diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ca9290f5d5b..64b844d6be9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 ### Changed
 
+- [#1772](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/pull/1772) Remove lifetime parameter from `NativeFunc`.
 - [#1762](https://github.com/wasmerio/wasmer/pull/1762) Allow the `=` sign in a WASI environment variable value.
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/lib/api/src/externals/function.rs b/lib/api/src/externals/function.rs
index 4cdf6b9121e..76ec08295ac 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/externals/function.rs
+++ b/lib/api/src/externals/function.rs
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ impl Function {
     /// // This results in an error: `RuntimeError`
     /// let sum_native = sum.native::<(i32, i32), i64>().unwrap();
     /// ```
-    pub fn native<'a, Args, Rets>(&self) -> Result<NativeFunc<'a, Args, Rets>, RuntimeError>
+    pub fn native<Args, Rets>(&self) -> Result<NativeFunc<Args, Rets>, RuntimeError>
     where
         Args: WasmTypeList,
         Rets: WasmTypeList,
diff --git a/lib/api/src/native.rs b/lib/api/src/native.rs
index 733bfd67e9c..0e080d064e6 100644
--- a/lib/api/src/native.rs
+++ b/lib/api/src/native.rs
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@ use wasmer_vm::{
 
 /// A WebAssembly function that can be called natively
 /// (using the Native ABI).
-pub struct NativeFunc<'a, Args = (), Rets = ()> {
+pub struct NativeFunc<Args = (), Rets = ()> {
     definition: FunctionDefinition,
     store: Store,
     address: *const VMFunctionBody,
     vmctx: *mut VMContext,
     arg_kind: VMFunctionKind,
     // exported: ExportFunction,
-    _phantom: PhantomData<(&'a (), Args, Rets)>,
+    _phantom: PhantomData<(Args, Rets)>,
 }
 
-unsafe impl<'a, Args, Rets> Send for NativeFunc<'a, Args, Rets> {}
+unsafe impl<Args, Rets> Send for NativeFunc<Args, Rets> {}
 
-impl<'a, Args, Rets> NativeFunc<'a, Args, Rets>
+impl<Args, Rets> NativeFunc<Args, Rets>
 where
     Args: WasmTypeList,
     Rets: WasmTypeList,
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, Args, Rets> From<&NativeFunc<'a, Args, Rets>> for ExportFunction
+impl<Args, Rets> From<&NativeFunc<Args, Rets>> for ExportFunction
 where
     Args: WasmTypeList,
     Rets: WasmTypeList,
 {
-    fn from(other: &NativeFunc<'a, Args, Rets>) -> Self {
+    fn from(other: &NativeFunc<Args, Rets>) -> Self {
         let signature = FunctionType::new(Args::wasm_types(), Rets::wasm_types());
         Self {
             address: other.address,
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, Args, Rets> From<NativeFunc<'a, Args, Rets>> for Function
+impl<Args, Rets> From<NativeFunc<Args, Rets>> for Function
 where
     Args: WasmTypeList,
     Rets: WasmTypeList,
 {
-    fn from(other: NativeFunc<'a, Args, Rets>) -> Self {
+    fn from(other: NativeFunc<Args, Rets>) -> Self {
         let signature = FunctionType::new(Args::wasm_types(), Rets::wasm_types());
         Self {
             store: other.store,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ where
 macro_rules! impl_native_traits {
     (  $( $x:ident ),* ) => {
         #[allow(unused_parens, non_snake_case)]
-        impl<'a $( , $x )*, Rets> NativeFunc<'a, ( $( $x ),* ), Rets>
+        impl<$( $x , )* Rets> NativeFunc<( $( $x ),* ), Rets>
         where
             $( $x: FromToNativeWasmType, )*
             Rets: WasmTypeList,
diff --git a/lib/api/tests/externals.rs b/lib/api/tests/externals.rs
index 25fbdd4adea..29f1ce5e208 100644
--- a/lib/api/tests/externals.rs
+++ b/lib/api/tests/externals.rs
@@ -350,3 +350,29 @@ fn native_function_works() -> Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn function_outlives_instance() -> Result<()> {
+    let store = Store::default();
+    let wat = r#"(module
+  (type $sum_t (func (param i32 i32) (result i32)))
+  (func $sum_f (type $sum_t) (param $x i32) (param $y i32) (result i32)
+    local.get $x
+    local.get $y
+    i32.add)
+  (export "sum" (func $sum_f)))
+"#;
+
+    let f = {
+        let module = Module::new(&store, wat)?;
+        let instance = Instance::new(&module, &imports! {})?;
+        let f: NativeFunc<(i32, i32), i32> = instance.exports.get_native_function("sum")?;
+
+        assert_eq!(f.call(4, 5)?, 9);
+        f
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(f.call(4, 5)?, 9);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs b/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
index def9825b66e..4f33c657262 100644
--- a/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/emscripten/src/lib.rs
@@ -122,81 +122,78 @@ const STATIC_BASE: u32 = GLOBAL_BASE;
 pub struct EmscriptenData<'a> {
     pub globals: &'a EmscriptenGlobalsData,
 
