diff --git a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
index 7a79477..107b2d1 100644
--- a/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-open-type-private.hh
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
 
 #define DEFINE_SIZE_STATIC(size) \
   _DEFINE_SIZE_ASSERTION (size); \
-  static inline unsigned int get_size (void) { return (size); } \
   static const unsigned int static_size = (size); \
   static const unsigned int min_size = (size)
 
@@ -515,9 +514,6 @@
 template <typename LenType, typename Type>
 struct GenericArrayOf
 {
-  const Type *array(void) const { return &StructAfter<Type> (len); }
-  Type *array(void) { return &StructAfter<Type> (len); }
-
   const Type *sub_array (unsigned int start_offset, unsigned int *pcount /* IN/OUT */) const
   {
     unsigned int count = len;
@@ -527,13 +523,13 @@
       count -= start_offset;
     count = MIN (count, *pcount);
     *pcount = count;
-    return array() + start_offset;
+    return array + start_offset;
   }
 
   inline const Type& operator [] (unsigned int i) const
   {
     if (unlikely (i >= len)) return Null(Type);
-    return array()[i];
+    return array[i];
   }
   inline unsigned int get_size () const
   { return len.static_size + len * Type::static_size; }
@@ -551,7 +547,7 @@
      * other structs. */
     unsigned int count = len;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      if (array()[i].sanitize (context))
+      if (array[i].sanitize (context))
         return false;
     return true;
   }
@@ -560,7 +556,7 @@
     if (!likely (sanitize_shallow (context))) return false;
     unsigned int count = len;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      if (!array()[i].sanitize (context, base))
+      if (!array[i].sanitize (context, base))
         return false;
     return true;
   }
@@ -570,7 +566,7 @@
     if (!likely (sanitize_shallow (context))) return false;
     unsigned int count = len;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
-      if (!array()[i].sanitize (context, base, user_data))
+      if (!array[i].sanitize (context, base, user_data))
         return false;
     return true;
   }
@@ -584,8 +580,7 @@
 
   public:
   LenType len;
-  private:
-  Type arrayX[VAR];
+  Type array[VAR];
   public:
   DEFINE_SIZE_VAR (sizeof (LenType), Type);
 };
@@ -617,7 +612,7 @@
   inline const Type& operator [] (unsigned int i) const
   {
     if (unlikely (i >= this->len)) return Null(Type);
-    return this+this->array()[i];
+    return this+this->array[i];
   }
 
   inline bool sanitize (hb_sanitize_context_t *context) {
@@ -637,13 +632,10 @@
 template <typename Type>
 struct HeadlessArrayOf
 {
-  const Type *array(void) const { return &StructAfter<Type> (len); }
-  Type *array(void) { return &StructAfter<Type> (len); }
-
   inline const Type& operator [] (unsigned int i) const
   {
     if (unlikely (i >= len || !i)) return Null(Type);
-    return array()[i-1];
+    return array[i-1];
   }
   inline unsigned int get_size () const
   { return len.static_size + (len ? len - 1 : 0) * Type::static_size; }
@@ -665,7 +657,7 @@
      * to do have a simple sanitize(), ie. they do not reference
      * other structs. */
     unsigned int count = len ? len - 1 : 0;
-    Type *a = array();
+    Type *a = array;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
       if (!a[i].sanitize (context))
         return false;
@@ -673,8 +665,7 @@
   }
 
   USHORT len;
-  private:
-  Type arrayX[VAR];
+  Type array[VAR];
   public:
   DEFINE_SIZE_VAR (sizeof (USHORT), Type);
 };
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
index 324b7bd..6542e5f 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-common-private.hh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     Tag t;
     t.set (tag);
     /* TODO: bsearch (need to sort in sanitize) */
-    const Record<Type> *a = this->array();
+    const Record<Type> *a = this->array;
     unsigned int count = this->len;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < count; i++)
     {
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
   {
     if (unlikely (i >= this->len))
       return NO_INDEX;
-    return this->array()[i];
+    return this->array[i];
   }
   inline unsigned int get_indexes (unsigned int start_offset,
 				   unsigned int *_count /* IN/OUT */,
@@ -600,8 +600,8 @@
   inline unsigned int get_size () const
   {
     unsigned int f = deltaFormat;
-    if (unlikely (f < 1 || f > 3 || startSize > endSize)) return 3 * USHORT::get_size ();
-    return USHORT::get_size () * (4 + ((endSize - startSize) >> (4 - f)));
+    if (unlikely (f < 1 || f > 3 || startSize > endSize)) return 3 * USHORT::static_size;
+    return USHORT::static_size * (4 + ((endSize - startSize) >> (4 - f)));
   }
 
   inline bool sanitize (hb_sanitize_context_t *context) {
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
index c562dea..707ee61 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsub-private.hh
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
       return false;
 
     _hb_buffer_add_output_glyphs_be16 (context->buffer, 1,
-				       substitute.len, (const uint16_t *) substitute.array(),
+				       substitute.len, (const uint16_t *) substitute.array,
 				       0xFFFF, 0xFFFF);
 
     /* This is a guess only ... */
@@ -616,10 +616,10 @@
     const ArrayOf<GlyphID> &substitute = StructAfter<ArrayOf<GlyphID> > (lookahead);
 
     if (match_backtrack (context,
-			 backtrack.len, (USHORT *) backtrack.array(),
+			 backtrack.len, (USHORT *) backtrack.array,
 			 match_coverage, this) &&
         match_lookahead (context,
-			 lookahead.len, (USHORT *) lookahead.array(),
+			 lookahead.len, (USHORT *) lookahead.array,
 			 match_coverage, this,
 			 1))
     {
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
index 92521c5..b3af2de 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-layout-gsubgpos-private.hh
@@ -560,10 +560,10 @@
     const ArrayOf<USHORT> &lookahead = StructAfter<ArrayOf<USHORT> > (input);
     const ArrayOf<LookupRecord> &lookup = StructAfter<ArrayOf<LookupRecord> > (lookahead);
     return chain_context_lookup (context,
-				 backtrack.len, backtrack.array(),
-				 input.len, input.array(),
-				 lookahead.len, lookahead.array(),
-				 lookup.len, lookup.array(),
+				 backtrack.len, backtrack.array,
+				 input.len, input.array,
+				 lookahead.len, lookahead.array,
+				 lookup.len, lookup.array,
 				 lookup_context);
     return false;
   }
@@ -749,10 +749,10 @@
       {this, this, this}
     };
     return chain_context_lookup (context,
-				 backtrack.len, (const USHORT *) backtrack.array(),
-				 input.len, (const USHORT *) input.array() + 1,
-				 lookahead.len, (const USHORT *) lookahead.array(),
-				 lookup.len, lookup.array(),
+				 backtrack.len, (const USHORT *) backtrack.array,
+				 input.len, (const USHORT *) input.array + 1,
+				 lookahead.len, (const USHORT *) lookahead.array,
+				 lookup.len, lookup.array,
 				 lookup_context);
     return false;
   }