diff --git a/fuzzers/binary_only/fuzzbench_fork_qemu/src/fuzzer.rs b/fuzzers/binary_only/fuzzbench_fork_qemu/src/fuzzer.rs
index fba6e23f36..8c89b4a6cc 100644
--- a/fuzzers/binary_only/fuzzbench_fork_qemu/src/fuzzer.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/binary_only/fuzzbench_fork_qemu/src/fuzzer.rs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ fn fuzz(
         }
     }
 
-    println!("Break at {:#x}", qemu.read_reg::<_, u64>(Regs::Pc).unwrap());
+    println!("Break at {:#x}", qemu.read_reg(Regs::Pc).unwrap());
 
     let stack_ptr: u64 = qemu.read_reg(Regs::Sp).unwrap();
     let mut ret_addr = [0; 8];
diff --git a/fuzzers/binary_only/fuzzbench_qemu/src/fuzzer.rs b/fuzzers/binary_only/fuzzbench_qemu/src/fuzzer.rs
index 5fc1e3dd9d..8a22ee8962 100644
--- a/fuzzers/binary_only/fuzzbench_qemu/src/fuzzer.rs
+++ b/fuzzers/binary_only/fuzzbench_qemu/src/fuzzer.rs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ fn fuzz(
         }
     }
 
-    println!("Break at {:#x}", qemu.read_reg::<_, u64>(Regs::Pc).unwrap());
+    println!("Break at {:#x}", qemu.read_reg(Regs::Pc).unwrap());
 
     let stack_ptr: u64 = qemu.read_reg(Regs::Sp).unwrap();
     let mut ret_addr = [0; 8];
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/aarch64.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/aarch64.rs
index 9a8395f17c..bb1b49d0ed 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/aarch64.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/aarch64.rs
@@ -91,10 +91,7 @@ pub fn capstone() -> capstone::arch::arm64::ArchCapstoneBuilder {
 pub type GuestReg = u64;
 
 impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         self.read_reg(Regs::Lr)
     }
 
@@ -105,10 +102,11 @@ impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
         self.write_reg(Regs::Lr, val)
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         QemuRWError::check_conv(QemuRWErrorKind::Read, CallingConvention::Cdecl, conv)?;
 
         let reg_id = match idx {
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/arm.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/arm.rs
index 3b46323040..952d08ae6a 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/arm.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/arm.rs
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ pub fn capstone_thumb() -> capstone::arch::arm::ArchCapstoneBuilder {
 pub type GuestReg = u32;
 
 impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         self.read_reg(Regs::Lr)
     }
 
@@ -102,10 +99,11 @@ impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
         self.write_reg(Regs::Lr, val)
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         QemuRWError::check_conv(QemuRWErrorKind::Read, CallingConvention::Cdecl, conv)?;
 
         let reg_id = match idx {
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/hexagon.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/hexagon.rs
index 83ee00fee0..113313dd6c 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/hexagon.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/hexagon.rs
@@ -92,10 +92,7 @@ impl Regs {
 pub type GuestReg = u32;
 
 impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         self.read_reg(Regs::Lr)
     }
 
@@ -106,10 +103,11 @@ impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
         self.write_reg(Regs::Lr, val)
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         QemuRWError::check_conv(QemuRWErrorKind::Read, CallingConvention::Cdecl, conv)?;
 
         // Note that 64 bit values may be passed in two registers (and may have padding), then this mapping is off.
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/i386.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/i386.rs
index dbc3f576e5..435f990b34 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/i386.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/i386.rs
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ pub fn capstone() -> capstone::arch::x86::ArchCapstoneBuilder {
 pub type GuestReg = u32;
 
 impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         let stack_ptr: GuestReg = self.read_reg(Regs::Esp)?;
         let mut ret_addr = [0; size_of::<GuestReg>()];
         unsafe { self.read_mem(stack_ptr, &mut ret_addr) };
@@ -88,10 +85,11 @@ impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         QemuRWError::check_conv(QemuRWErrorKind::Read, CallingConvention::Cdecl, conv)?;
 
         match idx {
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/mips.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/mips.rs
index 125443ed86..0e5e1f18fb 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/mips.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/mips.rs
@@ -88,10 +88,7 @@ pub fn capstone() -> capstone::arch::mips::ArchCapstoneBuilder {
 pub type GuestReg = u32;
 
 impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         self.read_reg(Regs::Ra)
     }
 
