diff --git a/gstreamer-controller/src/control_point.rs b/gstreamer-controller/src/control_point.rs
index 75af56a6e..d0a056612 100644
--- a/gstreamer-controller/src/control_point.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-controller/src/control_point.rs
@@ -16,17 +16,11 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl ControlPoint {
     pub fn timestamp(&self) -> gst::ClockTime {
-        unsafe {
-            let ptr = self.to_glib_none().0;
-            try_from_glib((*ptr).timestamp).expect("undefined timestamp")
-        }
+        unsafe { try_from_glib((*self.as_ptr()).timestamp).expect("undefined timestamp") }
     }
 
     pub fn value(&self) -> f64 {
-        unsafe {
-            let ptr = self.to_glib_none().0;
-            (*ptr).value
-        }
+        unsafe { (*self.as_ptr()).value }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gstreamer-play/src/play_visualization.rs b/gstreamer-play/src/play_visualization.rs
index bfd6109ec..61d4a4efb 100644
--- a/gstreamer-play/src/play_visualization.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-play/src/play_visualization.rs
@@ -2,22 +2,16 @@
 
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 
-use glib::translate::*;
-
 use crate::PlayVisualization;
 
 impl PlayVisualization {
     pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        unsafe {
-            CStr::from_ptr((*self.to_glib_none().0).name)
-                .to_str()
-                .unwrap()
-        }
+        unsafe { CStr::from_ptr((*self.as_ptr()).name).to_str().unwrap() }
     }
 
     pub fn description(&self) -> &str {
         unsafe {
-            CStr::from_ptr((*self.to_glib_none().0).description)
+            CStr::from_ptr((*self.as_ptr()).description)
                 .to_str()
                 .unwrap()
         }
diff --git a/gstreamer-player/src/player_visualization.rs b/gstreamer-player/src/player_visualization.rs
index 8ed8ad404..56df04b5d 100644
--- a/gstreamer-player/src/player_visualization.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-player/src/player_visualization.rs
@@ -2,22 +2,16 @@
 
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 
-use glib::translate::*;
-
 use crate::PlayerVisualization;
 
 impl PlayerVisualization {
     pub fn name(&self) -> &str {
-        unsafe {
-            CStr::from_ptr((*self.to_glib_none().0).name)
-                .to_str()
-                .unwrap()
-        }
+        unsafe { CStr::from_ptr((*self.as_ptr()).name).to_str().unwrap() }
     }
 
     pub fn description(&self) -> &str {
         unsafe {
-            CStr::from_ptr((*self.to_glib_none().0).description)
+            CStr::from_ptr((*self.as_ptr()).description)
                 .to_str()
                 .unwrap()
         }
diff --git a/gstreamer-rtsp-server/src/subclass/rtsp_client.rs b/gstreamer-rtsp-server/src/subclass/rtsp_client.rs
index 126bd9582..14ad322a4 100644
--- a/gstreamer-rtsp-server/src/subclass/rtsp_client.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-rtsp-server/src/subclass/rtsp_client.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 // Take a look at the license at the top of the repository in the LICENSE file.
 
-use std::mem;
-
 use glib::{prelude::*, subclass::prelude::*, translate::*};
 
 use crate::RTSPClient;
@@ -783,10 +781,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn client_create_sdp<T: RTSPClientImpl>(
     let instance = &*(ptr as *mut T::Instance);
     let imp = instance.imp();
 
-    let sdp = mem::ManuallyDrop::new(imp.create_sdp(&from_glib_borrow(media)));
-    let ptr = sdp.to_glib_none().0;
-
-    ptr as *mut _
+    imp.create_sdp(&from_glib_borrow(media)).into_glib_ptr()
 }
 
 unsafe extern "C" fn client_configure_client_media<T: RTSPClientImpl>(
diff --git a/gstreamer-sdp/src/sdp_media.rs b/gstreamer-sdp/src/sdp_media.rs
index 18ce5f65d..fc5ef43f0 100644
--- a/gstreamer-sdp/src/sdp_media.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-sdp/src/sdp_media.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl ops::Deref for SDPMedia {
     type Target = SDPMediaRef;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &SDPMediaRef {
-        unsafe { &*(self.to_glib_none().0 as *const SDPMediaRef) }
+        unsafe { &*(self.as_ptr() as *const SDPMediaRef) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gstreamer-sdp/src/sdp_message.rs b/gstreamer-sdp/src/sdp_message.rs
index 0ece3d421..31e988dec 100644
--- a/gstreamer-sdp/src/sdp_message.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-sdp/src/sdp_message.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ impl ops::Deref for SDPMessage {
     type Target = SDPMessageRef;
 
