diff --git a/components/esm3/esmreader.hpp b/components/esm3/esmreader.hpp
index 606d2a1e32..bd66b13b5f 100644
--- a/components/esm3/esmreader.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/esmreader.hpp
@@ -17,8 +17,25 @@
 namespace ESM
 {
     template <class T>
-    constexpr bool IsReadable
-        = std::is_arithmetic_v<T> || std::is_enum_v<T> || (std::is_array_v<T> && IsReadable<std::remove_extent_t<T>>);
+    struct GetArray
+    {
+        using type = void;
+    };
+    template <class T, size_t N>
+    struct GetArray<std::array<T, N>>
+    {
+        using type = T;
+    };
+    template <class T, size_t N>
+    struct GetArray<T[N]>
+    {
+        using type = T;
+    };
+
+    template <class T>
+    constexpr bool IsReadable = std::is_arithmetic_v<T> || std::is_enum_v<T> || IsReadable<typename GetArray<T>::type>;
+    template <>
+    constexpr bool IsReadable<void> = false;
 
     class ReadersCache;
 
diff --git a/components/esm3/loadcont.cpp b/components/esm3/loadcont.cpp
index e71352412b..d016654fea 100644
--- a/components/esm3/loadcont.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/loadcont.cpp
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ namespace ESM
                     mName = esm.getHString();
                     break;
                 case fourCC("CNDT"):
-                    esm.getHTSized<4>(mWeight);
+                    esm.getHT(mWeight);
                     hasWeight = true;
                     break;
                 case fourCC("FLAG"):
-                    esm.getHTSized<4>(mFlags);
+                    esm.getHT(mFlags);
                     if (mFlags & 0xf4)
                         esm.fail("Unknown flags");
                     if (!(mFlags & 0x8))
diff --git a/components/esm3/loadsndg.cpp b/components/esm3/loadsndg.cpp
index 3e5d8f373e..4e2e2aa3f9 100644
--- a/components/esm3/loadsndg.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/loadsndg.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace ESM
                     hasName = true;
                     break;
                 case fourCC("DATA"):
-                    esm.getHTSized<4>(mType);
+                    esm.getHT(mType);
                     hasData = true;
                     break;
                 case fourCC("CNAM"):
diff --git a/components/esm3/objectstate.cpp b/components/esm3/objectstate.cpp
index 308d953451..a56988843a 100644
--- a/components/esm3/objectstate.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/objectstate.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace ESM
         if (esm.isNextSub("POS_"))
         {
             std::array<float, 6> pos;
-            esm.getHTSized<24>(pos);
+            esm.getHT(pos);
             memcpy(mPosition.pos, pos.data(), sizeof(float) * 3);
             memcpy(mPosition.rot, pos.data() + 3, sizeof(float) * 3);
         }