diff --git a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/TupleType.java b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/TupleType.java
index 5b59bbbd..206b2f2f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/TupleType.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/TupleType.java
@@ -75,15 +75,18 @@ public String getElementInternalType(int index) {
         return elementInternalTypes == null ? null : elementInternalTypes[index];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If the compiler can't infer the return type, use a type witness.
+     *
+     * @param index
+     * @return
+     * @param <T>
+     */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public <T extends ABIType<?>> T get(int index) {
         return (T) elementTypes[index];
     }
 
-    public ABIType<Object> getNonCapturing(int index) {
-        return get(index);
-    }
-
     @Override
     Class<?> arrayClass() {
         return Tuple[].class;
@@ -121,7 +124,7 @@ private static int measureObject(ABIType<Object> type, Object value) {
     @Override
     public int byteLengthPacked(Tuple value) {
         final Object[] elements = value != null ? value.elements : new Object[size()];
-        return countBytes(i -> getNonCapturing(i).byteLengthPacked(elements[i]));
+        return countBytes(i -> this.<ABIType<Object>>get(i).byteLengthPacked(elements[i]));
     }
 
     private int countBytes(IntUnaryOperator counter) {
@@ -174,7 +177,7 @@ void encodeTail(Tuple value, ByteBuffer dest) {
             encodeDynamic(value.elements, dest);
         } else {
             for (int i = 0; i < value.elements.length; i++) {
-                getNonCapturing(i).encodeTail(value.elements[i], dest);
+                this.<ABIType<Object>>get(i).encodeTail(value.elements[i], dest);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ void encodeTail(Tuple value, ByteBuffer dest) {
     @Override
     void encodePackedUnchecked(Tuple value, ByteBuffer dest) {
         for (int i = 0; i < value.elements.length; i++) {
-            getNonCapturing(i).encodePackedUnchecked(value.elements[i], dest);
+            this.<ABIType<Object>>get(i).encodePackedUnchecked(value.elements[i], dest);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/TypeFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/TypeFactory.java
index ad40c303..b7c2738c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/TypeFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/TypeFactory.java
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ private static void mapByteArray(Map<String, ABIType<?>> map, String type, int a
         map.put(type, new ArrayType<ByteType, Byte, byte[]>(type, byte[].class, ByteType.INSTANCE, arrayLen, byte[][].class, ABIType.FLAGS_NONE));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * If the compiler can't infer the return type, use a type witness.
+     *
+     * @param rawType
+     * @return
+     * @param <T>
+     */
     public static <T extends ABIType<?>> T create(String rawType) {
         return create(ABIType.FLAGS_NONE, rawType);
     }
@@ -114,11 +121,6 @@ public static <T extends ABIType<?>> T create(int flags, String rawType) {
         return (T) build(rawType, null, null, flags);
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public static ABIType<Object> createNonCapturing(String rawType) {
-        return (ABIType<Object>) build(rawType, null, null, ABIType.FLAGS_NONE);
-    }
-
     /** If you don't need any {@code elementNames}, use {@link TypeFactory#create(String)}. */
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     public static <X extends Tuple> TupleType<X> createTupleTypeWithNames(String rawType, String... elementNames) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSONTest.java b/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSONTest.java
index d193aeba..b2f343d1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSONTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/ABIJSONTest.java
@@ -289,10 +289,10 @@ public void testParseFunctionA() throws Throwable {
 
