diff --git a/imports/wasi_snapshot_preview1/fs.go b/imports/wasi_snapshot_preview1/fs.go
index fe7ea8b5..9226298f 100644
--- a/imports/wasi_snapshot_preview1/fs.go
+++ b/imports/wasi_snapshot_preview1/fs.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"io/fs"
 	"math"
 	"path"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
@@ -1988,18 +1987,15 @@ func pathSymlinkFn(_ context.Context, mod api.Module, params []uint64) syscall.E
 	return dir.FS.Symlink(
 		// Do not join old path since it's only resolved when dereference the link created here.
 		// And the dereference result depends on the opening directory's file descriptor at that point.
-		bufToStr(oldPathBuf, int(oldPathLen)),
-		path.Join(dir.Name, bufToStr(newPathBuf, int(newPathLen))),
+		bufToStr(oldPathBuf),
+		path.Join(dir.Name, bufToStr(newPathBuf)),
 	)
 }
 
 // bufToStr converts the given byte slice as string unsafely.
-func bufToStr(buf []byte, l int) string {
-	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&reflect.SliceHeader{ //nolint
-		Data: uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])),
-		Len:  l,
-		Cap:  l,
-	}))
+func bufToStr(buf []byte) string {
+	// TODO: use unsafe.String after flooring Go 1.20.
+	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf))
 }
 
 // pathUnlinkFile is the WASI function named PathUnlinkFileName which unlinks a
diff --git a/internal/integration_test/bench/testdata/case.go b/internal/integration_test/bench/testdata/case.go
index 676d2380..bdc1ea9f 100644
--- a/internal/integration_test/bench/testdata/case.go
+++ b/internal/integration_test/bench/testdata/case.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"math/rand"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"unsafe"
 )
@@ -27,12 +26,7 @@ func getRandomString() string {
 	var bufPtr *byte
 	var bufSize int
 	getRandomStringRaw(&bufPtr, &bufSize)
-	//nolint
-	return *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&reflect.SliceHeader{
-		Data: uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(bufPtr)),
-		Len:  uintptr(bufSize),
-		Cap:  uintptr(bufSize),
-	}))
+	return unsafe.String(bufPtr, bufSize)
 }
 
 //export base64
diff --git a/internal/integration_test/bench/testdata/case.wasm b/internal/integration_test/bench/testdata/case.wasm
index 9d33eaee..9a5c9e83 100755
Binary files a/internal/integration_test/bench/testdata/case.wasm and b/internal/integration_test/bench/testdata/case.wasm differ
diff --git a/internal/integration_test/fuzz/wazerolib/nodiff.go b/internal/integration_test/fuzz/wazerolib/nodiff.go
index 9d0bfef2..a8141e17 100644
--- a/internal/integration_test/fuzz/wazerolib/nodiff.go
+++ b/internal/integration_test/fuzz/wazerolib/nodiff.go
@@ -21,17 +21,18 @@ import (
 //
 //export require_no_diff
 func require_no_diff(binaryPtr uintptr, binarySize int, watPtr uintptr, watSize int, checkMemory bool) {
-	wasmBin := *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&reflect.SliceHeader{
-		Data: binaryPtr,
-		Len:  binarySize,
-		Cap:  binarySize,
-	}))
+	// TODO: use unsafe.Slice after flooring Go 1.20.
+	var wasmBin []byte
+	wasmHdr := (*reflect.SliceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&wasmBin))
+	wasmHdr.Data = binaryPtr
+	wasmHdr.Len = binarySize
+	wasmHdr.Cap = binarySize
 
-	wat := *(*string)(unsafe.Pointer(&reflect.SliceHeader{
-		Data: watPtr,
-		Len:  watSize,
-		Cap:  watSize,
-	}))
+	// TODO: use unsafe.String after flooring Go 1.20.
+	var wat string
+	watHdr := (*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&wat))
+	watHdr.Data = watPtr
+	watHdr.Len = watSize
 
 	failed := true
 	defer func() {
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ func require_no_diff(binaryPtr uintptr, binarySize int, watPtr uintptr, watSize
 	})
 
