diff --git a/core/src/avm2/activation.rs b/core/src/avm2/activation.rs
index 09fc44889..45836c3ce 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/activation.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/activation.rs
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> Activation<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> {
             .ok_or_else(|| format!("Could not resolve parameter type {:?}", type_name))?
             .coerce_to_object(self)?;
 
-        if class.get_own_class_definition().is_none() {
+        if class.as_class_object().is_none() {
             return Err(format!("Resolved parameter type {:?} is not a class", type_name).into());
         }
 
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> Activation<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> {
         // dynamic properties not yet set
         if name.is_err()
             && !object
-                .get_own_class_definition()
+                .instance_of_class_definition()
                 .map(|c| c.read().is_sealed())
                 .unwrap_or(false)
         {
@@ -1357,7 +1357,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> Activation<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> {
             // Unknown properties on a dynamic class delete successfully.
             self.context.avm2.push(
                 !object
-                    .get_own_class_definition()
+                    .instance_of_class_definition()
                     .map(|c| c.read().is_sealed())
                     .unwrap_or(false),
             )
@@ -2559,7 +2559,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> Activation<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> {
         });
         let class = found?.coerce_to_object(self)?;
 
-        if class.get_own_class_definition().is_none() {
+        if class.as_class_object().is_none() {
             return Err("TypeError: The right-hand side of operator must be a class.".into());
         }
 
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ impl<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> Activation<'a, 'gc, 'gc_context> {
         let class = self.context.avm2.pop().coerce_to_object(self)?;
         let value = self.context.avm2.pop().coerce_to_object(self)?;
 
-        if class.get_own_class_definition().is_none() {
+        if class.as_class_object().is_none() {
             return Err("TypeError: The right-hand side of operator must be a class.".into());
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals.rs
index 5315a0324..df2a38f9f 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ fn dynamic_class<'gc>(
     script: Script<'gc>,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let class = class_object
-        .get_own_class_definition()
+        .as_class_definition()
         .ok_or("Attempted to create builtin dynamic class without class on it's constructor!")?;
     let name = class.read().name().clone();
 
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ pub fn load_player_globals<'gc>(
     object_class.install_traits(
         activation,
         object_class
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .read()
             .class_traits(),
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ pub fn load_player_globals<'gc>(
     function_class.install_traits(
         activation,
         function_class
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .read()
             .class_traits(),
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ pub fn load_player_globals<'gc>(
     class_class.install_traits(
         activation,
         class_class
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .read()
             .class_traits(),
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/display/bitmapdata.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/display/bitmapdata.rs
index b8ba6bcb5..778abf37b 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/display/bitmapdata.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/display/bitmapdata.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ pub fn instance_init<'gc>(
         activation.super_init(this, &[])?;
 
         let name = this
-            .instance_of()
-            .and_then(|t| t.get_own_class_definition())
+            .instance_of_class_definition()
             .map(|c| c.read().name().clone());
         let character = this
             .instance_of()
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/media/sound.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/media/sound.rs
index 127e50558..5d77b8e80 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/media/sound.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/media/sound.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn instance_init<'gc>(
                 {
                     this.set_sound(activation.context.gc_context, *sound);
                 } else {
-                    log::warn!("Attempted to construct subclass of Sound, {}, which is associated with non-Sound character {}", class_object.get_own_class_definition().expect("Class object is also a class").read().name().local_name(), symbol);
+                    log::warn!("Attempted to construct subclass of Sound, {}, which is associated with non-Sound character {}", class_object.as_class_definition().expect("Class object is also a class").read().name().local_name(), symbol);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/utils.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/utils.rs
index 2c23ac9f7..09294cf4f 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/utils.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/flash/utils.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub fn get_qualified_class_name<'gc>(
     Ok(AvmString::new(
         activation.context.gc_context,
         class
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .ok_or("This object does not have a class")?
             .read()
             .name()
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub fn get_qualified_super_class_name<'gc>(
         Ok(AvmString::new(
             activation.context.gc_context,
             super_class
-                .get_own_class_definition()
+                .as_class_definition()
                 .ok_or("This object does not have a class")?
                 .read()
                 .name()
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/vector.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/vector.rs
index bf7ee8868..02bf66235 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/vector.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/vector.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn class_init<'gc>(
         let int_vector_class = this.apply(activation, &[int_class.into()])?;
         let int_vector_name = QName::new(Namespace::internal(NS_VECTOR), "Vector$int");
         int_vector_class
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .write(activation.context.gc_context)
             .set_name(int_vector_name.clone());
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ pub fn class_init<'gc>(
         let uint_vector_class = this.apply(activation, &[uint_class.into()])?;
         let uint_vector_name = QName::new(Namespace::internal(NS_VECTOR), "Vector$uint");
         uint_vector_class
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .write(activation.context.gc_context)
             .set_name(uint_vector_name.clone());
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub fn class_init<'gc>(
         let number_vector_class = this.apply(activation, &[number_class.into()])?;
         let number_vector_name = QName::new(Namespace::internal(NS_VECTOR), "Vector$double");
         number_vector_class
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .write(activation.context.gc_context)
             .set_name(number_vector_name.clone());
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ pub fn class_init<'gc>(
         let object_vector_class = this.apply(activation, &[Value::Null])?;
         let object_vector_name = QName::new(Namespace::internal(NS_VECTOR), "Vector$object");
         object_vector_class
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .write(activation.context.gc_context)
             .set_name(object_vector_name.clone());
@@ -282,14 +282,14 @@ pub fn concat<'gc>(
         for arg in args.iter().map(|a| a.clone()) {
             let arg_obj = arg.coerce_to_object(activation)?;
             let arg_class = arg_obj
-                .get_own_class_definition()
+                .instance_of_class_definition()
                 .ok_or("TypeError: Tried to concat from a bare object")?;
             if !arg.is_of_type(activation, my_class)? {
                 return Err(format!(
                     "TypeError: Cannot coerce argument of type {:?} to argument of type {:?}",
                     arg_class.read().name(),
                     my_class
-                        .get_own_class_definition()
+                        .as_class_definition()
                         .ok_or("TypeError: Tried to concat into a bare object")?
                         .read()
                         .name()
@@ -308,13 +308,13 @@ pub fn concat<'gc>(
                 if let Ok(val_obj) = val.coerce_to_object(activation) {
                     if !val.is_of_type(activation, val_class)? {
                         let other_val_class = val_obj
-                            .get_own_class_definition()
+                            .instance_of_class_definition()
                             .ok_or("TypeError: Tried to concat a bare object into a Vector")?;
                         return Err(format!(
                             "TypeError: Cannot coerce Vector value of type {:?} to type {:?}",
                             other_val_class.read().name(),
                             val_class
-                                .get_own_class_definition()
+                                .as_class_definition()
                                 .ok_or("TypeError: Tried to concat into a bare object")?
                                 .read()
                                 .name()
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
index 22e2bc74d..e366bd9d7 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object.rs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
     /// defined prototype methods for ES3-style classes.
     fn find_class_for_trait(self, name: &QName<'gc>) -> Result<Option<Object<'gc>>, Error> {
         let class = self
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .ok_or("Cannot get base traits on non-class object")?;
 
