diff --git a/src/hb-machinery.hh b/src/hb-machinery.hh
index cb9ed78c1..5046ac193 100644
--- a/src/hb-machinery.hh
+++ b/src/hb-machinery.hh
@@ -244,19 +244,19 @@ struct hb_lazy_loader_t : hb_data_wrapper_t<Data, WheresData>
   {
     Stored *p = (Stored *) hb_calloc (1, sizeof (Stored));
     if (likely (p))
-      p->Xinit (data);
+      p = new (p) Stored (data);
     return p;
   }
   static Stored *create ()
   {
     Stored *p = (Stored *) hb_calloc (1, sizeof (Stored));
     if (likely (p))
-      p->Xinit ();
+      p = new (p) Stored ();
     return p;
   }
   static void destroy (Stored *p)
   {
-    p->Xfini ();
+    p->~Stored ();
     hb_free (p);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
index de3ed1f9b..0d96f0557 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff1-table.hh
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ struct cff1
 
   struct accelerator_t : accelerator_templ_t<cff1_private_dict_opset_t, cff1_private_dict_values_t>
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
       SUPER::init (face);
 
@@ -1295,8 +1295,7 @@ struct cff1
       }
       glyph_names.qsort ();
     }
-
-    void Xfini ()
+    ~accelerator_t ()
     {
       glyph_names.fini ();
 
@@ -1398,7 +1397,10 @@ struct cff1
   DEFINE_SIZE_STATIC (4);
 };
 
-struct cff1_accelerator_t : cff1::accelerator_t {};
+struct cff1_accelerator_t : cff1::accelerator_t {
+  cff1_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : cff1::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
+
 } /* namespace OT */
 
 #endif /* HB_OT_CFF1_TABLE_HH */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
index cf99d57ca..f6d1c1c02 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cff2-table.hh
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ struct cff2
   template <typename PRIVOPSET, typename PRIVDICTVAL>
   struct accelerator_templ_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_templ_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
       topDict.init ();
       fontDicts.init ();
@@ -412,15 +412,15 @@ struct cff2
       const OT::cff2 *cff2 = this->blob->template as<OT::cff2> ();
 
       if (cff2 == &Null (OT::cff2))
-      { Xfini (); return; }
+        goto fail;
 
       { /* parse top dict */
 	byte_str_t topDictStr (cff2 + cff2->topDict, cff2->topDictSize);
-	if (unlikely (!topDictStr.sanitize (&sc))) { Xfini (); return; }
+	if (unlikely (!topDictStr.sanitize (&sc))) goto fail;
 	cff2_top_dict_interpreter_t top_interp;
 	top_interp.env.init (topDictStr);
 	topDict.init ();
-	if (unlikely (!top_interp.interpret (topDict))) { Xfini (); return; }
+	if (unlikely (!top_interp.interpret (topDict))) goto fail;
       }
 
       globalSubrs = &StructAtOffset<CFF2Subrs> (cff2, cff2->topDict + cff2->topDictSize);
@@ -434,44 +434,50 @@ struct cff2
 	  (globalSubrs == &Null (CFF2Subrs)) || unlikely (!globalSubrs->sanitize (&sc)) ||
 	  (fdArray == &Null (CFF2FDArray)) || unlikely (!fdArray->sanitize (&sc)) ||
 	  (((fdSelect != &Null (CFF2FDSelect)) && unlikely (!fdSelect->sanitize (&sc, fdArray->count)))))
-      { Xfini (); return; }
+        goto fail;
 
       num_glyphs = charStrings->count;
       if (num_glyphs != sc.get_num_glyphs ())
-      { Xfini (); return; }
+        goto fail;
 
       fdCount = fdArray->count;
       if (!privateDicts.resize (fdCount))
-      { Xfini (); return; }
+        goto fail;
 