@@ -102,10 +99,11 @@ impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
         self.write_reg(Regs::Ra, val)
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         QemuRWError::check_conv(QemuRWErrorKind::Read, CallingConvention::Cdecl, conv)?;
 
         let reg_id = match idx {
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/ppc.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/ppc.rs
index 351f3e3ea5..d8838d7d68 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/ppc.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/ppc.rs
@@ -128,10 +128,7 @@ pub fn capstone() -> capstone::arch::ppc::ArchCapstoneBuilder {
 pub type GuestReg = u32;
 
 impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         self.read_reg(Regs::Lr)
     }
 
@@ -142,10 +139,11 @@ impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
         self.write_reg(Regs::Lr, val)
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         QemuRWError::check_conv(QemuRWErrorKind::Read, CallingConvention::Cdecl, conv)?;
 
         let reg_id = match idx {
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/riscv.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/riscv.rs
index daa19954d8..99daa56f4b 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/riscv.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/riscv.rs
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ pub fn capstone() -> capstone::arch::riscv::ArchCapstoneBuilder {
 }
 
 impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         self.read_reg(Regs::Ra)
     }
 
@@ -109,10 +106,11 @@ impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
         self.write_reg(Regs::Ra, val)
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         QemuRWError::check_conv(QemuRWErrorKind::Read, CallingConvention::Cdecl, conv)?;
 
         // Note that 64 bit values may be passed in two registers (and are even-odd eg. A0, A2 and A3 where A1 is empty), then this mapping is off.
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/x86_64.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/x86_64.rs
index 7e03111aa9..d48568813d 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/arch/x86_64.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/arch/x86_64.rs
@@ -78,14 +78,11 @@ pub type GuestReg = u64;
 pub const PROCESS_ADDRESS_RANGE: Range<u64> = 0..0x0000_7fff_ffff_ffff;
 
 impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         let stack_ptr: GuestReg = self.read_reg(Regs::Rsp)?;
         let mut ret_addr = [0; size_of::<GuestReg>()];
         unsafe { self.read_mem_unchecked(stack_ptr, &mut ret_addr) };
-        Ok(GuestReg::from_le_bytes(ret_addr).into())
+        Ok(GuestReg::from_le_bytes(ret_addr))
     }
 
     fn write_return_address<T>(&self, val: T) -> Result<(), QemuRWError>
@@ -99,10 +96,11 @@ impl crate::ArchExtras for crate::CPU {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         QemuRWError::check_conv(QemuRWErrorKind::Read, CallingConvention::Cdecl, conv)?;
 
         let reg_id = match idx {
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/command/mod.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/command/mod.rs
index 606e4bd433..ae87cfcc3f 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/command/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/command/mod.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ macro_rules! define_std_command_manager {
                 #[deny(unreachable_patterns)]
                 fn parse(&self, qemu: Qemu) -> Result<Self::Commands, CommandError> {
                     let arch_regs_map: &'static EnumMap<ExitArgs, Regs> = get_exit_arch_regs();
-                    let cmd_id = qemu.read_reg::<Regs, GuestReg>(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Cmd])? as c_uint;
+                    let cmd_id = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Cmd])? as c_uint;
 
                     match cmd_id {
                         // <StartPhysCommandParser as NativeCommandParser<S>>::COMMAND_ID => Ok(StdCommandManagerCommands::StartPhysCommandParserCmd(<StartPhysCommandParser as NativeCommandParser<S>>::parse(qemu, arch_regs_map)?)),
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/command/parser.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/command/parser.rs
index 8cb7aea3e2..97914b266d 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/command/parser.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/command/parser.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ where
         qemu: Qemu,
         arch_regs_map: &'static EnumMap<ExitArgs, Regs>,
     ) -> Result<Self::OutputCommand, CommandError> {
-        let input_phys_addr: GuestPhysAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?;
+        let input_phys_addr: GuestPhysAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?.into();
         let max_input_size: GuestReg = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg2])?;
 
         Ok(InputCommand::new(
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ where
         qemu: Qemu,
         arch_regs_map: &'static EnumMap<ExitArgs, Regs>,
     ) -> Result<Self::OutputCommand, CommandError> {
-        let input_virt_addr: GuestVirtAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?;
+        let input_virt_addr: GuestVirtAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?.into();
         let max_input_size: GuestReg = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg2])?;
 