         if class.read().has_instance_trait(name) {
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
             }
         }
 
-        if let Some(class) = from_class_object.get_own_class_definition() {
+        if let Some(class) = from_class_object.as_class_definition() {
             self.install_traits(activation, class.read().instance_traits())?;
         }
 
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
         })?;
         let mut class_traits = Vec::new();
         superclass_object
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .read()
             .lookup_instance_traits(name, &mut class_traits)?;
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
         })?;
         let mut class_traits = Vec::new();
         superclass_object
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .read()
             .lookup_instance_traits(name, &mut class_traits)?;
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
         })?;
         let mut class_traits = Vec::new();
         superclass_object
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .unwrap()
             .read()
             .lookup_instance_traits(name, &mut class_traits)?;
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
     /// coercions.
     fn to_string(&self, mc: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) -> Result<Value<'gc>, Error> {
         let class_name = self
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .instance_of_class_definition()
             .map(|c| c.read().name().local_name())
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "Object".into());
 
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
     /// of the class that created this object).
     fn to_locale_string(&self, mc: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) -> Result<Value<'gc>, Error> {
         let class_name = self
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .instance_of_class_definition()
             .map(|c| c.read().name().local_name())
             .unwrap_or_else(|| "Object".into());
 
@@ -1085,22 +1085,25 @@ pub trait TObject<'gc>: 'gc + Collect + Debug + Into<Object<'gc>> + Clone + Copy
     /// Get a raw pointer value for this object.
     fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const ObjectPtr;
 
-    /// Get this object's `Class`, if it has one.
-    /// This this object is already a ClassObject, return its own Class.
-    /// Note: this probably shouldn't be used in most cases.
-    fn get_own_class_definition(&self) -> Option<GcCell<'gc, Class<'gc>>> {
-        let class = self
-            .as_class_object()
-            .or_else(|| self.instance_of().and_then(|cls| cls.as_class_object()));
-        class.map(|cls| cls.inner_class_definition())
-    }
-
+    /// Get this object's class, if it has one.
     fn instance_of(&self) -> Option<Object<'gc>>;
 
+    /// Get this object's class's `Class`, if it has one.
+    fn instance_of_class_definition(&self) -> Option<GcCell<'gc, Class<'gc>>> {
+        self.instance_of().and_then(|cls| cls.as_class_definition())
+    }
+
+    /// Try to corece this object into a `ClassObject`.
     fn as_class_object(&self) -> Option<ClassObject<'gc>> {
         None
     }
 