     fn deref(&self) -> &SDPMessageRef {
-        unsafe { &*(self.to_glib_none().0 as *const SDPMessageRef) }
+        unsafe { &*(self.as_ptr() as *const SDPMessageRef) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -190,10 +190,7 @@ impl SDPMessageRef {
     #[doc(alias = "gst_sdp_message_add_media")]
     pub fn add_media(&mut self, media: SDPMedia) {
         unsafe {
-            ffi::gst_sdp_message_add_media(
-                &mut self.0,
-                media.to_glib_none().0 as *mut ffi::GstSDPMedia,
-            );
+            ffi::gst_sdp_message_add_media(&mut self.0, media.as_ptr() as *mut ffi::GstSDPMedia);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/gstreamer-webrtc/src/web_rtc_ice_candidate_stats.rs b/gstreamer-webrtc/src/web_rtc_ice_candidate_stats.rs
index f1a2dfcfd..8040ee977 100644
--- a/gstreamer-webrtc/src/web_rtc_ice_candidate_stats.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-webrtc/src/web_rtc_ice_candidate_stats.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 
-use glib::translate::*;
-
 use crate::WebRTCICECandidateStats;
 
 impl WebRTCICECandidateStats {
     pub fn ipaddr(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = (*self.to_glib_none().0).ipaddr;
+            let ptr = (*self.as_ptr()).ipaddr;
             if ptr.is_null() {
                 None
             } else {
@@ -19,16 +17,16 @@ impl WebRTCICECandidateStats {
     }
 
     pub fn port(&self) -> u32 {
-        unsafe { (*self.to_glib_none().0).port }
+        unsafe { (*self.as_ptr()).port }
     }
 
     pub fn stream_id(&self) -> u32 {
-        unsafe { (*self.to_glib_none().0).stream_id }
+        unsafe { (*self.as_ptr()).stream_id }
     }
 
     pub fn type_(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = (*self.to_glib_none().0).type_;
+            let ptr = (*self.as_ptr()).type_;
             if ptr.is_null() {
                 None
             } else {
@@ -39,7 +37,7 @@ impl WebRTCICECandidateStats {
 
     pub fn proto(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = (*self.to_glib_none().0).proto;
+            let ptr = (*self.as_ptr()).proto;
             if ptr.is_null() {
                 None
             } else {
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ impl WebRTCICECandidateStats {
 
     pub fn relay_proto(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = (*self.to_glib_none().0).relay_proto;
+            let ptr = (*self.as_ptr()).relay_proto;
             if ptr.is_null() {
                 None
             } else {
@@ -60,12 +58,12 @@ impl WebRTCICECandidateStats {
     }
 
     pub fn prio(&self) -> u32 {
-        unsafe { (*self.to_glib_none().0).prio }
+        unsafe { (*self.as_ptr()).prio }
     }
 
     pub fn url(&self) -> Option<&str> {
         unsafe {
-            let ptr = (*self.to_glib_none().0).url;
+            let ptr = (*self.as_ptr()).url;
             if ptr.is_null() {
                 None
             } else {
diff --git a/gstreamer-webrtc/src/web_rtc_session_description.rs b/gstreamer-webrtc/src/web_rtc_session_description.rs
index 81f597124..b884da5df 100644
--- a/gstreamer-webrtc/src/web_rtc_session_description.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-webrtc/src/web_rtc_session_description.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ impl WebRTCSessionDescription {
 
     #[doc(alias = "get_type")]
     pub fn type_(&self) -> crate::WebRTCSDPType {
-        unsafe { from_glib((*self.to_glib_none().0).type_) }
+        unsafe { from_glib((*self.as_ptr()).type_) }
     }
 
     #[doc(alias = "get_sdp")]
     pub fn sdp(&self) -> gst_sdp::SDPMessage {
-        unsafe { from_glib_none((*self.to_glib_none().0).sdp) }
+        unsafe { from_glib_none((*self.as_ptr()).sdp) }
     }
 }