 	failed = false
-	return
 }
 
 // We haven't had public APIs for referencing all the imported entries from wazero.CompiledModule,
diff --git a/internal/integration_test/fuzz/wazerolib/validate.go b/internal/integration_test/fuzz/wazerolib/validate.go
index e0237b85..79c46fa7 100644
--- a/internal/integration_test/fuzz/wazerolib/validate.go
+++ b/internal/integration_test/fuzz/wazerolib/validate.go
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import (
 //
 //export validate
 func validate(binaryPtr uintptr, binarySize int) {
-	wasmBin := *(*[]byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&reflect.SliceHeader{
-		Data: binaryPtr,
-		Len:  binarySize,
-		Cap:  binarySize,
-	}))
+	// TODO: use unsafe.Slice after flooring Go 1.20.
+	var wasmBin []byte
+	wasmHdr := (*reflect.SliceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&wasmBin))
+	wasmHdr.Data = binaryPtr
+	wasmHdr.Len = binarySize
+	wasmHdr.Cap = binarySize
 
 	failed := true
 	defer func() {
diff --git a/internal/integration_test/vs/time/time_test.go b/internal/integration_test/vs/time/time_test.go
index 67e310ad..07de8e29 100644
--- a/internal/integration_test/vs/time/time_test.go
+++ b/internal/integration_test/vs/time/time_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
-//go:noescape
 //go:linkname nanotime runtime.nanotime
 func nanotime() int64
 
diff --git a/internal/platform/mmap_windows.go b/internal/platform/mmap_windows.go
index 9c6fa622..fb8944b4 100644
--- a/internal/platform/mmap_windows.go
+++ b/internal/platform/mmap_windows.go
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ func allocateMemory(size uintptr, protect uintptr) (uintptr, error) {
 // freeMemory releases the memory region via the "VirtualFree" function.
 // See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/memoryapi/nf-memoryapi-virtualfree
 func freeMemory(code []byte) error {
-	address := uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&code[0]))
+	address := unsafe.Pointer(&code[0])
 	size := uintptr(0) // size must be 0 because we're using MEM_RELEASE.
 	freetype := windows_MEM_RELEASE
-	if r, _, err := procVirtualFree.Call(address, size, freetype); r == 0 {
+	if r, _, err := procVirtualFree.Call(uintptr(address), size, freetype); r == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("compiler: VirtualFree error: %w", ensureErr(err))
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/platform/select_windows.go b/internal/platform/select_windows.go
index 55f9751d..cab24e5c 100644
--- a/internal/platform/select_windows.go
+++ b/internal/platform/select_windows.go
@@ -108,14 +108,14 @@ func pollNamedPipe(ctx context.Context, pipeHandle syscall.Handle, duration *tim
 // see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/namedpipeapi/nf-namedpipeapi-peeknamedpipe
 func peekNamedPipe(handle syscall.Handle) (bool, error) {
 	var totalBytesAvail uint32
-	totalBytesPtr := uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&totalBytesAvail))
+	totalBytesPtr := unsafe.Pointer(&totalBytesAvail)
 	_, _, err := procPeekNamedPipe.Call(
-		uintptr(handle), // [in]            HANDLE  hNamedPipe,
-		0,               // [out, optional] LPVOID  lpBuffer,
-		0,               // [in]            DWORD   nBufferSize,
-		0,               // [out, optional] LPDWORD lpBytesRead
-		totalBytesPtr,   // [out, optional] LPDWORD lpTotalBytesAvail,
-		0)               // [out, optional] LPDWORD lpBytesLeftThisMessage
+		uintptr(handle),        // [in]            HANDLE  hNamedPipe,
+		0,                      // [out, optional] LPVOID  lpBuffer,
+		0,                      // [in]            DWORD   nBufferSize,
+		0,                      // [out, optional] LPDWORD lpBytesRead
+		uintptr(totalBytesPtr), // [out, optional] LPDWORD lpTotalBytesAvail,
+		0)                      // [out, optional] LPDWORD lpBytesLeftThisMessage
 	if err == syscall.Errno(0) {
 		return totalBytesAvail > 0, nil
 	}
diff --git a/internal/platform/time_cgo.go b/internal/platform/time_cgo.go
index 2f6a2899..ff01d90c 100644
--- a/internal/platform/time_cgo.go
+++ b/internal/platform/time_cgo.go
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@ import _ "unsafe" // for go:linkname
 // nanotime uses runtime.nanotime as it is available on all platforms and
 // benchmarks faster than using time.Since.
 //
-//go:noescape
 //go:linkname nanotime runtime.nanotime
 func nanotime() int64