diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-common.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-common.hh
index f20416c17..1dcbe9290 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-common.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-common.hh
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct LookupSegmentArray
     TRACE_SANITIZE (this);
     return_trace (c->check_struct (this) &&
 		  first <= last &&
-		  valuesZ.sanitize (c, base, last - first + 1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+		  valuesZ.sanitize (c, base, last - first + 1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
   }
 
   HBGlyphID16	last;		/* Last GlyphID in this segment */
diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
index e4278f199..0354b47d5 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
@@ -775,11 +775,11 @@ struct KerxSubTable
     unsigned int subtable_type = get_type ();
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, subtable_type);
     switch (subtable_type) {
-    case 0:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format0, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 1:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 4:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format4, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 6:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format6, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 0:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format0, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 4:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format4, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 6:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format6, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:	return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-morx-table.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-morx-table.hh
index 377ef8721..b77c1f4d4 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-morx-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-morx-table.hh
@@ -906,11 +906,11 @@ struct ChainSubtable
     unsigned int subtable_type = get_type ();
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, subtable_type);
     switch (subtable_type) {
-    case Rearrangement:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.rearrangement, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Contextual:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.contextual, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Ligature:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.ligature, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Noncontextual:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.noncontextual, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Insertion:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.insertion, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Rearrangement:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.rearrangement, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Contextual:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.contextual, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Ligature:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.ligature, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Noncontextual:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.noncontextual, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Insertion:		return_trace (c->dispatch (u.insertion, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:			return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-algs.hh b/src/hb-algs.hh
index 7b3a003e8..55c92841f 100644
--- a/src/hb-algs.hh
+++ b/src/hb-algs.hh
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ struct
 {
   /* Note.  This is dangerous in that if it's passed an rvalue, it returns rvalue-reference. */
   template <typename T> constexpr auto
-  operator () (T&& v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN ( hb_forward<T> (v) )
+  operator () (T&& v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN ( std::forward<T> (v) )
 }
 HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_identity);
 struct
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_ridentity);
 struct
 {
   template <typename T> constexpr bool
-  operator () (T&& v) const { return bool (hb_forward<T> (v)); }
+  operator () (T&& v) const { return bool (std::forward<T> (v)); }
 }
 HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_bool);
 
@@ -240,26 +240,26 @@ struct
   /* Pointer-to-member-function. */
   template <typename Appl, typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   impl (Appl&& a, hb_priority<2>, T &&v, Ts&&... ds) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ((hb_deref (hb_forward<T> (v)).*hb_forward<Appl> (a)) (hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...))
+  ((hb_deref (std::forward<T> (v)).*std::forward<Appl> (a)) (std::forward<Ts> (ds)...))
 
   /* Pointer-to-member. */
   template <typename Appl, typename T> auto
   impl (Appl&& a, hb_priority<1>, T &&v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ((hb_deref (hb_forward<T> (v))).*hb_forward<Appl> (a))
+  ((hb_deref (std::forward<T> (v))).*std::forward<Appl> (a))
 
   /* Operator(). */
   template <typename Appl, typename ...Ts> auto
   impl (Appl&& a, hb_priority<0>, Ts&&... ds) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  (hb_deref (hb_forward<Appl> (a)) (hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...))
+  (hb_deref (std::forward<Appl> (a)) (std::forward<Ts> (ds)...))
 
   public:
 
   template <typename Appl, typename ...Ts> auto
   operator () (Appl&& a, Ts&&... ds) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    impl (hb_forward<Appl> (a),
+    impl (std::forward<Appl> (a),
 	  hb_prioritize,
-	  hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)
+	  std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)
   )
 }
 HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_invoke);
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ struct hb_partial_t
 						   hb_declval (V),
 						   hb_declval (Ts)...))
   {
-    return hb_invoke (hb_forward<Appl> (a),
-		      hb_forward<V> (v),
-		      hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...);
+    return hb_invoke (std::forward<Appl> (a),
+		      std::forward<V> (v),
+		      std::forward<Ts> (ds)...);
   }
   template <typename T0, typename ...Ts,
 	    unsigned P = Pos,
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ struct hb_partial_t
 							    hb_declval (V),
 							    hb_declval (Ts)...))
   {
-    return hb_invoke (hb_forward<Appl> (a),
-		      hb_forward<T0> (d0),
-		      hb_forward<V> (v),
-		      hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...);
+    return hb_invoke (std::forward<Appl> (a),
+		      std::forward<T0> (d0),
+		      std::forward<V> (v),
+		      std::forward<Ts> (ds)...);
   }
 
