diff --git a/runtime/class_table-inl.h b/runtime/class_table-inl.h
index 5f8a0b0..d07ad33 100644
--- a/runtime/class_table-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/class_table-inl.h
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@
   return true;
 }
 
+inline bool ClassTable::TableSlot::IsNull() const {
+  return Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>() == nullptr;
+}
+
 template<ReadBarrierOption kReadBarrierOption>
 inline mirror::Class* ClassTable::TableSlot::Read() const {
   const uint32_t before = data_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
@@ -127,11 +131,7 @@
 
 inline ClassTable::TableSlot::TableSlot(ObjPtr<mirror::Class> klass, uint32_t descriptor_hash)
     : data_(Encode(klass, MaskHash(descriptor_hash))) {
-  if (kIsDebugBuild) {
-    std::string temp;
-    const uint32_t hash = ComputeModifiedUtf8Hash(klass->GetDescriptor(&temp));
-    CHECK_EQ(descriptor_hash, hash);
-  }
+  DCHECK_EQ(descriptor_hash, HashDescriptor(klass));
 }
 
 template <typename Filter>
diff --git a/runtime/class_table.cc b/runtime/class_table.cc
index 8d8e93a..58f3674 100644
--- a/runtime/class_table.cc
+++ b/runtime/class_table.cc
@@ -34,15 +34,7 @@
 }
 
 bool ClassTable::Contains(ObjPtr<mirror::Class> klass) {
-  ReaderMutexLock mu(Thread::Current(), lock_);
-  TableSlot slot(klass);
-  for (ClassSet& class_set : classes_) {
-    auto it = class_set.find(slot);
-    if (it != class_set.end()) {
-      return it->Read() == klass;
-    }
-  }
-  return false;
+  return LookupByDescriptor(klass) == klass;
 }
 
 mirror::Class* ClassTable::LookupByDescriptor(ObjPtr<mirror::Class> klass) {
@@ -191,27 +183,35 @@
 uint32_t ClassTable::ClassDescriptorHashEquals::operator()(const TableSlot& slot)
     const {
   std::string temp;
-  return ComputeModifiedUtf8Hash(slot.Read()->GetDescriptor(&temp));
+  // No read barrier needed, we're reading a chain of constant references for comparison
+  // with null and retrieval of constant primitive data. See ReadBarrierOption.
+  return ComputeModifiedUtf8Hash(slot.Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>()->GetDescriptor(&temp));
 }
 
 bool ClassTable::ClassDescriptorHashEquals::operator()(const TableSlot& a,
                                                        const TableSlot& b) const {
+  // No read barrier needed, we're reading a chain of constant references for comparison
+  // with null and retrieval of constant primitive data. See ReadBarrierOption.
   if (a.Hash() != b.Hash()) {
     std::string temp;
-    DCHECK(!a.Read()->DescriptorEquals(b.Read()->GetDescriptor(&temp)));
+    DCHECK(!a.Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>()->DescriptorEquals(
+        b.Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>()->GetDescriptor(&temp)));
     return false;
   }
   std::string temp;
-  return a.Read()->DescriptorEquals(b.Read()->GetDescriptor(&temp));
+  return a.Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>()->DescriptorEquals(
+      b.Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>()->GetDescriptor(&temp));
 }
 
 bool ClassTable::ClassDescriptorHashEquals::operator()(const TableSlot& a,
                                                        const DescriptorHashPair& b) const {
+  // No read barrier needed, we're reading a chain of constant references for comparison
+  // with null and retrieval of constant primitive data. See ReadBarrierOption.
   if (!a.MaskedHashEquals(b.second)) {
-    DCHECK(!a.Read()->DescriptorEquals(b.first));
+    DCHECK(!a.Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>()->DescriptorEquals(b.first));
     return false;
   }
-  return a.Read()->DescriptorEquals(b.first);
+  return a.Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>()->DescriptorEquals(b.first);
 }
 
 uint32_t ClassTable::ClassDescriptorHashEquals::operator()(const DescriptorHashPair& pair) const {
diff --git a/runtime/class_table.h b/runtime/class_table.h
index 0b08041..26cd3ec 100644
--- a/runtime/class_table.h
+++ b/runtime/class_table.h
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@
       return *this;
     }
 
-    bool IsNull() const REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
-      return Read<kWithoutReadBarrier>() == nullptr;
-    }
+    bool IsNull() const REQUIRES_SHARED(Locks::mutator_lock_);
 
     uint32_t Hash() const {
       return MaskHash(data_.load(std::memory_order_relaxed));
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/class-inl.h b/runtime/mirror/class-inl.h
index 3ee8bfe..992c8f3 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/class-inl.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/class-inl.h
@@ -845,7 +845,10 @@
       return false;
     }
     ++match;
-    klass = klass->GetComponentType();
+    // No read barrier needed, we're reading a chain of constant references for comparison
+    // with null. Then we follow up below with reading constant references to read constant
+    // primitive data in both proxy and non-proxy paths. See ReadBarrierOption.
+    klass = klass->GetComponentType<kDefaultVerifyFlags, kWithoutReadBarrier>();
   }
   if (klass->IsPrimitive()) {
     return strcmp(Primitive::Descriptor(klass->GetPrimitiveType()), match) == 0;