       /* parse font dicts and gather private dicts */
       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < fdCount; i++)
       {
 	const byte_str_t fontDictStr = (*fdArray)[i];
-	if (unlikely (!fontDictStr.sanitize (&sc))) { Xfini (); return; }
+	if (unlikely (!fontDictStr.sanitize (&sc))) goto fail;
 	cff2_font_dict_values_t  *font;
 	cff2_font_dict_interpreter_t font_interp;
 	font_interp.env.init (fontDictStr);
 	font = fontDicts.push ();
-	if (unlikely (font == &Crap (cff2_font_dict_values_t))) { Xfini (); return; }
+	if (unlikely (font == &Crap (cff2_font_dict_values_t))) goto fail;
 	font->init ();
-	if (unlikely (!font_interp.interpret (*font))) { Xfini (); return; }
+	if (unlikely (!font_interp.interpret (*font))) goto fail;
 
 	const byte_str_t privDictStr (StructAtOffsetOrNull<UnsizedByteStr> (cff2, font->privateDictInfo.offset), font->privateDictInfo.size);
-	if (unlikely (!privDictStr.sanitize (&sc))) { Xfini (); return; }
+	if (unlikely (!privDictStr.sanitize (&sc))) goto fail;
 	dict_interpreter_t<PRIVOPSET, PRIVDICTVAL, cff2_priv_dict_interp_env_t>  priv_interp;
 	priv_interp.env.init(privDictStr);
 	privateDicts[i].init ();
-	if (unlikely (!priv_interp.interpret (privateDicts[i]))) { Xfini (); return; }
+	if (unlikely (!priv_interp.interpret (privateDicts[i]))) goto fail;
 
 	privateDicts[i].localSubrs = &StructAtOffsetOrNull<CFF2Subrs> (&privDictStr[0], privateDicts[i].subrsOffset);
 	if (privateDicts[i].localSubrs != &Null (CFF2Subrs) &&
 	  unlikely (!privateDicts[i].localSubrs->sanitize (&sc)))
-	{ Xfini (); return; }
+	  goto fail;
       }
-    }
 
-    void Xfini ()
+
+      return;
+
+      fail:
+        _fini ();
+    }
+    ~accelerator_templ_t () { _fini (); }
+    void _fini ()
     {
       sc.end_processing ();
       topDict.fini ();
@@ -504,6 +510,8 @@ struct cff2
 
   struct accelerator_t : accelerator_templ_t<cff2_private_dict_opset_t, cff2_private_dict_values_t>
   {
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : accelerator_templ_t (face) {}
+
     HB_INTERNAL bool get_extents (hb_font_t *font,
 				  hb_codepoint_t glyph,
 				  hb_glyph_extents_t *extents) const;
@@ -525,7 +533,10 @@ struct cff2
   DEFINE_SIZE_STATIC (5);
 };
 
-struct cff2_accelerator_t : cff2::accelerator_t {};
+struct cff2_accelerator_t : cff2::accelerator_t {
+  cff2_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : cff2::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
+
 } /* namespace OT */
 
 #endif /* HB_OT_CFF2_TABLE_HH */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-cmap-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-cmap-table.hh
index 4253e78ec..fde57cdc5 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-cmap-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-cmap-table.hh
@@ -368,10 +368,9 @@ struct CmapSubtableFormat4
   struct accelerator_t
   {
     accelerator_t () {}
-    accelerator_t (const CmapSubtableFormat4 *subtable) { Xinit (subtable); }
-    ~accelerator_t () { Xfini (); }
+    accelerator_t (const CmapSubtableFormat4 *subtable) { init (subtable); }
 
-    void Xinit (const CmapSubtableFormat4 *subtable)
+    void init (const CmapSubtableFormat4 *subtable)
     {
       segCount = subtable->segCountX2 / 2;
       endCount = subtable->values.arrayZ;
@@ -381,7 +380,6 @@ struct CmapSubtableFormat4
       glyphIdArray = idRangeOffset + segCount;
       glyphIdArrayLength = (subtable->length - 16 - 8 * segCount) / 2;
     }
-    void Xfini () {}
 
     bool get_glyph (hb_codepoint_t codepoint, hb_codepoint_t *glyph) const
     {
@@ -1665,7 +1663,7 @@ struct cmap
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
       this->table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<cmap> (face);
       bool symbol;
@@ -1692,7 +1690,7 @@ struct cmap
 	  break;
 	case  4:
 	{
-	  this->format4_accel.Xinit (&subtable->u.format4);
+	  this->format4_accel.init (&subtable->u.format4);
 	  this->get_glyph_data = &this->format4_accel;
 	  this->get_glyph_funcZ = this->format4_accel.get_glyph_func;
 	  break;
@@ -1700,8 +1698,7 @@ struct cmap
 	}
       }
     }
-
-    void Xfini () { this->table.destroy (); }
+    ~accelerator_t () { this->table.destroy (); }
 
