library._realm_dart_delete_finalizablePtr;
   ffi.Pointer<ffi.NativeFunction<ffi.Void Function(ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void>)>>
       get realm_dart_delete_persistent_handle =>
           _library._realm_dart_delete_persistent_handlePtr;
@@ -9662,10 +9613,10 @@ class _SymbolAddresses {
   ffi.Pointer<ffi.NativeFunction<ffi.Handle Function(ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void>)>>
       get realm_dart_weak_handle_to_object =>
           _library._realm_dart_weak_handle_to_objectPtr;
+  ffi.Pointer<ffi.NativeFunction<ffi.Void Function(ffi.Pointer<ffi.Void>)>>
+      get realm_release => _library._realm_releasePtr;
 }
 
-typedef Dart_FinalizableHandle = ffi.Pointer<_Dart_FinalizableHandle>;
-
 /// A port is used to send or receive inter-isolate messages
 typedef Dart_Port = ffi.Int64;
 
@@ -9708,8 +9659,6 @@ class UnnamedUnion2 extends ffi.Union {
   external int logic_error_kind;
 }
 
-class _Dart_FinalizableHandle extends ffi.Opaque {}
-
 class realm_app extends ffi.Opaque {}
 
 class realm_app_config extends ffi.Opaque {}
diff --git a/lib/src/native/realm_core.dart b/lib/src/native/realm_core.dart
index 1cbf17dbdf..a2b90e2ce8 100644
--- a/lib/src/native/realm_core.dart
+++ b/lib/src/native/realm_core.dart
@@ -1680,15 +1680,23 @@ class LastError {
   }
 }
 
-abstract class HandleBase<T extends NativeType> {
+void _traceFinalization(Object o) {
+  Realm.logger.log(RealmLogLevel.info, 'Finalizing: $o');
+}
+
+final _debugFinalizer = Finalizer<Object>(_traceFinalization);
+
+final _nativeFinalizer = NativeFinalizer(_realmLib.addresses.realm_release);
+
+abstract class HandleBase<T extends NativeType> implements Finalizable {
   final Pointer<T> _pointer;
-  late final Dart_FinalizableHandle _finalizableHandle;
 
   HandleBase(this._pointer, int size) {
-    _finalizableHandle = _realmLib.realm_dart_attach_finalizer(this, _pointer.cast(), size);
-    if (_finalizableHandle == nullptr) {
-      throw Exception("Error creating $runtimeType");
-    }
+    _nativeFinalizer.attach(this, _pointer.cast(), detach: this, externalSize: size);
+    assert(() {
+      _debugFinalizer.attach(this, _pointer);
+      return true;
+    }());
   }
 
   HandleBase.unowned(this._pointer);
@@ -1746,8 +1754,12 @@ class ReleasableHandle<T extends NativeType> extends HandleBase<T> {
     if (released) {
       return;
     }
-
-    _realmLib.realm_dart_delete_finalizable(_finalizableHandle, this);
+    _nativeFinalizer.detach(this);
+    assert(() {
+      _traceFinalization(_pointer);
+      _debugFinalizer.detach(this);
+      return true;
+    }());
     _realmLib.realm_release(_pointer.cast());
     released = true;
   }
diff --git a/src/realm_dart.cpp b/src/realm_dart.cpp
index 90f69bc4e1..a7292bdb3c 100644
--- a/src/realm_dart.cpp
+++ b/src/realm_dart.cpp
@@ -28,18 +28,6 @@ RLM_API void realm_dart_initializeDartApiDL(void* data) {
     Dart_InitializeApiDL(data);
 }
 
-static void handle_finalizer(void* isolate_callback_data, void* realmPtr) {
-    realm_release(realmPtr);
-}
-
-RLM_API Dart_FinalizableHandle realm_dart_attach_finalizer(Dart_Handle handle, void* realmPtr, int size) {
-    return Dart_NewFinalizableHandle_DL(handle, realmPtr, size, handle_finalizer);
-}
-
-RLM_API void realm_dart_delete_finalizable(Dart_FinalizableHandle finalizable_handle, Dart_Handle handle) {
-    Dart_DeleteFinalizableHandle_DL(finalizable_handle, handle);
-}
-
 class WeakHandle {
 public:
     WeakHandle(Dart_Handle handle) : m_weakHandle(Dart_NewWeakPersistentHandle_DL(handle, this, 1, finalize_handle)) {
diff --git a/src/realm_dart.h b/src/realm_dart.h
index d79e898780..3c42ac043a 100644
--- a/src/realm_dart.h
+++ b/src/realm_dart.h
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 
 RLM_API void realm_dart_initializeDartApiDL(void* data);
 
-RLM_API Dart_FinalizableHandle realm_dart_attach_finalizer(Dart_Handle handle, void* realmPtr, int size);
-
-RLM_API void realm_dart_delete_finalizable(Dart_FinalizableHandle finalizable_handle, Dart_Handle handle);
-
 RLM_API void* realm_dart_object_to_weak_handle(Dart_Handle handle);
 RLM_API Dart_Handle realm_dart_weak_handle_to_object(void* handle);