diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-ankr-table.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-ankr-table.hh
index 5f7656d..b793245 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-ankr-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-ankr-table.hh
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 
 namespace AAT {
 
+using namespace OT;
+
 
 struct Anchor
 {
diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-common.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-common.hh
index 11c6c5a..ee2136e 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-common.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-common.hh
@@ -698,36 +698,23 @@
   hb_face_t *face;
   hb_buffer_t *buffer;
   hb_sanitize_context_t sanitizer;
-  const ankr &ankr_table;
+  const ankr *ankr_table;
   const char *ankr_end;
 
   /* Unused. For debug tracing only. */
   unsigned int lookup_index;
   unsigned int debug_depth;
 
-  inline hb_aat_apply_context_t (hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan_,
-				 hb_font_t *font_,
-				 hb_buffer_t *buffer_,
-				 hb_blob_t *blob = const_cast<hb_blob_t *> (&Null(hb_blob_t)),
-				 const ankr &ankr_table_ = Null(ankr),
-				 const char *ankr_end_ = nullptr) :
-		plan (plan_), font (font_), face (font->face), buffer (buffer_),
-		sanitizer (),
-		ankr_table (ankr_table_), ankr_end (ankr_end_),
-		lookup_index (0), debug_depth (0)
-  {
-    sanitizer.init (blob);
-    sanitizer.set_num_glyphs (face->get_num_glyphs ());
-    sanitizer.start_processing ();
-    sanitizer.set_max_ops (HB_SANITIZE_MAX_OPS_MAX);
-  }
+  HB_INTERNAL hb_aat_apply_context_t (hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan_,
+				      hb_font_t *font_,
+				      hb_buffer_t *buffer_,
+				      hb_blob_t *blob = const_cast<hb_blob_t *> (&Null(hb_blob_t)));
+
+  HB_INTERNAL ~hb_aat_apply_context_t (void);
+
+  HB_INTERNAL void set_ankr_table (const AAT::ankr *ankr_table_, const char *ankr_end_);
 
   inline void set_lookup_index (unsigned int i) { lookup_index = i; }
-
-  inline ~hb_aat_apply_context_t (void)
-  {
-    sanitizer.end_processing ();
-  }
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh b/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
index b227af1..d2242c5 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout-kerx-table.hh
@@ -423,14 +423,14 @@
 	      return false;
 	    unsigned int markAnchorPoint = *data++;
 	    unsigned int currAnchorPoint = *data++;
-	    const Anchor markAnchor = c->ankr_table.get_anchor (c->buffer->info[mark].codepoint,
-								markAnchorPoint,
-								c->sanitizer.get_num_glyphs (),
-								c->ankr_end);
-	    const Anchor currAnchor = c->ankr_table.get_anchor (c->buffer->cur ().codepoint,
-								currAnchorPoint,
-								c->sanitizer.get_num_glyphs (),
-								c->ankr_end);
+	    const Anchor markAnchor = c->ankr_table->get_anchor (c->buffer->info[mark].codepoint,
+								 markAnchorPoint,
+								 c->sanitizer.get_num_glyphs (),
+								 c->ankr_end);
+	    const Anchor currAnchor = c->ankr_table->get_anchor (c->buffer->cur ().codepoint,
+								 currAnchorPoint,
+								 c->sanitizer.get_num_glyphs (),
+								 c->ankr_end);
 
 	    o.x_offset = c->font->em_scale_x (markAnchor.xCoordinate) - c->font->em_scale_x (currAnchor.xCoordinate);
 	    o.y_offset = c->font->em_scale_y (markAnchor.yCoordinate) - c->font->em_scale_y (currAnchor.yCoordinate);
diff --git a/src/hb-aat-layout.cc b/src/hb-aat-layout.cc
index d917c29..80bf2d7 100644
--- a/src/hb-aat-layout.cc
+++ b/src/hb-aat-layout.cc
@@ -131,6 +131,44 @@
 
 
 /*
+ * hb_aat_apply_context_t
+ */
+
+AAT::hb_aat_apply_context_t::hb_aat_apply_context_t (hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan_,
+						     hb_font_t *font_,
+						     hb_buffer_t *buffer_,
+						     hb_blob_t *blob) :
+						       plan (plan_),
+						       font (font_),
+						       face (font->face),
+						       buffer (buffer_),
+						       sanitizer (),
+						       ankr_table (&Null(AAT::ankr)),
+						       ankr_end (nullptr),
+						       lookup_index (0),
+						       debug_depth (0)
+{
+  sanitizer.init (blob);
+  sanitizer.set_num_glyphs (face->get_num_glyphs ());
+  sanitizer.start_processing ();
+  sanitizer.set_max_ops (HB_SANITIZE_MAX_OPS_MAX);
+}
+
+AAT::hb_aat_apply_context_t::~hb_aat_apply_context_t (void)
+{
+  sanitizer.end_processing ();
+}
+
+void
+AAT::hb_aat_apply_context_t::set_ankr_table (const AAT::ankr *ankr_table_,
+					     const char      *ankr_end_)
+{
+  ankr_table = ankr_table_;
+  ankr_end = ankr_end_;
+}
+
+
+/*
  * mort/morx/kerx/trak
  */
 
@@ -273,8 +311,8 @@
   hb_blob_t *ankr_blob;
   const AAT::ankr& ankr = _get_ankr (font->face, &ankr_blob);
 
-  AAT::hb_aat_apply_context_t c (plan, font, buffer, blob,
-				 ankr, ankr_blob->data + ankr_blob->length);
+  AAT::hb_aat_apply_context_t c (plan, font, buffer, blob);
+  c.set_ankr_table (&ankr, ankr_blob->data + ankr_blob->length);
   kerx.apply (&c);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
index e361330..5bc9e43 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-kern-table.hh
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "hb-open-type.hh"
 #include "hb-ot-shape.hh"
 #include "hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos.hh"
-#include "hb-aat-layout-ankr-table.hh" // Ugly but needed.
 #include "hb-aat-layout-common.hh"
 
 
diff --git a/src/hb-static.cc b/src/hb-static.cc
index e550796..3669e08 100644
--- a/src/hb-static.cc
+++ b/src/hb-static.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "hb-open-type.hh"
 #include "hb-ot-layout-common.hh"
-#include "hb-aat-layout-ankr-table.hh" /* I don't even want to know why... */
 #include "hb-aat-layout-common.hh"
 
 #include "hb-face.hh"