     bool get_nominal_glyph (hb_codepoint_t  unicode,
 			    hb_codepoint_t *glyph) const
@@ -1863,7 +1860,9 @@ struct cmap
   DEFINE_SIZE_ARRAY (4, encodingRecord);
 };
 
-struct cmap_accelerator_t : cmap::accelerator_t {};
+struct cmap_accelerator_t : cmap::accelerator_t {
+  cmap_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : cmap::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-color-cbdt-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-color-cbdt-table.hh
index 33947bca9..23fa56c4f 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-color-cbdt-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-color-cbdt-table.hh
@@ -819,15 +819,14 @@ struct CBDT
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
-      cblc = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<CBLC> (face);
-      cbdt = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<CBDT> (face);
+      this->cblc = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<CBLC> (face);
+      this->cbdt = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<CBDT> (face);
 
       upem = hb_face_get_upem (face);
     }
-
-    void Xfini ()
+    ~accelerator_t ()
     {
       this->cblc.destroy ();
       this->cbdt.destroy ();
@@ -988,7 +987,10 @@ CBLC::subset (hb_subset_context_t *c) const
   return_trace (CBLC::sink_cbdt (c, &cbdt_prime));
 }
 
-struct CBDT_accelerator_t : CBDT::accelerator_t {};
+struct CBDT_accelerator_t : CBDT::accelerator_t {
+  CBDT_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : CBDT::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
+
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-color-sbix-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-color-sbix-table.hh
index 4177cd0fd..9741ebd45 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-color-sbix-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-color-sbix-table.hh
@@ -202,12 +202,12 @@ struct sbix
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
       table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<sbix> (face);
       num_glyphs = face->get_num_glyphs ();
     }
-    void Xfini () { table.destroy (); }
+    ~accelerator_t () { table.destroy (); }
 
     bool has_data () const { return table->has_data (); }
 
@@ -407,7 +407,10 @@ struct sbix
   DEFINE_SIZE_ARRAY (8, strikes);
 };
 
-struct sbix_accelerator_t : sbix::accelerator_t {};
+struct sbix_accelerator_t : sbix::accelerator_t {
+  sbix_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : sbix::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
+
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-color-svg-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-color-svg-table.hh
index e070796a1..fc649f100 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-color-svg-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-color-svg-table.hh
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ struct SVG
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     { table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<SVG> (face); }
-    void Xfini () { table.destroy (); }
+    ~accelerator_t () { table.destroy (); }
 
     hb_blob_t *reference_blob_for_glyph (hb_codepoint_t glyph_id) const
     {
@@ -116,7 +116,9 @@ struct SVG
   DEFINE_SIZE_STATIC (10);
 };
 
-struct SVG_accelerator_t : SVG::accelerator_t {};
+struct SVG_accelerator_t : SVG::accelerator_t {
+  SVG_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : SVG::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-glyf-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-glyf-table.hh
index 20dd69126..9bac30fff 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-glyf-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-glyf-table.hh
@@ -207,8 +207,7 @@ struct glyf
   _populate_subset_glyphs (const hb_subset_plan_t   *plan,
 			   hb_vector_t<SubsetGlyph> *glyphs /* OUT */) const
   {
-    OT::glyf::accelerator_t glyf;
-    glyf.Xinit (plan->source);
+    OT::glyf::accelerator_t glyf (plan->source);
 