         Ok(InputCommand::new(
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ where
         qemu: Qemu,
         arch_regs_map: &'static EnumMap<ExitArgs, Regs>,
     ) -> Result<Self::OutputCommand, CommandError> {
-        let input_phys_addr: GuestPhysAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?;
+        let input_phys_addr: GuestPhysAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?.into();
         let max_input_size: GuestReg = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg2])?;
 
         Ok(StartCommand::new(QemuMemoryChunk::phys(
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ where
         qemu: Qemu,
         arch_regs_map: &'static EnumMap<ExitArgs, Regs>,
     ) -> Result<Self::OutputCommand, CommandError> {
-        let input_virt_addr: GuestVirtAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?;
+        let input_virt_addr: GuestVirtAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?.into();
         let max_input_size: GuestReg = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg2])?;
 
         Ok(StartCommand::new(QemuMemoryChunk::virt(
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ where
         qemu: Qemu,
         arch_regs_map: &'static EnumMap<ExitArgs, Regs>,
     ) -> Result<Self::OutputCommand, CommandError> {
-        let client_version = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?;
+        let client_version = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?.into();
 
         Ok(VersionCommand::new(client_version))
     }
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ where
     ) -> Result<Self::OutputCommand, CommandError> {
         let buf_addr: GuestAddr = qemu.read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg1])?;
         let str_size: usize = qemu
-            .read_reg::<Regs, GuestAddr>(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg2])?
+            .read_reg(arch_regs_map[ExitArgs::Arg2])?
             .try_into()
             .unwrap(); // without null byte
         let cpu = qemu.current_cpu().unwrap();
diff --git a/libafl_qemu/src/qemu/mod.rs b/libafl_qemu/src/qemu/mod.rs
index 740322ecb4..e742dfbda1 100644
--- a/libafl_qemu/src/qemu/mod.rs
+++ b/libafl_qemu/src/qemu/mod.rs
@@ -320,15 +320,15 @@ impl From<libafl_qemu_sys::MemOpIdx> for MemAccessInfo {
 }
 
 pub trait ArchExtras {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>;
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError>;
     fn write_return_address<T>(&self, val: T) -> Result<(), QemuRWError>
     where
         T: Into<GuestReg>;
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>;
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError>;
     fn write_function_argument<T>(
         &self,
         conv: CallingConvention,
@@ -360,10 +360,9 @@ impl CPU {
         unsafe { libafl_qemu_num_regs(self.ptr) }
     }
 
-    pub fn read_reg<R, T>(&self, reg: R) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
+    pub fn read_reg<R>(&self, reg: R) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError>
     where
         R: Into<i32> + Clone,
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
     {
         unsafe {
             let reg_id = reg.clone().into();
@@ -824,9 +823,8 @@ impl Qemu {
             .write_reg(reg, val)
     }
 
-    pub fn read_reg<R, T>(&self, reg: R) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
+    pub fn read_reg<R>(&self, reg: R) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError>
     where
-        T: Num + PartialOrd + Copy + From<GuestReg>,
         R: Into<i32> + Clone,
     {
         self.current_cpu()
@@ -907,17 +905,14 @@ impl Qemu {
 }
 
 impl ArchExtras for Qemu {
-    fn read_return_address<T>(&self) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_return_address(&self) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         self.current_cpu()
             .ok_or(QemuRWError {
                 kind: QemuRWErrorKind::Read,
                 cause: QemuRWErrorCause::CurrentCpuNotFound,
                 cpu: None,
             })?
-            .read_return_address::<T>()
+            .read_return_address()
     }
 
     fn write_return_address<T>(&self, val: T) -> Result<(), QemuRWError>
@@ -929,13 +924,14 @@ impl ArchExtras for Qemu {
             .write_return_address::<T>(val)
     }
 
-    fn read_function_argument<T>(&self, conv: CallingConvention, idx: u8) -> Result<T, QemuRWError>
-    where
-        T: From<GuestReg>,
-    {
+    fn read_function_argument(
+        &self,
+        conv: CallingConvention,
+        idx: u8,
+    ) -> Result<GuestReg, QemuRWError> {
         self.current_cpu()
             .ok_or(QemuRWError::current_cpu_not_found(QemuRWErrorKind::Read))?
-            .read_function_argument::<T>(conv, idx)
+            .read_function_argument(conv, idx)
     }
 
     fn write_function_argument<T>(