+    /// Get this object's `Class`, if it's a `ClassObject`.
+    fn as_class_definition(&self) -> Option<GcCell<'gc, Class<'gc>>> {
+        self.as_class_object()
+            .map(|cls| cls.inner_class_definition())
+    }
+
     /// Get this object's `Executable`, if it has one.
     fn as_executable(&self) -> Option<Executable<'gc>> {
         None
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/class_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/class_object.rs
index 6d803e389..69a1b8604 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/class_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/class_object.rs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ impl<'gc> ClassObject<'gc> {
         superclass_object: Option<Object<'gc>>,
         scope: Option<GcCell<'gc, Scope<'gc>>>,
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error> {
-        if let Some(base_class) = superclass_object.and_then(|b| b.get_own_class_definition()) {
+        if let Some(base_class) = superclass_object.and_then(|b| b.as_class_definition()) {
             if base_class.read().is_final() {
                 return Err(format!(
                     "Base class {:?} is final and cannot be extended",
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ impl<'gc> ClassObject<'gc> {
             }
 
             let interface = interface.unwrap().coerce_to_object(activation)?;
-            if let Some(class) = interface.get_own_class_definition() {
+            if let Some(class) = interface.as_class_definition() {
                 if !class.read().is_interface() {
                     return Err(format!(
                         "Class {:?} is not an interface and cannot be implemented by classes",
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for ClassObject<'gc> {
         nullable_params: &[Value<'gc>],
     ) -> Result<Object<'gc>, Error> {
         let self_class = self
-            .get_own_class_definition()
+            .as_class_definition()
             .ok_or("Attempted to apply type arguments to non-class!")?;
 
         if !self_class.read().is_generic() {
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for ClassObject<'gc> {
             class_params.push(
                 param
                     .unwrap_or(activation.avm2().classes().object)
-                    .get_own_class_definition()
+                    .as_class_definition()
                     .ok_or(format!(
                         "Cannot apply class {:?} with non-class parameter",
                         self_class.read().name()
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/loaderinfo_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/loaderinfo_object.rs
index 87c2fd5fd..06dc80ac0 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/loaderinfo_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/loaderinfo_object.rs
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for LoaderInfoObject<'gc> {
     impl_avm2_custom_object_instance!(base);
 
     fn value_of(&self, mc: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) -> Result<Value<'gc>, Error> {
-        if let Some(class) = self.get_own_class_definition() {
+        if let Some(class) = self.instance_of_class_definition() {
             Ok(AvmString::new(mc, format!("[object {}]", class.read().name().local_name())).into())
         } else {
             Ok("[object Object]".into())
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/primitive_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/primitive_object.rs
index 13de17876..1f16b92a6 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/primitive_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/primitive_object.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for PrimitiveObject<'gc> {
             val @ Value::Integer(_) | val @ Value::Unsigned(_) => Ok(val),
             _ => {
                 let class_name = self
-                    .get_own_class_definition()
+                    .instance_of_class_definition()
                     .map(|c| c.read().name().local_name())
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| "Object".into());
 
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/script_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/script_object.rs
index 6a8e286fa..e3a43b637 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/script_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/script_object.rs
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for ScriptObject<'gc> {
     }
 
     fn to_string(&self, mc: MutationContext<'gc, '_>) -> Result<Value<'gc>, Error> {
-        if let Some(class) = self.get_own_class_definition() {
+        if let Some(class) = self.instance_of_class_definition() {
             Ok(AvmString::new(mc, format!("[object {}]", class.read().name().local_name())).into())
         } else {
             Ok("[object Object]".into())
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ impl<'gc> ScriptObjectData<'gc> {
 
                 while let Some(class) = cur_class {
                     let cur_static_class = class
-                        .get_own_class_definition()
+                        .as_class_definition()
                         .ok_or("Object is not a class constructor")?;
                     if cur_static_class.read().has_instance_trait(name) {
                         return Ok(true);
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ impl<'gc> ScriptObjectData<'gc> {
 
                 while let Some(class) = cur_class {
                     let cur_static_class = class
-                        .get_own_class_definition()
+                        .as_class_definition()
                         .ok_or("Object is not a class constructor")?;
                     if let Some(ns) = cur_static_class
                         .read()
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ impl<'gc> ScriptObjectData<'gc> {
         value: Value<'gc>,
     ) -> Result<(), Error> {
         if let Some(class) = self.instance_of() {
-            if let Some(class) = class.get_own_class_definition() {
+            if let Some(class) = class.as_class_definition() {
                 if class.read().is_sealed() {
                     return Err(format!(
                         "Objects of type {:?} are not dynamic",
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/value.rs b/core/src/avm2/value.rs
index 60500e153..187f6b548 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/value.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/value.rs
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ impl<'gc> Value<'gc> {
             }
         }
 
-        if let Some(static_class) = class.get_own_class_definition() {
+        if let Some(static_class) = class.as_class_definition() {
             return Err(format!(
                 "Cannot coerce {:?} to an {:?}",
                 self,
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ impl<'gc> Value<'gc> {
         activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc, '_>,
         type_object: Object<'gc>,
     ) -> Result<bool, Error> {
-        if let Some(type_class) = type_object.get_own_class_definition() {
+        if let Some(type_class) = type_object.as_class_definition() {
             if type_class.read().name() == &QName::new(Namespace::public(), "Number") {
                 return Ok(self.is_number());
             }