     + hb_range (plan->num_output_glyphs ())
     | hb_map ([&] (hb_codepoint_t new_gid)
@@ -233,8 +232,6 @@ struct glyf
 	      })
     | hb_sink (glyphs)
     ;
-
-    glyf.Xfini ();
   }
 
   static bool
@@ -920,7 +917,7 @@ struct glyf
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face_)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face_)
     {
       short_offset = false;
       num_glyphs = 0;
@@ -953,8 +950,7 @@ struct glyf
       num_glyphs = hb_max (1u, loca_table.get_length () / (short_offset ? 2 : 4)) - 1;
       num_glyphs = hb_min (num_glyphs, face->get_num_glyphs ());
     }
-
-    void Xfini ()
+    ~accelerator_t ()
     {
       loca_table.destroy ();
       glyf_table.destroy ();
@@ -1358,7 +1354,10 @@ struct glyf
 			 * defining it _MIN instead. */
 };
 
-struct glyf_accelerator_t : glyf::accelerator_t {};
+struct glyf_accelerator_t : glyf::accelerator_t {
+  glyf_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : glyf::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
+
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-hmtx-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-hmtx-table.hh
index 62e43b4cf..36bffa70a 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-hmtx-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-hmtx-table.hh
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ struct hmtxvmtx
     T *table_prime = c->serializer->start_embed <T> ();
     if (unlikely (!table_prime)) return_trace (false);
 
-    accelerator_t _mtx;
-    _mtx.Xinit (c->plan->source);
+    accelerator_t _mtx (c->plan->source);
     unsigned num_advances = _mtx.num_advances_for_subset (c->plan);
 
     auto it =
@@ -144,8 +143,6 @@ struct hmtxvmtx
 
     table_prime->serialize (c->serializer, it, num_advances);
 
-    _mtx.Xfini ();
-
     if (unlikely (c->serializer->in_error ()))
       return_trace (false);
 
@@ -160,8 +157,8 @@ struct hmtxvmtx
   {
     friend struct hmtxvmtx;
 
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face,
-	       unsigned int default_advance_ = 0)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face,
+		   unsigned int default_advance_ = 0)
     {
       default_advance = default_advance_ ? default_advance_ : hb_face_get_upem (face);
 
@@ -193,8 +190,7 @@ struct hmtxvmtx
 
       var_table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<HVARVVAR> (face, T::variationsTag);
     }
-
-    void Xfini ()
+    ~accelerator_t ()
     {
       table.destroy ();
       var_table.destroy ();
@@ -338,8 +334,12 @@ struct vmtx : hmtxvmtx<vmtx, vhea> {
   static constexpr bool is_horizontal = false;
 };
 
-struct hmtx_accelerator_t : hmtx::accelerator_t {};
-struct vmtx_accelerator_t : vmtx::accelerator_t {};
+struct hmtx_accelerator_t : hmtx::accelerator_t {
+  hmtx_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : hmtx::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
+struct vmtx_accelerator_t : vmtx::accelerator_t {
+  vmtx_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : vmtx::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
index 6a2f40f3f..3fe6a5bc3 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gdef-table.hh
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ struct GDEF
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
       this->table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<GDEF> (face);
       if (unlikely (this->table->is_blocklisted (this->table.get_blob (), face)))
@@ -594,8 +594,7 @@ struct GDEF
 	this->table = hb_blob_get_empty ();
       }
     }
-
-    void Xfini () { this->table.destroy (); }
+    ~accelerator_t () { this->table.destroy (); }
 
     hb_blob_ptr_t<GDEF> table;
   };
@@ -715,7 +714,9 @@ struct GDEF
   DEFINE_SIZE_MIN (12);
 };
 
-struct GDEF_accelerator_t : GDEF::accelerator_t {};
+struct GDEF_accelerator_t : GDEF::accelerator_t {
+  GDEF_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : GDEF::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
index 172a76458..37fd908f5 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gpos-table.hh
@@ -2973,7 +2973,9 @@ GPOS::position_finish_offsets (hb_font_t *font, hb_buffer_t *buffer)
 }
 
 
-struct GPOS_accelerator_t : GPOS::accelerator_t {};
+struct GPOS_accelerator_t : GPOS::accelerator_t {
+  GPOS_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : GPOS::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 
 /* Out-of-class implementation for methods recursing */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
index b7ce30135..edc89eb37 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-table.hh
@@ -1739,7 +1739,9 @@ struct GSUB : GSUBGPOS
 };
 
