diff --git a/builtin/ls-files.c b/builtin/ls-files.c
index b8514a0029..dc4a6aa3d9 100644
--- a/builtin/ls-files.c
+++ b/builtin/ls-files.c
@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ static void prune_index(struct index_state *istate,
 		}
 		last = next;
 	}
-	memmove(istate->cache, istate->cache + pos,
-		(last - pos) * sizeof(struct cache_entry *));
+	MOVE_ARRAY(istate->cache, istate->cache + pos, last - pos);
 	istate->cache_nr = last - pos;
 }
 
diff --git a/builtin/merge.c b/builtin/merge.c
index 900bafdb45..d5797b8fe7 100644
--- a/builtin/merge.c
+++ b/builtin/merge.c
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ static void parse_branch_merge_options(char *bmo)
 		die(_("Bad branch.%s.mergeoptions string: %s"), branch,
 		    split_cmdline_strerror(argc));
 	REALLOC_ARRAY(argv, argc + 2);
-	memmove(argv + 1, argv, sizeof(*argv) * (argc + 1));
+	MOVE_ARRAY(argv + 1, argv, argc + 1);
 	argc++;
 	argv[0] = "branch.*.mergeoptions";
 	parse_options(argc, argv, NULL, builtin_merge_options,
diff --git a/builtin/pack-objects.c b/builtin/pack-objects.c
index f4a8441fe9..e730b415bf 100644
--- a/builtin/pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin/pack-objects.c
@@ -1298,9 +1298,8 @@ static int check_pbase_path(unsigned hash)
 		   done_pbase_paths_alloc);
 	done_pbase_paths_num++;
 	if (pos < done_pbase_paths_num)
-		memmove(done_pbase_paths + pos + 1,
-			done_pbase_paths + pos,
-			(done_pbase_paths_num - pos - 1) * sizeof(unsigned));
+		MOVE_ARRAY(done_pbase_paths + pos + 1, done_pbase_paths + pos,
+			   done_pbase_paths_num - pos - 1);
 	done_pbase_paths[pos] = hash;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/cache-tree.c b/cache-tree.c
index ec23d8c03d..2440d1dc89 100644
--- a/cache-tree.c
+++ b/cache-tree.c
@@ -131,9 +131,8 @@ static int do_invalidate_path(struct cache_tree *it, const char *path)
 			 * move 4 and 5 up one place (2 entries)
 			 * 2 = 6 - 3 - 1 = subtree_nr - pos - 1
 			 */
-			memmove(it->down+pos, it->down+pos+1,
-				sizeof(struct cache_tree_sub *) *
-				(it->subtree_nr - pos - 1));
+			MOVE_ARRAY(it->down + pos, it->down + pos + 1,
+				   it->subtree_nr - pos - 1);
 			it->subtree_nr--;
 		}
 		return 1;
diff --git a/commit.c b/commit.c
index cbfd689939..d3150d6270 100644
--- a/commit.c
+++ b/commit.c
@@ -223,9 +223,8 @@ int unregister_shallow(const struct object_id *oid)
 	if (pos < 0)
 		return -1;
 	if (pos + 1 < commit_graft_nr)
-		memmove(commit_graft + pos, commit_graft + pos + 1,
-				sizeof(struct commit_graft *)
-				* (commit_graft_nr - pos - 1));
+		MOVE_ARRAY(commit_graft + pos, commit_graft + pos + 1,
+			   commit_graft_nr - pos - 1);
 	commit_graft_nr--;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/notes-merge.c b/notes-merge.c
index 70e3fbeefb..c12b354f10 100644
--- a/notes-merge.c
+++ b/notes-merge.c
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ static struct notes_merge_pair *find_notes_merge_pair_pos(
 	else {
 		*occupied = 0;
 		if (insert_new && i < len) {
-			memmove(list + i + 1, list + i,
-				(len - i) * sizeof(struct notes_merge_pair));
+			MOVE_ARRAY(list + i + 1, list + i, len - i);
 			memset(list + i, 0, sizeof(struct notes_merge_pair));
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 2121b6e7bb..acfb028f48 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -515,9 +515,8 @@ int remove_index_entry_at(struct index_state *istate, int pos)
 	istate->cache_nr--;
 	if (pos >= istate->cache_nr)
 		return 0;
-	memmove(istate->cache + pos,
-		istate->cache + pos + 1,
-		(istate->cache_nr - pos) * sizeof(struct cache_entry *));
+	MOVE_ARRAY(istate->cache + pos, istate->cache + pos + 1,
+		   istate->cache_nr - pos);
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/reflog-walk.c b/reflog-walk.c
index 081f89b70d..81bca2ed23 100644
--- a/reflog-walk.c
+++ b/reflog-walk.c
@@ -111,10 +111,9 @@ static struct commit_info *get_commit_info(struct commit *commit,
 			struct commit_info *result = &lifo->items[i];
 			if (pop) {
 				if (i + 1 < lifo->nr)
-					memmove(lifo->items + i,
-						lifo->items + i + 1,
-						(lifo->nr - i) *
-						sizeof(struct commit_info));
+					MOVE_ARRAY(lifo->items + i,
+						   lifo->items + i + 1,
+						   lifo->nr - i);
 				lifo->nr--;
 			}
 			return result;
diff --git a/string-list.c b/string-list.c
index c650500c6e..806b4c8723 100644
--- a/string-list.c
+++ b/string-list.c
@@ -43,9 +43,8 @@ static int add_entry(int insert_at, struct string_list *list, const char *string
 
 	ALLOC_GROW(list->items, list->nr+1, list->alloc);
 	if (index < list->nr)
-		memmove(list->items + index + 1, list->items + index,
-				(list->nr - index)
-				* sizeof(struct string_list_item));
+		MOVE_ARRAY(list->items + index + 1, list->items + index,
+			   list->nr - index);
 	list->items[index].string = list->strdup_strings ?
 		xstrdup(string) : (char *)string;
 	list->items[index].util = NULL;
@@ -77,8 +76,7 @@ void string_list_remove(struct string_list *list, const char *string,
 			free(list->items[i].util);
 
 		list->nr--;
-		memmove(list->items + i, list->items + i + 1,
-			(list->nr - i) * sizeof(struct string_list_item));
+		MOVE_ARRAY(list->items + i, list->items + i + 1, list->nr - i);
 	}
 }