   private:
@@ -327,14 +327,14 @@ auto hb_partial (Appl&& a, V&& v) HB_AUTO_RETURN
 #define HB_PARTIALIZE(Pos) \
   template <typename _T> \
   decltype(auto) operator () (_T&& _v) const \
-  { return hb_partial<Pos> (this, hb_forward<_T> (_v)); } \
+  { return hb_partial<Pos> (this, std::forward<_T> (_v)); } \
   static_assert (true, "")
 #else
 /* https://github.com/harfbuzz/harfbuzz/issues/1724 */
 #define HB_PARTIALIZE(Pos) \
   template <typename _T> \
   auto operator () (_T&& _v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN \
-  (hb_partial<Pos> (+this, hb_forward<_T> (_v))) \
+  (hb_partial<Pos> (+this, std::forward<_T> (_v))) \
   static_assert (true, "")
 #endif
 
@@ -346,22 +346,22 @@ struct
   template <typename Pred, typename Val> auto
   impl (Pred&& p, Val &&v, hb_priority<1>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_deref (hb_forward<Pred> (p)).has (hb_forward<Val> (v))
+    hb_deref (std::forward<Pred> (p)).has (std::forward<Val> (v))
   )
 
   template <typename Pred, typename Val> auto
   impl (Pred&& p, Val &&v, hb_priority<0>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_invoke (hb_forward<Pred> (p),
-	       hb_forward<Val> (v))
+    hb_invoke (std::forward<Pred> (p),
+	       std::forward<Val> (v))
   )
 
   public:
 
   template <typename Pred, typename Val> auto
   operator () (Pred&& p, Val &&v) const HB_RETURN (bool,
-    impl (hb_forward<Pred> (p),
-	  hb_forward<Val> (v),
+    impl (std::forward<Pred> (p),
+	  std::forward<Val> (v),
 	  hb_prioritize)
   )
 }
@@ -374,22 +374,22 @@ struct
   template <typename Pred, typename Val> auto
   impl (Pred&& p, Val &&v, hb_priority<1>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_has (hb_forward<Pred> (p),
-	    hb_forward<Val> (v))
+    hb_has (std::forward<Pred> (p),
+	    std::forward<Val> (v))
   )
 
   template <typename Pred, typename Val> auto
   impl (Pred&& p, Val &&v, hb_priority<0>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_forward<Pred> (p) == hb_forward<Val> (v)
+    std::forward<Pred> (p) == std::forward<Val> (v)
   )
 
   public:
 
   template <typename Pred, typename Val> auto
   operator () (Pred&& p, Val &&v) const HB_RETURN (bool,
-    impl (hb_forward<Pred> (p),
-	  hb_forward<Val> (v),
+    impl (std::forward<Pred> (p),
+	  std::forward<Val> (v),
 	  hb_prioritize)
   )
 }
@@ -402,20 +402,20 @@ struct
   template <typename Proj, typename Val> auto
   impl (Proj&& f, Val &&v, hb_priority<2>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_deref (hb_forward<Proj> (f)).get (hb_forward<Val> (v))
+    hb_deref (std::forward<Proj> (f)).get (std::forward<Val> (v))
   )
 
   template <typename Proj, typename Val> auto
   impl (Proj&& f, Val &&v, hb_priority<1>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_invoke (hb_forward<Proj> (f),
-	       hb_forward<Val> (v))
+    hb_invoke (std::forward<Proj> (f),
+	       std::forward<Val> (v))
   )
 
   template <typename Proj, typename Val> auto
   impl (Proj&& f, Val &&v, hb_priority<0>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_forward<Proj> (f)[hb_forward<Val> (v)]
+    std::forward<Proj> (f)[std::forward<Val> (v)]
   )
 
   public:
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ struct
   template <typename Proj, typename Val> auto
   operator () (Proj&& f, Val &&v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    impl (hb_forward<Proj> (f),
-	  hb_forward<Val> (v),
+    impl (std::forward<Proj> (f),
+	  std::forward<Val> (v),
 	  hb_prioritize)
   )
 }
@@ -437,19 +437,19 @@ struct
   template <typename T1, typename T2> auto
   impl (T1&& v1, T2 &&v2, hb_priority<2>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_forward<T2> (v2).cmp (hb_forward<T1> (v1)) == 0
+    std::forward<T2> (v2).cmp (std::forward<T1> (v1)) == 0
   )
 
