diff --git a/logos-codegen/src/generator/context.rs b/logos-codegen/src/generator/context.rs
index 515785ee..82f76f39 100644
--- a/logos-codegen/src/generator/context.rs
+++ b/logos-codegen/src/generator/context.rs
@@ -59,21 +59,12 @@ impl Context {
         self.available.saturating_sub(self.at)
     }
 
-    pub fn read_unchecked(&mut self, len: usize) -> TokenStream {
+    pub fn read_byte_unchecked(&mut self) -> TokenStream {
         let at = self.at;
 
-        match len {
-            0 => {
-                self.advance(1);
+        self.advance(1);
 
-                quote!(lex.read_unchecked::<u8>(#at))
-            }
-            l => {
-                self.advance(l);
-
-                quote!(lex.read_unchecked::<&[u8; #l]>(#at))
-            }
-        }
+        quote!(lex.read_byte_unchecked(#at))
     }
 
     pub fn read(&mut self, len: usize) -> TokenStream {
diff --git a/logos-codegen/src/generator/fork.rs b/logos-codegen/src/generator/fork.rs
index 0a96056b..a0631f93 100644
--- a/logos-codegen/src/generator/fork.rs
+++ b/logos-codegen/src/generator/fork.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl<'a> Generator<'a> {
         let min_read = self.meta[this].min_read;
 
         if ctx.remainder() >= max(min_read, 1) {
-            let read = ctx.read_unchecked(0);
+            let read = ctx.read_byte_unchecked();
 
             return (quote!(byte), quote!(let byte = unsafe { #read };));
         }
diff --git a/logos/src/internal.rs b/logos/src/internal.rs
index 125eab1c..2957fede 100644
--- a/logos/src/internal.rs
+++ b/logos/src/internal.rs
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ pub trait LexerInternal<'source> {
     /// Read a chunk at current position, offset by `n`.
     fn read_at<T: Chunk<'source>>(&self, n: usize) -> Option<T>;
 
-    /// Unchecked read a chunk at current position, offset by `n`.
-    unsafe fn read_unchecked<T: Chunk<'source>>(&self, n: usize) -> T;
+    /// Unchecked read a byte at current position, offset by `n`.
+    unsafe fn read_byte_unchecked(&self, n: usize) -> u8;
 
     /// Test a chunk at current position with a closure.
     fn test<T: Chunk<'source>, F: FnOnce(T) -> bool>(&self, test: F) -> bool;
diff --git a/logos/src/lexer.rs b/logos/src/lexer.rs
index 2340b750..f5b12b2d 100644
--- a/logos/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/logos/src/lexer.rs
@@ -302,11 +302,8 @@ where
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    unsafe fn read_unchecked<Chunk>(&self, n: usize) -> Chunk
-    where
-        Chunk: source::Chunk<'source>,
-    {
-        self.source.read_unchecked(self.token_end + n)
+    unsafe fn read_byte_unchecked(&self, n: usize) -> u8 {
+        self.source.read_byte_unchecked(self.token_end + n)
     }
 
     /// Test a chunk at current position with a closure.
diff --git a/logos/src/source.rs b/logos/src/source.rs
index 4cd09e08..a796274f 100644
--- a/logos/src/source.rs
+++ b/logos/src/source.rs
@@ -43,14 +43,12 @@ pub trait Source {
     where
         Chunk: self::Chunk<'a>;
 
-    /// Read a chunk of bytes into an array without doing bounds checks.
+    /// Read a byte without doing bounds checks.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
     /// Offset should not exceed bounds.
-    unsafe fn read_unchecked<'a, Chunk>(&'a self, offset: usize) -> Chunk
-    where
-        Chunk: self::Chunk<'a>;
+    unsafe fn read_byte_unchecked(&self, offset: usize) -> u8;
 
     /// Get a slice of the source at given range. This is analogous to
     /// `slice::get(range)`.
@@ -119,10 +117,7 @@ impl Source for str {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    unsafe fn read_unchecked<'a, Chunk>(&'a self, offset: usize) -> Chunk
-    where
-        Chunk: self::Chunk<'a>,
-    {
+    unsafe fn read_byte_unchecked(&self, offset: usize) -> u8 {
         Chunk::from_ptr(self.as_ptr().add(offset))
     }
 
@@ -179,10 +174,7 @@ impl Source for [u8] {
     }
 
     #[inline]
-    unsafe fn read_unchecked<'a, Chunk>(&'a self, offset: usize) -> Chunk
-    where
-        Chunk: self::Chunk<'a>,
-    {
+    unsafe fn read_byte_unchecked(&self, offset: usize) -> u8 {
         Chunk::from_ptr(self.as_ptr().add(offset))
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/tests/source.rs b/tests/tests/source.rs
index a0024a53..c747a354 100644
--- a/tests/tests/source.rs
+++ b/tests/tests/source.rs
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ impl<'s, S: ?Sized + Source> Source for RefSource<'s, S> {
         self.0.read(offset)
     }
 
-    unsafe fn read_unchecked<'a, Chunk>(&'a self, offset: usize) -> Chunk
-    where
-        Chunk: logos::source::Chunk<'a>,
-    {
-        self.0.read_unchecked(offset)
+    unsafe fn read_byte_unchecked(&self, offset: usize) -> u8 {
+        self.0.read_byte_unchecked(offset)
     }
 
     fn slice(&self, range: Range<usize>) -> Option<Self::Slice<'_>> {