diff --git a/src/core/xylophone.Xml.scala b/src/core/xylophone.Xml.scala
index a8731d0..9a01b6a 100644
--- a/src/core/xylophone.Xml.scala
+++ b/src/core/xylophone.Xml.scala
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ object Xml:
   def print(xml: Xml)(using XmlPrinter[Text]): Text = summon[XmlPrinter[Text]].print(xml)
 
   def pathString(path: XmlPath): Text = if path.isEmpty then t"/" else path.map: value =>
-    (value: @unchecked) match
+    value.runtimeChecked match
       case idx: Int    => t"[$idx]"
       case label: Text => t"/$label"
       case unit: Unit  => t"/*"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ object Xml:
       case elem@XmlAst.Element(_, _, _, _) => XmlDoc(XmlAst.Root(elem))
 
   def normalize(xml: Xml): List[XmlAst] raises XmlAccessError =
-    def recur(path: XmlPath, current: List[XmlAst]): List[XmlAst] = (path: @unchecked) match
+    def recur(path: XmlPath, current: List[XmlAst]): List[XmlAst] = path.runtimeChecked match
       case Nil =>
         current
 
diff --git a/src/core/xylophone.XmlDecoder.scala b/src/core/xylophone.XmlDecoder.scala
index 1f57c9b..2859294 100644
--- a/src/core/xylophone.XmlDecoder.scala
+++ b/src/core/xylophone.XmlDecoder.scala
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ object XmlDecoder extends Derivation[XmlDecoder]:
     if elements.length == 0 then raise(XmlReadError(), "".tt) else elements.head
 
   given [ValueType](using decoder: Decoder[ValueType]): XmlDecoder[ValueType] = value =>
-    (value: @unchecked) match
+    value.runtimeChecked match
       case XmlAst.Element(_, XmlAst.Textual(text) :: _, _, _) +: _ => text.decode[ValueType]
 
   inline def join[DerivationType <: Product: ProductReflection]: XmlDecoder[DerivationType] = list =>
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ object XmlDecoder extends Derivation[XmlDecoder]:
         context.read(List(element))
 
   inline def split[DerivationType: SumReflection]: XmlDecoder[DerivationType] = list =>
-    (list.head: @unchecked) match
+    list.head.runtimeChecked match
       case XmlAst.Element(_, children, attributes, _) =>
         delegate(attributes.get(XmlName("type".tt)).get):
           [VariantType <: DerivationType] => decoder =>