   template <typename T1, typename T2> auto
   impl (T1&& v1, T2 &&v2, hb_priority<1>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_forward<T1> (v1).cmp (hb_forward<T2> (v2)) == 0
+    std::forward<T1> (v1).cmp (std::forward<T2> (v2)) == 0
   )
 
   template <typename T1, typename T2> auto
   impl (T1&& v1, T2 &&v2, hb_priority<0>) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    hb_forward<T1> (v1) == hb_forward<T2> (v2)
+    std::forward<T1> (v1) == std::forward<T2> (v2)
   )
 
   public:
@@ -457,8 +457,8 @@ struct
   template <typename T1, typename T2> auto
   operator () (T1&& v1, T2 &&v2) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
   (
-    impl (hb_forward<T1> (v1),
-	  hb_forward<T2> (v2),
+    impl (std::forward<T1> (v1),
+	  std::forward<T2> (v2),
 	  hb_prioritize)
   )
 }
@@ -518,21 +518,21 @@ struct
 {
   template <typename T, typename T2> constexpr auto
   operator () (T&& a, T2&& b) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  (a <= b ? hb_forward<T> (a) : hb_forward<T2> (b))
+  (a <= b ? std::forward<T> (a) : std::forward<T2> (b))
 }
 HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_min);
 struct
 {
   template <typename T, typename T2> constexpr auto
   operator () (T&& a, T2&& b) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  (a >= b ? hb_forward<T> (a) : hb_forward<T2> (b))
+  (a >= b ? std::forward<T> (a) : std::forward<T2> (b))
 }
 HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_max);
 struct
 {
   template <typename T, typename T2, typename T3> constexpr auto
   operator () (T&& x, T2&& min, T3&& max) const HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  (hb_min (hb_max (hb_forward<T> (x), hb_forward<T2> (min)), hb_forward<T3> (max)))
+  (hb_min (hb_max (std::forward<T> (x), std::forward<T2> (min)), std::forward<T3> (max)))
 }
 HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_clamp);
 
diff --git a/src/hb-debug.hh b/src/hb-debug.hh
index f80c8980b..3ac7440e8 100644
--- a/src/hb-debug.hh
+++ b/src/hb-debug.hh
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ struct hb_auto_trace_t
   {
     if (unlikely (returned)) {
       fprintf (stderr, "OUCH, double calls to return_trace().  This is a bug, please report.\n");
-      return hb_forward<T> (v);
+      return std::forward<T> (v);
     }
 
     _hb_debug_msg<max_level> (what, obj, func, true, plevel ? *plevel : 1, -1,
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ struct hb_auto_trace_t
     if (plevel) --*plevel;
     plevel = nullptr;
     returned = true;
-    return hb_forward<T> (v);
+    return std::forward<T> (v);
   }
 
   private:
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ struct hb_auto_trace_t<0, ret_t>
   template <typename T>
   T ret (T&& v,
 	 const char *func HB_UNUSED = nullptr,
-	 unsigned int line HB_UNUSED = 0) { return hb_forward<T> (v); }
+	 unsigned int line HB_UNUSED = 0) { return std::forward<T> (v); }
 };
 
 /* For disabled tracing; optimize out everything.
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ struct hb_no_trace_t {
   template <typename T>
   T ret (T&& v,
 	 const char *func HB_UNUSED = nullptr,
-	 unsigned int line HB_UNUSED = 0) { return hb_forward<T> (v); }
+	 unsigned int line HB_UNUSED = 0) { return std::forward<T> (v); }
 };
 
 #define return_trace(RET) return trace.ret (RET, HB_FUNC, __LINE__)
diff --git a/src/hb-dispatch.hh b/src/hb-dispatch.hh
index 4b2b65a8d..37ca68146 100644
--- a/src/hb-dispatch.hh
+++ b/src/hb-dispatch.hh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct hb_dispatch_context_t
   bool may_dispatch (const T *obj HB_UNUSED, const F *format HB_UNUSED) { return true; }
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts>
   return_t dispatch (const T &obj, Ts&&... ds)
-  { return obj.dispatch (thiz (), hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
+  { return obj.dispatch (thiz (), std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
   static return_t no_dispatch_return_value () { return Context::default_return_value (); }
   static bool stop_sublookup_iteration (const return_t r HB_UNUSED) { return false; }
   unsigned debug_depth = 0;
diff --git a/src/hb-iter.hh b/src/hb-iter.hh
index b8c447263..87b8ed880 100644
--- a/src/hb-iter.hh
+++ b/src/hb-iter.hh
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct
 {
   template <typename T> hb_iter_type<T>
   operator () (T&& c) const
-  { return hb_deref (hb_forward<T> (c)).iter (); }
+  { return hb_deref (std::forward<T> (c)).iter (); }
 