 
-struct GSUB_accelerator_t : GSUB::accelerator_t {};
+struct GSUB_accelerator_t : GSUB::accelerator_t {
+  GSUB_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : GSUB::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 
 /* Out-of-class implementation for methods recursing */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
index 557715283..cb16caebd 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh
@@ -3846,7 +3846,7 @@ struct GSUBGPOS
   template <typename T>
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
       this->table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<T> (face);
       if (unlikely (this->table->is_blocklisted (this->table.get_blob (), face)))
@@ -3868,8 +3868,7 @@ struct GSUBGPOS
       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < this->lookup_count; i++)
 	this->accels[i].init (table->get_lookup (i));
     }
-
-    void Xfini ()
+    ~accelerator_t ()
     {
       for (unsigned int i = 0; i < this->lookup_count; i++)
 	this->accels[i].fini ();
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-meta-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-meta-table.hh
index 10f5a2f46..93e64c532 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-meta-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-meta-table.hh
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ struct meta
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     { table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<meta> (face); }
-    void Xfini () { table.destroy (); }
+    ~accelerator_t () { table.destroy (); }
 
     hb_blob_t *reference_entry (hb_tag_t tag) const
     { return table->dataMaps.lsearch (tag).reference_entry (table.get_blob ()); }
@@ -119,7 +119,9 @@ struct meta
   DEFINE_SIZE_ARRAY (16, dataMaps);
 };
 
-struct meta_accelerator_t : meta::accelerator_t {};
+struct meta_accelerator_t : meta::accelerator_t {
+  meta_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : meta::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-name-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-name-table.hh
index acaabd02d..d555fc1a5 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-name-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-name-table.hh
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ struct name
 
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
       this->table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<name> (face);
       assert (this->table.get_length () >= this->table->stringOffset);
@@ -318,8 +318,7 @@ struct name
       }
       this->names.resize (j);
     }
-
-    void Xfini ()
+    ~accelerator_t ()
     {
       this->names.fini ();
       this->table.destroy ();
@@ -373,7 +372,9 @@ struct name
 #undef entry_index
 #undef entry_score
 
-struct name_accelerator_t : name::accelerator_t {};
+struct name_accelerator_t : name::accelerator_t {
+  name_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : name::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-post-table-v2subset.hh b/src/hb-ot-post-table-v2subset.hh
index d7b662a1e..0f3cd8e24 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-post-table-v2subset.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-post-table-v2subset.hh
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ HB_INTERNAL bool postV2Tail::subset (hb_subset_context_t *c) const
   hb_map_t old_new_index_map, old_gid_new_index_map;
   unsigned i = 0;
 
-  post::accelerator_t _post;
-  _post.Xinit (c->plan->source);
+  post::accelerator_t _post (c->plan->source);
 
   hb_hashmap_t<hb_bytes_t, unsigned, std::nullptr_t, unsigned, nullptr, (unsigned)-1> glyph_name_to_new_index;
   for (hb_codepoint_t new_gid = 0; new_gid < num_glyphs; new_gid++)
@@ -128,9 +127,7 @@ HB_INTERNAL bool postV2Tail::subset (hb_subset_context_t *c) const
                             })
   ;
 
-  bool ret = serialize (c->serializer, index_iter, &_post);
-  _post.Xfini ();
-  return_trace (ret);
+  return_trace (serialize (c->serializer, index_iter, &_post));
 }
 
 } /* namespace OT */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
index 07cd35605..0610ee6d7 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-post-table.hh
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ struct post
   struct accelerator_t
   {
     friend struct postV2Tail;
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     {
       index_to_offset.init ();
 
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ struct post
 	   data += 1 + *data)
 	index_to_offset.push (data - pool);
     }
-    void Xfini ()
+    ~accelerator_t ()
     {
       index_to_offset.fini ();
       hb_free (gids_sorted_by_name.get ());
@@ -307,7 +308,10 @@ struct post
   DEFINE_SIZE_MIN (32);
 };
 
