diff --git a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
index 29e231ebc..7fd96a00b 100644
--- a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
 #define DECONST_CAST(T,X,Ofs)	(*(reinterpret_cast<T *>((char *)CONST_CHARP(&(X)) + Ofs)))
 #define CAST(T,X,Ofs) 		(*(reinterpret_cast<T *>(CHARP(&(X)) + Ofs)))
 
+#define CONST_NEXT(T,X)		(*(reinterpret_cast<const T *>(CONST_CHARP(&(X)) + (X).get_size ())))
+#define NEXT(T,X)		(*(reinterpret_cast<T *>(CHARP(&(X)) + (X).get_size ())))
 
 /*
  * Class features
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
index c0d1df933..a4032d9a9 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ struct Lookup
     unsigned int flag = lookupFlag;
     if (HB_UNLIKELY (flag & LookupFlag::UseMarkFilteringSet))
     {
-      const USHORT &markFilteringSet = CONST_CAST (USHORT, subTable, subTable.get_size ());
+      const USHORT &markFilteringSet = CONST_NEXT (USHORT, subTable);
       flag += (markFilteringSet << 16);
     }
     return flag;
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ struct Lookup
     if (!(SANITIZE_SELF () && SANITIZE_THIS (subTable))) return false;
     if (HB_UNLIKELY (lookupFlag & LookupFlag::UseMarkFilteringSet))
     {
-      USHORT &markFilteringSet = CAST (USHORT, subTable, subTable.get_size ());
+      USHORT &markFilteringSet = NEXT (USHORT, subTable);
       if (!SANITIZE (markFilteringSet)) return false;
     }
     return true;
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
index 20431aedc..7539bc22f 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
@@ -578,8 +578,8 @@ struct ReverseChainSingleSubstFormat1
     if (HB_LIKELY (index == NOT_COVERED))
       return false;
 
-    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = CONST_CAST (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack, backtrack.get_size ());
-    const ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = CONST_CAST (ArrayOf<GlyphID>, lookahead, lookahead.get_size ());
+    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = CONST_NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack);
+    const ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = CONST_NEXT (ArrayOf<GlyphID>, lookahead);
 
     if (match_backtrack (APPLY_ARG,
 			 backtrack.len, (USHORT *) backtrack.array,
@@ -601,10 +601,10 @@ struct ReverseChainSingleSubstFormat1
     SANITIZE_DEBUG ();
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS2 (coverage, backtrack))
       return false;
-    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = CAST (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack, backtrack.get_size ());
+    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack);
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS (lookahead))
       return false;
-    ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = CAST (ArrayOf<GlyphID>, lookahead, lookahead.get_size ());
+    ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = NEXT (ArrayOf<GlyphID>, lookahead);
     return SANITIZE (substitute);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
index dcfaa910a..c322dfb09 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
@@ -522,9 +522,9 @@ struct ChainRule
   private:
   inline bool apply (APPLY_ARG_DEF, ChainContextLookupContext &lookup_context) const
   {
-    const HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> &input = CONST_CAST (HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT>, backtrack, backtrack.get_size ());
-    const ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = CONST_CAST (ArrayOf<USHORT>, input, input.get_size ());
-    const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = CONST_CAST (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead, lookahead.get_size ());
+    const HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> &input = CONST_NEXT (HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT>, backtrack);
+    const ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = CONST_NEXT (ArrayOf<USHORT>, input);
+    const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = CONST_NEXT (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead);
     return chain_context_lookup (APPLY_ARG,
 				 backtrack.len, backtrack.array,
 				 input.len, input.array + 1,
@@ -538,11 +538,11 @@ struct ChainRule
   inline bool sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF) {
     SANITIZE_DEBUG ();
     if (!SANITIZE (backtrack)) return false;
-    HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> &input = CAST (HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT>, backtrack, backtrack.get_size ());
+    HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT> &input = NEXT (HeadlessArrayOf<USHORT>, backtrack);
     if (!SANITIZE (input)) return false;
-    ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = CAST (ArrayOf<USHORT>, input, input.get_size ());
+    ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = NEXT (ArrayOf<USHORT>, input);
     if (!SANITIZE (lookahead)) return false;
-    ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = CAST (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead, lookahead.get_size ());
+    ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = NEXT (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead);
     return SANITIZE (lookup);
   }
 
@@ -691,14 +691,14 @@ struct ChainContextFormat3
 
   inline bool apply (APPLY_ARG_DEF, apply_lookup_func_t apply_func) const
   {
-    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &input = CONST_CAST (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack, backtrack.get_size ());
+    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &input = CONST_NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack);
 
     unsigned int index = (this+input[0]) (IN_CURGLYPH ());
     if (HB_LIKELY (index == NOT_COVERED))
       return false;
 
-    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = CONST_CAST (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, input, input.get_size ());
-    const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = CONST_CAST (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead, lookahead.get_size ());
+    const OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = CONST_NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, input);
+    const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = CONST_NEXT (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead);
     struct ChainContextLookupContext lookup_context = {
       {match_coverage, apply_func},
       {DECONST_CHARP(this), DECONST_CHARP(this), DECONST_CHARP(this)}
@@ -715,11 +715,11 @@ struct ChainContextFormat3
   inline bool sanitize (SANITIZE_ARG_DEF) {
     SANITIZE_DEBUG ();
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS (backtrack)) return false;
-    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &input = CAST (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack, backtrack.get_size ());
+    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &input = NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, backtrack);
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS (input)) return false;
-    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = CAST (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, input, input.get_size ());
+    OffsetArrayOf<Coverage> &lookahead = NEXT (OffsetArrayOf<Coverage>, input);
     if (!SANITIZE_THIS (lookahead)) return false;
-    ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = CAST (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead, lookahead.get_size ());
+    ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = NEXT (ArrayOf<LookupRecord>, lookahead);
     return SANITIZE (lookup);
   }