   /* Specialization for C arrays. */
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ static inline auto end (Iterable&& iterable) HB_AUTO_RETURN (hb_iter (iterable).
 template <typename Lhs, typename Rhs,
 	  hb_requires (hb_is_iterator (Lhs))>
 static inline auto
-operator | (Lhs&& lhs, Rhs&& rhs) HB_AUTO_RETURN (hb_forward<Rhs> (rhs) (hb_forward<Lhs> (lhs)))
+operator | (Lhs&& lhs, Rhs&& rhs) HB_AUTO_RETURN (std::forward<Rhs> (rhs) (std::forward<Lhs> (lhs)))
 
 /* hb_map(), hb_filter(), hb_reduce() */
 
@@ -674,8 +674,8 @@ struct hb_iota_iter_t :
   template <typename S2 = S>
   auto
   inc (hb_type_identity<S2> s, hb_priority<1>)
-    -> hb_void_t<decltype (hb_invoke (hb_forward<S2> (s), hb_declval<T&> ()))>
-  { v = hb_invoke (hb_forward<S2> (s), v); }
+    -> hb_void_t<decltype (hb_invoke (std::forward<S2> (s), hb_declval<T&> ()))>
+  { v = hb_invoke (std::forward<S2> (s), v); }
 
   void
   inc (S s, hb_priority<0>)
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ struct
 		    Proj&& f = hb_identity) const
   {
     for (auto it = hb_iter (c); it; ++it)
-      if (!hb_match (hb_forward<Pred> (p), hb_get (hb_forward<Proj> (f), *it)))
+      if (!hb_match (std::forward<Pred> (p), hb_get (std::forward<Proj> (f), *it)))
 	return false;
     return true;
   }
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ struct
 		    Proj&& f = hb_identity) const
   {
     for (auto it = hb_iter (c); it; ++it)
-      if (hb_match (hb_forward<Pred> (p), hb_get (hb_forward<Proj> (f), *it)))
+      if (hb_match (std::forward<Pred> (p), hb_get (std::forward<Proj> (f), *it)))
 	return true;
     return false;
   }
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ struct
 		    Proj&& f = hb_identity) const
   {
     for (auto it = hb_iter (c); it; ++it)
-      if (hb_match (hb_forward<Pred> (p), hb_get (hb_forward<Proj> (f), *it)))
+      if (hb_match (std::forward<Pred> (p), hb_get (std::forward<Proj> (f), *it)))
 	return false;
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-meta.hh b/src/hb-meta.hh
index a2c32003b..2a6f90a43 100644
--- a/src/hb-meta.hh
+++ b/src/hb-meta.hh
@@ -175,17 +175,11 @@ using hb_is_cr_convertible = hb_bool_constant<
 >;
 #define hb_is_cr_convertible(From,To) hb_is_cr_convertible<From, To>::value
 
-/* std::forward */
-
-template <typename T>
-static constexpr T&& hb_forward (hb_remove_reference<T>& t) { return (T&&) t; }
-template <typename T>
-static constexpr T&& hb_forward (hb_remove_reference<T>&& t) { return (T&&) t; }
 
 struct
 {
   template <typename T> constexpr auto
-  operator () (T&& v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN (hb_forward<T> (v))
+  operator () (T&& v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN (std::forward<T> (v))
 
   template <typename T> constexpr auto
   operator () (T *v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN (*v)
@@ -195,7 +189,7 @@ HB_FUNCOBJ (hb_deref);
 struct
 {
   template <typename T> constexpr auto
-  operator () (T&& v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN (hb_forward<T> (v))
+  operator () (T&& v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN (std::forward<T> (v))
 
   template <typename T> constexpr auto
   operator () (T& v) const HB_AUTO_RETURN (hb_addressof (v))
diff --git a/src/hb-open-type.hh b/src/hb-open-type.hh
index 129aa868d..d3712f045 100644
--- a/src/hb-open-type.hh
+++ b/src/hb-open-type.hh
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ struct OffsetTo : Offset<OffsetType, has_null>
 
     s->push ();
 