-struct post_accelerator_t : post::accelerator_t {};
+struct post_accelerator_t : post::accelerator_t {
+  post_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : post::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
+
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-var-gvar-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-var-gvar-table.hh
index 6541cfd59..539213c33 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-var-gvar-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-var-gvar-table.hh
@@ -498,9 +498,9 @@ struct gvar
   public:
   struct accelerator_t
   {
-    void Xinit (hb_face_t *face)
+    accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face)
     { table = hb_sanitize_context_t ().reference_table<gvar> (face); }
-    void Xfini () { table.destroy (); }
+    ~accelerator_t () { table.destroy (); }
 
     private:
     struct x_getter { static float get (const contour_point_t &p) { return p.x; } };
@@ -698,7 +698,9 @@ no_more_gaps:
   DEFINE_SIZE_MIN (20);
 };
 
-struct gvar_accelerator_t : gvar::accelerator_t {};
+struct gvar_accelerator_t : gvar::accelerator_t {
+  gvar_accelerator_t (hb_face_t *face) : gvar::accelerator_t (face) {}
+};
 
 } /* namespace OT */
 
diff --git a/src/hb-subset-cff2.cc b/src/hb-subset-cff2.cc
index 26e5517f2..92dd6b1d2 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset-cff2.cc
+++ b/src/hb-subset-cff2.cc
@@ -450,12 +450,8 @@ _hb_subset_cff2 (const OT::cff2::accelerator_subset_t  &acc,
 bool
 hb_subset_cff2 (hb_subset_context_t *c)
 {
-  OT::cff2::accelerator_subset_t acc;
-  acc.Xinit (c->plan->source);
-  bool result = likely (acc.is_valid ()) && _hb_subset_cff2 (acc, c);
-  acc.Xfini ();
-
-  return result;
+  OT::cff2::accelerator_subset_t acc (c->plan->source);
+  return acc.is_valid () && _hb_subset_cff2 (acc, c);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/hb-subset-plan.cc b/src/hb-subset-plan.cc
index 24b34f6ad..b7afa8074 100644
--- a/src/hb-subset-plan.cc
+++ b/src/hb-subset-plan.cc
@@ -228,10 +228,8 @@ _cmap_closure (hb_face_t	   *face,
 	       const hb_set_t	   *unicodes,
 	       hb_set_t		   *glyphset)
 {
-  OT::cmap::accelerator_t cmap;
-  cmap.Xinit (face);
+  OT::cmap::accelerator_t cmap (face);
   cmap.table->closure_glyphs (unicodes, glyphset);
-  cmap.Xfini ();
 }
 
 static void _colr_closure (hb_face_t *face,
@@ -294,8 +292,7 @@ _populate_unicodes_to_retain (const hb_set_t *unicodes,
                               const hb_set_t *glyphs,
                               hb_subset_plan_t *plan)
 {
-  OT::cmap::accelerator_t cmap;
-  cmap.Xinit (plan->source);
+  OT::cmap::accelerator_t cmap (plan->source);
 
   constexpr static const int size_threshold = 4096;
 
@@ -343,8 +340,6 @@ _populate_unicodes_to_retain (const hb_set_t *unicodes,
 
   + plan->codepoint_to_glyph->keys ()   | hb_sink (plan->unicodes);
   + plan->codepoint_to_glyph->values () | hb_sink (plan->_glyphset_gsub);
-
-  cmap.Xfini ();
 }
 
 static void
@@ -353,13 +348,9 @@ _populate_gids_to_retain (hb_subset_plan_t* plan,
 			  bool close_over_gpos,
 			  bool close_over_gdef)
 {
-  OT::glyf::accelerator_t glyf;
+  OT::glyf::accelerator_t glyf (plan->source);
 #ifndef HB_NO_SUBSET_CFF
-  OT::cff1::accelerator_t cff;
-#endif
-  glyf.Xinit (plan->source);
-#ifndef HB_NO_SUBSET_CFF
-  cff.Xinit (plan->source);
+  OT::cff1::accelerator_t cff (plan->source);
 #endif
 
   plan->_glyphset_gsub->add (0); // Not-def
@@ -419,11 +410,6 @@ _populate_gids_to_retain (hb_subset_plan_t* plan,
 				       plan->layout_variation_indices,
 				       plan->layout_variation_idx_map);
 #endif
-
-#ifndef HB_NO_SUBSET_CFF
-  cff.Xfini ();
-#endif
-  glyf.Xfini ();
 }
 
 static void