diff --git a/lib/liquid/context.rb b/lib/liquid/context.rb
index 3aefd34..ab19071 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/context.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/context.rb
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@ module Liquid
       @scopes           = [(outer_scope || {})]
       @registers        = registers
       @errors           = []
-
-      @resource_limits = if resource_limits.is_a?(ResourceLimits)
-                           resource_limits
-                         else
-                           ResourceLimits.new(resource_limits || Template.default_resource_limits)
-                         end
+      @resource_limits  = resource_limits || ResourceLimits.new(Template.default_resource_limits)
       squash_instance_assigns_with_environments
 
       @this_stack_used = false
diff --git a/lib/liquid/template.rb b/lib/liquid/template.rb
index 277c026..9928c81 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/template.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/template.rb
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ module Liquid
     attr_accessor :root
     attr_reader :resource_limits
 
-    def resource_limits=(limits)
-      @resource_limits = ResourceLimits.new(limits)
-    end
-
     @@file_system = BlankFileSystem.new
 
     class TagRegistry
@@ -116,7 +112,7 @@ module Liquid
     end
 
     def initialize
-      self.resource_limits = self.class.default_resource_limits
+      @resource_limits = ResourceLimits.new(self.class.default_resource_limits)
     end
 
     # Parse source code.
diff --git a/test/integration/template_test.rb b/test/integration/template_test.rb
index 4857b6e..2e923af 100644
--- a/test/integration/template_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/template_test.rb
@@ -93,51 +93,54 @@ class TemplateTest < Minitest::Test
 
   def test_resource_limits_works_with_custom_length_method
     t = Template.parse("{% assign foo = bar %}")
-    t.resource_limits = { :render_length_limit => 42 }
+    t.resource_limits.render_length_limit = 42
     assert_equal "", t.render!("bar" => SomethingWithLength.new)
   end
 
   def test_resource_limits_render_length
     t = Template.parse("0123456789")
-    t.resource_limits = { :render_length_limit => 5 }
+    t.resource_limits.render_length_limit = 5
     assert_equal "Liquid error: Memory limits exceeded", t.render()
     assert t.resource_limits.reached?
 
-    t.resource_limits = { :render_length_limit => 10 }
+    t.resource_limits.render_length_limit = 10
     assert_equal "0123456789", t.render!()
     refute_nil t.resource_limits.render_length
   end
 
   def test_resource_limits_render_score
     t = Template.parse("{% for a in (1..10) %} {% for a in (1..10) %} foo {% endfor %} {% endfor %}")
-    t.resource_limits = { :render_score_limit => 50 }
+    t.resource_limits.render_score_limit = 50
     assert_equal "Liquid error: Memory limits exceeded", t.render()
     assert t.resource_limits.reached?
 
     t = Template.parse("{% for a in (1..100) %} foo {% endfor %}")
-    t.resource_limits = { :render_score_limit => 50 }
+    t.resource_limits.render_score_limit = 50
     assert_equal "Liquid error: Memory limits exceeded", t.render()
     assert t.resource_limits.reached?
 
-    t.resource_limits = { :render_score_limit => 200 }
+    t.resource_limits.render_score_limit = 200
     assert_equal (" foo " * 100), t.render!()
     refute_nil t.resource_limits.render_score
   end
 
   def test_resource_limits_assign_score
-    t = Template.parse("{% assign foo = 42 %}{% assign bar = 23 %}")
-    t.resource_limits = { :assign_score_limit => 1 }
+    markup = "{% assign foo = 42 %}{% assign bar = 23 %}"
+
+    t = Template.parse(markup)
+    t.resource_limits.assign_score_limit = 1
     assert_equal "Liquid error: Memory limits exceeded", t.render()
     assert t.resource_limits.reached?
 
-    t.resource_limits = { :assign_score_limit => 2 }
+    t = Template.parse(markup)
+    t.resource_limits.assign_score_limit = 2
     assert_equal "", t.render!()
     refute_nil t.resource_limits.assign_score
   end
 
   def test_resource_limits_aborts_rendering_after_first_error
     t = Template.parse("{% for a in (1..100) %} foo1 {% endfor %} bar {% for a in (1..100) %} foo2 {% endfor %}")
-    t.resource_limits = { :render_score_limit => 50 }
+    t.resource_limits.render_score_limit = 50
     assert_equal "Liquid error: Memory limits exceeded", t.render()
     assert t.resource_limits.reached?
   end