-    bool ret = c->dispatch (src_base+src, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...);
+    bool ret = c->dispatch (src_base+src, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...);
 
     if (ret || !has_null)
       s->add_link (*this, s->pop_pack ());
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct OffsetTo : Offset<OffsetType, has_null>
     *this = 0;
 
     Type* obj = c->push<Type> ();
-    bool ret = obj->serialize (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...);
+    bool ret = obj->serialize (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...);
 
     if (ret)
       c->add_link (*this, c->pop_pack ());
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ struct OffsetTo : Offset<OffsetType, has_null>
 
     c->push ();
 
-    bool ret = c->copy (src_base+src, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...);
+    bool ret = c->copy (src_base+src, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...);
 
     c->add_link (*this, c->pop_pack (), whence, dst_bias);
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ struct OffsetTo : Offset<OffsetType, has_null>
     TRACE_SANITIZE (this);
     return_trace (sanitize_shallow (c, base) &&
 		  (this->is_null () ||
-		   c->dispatch (StructAtOffset<Type> (base, *this), hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) ||
+		   c->dispatch (StructAtOffset<Type> (base, *this), std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) ||
 		   neuter (c)));
   }
 
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ struct UnsizedArrayOf
     if (unlikely (!sanitize_shallow (c, count))) return_trace (false);
     if (!sizeof... (Ts) && std::is_trivially_copyable<Type>::value) return_trace (true);
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      if (unlikely (!c->dispatch (arrayZ[i], hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
+      if (unlikely (!c->dispatch (arrayZ[i], std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
 	return_trace (false);
     return_trace (true);
   }
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ struct UnsizedListOfOffset16To : UnsizedArray16OfOffsetTo<Type, OffsetType, has_
   {
     TRACE_SANITIZE (this);
     return_trace ((UnsizedArray16OfOffsetTo<Type, OffsetType, has_null>
-		   ::sanitize (c, count, this, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)));
+		   ::sanitize (c, count, this, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)));
   }
 };
 
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ struct ArrayOf
     if (!sizeof... (Ts) && std::is_trivially_copyable<Type>::value) return_trace (true);
     unsigned int count = len;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      if (unlikely (!c->dispatch (arrayZ[i], hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
+      if (unlikely (!c->dispatch (arrayZ[i], std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
 	return_trace (false);
     return_trace (true);
   }
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ struct List16OfOffset16To : Array16OfOffset16To<Type>
   bool sanitize (hb_sanitize_context_t *c, Ts&&... ds) const
   {
     TRACE_SANITIZE (this);
-    return_trace (Array16OfOffset16To<Type>::sanitize (c, this, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    return_trace (Array16OfOffset16To<Type>::sanitize (c, this, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
   }
 };
 
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ struct HeadlessArrayOf
     if (!sizeof... (Ts) && std::is_trivially_copyable<Type>::value) return_trace (true);
     unsigned int count = get_length ();
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      if (unlikely (!c->dispatch (arrayZ[i], hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
+      if (unlikely (!c->dispatch (arrayZ[i], std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
 	return_trace (false);
     return_trace (true);
   }
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ struct ArrayOfM1
     if (!sizeof... (Ts) && std::is_trivially_copyable<Type>::value) return_trace (true);
     unsigned int count = lenM1 + 1;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      if (unlikely (!c->dispatch (arrayZ[i], hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
+      if (unlikely (!c->dispatch (arrayZ[i], std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
 	return_trace (false);
     return_trace (true);
   }
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ struct VarSizedBinSearchArrayOf
     if (!sizeof... (Ts) && std::is_trivially_copyable<Type>::value) return_trace (true);
     unsigned int count = get_length ();
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      if (unlikely (!(*this)[i].sanitize (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
+      if (unlikely (!(*this)[i].sanitize (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
 	return_trace (false);
     return_trace (true);
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff-common.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff-common.hh
index eaaf5e12e..180c87cb8 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff-common.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff-common.hh
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ struct Dict : UnsizedByteStr
   {
     TRACE_SERIALIZE (this);
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < dictval.get_count (); i++)
-      if (unlikely (!opszr.serialize (c, dictval[i], hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
+      if (unlikely (!opszr.serialize (c, dictval[i], std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)))
 	return_trace (false);
 
