diff --git a/src/nostalgia/core/gba/gfx.cpp b/src/nostalgia/core/gba/gfx.cpp
index 3ef65965a..65b39e8da 100644
--- a/src/nostalgia/core/gba/gfx.cpp
+++ b/src/nostalgia/core/gba/gfx.cpp
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ ox::Error loadBgTileSheet(Context *ctx,
 	target.pal.palette = &MEM_BG_PALETTE[section];
 	target.bgCtl = &bgCtl(section);
 	target.tileMap = &ox::bit_cast<uint16_t*>(MEM_BG_TILES)[section * 512];
-	oxReturnError(ox::readMC(ox::bit_cast<char*>(ts), tsStat.size, &target));
+	oxReturnError(ox::readMC(ts, tsStat.size, &target));
 	// load external palette if available
 	if (paletteAddr) {
 		oxRequire(palStat, ctx->rom->stat(paletteAddr));
 		oxRequire(pal, ctx->rom->directAccess(paletteAddr));
-		oxReturnError(ox::readMC(ox::bit_cast<char*>(pal), palStat.size, &target.pal));
+		oxReturnError(ox::readMC(pal, palStat.size, &target.pal));
 	}
 	return OxError(0);
 }
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ ox::Error loadSpriteTileSheet(Context *ctx,
 	// Is this needed? Should this be written to an equivalent sprite value?
 	// target.bgCtl = &bgCtl(section);
 	target.tileMap = &ox::bit_cast<uint16_t*>(MEM_SPRITE_TILES)[section * 512];
-	oxReturnError(ox::readMC(ox::bit_cast<char*>(ts), tsStat.size, &target));
+	oxReturnError(ox::readMC(ts, tsStat.size, &target));
 	// load external palette if available
 	if (paletteAddr) {
 		oxRequire(palStat, ctx->rom->stat(paletteAddr));
 		oxRequire(pal, ctx->rom->directAccess(paletteAddr));
-		oxReturnError(ox::readMC(ox::bit_cast<char*>(pal), palStat.size, &target.pal));
+		oxReturnError(ox::readMC(pal, palStat.size, &target.pal));
 	}
 	return OxError(0);
 }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ ox::Error loadBgPalette(Context *ctx, int section, const ox::FileAddress &palett
 	target.palette = &MEM_BG_PALETTE[section];
 	oxRequire(palStat, ctx->rom->stat(paletteAddr));
 	oxRequire(pal, ctx->rom->directAccess(paletteAddr));
-	oxReturnError(ox::readMC(ox::bit_cast<char*>(pal), palStat.size, &target));
+	oxReturnError(ox::readMC(pal, palStat.size, &target));
 	return OxError(0);
 }
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ox::Error loadSpritePalette(Context *ctx, int section, const ox::FileAddress &pa
 	target.palette = &MEM_SPRITE_PALETTE[section];
 	oxRequire(palStat, ctx->rom->stat(paletteAddr));
 	oxRequire(pal, ctx->rom->directAccess(paletteAddr));
-	oxReturnError(ox::readMC(ox::bit_cast<char*>(pal), palStat.size, &target));
+	oxReturnError(ox::readMC(pal, palStat.size, &target));
 	return OxError(0);
 }