-    pub malloc: Option<NativeFunc<'a, u32, u32>>,
-    pub free: Option<NativeFunc<'a, u32>>,
-    pub memalign: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (u32, u32), u32>>,
-    pub memset: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (u32, u32, u32), u32>>,
-    pub stack_alloc: Option<NativeFunc<'a, u32, u32>>,
+    pub malloc: Option<NativeFunc<u32, u32>>,
+    pub free: Option<NativeFunc<u32>>,
+    pub memalign: Option<NativeFunc<(u32, u32), u32>>,
+    pub memset: Option<NativeFunc<(u32, u32, u32), u32>>,
+    pub stack_alloc: Option<NativeFunc<u32, u32>>,
     pub jumps: Vec<UnsafeCell<[u32; 27]>>,
     pub opened_dirs: HashMap<i32, Box<*mut LibcDir>>,
 
-    pub dyn_call_i: Option<NativeFunc<'a, i32, i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_ii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iifi: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, f64, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_v: Option<NativeFunc<'a, i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vi: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_i: Option<NativeFunc<i32, i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_ii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iifi: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, f64, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_v: Option<NativeFunc<i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vi: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
 
     // round 2
-    pub dyn_call_dii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32), f64>>,
-    pub dyn_call_diiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), f64>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iiiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iiiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iiiiiiiii:
-        Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_dii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32), f64>>,
+    pub dyn_call_diiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), f64>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iiiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iiiiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
     pub dyn_call_iiiiiiiiii:
-        Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+        Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
     pub dyn_call_iiiiiiiiiii:
-        Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vd: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, f64)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiiiiiiii:
-        Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+        Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vd: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, f64)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiiiiiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
     pub dyn_call_viiiiiiiiii:
-        Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iij: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iji: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iiji: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_iiijj: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_j: Option<NativeFunc<'a, i32, i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_ji: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_jii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_jij: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_jjj: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiij: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiijiiii:
-        Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+        Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iij: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iji: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iiji: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_iiijj: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_j: Option<NativeFunc<i32, i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_ji: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_jii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_jij: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_jjj: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32), i32>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiij: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiijiiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
     pub dyn_call_viiijiiiiii:
-        Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viij: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viiji: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viijiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viijj: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vj: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vjji: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vij: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viji: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vijiii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vijj: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viid: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, f64)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_vidd: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, f64, f64)>>,
-    pub dyn_call_viidii: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, f64, i32, i32)>>,
+        Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viij: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viiji: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viijiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viijj: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vj: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vjji: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vij: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viji: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vijiii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vijj: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, i32, i32, i32)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viid: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, f64)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_vidd: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, f64, f64)>>,
+    pub dyn_call_viidii: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, f64, i32, i32)>>,
     pub dyn_call_viidddddddd:
-        Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32, i32, f64, f64, f64, f64, f64, f64, f64, f64)>>,
+        Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32, i32, f64, f64, f64, f64, f64, f64, f64, f64)>>,
     pub temp_ret_0: i32,
 
-    pub stack_save: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (), i32>>,
-    pub stack_restore: Option<NativeFunc<'a, i32>>,
-    pub set_threw: Option<NativeFunc<'a, (i32, i32)>>,
+    pub stack_save: Option<NativeFunc<(), i32>>,
+    pub stack_restore: Option<NativeFunc<i32>>,
+    pub set_threw: Option<NativeFunc<(i32, i32)>>,
     pub mapped_dirs: HashMap<String, PathBuf>,
 }