     return_trace (true);
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-color-colr-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-color-colr-table.hh
index 9f34e56fb..936ea0b99 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-color-colr-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-color-colr-table.hh
@@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ struct ClipBox
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -1065,38 +1065,38 @@ struct Paint
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 3: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat3, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 4: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat4, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 5: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat5, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 6: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat6, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 7: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat7, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 8: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat8, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 9: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat9, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 10: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat10, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 11: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat11, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 12: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat12, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 13: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat13, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 14: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat14, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 15: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat15, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 16: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat16, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 17: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat17, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 18: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat18, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 19: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat19, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 20: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat20, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 21: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat21, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 22: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat22, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 23: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat23, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 24: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat24, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 25: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat25, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 26: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat26, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 27: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat27, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 28: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat28, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 29: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat29, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 30: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat30, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 31: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat31, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 32: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat32, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 3: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat3, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 4: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat4, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 5: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat5, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 6: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat6, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 7: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat7, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 8: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat8, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 9: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat9, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 10: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat10, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 11: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat11, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 12: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat12, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 13: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat13, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 14: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat14, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 15: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat15, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 16: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat16, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 17: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat17, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 18: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat18, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 19: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat19, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 20: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat20, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 21: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat21, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 22: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat22, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 23: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat23, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 24: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat24, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 25: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat25, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 26: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat26, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 27: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat27, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 28: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat28, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 29: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat29, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 30: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat30, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 31: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat31, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 32: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.paintformat32, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
index 3563cab8b..ffa11bc24 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ struct KernSubTable
     switch (subtable_type) {
     case 0:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format0));
 #ifndef HB_NO_AAT_SHAPE
-    case 1:	return_trace (u.header.apple ? c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) : c->default_return_value ());
+    case 1:	return_trace (u.header.apple ? c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) : c->default_return_value ());
 #endif
     case 2:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2));
 #ifndef HB_NO_AAT_SHAPE
-    case 3:	return_trace (u.header.apple ? c->dispatch (u.format3, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) : c->default_return_value ());
+    case 3:	return_trace (u.header.apple ? c->dispatch (u.format3, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) : c->default_return_value ());
 #endif
     default:	return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ struct kern
     unsigned int subtable_type = get_type ();
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, subtable_type);
     switch (subtable_type) {
-    case 0:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.ot, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 0:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.ot, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
 #ifndef HB_NO_AAT_SHAPE
-    case 1:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.aat, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1:	return_trace (c->dispatch (u.aat, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
 #endif
     default:	return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-common.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-common.hh
index 87ac8781d..a43f5f8c0 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-common.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-common.hh
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ struct Lookup
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, lookup_type);
     unsigned int count = get_subtable_count ();
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-      typename context_t::return_t r = get_subtable<TSubTable> (i).dispatch (c, lookup_type, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...);
+      typename context_t::return_t r = get_subtable<TSubTable> (i).dispatch (c, lookup_type, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...);
       if (c->stop_sublookup_iteration (r))
 	return_trace (r);
     }
@@ -2984,7 +2984,7 @@ struct Condition
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
index 31a4a3e84..41c5a1e1a 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ struct CaretValue
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 3: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format3, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 3: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format3, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
index ac8f6eaf8..a8fb5c7ac 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
@@ -1050,8 +1050,8 @@ struct SinglePos
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -1702,8 +1702,8 @@ struct PairPos
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ struct CursivePos
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -2194,7 +2194,7 @@ struct MarkBasePos
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -2434,7 +2434,7 @@ struct MarkLigPos
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -2653,7 +2653,7 @@ struct MarkMarkPos
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -2704,15 +2704,15 @@ struct PosLookupSubTable
   {
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, lookup_type);
     switch (lookup_type) {
-    case Single:		return_trace (u.single.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Pair:			return_trace (u.pair.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Cursive:		return_trace (u.cursive.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case MarkBase:		return_trace (u.markBase.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case MarkLig:		return_trace (u.markLig.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case MarkMark:		return_trace (u.markMark.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Context:		return_trace (u.context.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case ChainContext:		return_trace (u.chainContext.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Extension:		return_trace (u.extension.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Single:		return_trace (u.single.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Pair:			return_trace (u.pair.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Cursive:		return_trace (u.cursive.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case MarkBase:		return_trace (u.markBase.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case MarkLig:		return_trace (u.markLig.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case MarkMark:		return_trace (u.markMark.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Context:		return_trace (u.context.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case ChainContext:		return_trace (u.chainContext.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Extension:		return_trace (u.extension.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:			return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -2800,7 +2800,7 @@ struct PosLookup : Lookup
 