         final BigInteger val = BigInteger.valueOf(40L);
         final Object obj = val;
-        final Object a = out.getNonCapturing(0).encode(val);
-        final Object b = out.getNonCapturing(0).encode(obj);
+        final Object a = out.<ABIType<Object>>get(0).encode(val);
+        final Object b = out.<ABIType<? super Object>>get(0).encode(obj);
         assertEquals(a, b);
-        final ABIType<? super Object> type = out.getNonCapturing(0);
+        final ABIType<? super Object> type = out.get(0);
         assertEquals(a, type.encode(obj));
         assertEquals(a, type.encode(val));
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/DecodeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/DecodeTest.java
index 8228a053..06333888 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/DecodeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/DecodeTest.java
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ public void testDecodeIndexedDynamicType() throws Throwable {
         byte[][] topics = {
                 FastHex.decode("d78fe195906f002940f4b32985f1daa40764f8481c05447b6751db32e70d744b"),
                 FastHex.decode("392791df626408017a264f53fde61065d5a93a32b60171df9d8a46afdf82992d"),
-                TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("int8").encode(12).array()
+                TypeFactory.<IntType>create("int8").encode(12).array()
         };
         Tuple result = event.decodeArgs(topics, Strings.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY);
         assertEquals("392791df626408017a264f53fde61065d5a93a32b60171df9d8a46afdf82992d", Strings.encode((byte[]) result.get(0)));
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ public void testBadTopics() throws Throwable {
         byte[][] badTopics1 = {
                 badTopics0[0],
                 badTopics0[1],
-                TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("int8").encode(12).array(),
+                TypeFactory.<IntType>create("int8").encode(12).array(),
                 Strings.EMPTY_BYTE_ARRAY
         };
         assertThrown(IllegalArgumentException.class, "expected topics.length 3 but found length 4", () -> event.decodeArgs(badTopics1, null));
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/EncodeTest.java b/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/EncodeTest.java
index 51620ba1..ab2c6501 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/EncodeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/esaulpaugh/headlong/abi/EncodeTest.java
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ public void testFixedUFixedMinMax() throws Throwable {
     public void testCasts() throws Throwable {
         final Object[] args = new Object[] { (byte) -1, (short) 10, BigInteger.valueOf(10L), new BigDecimal(BigInteger.valueOf(57L), 1), 0f, -2.1d, new AtomicInteger(), new AtomicLong(98L) };
         {
-            final ABIType<Object> int8 = TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("int8");
+            final ABIType<Object> int8 = TypeFactory.create("int8");
             assertEquals(Integer.class, int8.clazz);
             for (Object arg : args) {
                 testCast(arg.getClass(), int8, arg);
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ public void testCasts() throws Throwable {
             testCast(Long.class, int8, 3L);
         }
         {
-            final ABIType<Object> uint24 = TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("uint24");
+            final ABIType<Object> uint24 = TypeFactory.create("uint24");
             assertEquals(Integer.class, uint24.clazz);
             for (Object arg : args) {
                 testCast(arg.getClass(), uint24, arg);
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@ public void testCasts() throws Throwable {
             testCast(Long.class, uint24, 3L);
         }
         {
-            final ABIType<Object> int64 = TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("int64");
+            final ABIType<Object> int64 = TypeFactory.create("int64");
             assertEquals(Long.class, int64.clazz);
             for (Object arg : args) {
                 testCast(arg.getClass(), int64, arg);
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ public void testCasts() throws Throwable {
             testCast(Integer.class, int64, 5);
         }
         {
-            final ABIType<Object> uint56 = TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("uint56");
+            final ABIType<Object> uint56 = TypeFactory.create("uint56");
             assertEquals(Long.class, uint56.clazz);
             for (Object arg : args) {
                 testCast(arg.getClass(), uint56, arg);
@@ -704,11 +704,11 @@ private static void testCast(Class<?> from, ABIType<Object> type, Object arg) th
     @Test
     public void testCasts2() throws Throwable {
         assertThrown(ClassCastException.class, () -> ((ABIType<Object>) (ABIType<?>) ByteType.INSTANCE).encode(7));
-        testCast(Integer.class, TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("uint64"), 10);
-        testCast(Byte.class, TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("bool"), (byte) 11);
-        testCast(BigInteger.class, TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("address"), BigInteger.valueOf(12L));
-        testCast(Double.class, TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("int96"), 13.2d);
-        testCast(Long.class, TypeFactory.createNonCapturing("fixed"), 14L);
+        testCast(Integer.class, TypeFactory.create("uint64"), 10);
+        testCast(Byte.class, TypeFactory.create("bool"), (byte) 11);
+        testCast(BigInteger.class, TypeFactory.create("address"), BigInteger.valueOf(12L));
+        testCast(Double.class, TypeFactory.create("int96"), 13.2d);
+        testCast(Long.class, TypeFactory.create("fixed"), 14L);
     }
 
     @Test