diff --git a/alloc/src/borrow.rs b/alloc/src/borrow.rs
index 3aa891f9..aace8412 100644
--- a/alloc/src/borrow.rs
+++ b/alloc/src/borrow.rs
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ where A: Allocator
 impl<'alloc, A> Deref for BorrowedPtr<'alloc, A>
 where A: Allocator
     , A: 'alloc {
-    type Target = Address;
-    fn deref(&self) ->  &Self::Target { &(*self.ptr) }
+    type Target = Unique<u8>;
+    fn deref(&self) ->  &Self::Target { &self.ptr }
 }
 
 impl<'alloc, A> Drop for BorrowedPtr<'alloc, A>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ where A: Allocator
     , A: 'alloc {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         unsafe {
-            self.allocator.lock().dealloc(*self.ptr, self.layout.clone())
+            self.allocator.lock().dealloc(self.ptr.as_ptr(), self.layout.clone())
         }
     }
 }
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ impl<'alloc, A, T> Deref for Borrowed<'alloc, A, T>
 where A: Allocator
     , A: 'alloc {
     type Target = T;
-    fn deref(&self) ->  &Self::Target { unsafe { self.value.get() } }
+    fn deref(&self) ->  &Self::Target { unsafe { self.value.as_ref() } }
 }
 
 impl<'alloc, A, T> DerefMut for Borrowed<'alloc, A, T>
 where A: Allocator
     , A: 'alloc {
     fn deref_mut(&mut self) ->  &mut Self::Target {
-        unsafe { self.value.get_mut() }
+        unsafe { self.value.as_mut() }
     }
 }
 
@@ -107,15 +107,15 @@ where A: Allocator
     , A: 'alloc {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
         use mem::drop;
-        let address = *self.value as Address;
+        let address = self.value.as_ptr() as Address;
         // ensure we drop the object _before_ deallocating it, so that
         // the object's destructor gets run first
         // i hope this is correct...
-        drop(*self.value);
+        drop(self.value.as_ptr());
         unsafe {
             self.allocator.lock()
                 .dealloc( address
-                        , Layout::for_value(self.value.get()))
+                        , Layout::for_value(self.value.as_ref()))
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/alloc/src/lib.rs b/alloc/src/lib.rs
index fd2a7ff6..87e00118 100644
--- a/alloc/src/lib.rs
+++ b/alloc/src/lib.rs
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ pub unsafe trait Allocator {
     /// Captures a common usage pattern for allocators.
     unsafe fn dealloc_one<T>(&mut self, mut ptr: Unique<T>)
         where Self: Sized {
-        let raw_ptr = ptr.get_mut() as *mut T as *mut u8;
+        let raw_ptr = ptr.as_mut() as *mut T as *mut u8;
         self.dealloc(raw_ptr, Layout::new::<T>());
     }
 
@@ -682,7 +682,9 @@ pub unsafe trait Allocator {
                                n_old: usize,
                                n_new: usize) -> Result<Unique<T>, AllocErr>
         where Self: Sized {
-        match (Layout::array::<T>(n_old), Layout::array::<T>(n_new), *ptr) {
+        match ( Layout::array::<T>(n_old)
+              , Layout::array::<T>(n_new)
+              , ptr.as_ptr()) {
             (Some(ref k_old), Some(ref k_new), ptr) if k_old.size() > 0 && k_new.size() > 0 => {
                 self.realloc(ptr as *mut u8, k_old.clone(), k_new.clone())
                     .map(|p|Unique::new(p as *mut T))
@@ -698,7 +700,7 @@ pub unsafe trait Allocator {
     /// Captures a common usage pattern for allocators.
     unsafe fn dealloc_array<T>(&mut self, ptr: Unique<T>, n: usize) -> Result<(), AllocErr>
         where Self: Sized {
-        let raw_ptr = *ptr as *mut u8;
+        let raw_ptr = ptr.as_ptr() as *mut u8;
         match Layout::array::<T>(n) {
             Some(ref k) if k.size() > 0 => {
                 Ok(self.dealloc(raw_ptr, k.clone()))
@@ -804,9 +806,9 @@ pub unsafe trait Allocator {
                                          n_old: usize,
                                          n_new: usize) -> Option<Unique<T>>
         where Self: Sized {
-        let (k_old, k_new, ptr) = (Layout::array_unchecked::<T>(n_old),
-                                   Layout::array_unchecked::<T>(n_new),
-                                   *ptr);
+        let (k_old, k_new, ptr) = ( Layout::array_unchecked::<T>(n_old)
+                                  , Layout::array_unchecked::<T>(n_new)
+                                  , ptr.as_ptr());
         self.realloc_unchecked(ptr as *mut u8, k_old, k_new)
             .map(|p|Unique::new(*p as *mut T))
     }
@@ -821,7 +823,7 @@ pub unsafe trait Allocator {
     unsafe fn dealloc_array_unchecked<T>(&mut self, ptr: Unique<T>, n: usize)
         where Self: Sized {
         let layout = Layout::array_unchecked::<T>(n);
-        self.dealloc(*ptr as *mut u8, layout);
+        self.dealloc(ptr.as_ptr() as *mut u8, layout);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/paging/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs b/paging/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
index 565b0bc2..0f385bcf 100644
--- a/paging/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
+++ b/paging/src/arch/x86_64/mod.rs
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ impl ActivePML4 {
     }
 
     fn pml4(&self) -> &Table<PML4Level> {
-        unsafe { self.0.get() }
+        unsafe { self.0.as_ref() }
     }
 
     fn pml4_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Table<PML4Level> {
-        unsafe { self.0.get_mut() }
+        unsafe { self.0.as_mut() }
     }
 
     /// Returns true if the given page is mapped.