   template <typename context_t, typename ...Ts>
   typename context_t::return_t dispatch (context_t *c, Ts&&... ds) const
-  { return Lookup::dispatch<SubTable> (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
+  { return Lookup::dispatch<SubTable> (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
 
   bool subset (hb_subset_context_t *c) const
   { return Lookup::subset<SubTable> (c); }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
index 55edfd4da..0dcc98cc0 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ struct SingleSubst
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ struct MultipleSubst
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ struct AlternateSubst
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -1152,7 +1152,7 @@ struct LigatureSubst
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ struct ReverseChainSingleSubst
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -1434,14 +1434,14 @@ struct SubstLookupSubTable
   {
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, lookup_type);
     switch (lookup_type) {
-    case Single:		return_trace (u.single.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Multiple:		return_trace (u.multiple.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Alternate:		return_trace (u.alternate.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Ligature:		return_trace (u.ligature.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Context:		return_trace (u.context.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case ChainContext:		return_trace (u.chainContext.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case Extension:		return_trace (u.extension.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case ReverseChainSingle:	return_trace (u.reverseChainContextSingle.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Single:		return_trace (u.single.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Multiple:		return_trace (u.multiple.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Alternate:		return_trace (u.alternate.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Ligature:		return_trace (u.ligature.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Context:		return_trace (u.context.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case ChainContext:		return_trace (u.chainContext.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case Extension:		return_trace (u.extension.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case ReverseChainSingle:	return_trace (u.reverseChainContextSingle.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:			return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ struct SubstLookup : Lookup
 
   template <typename context_t, typename ...Ts>
   typename context_t::return_t dispatch (context_t *c, Ts&&... ds) const
-  { return Lookup::dispatch<SubTable> (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
+  { return Lookup::dispatch<SubTable> (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
 
   bool subset (hb_subset_context_t *c) const
   { return Lookup::subset<SubTable> (c); }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
index 9b958a8c6..fde273e69 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
@@ -2288,9 +2288,9 @@ struct Context
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 3: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format3, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 3: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format3, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -3358,9 +3358,9 @@ struct ChainContext
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
-    case 3: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format3, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format1, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 2: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format2, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 3: return_trace (c->dispatch (u.format3, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
@@ -3389,7 +3389,7 @@ struct ExtensionFormat1
   {
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, this))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
-    return_trace (get_subtable<typename T::SubTable> ().dispatch (c, get_type (), hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    return_trace (get_subtable<typename T::SubTable> ().dispatch (c, get_type (), std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
   }
 
   void collect_variation_indices (hb_collect_variation_indices_context_t *c) const
@@ -3469,7 +3469,7 @@ struct Extension
     TRACE_DISPATCH (this, u.format);
     if (unlikely (!c->may_dispatch (this, &u.format))) return_trace (c->no_dispatch_return_value ());
     switch (u.format) {
-    case 1: return_trace (u.format1.dispatch (c, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...));
+    case 1: return_trace (u.format1.dispatch (c, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...));
     default:return_trace (c->default_return_value ());
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
index cf3e1df96..d02a3c0ea 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout.cc
@@ -2011,14 +2011,14 @@ struct hb_get_glyph_alternates_dispatch_t :
   private:
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   _dispatch (const T &obj, hb_priority<1>, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ( obj.get_glyph_alternates (hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
+  ( obj.get_glyph_alternates (std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   _dispatch (const T &obj, hb_priority<0>, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
   ( default_return_value () )
   public:
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   dispatch (const T &obj, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ( _dispatch (obj, hb_prioritize, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
+  ( _dispatch (obj, hb_prioritize, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/hb-sanitize.hh b/src/hb-sanitize.hh
index 56c46015a..2e536c7a8 100644
--- a/src/hb-sanitize.hh
+++ b/src/hb-sanitize.hh
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ struct hb_sanitize_context_t :
   private:
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   _dispatch (const T &obj, hb_priority<1>, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ( obj.sanitize (this, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
+  ( obj.sanitize (this, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   _dispatch (const T &obj, hb_priority<0>, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ( obj.dispatch (this, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
+  ( obj.dispatch (this, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
   public:
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   dispatch (const T &obj, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ( _dispatch (obj, hb_prioritize, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
+  ( _dispatch (obj, hb_prioritize, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
 
 
   void init (hb_blob_t *b)
diff --git a/src/hb-serialize.hh b/src/hb-serialize.hh
index 7212d9872..77bad06b8 100644
--- a/src/hb-serialize.hh
+++ b/src/hb-serialize.hh
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ struct hb_serialize_context_t
   { return check_success (!hb_deref (obj).in_error ()); }
 
   template <typename T1, typename... Ts> bool propagate_error (T1 &&o1, Ts&&... os)
-  { return propagate_error (hb_forward<T1> (o1)) &&
-	   propagate_error (hb_forward<Ts> (os)...); }
+  { return propagate_error (std::forward<T1> (o1)) &&
+	   propagate_error (std::forward<Ts> (os)...); }
 
   /* To be called around main operation. */
   template <typename Type>
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ struct hb_serialize_context_t
 
   template <typename Type, typename ...Ts> auto
   _copy (const Type &src, hb_priority<1>, Ts&&... ds) HB_RETURN
-  (Type *, src.copy (this, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...))
+  (Type *, src.copy (this, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...))
 
   template <typename Type> auto
   _copy (const Type &src, hb_priority<0>) -> decltype (&(hb_declval<Type> () = src))
@@ -509,16 +509,16 @@ struct hb_serialize_context_t
    * instead of memcpy(). */
   template <typename Type, typename ...Ts>
   Type *copy (const Type &src, Ts&&... ds)
-  { return _copy (src, hb_prioritize, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
+  { return _copy (src, hb_prioritize, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
   template <typename Type, typename ...Ts>
   Type *copy (const Type *src, Ts&&... ds)
-  { return copy (*src, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
+  { return copy (*src, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
 
   template<typename Iterator,
 	   hb_requires (hb_is_iterator (Iterator)),
 	   typename ...Ts>
   void copy_all (Iterator it, Ts&&... ds)
-  { for (decltype (*it) _ : it) copy (_, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
+  { for (decltype (*it) _ : it) copy (_, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
 
   template <typename Type>
   hb_serialize_context_t& operator << (const Type &obj) & { embed (obj); return *this; }
@@ -546,10 +546,10 @@ struct hb_serialize_context_t
 
   template <typename Type, typename ...Ts>
   Type *extend (Type *obj, Ts&&... ds)
-  { return extend_size (obj, obj->get_size (hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...)); }
+  { return extend_size (obj, obj->get_size (std::forward<Ts> (ds)...)); }
   template <typename Type, typename ...Ts>
   Type *extend (Type &obj, Ts&&... ds)
-  { return extend (hb_addressof (obj), hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
+  { return extend (hb_addressof (obj), std::forward<Ts> (ds)...); }
 
   /* Output routines. */
   hb_bytes_t copy_bytes () const
diff --git a/src/hb-subset.hh b/src/hb-subset.hh
index c9b01c67f..98c5f06fb 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset.hh
+++ b/src/hb-subset.hh
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ struct hb_subset_context_t :
   private:
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   _dispatch (const T &obj, hb_priority<1>, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ( obj.subset (this, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
+  ( obj.subset (this, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   _dispatch (const T &obj, hb_priority<0>, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ( obj.dispatch (this, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
+  ( obj.dispatch (this, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
   public:
   template <typename T, typename ...Ts> auto
   dispatch (const T &obj, Ts&&... ds) HB_AUTO_RETURN
-  ( _dispatch (obj, hb_prioritize, hb_forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
+  ( _dispatch (obj, hb_prioritize, std::forward<Ts> (ds)...) )
 
   hb_blob_t *source_blob;
   hb_subset_plan_t *plan;
diff --git a/src/hb-vector.hh b/src/hb-vector.hh
index df6b08628..b0a1e5e96 100644
--- a/src/hb-vector.hh
+++ b/src/hb-vector.hh
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ struct hb_vector_t
 
   /* Sink interface. */
   template <typename T>
-  hb_vector_t& operator << (T&& v) { push (hb_forward<T> (v)); return *this; }
+  hb_vector_t& operator << (T&& v) { push (std::forward<T> (v)); return *this; }
 
   hb_array_t<      Type> as_array ()       { return hb_array (arrayZ, length); }
   hb_array_t<const Type> as_array () const { return hb_array (arrayZ, length); }
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ struct hb_vector_t
       // the created copy to leak memory since we won't have stored a
       // reference to it.
       return p;
-    *p = hb_forward<T> (v);
+    *p = std::forward<T> (v);
     return p;
   }