diff --git a/script/generate-yyjson b/script/generate-yyjson
index 7e9e3e14..793ad220 100755
--- a/script/generate-yyjson
+++ b/script/generate-yyjson
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ bindgen \
     --allowlist-function=yyjson_doc_free \
     --allowlist-function=yyjson_read_opts \
     --allowlist-type=yyjson_alc \
-    --allowlist-type=yyjson_arr_iter \
     --allowlist-type=yyjson_doc \
-    --allowlist-type=yyjson_obj_iter \
     --allowlist-type=yyjson_read_code \
     --allowlist-type=yyjson_read_err \
     --allowlist-type=yyjson_val \
diff --git a/src/deserialize/json.rs b/src/deserialize/json.rs
index f637954f..f50ece68 100644
--- a/src/deserialize/json.rs
+++ b/src/deserialize/json.rs
@@ -127,16 +127,15 @@ impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for JsonValue {
         let dict_ptr = ffi!(PyDict_New());
         while let Some(key) = map.next_key::<beef::lean::Cow<str>>()? {
             let (pykey, pyhash) = get_unicode_key(&key);
-            let value = map.next_value_seed(self)?;
+            let pyval = map.next_value_seed(self)?;
             let _ = ffi!(_PyDict_SetItem_KnownHash(
                 dict_ptr,
                 pykey,
-                value.as_ptr(),
+                pyval.as_ptr(),
                 pyhash
             ));
-            // counter Py_INCREF in insertdict
-            ffi!(Py_DECREF(pykey));
-            ffi!(Py_DECREF(value.as_ptr()));
+            py_decref_without_destroy!(pykey);
+            py_decref_without_destroy!(pyval.as_ptr());
         }
         Ok(nonnull!(dict_ptr))
     }
diff --git a/src/deserialize/yyjson.rs b/src/deserialize/yyjson.rs
index af78ea47..eacc267d 100644
--- a/src/deserialize/yyjson.rs
+++ b/src/deserialize/yyjson.rs
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ fn unsafe_yyjson_get_len(val: *mut yyjson_val) -> usize {
     unsafe { ((*val).tag >> YYJSON_TAG_BIT) as usize }
 }
 
-fn yyjson_obj_iter_get_val(key: *mut yyjson_val) -> *mut yyjson_val {
-    unsafe { key.add(1) }
-}
-
 fn unsafe_yyjson_get_first(ctn: *mut yyjson_val) -> *mut yyjson_val {
     unsafe { ctn.add(1) }
 }
@@ -61,24 +57,6 @@ fn unsafe_yyjson_get_next(val: *mut yyjson_val) -> *mut yyjson_val {
     }
 }
 
-fn yyjson_arr_iter_next(iter: &mut yyjson_arr_iter) -> *mut yyjson_val {
-    unsafe {
-        let val = (*iter).cur;
-        (*iter).cur = unsafe_yyjson_get_next(val);
-        (*iter).idx += 1;
-        val
-    }
-}
-
-fn yyjson_obj_iter_next(iter: &mut yyjson_obj_iter) -> *mut yyjson_val {
-    unsafe {
-        let key = (*iter).cur;
-        (*iter).cur = unsafe_yyjson_get_next(key.add(1));
-        (*iter).idx += 1;
-        key
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn deserialize_yyjson(
     data: &'static str,
 ) -> Result<NonNull<pyo3_ffi::PyObject>, DeserializeError<'static>> {
@@ -156,15 +134,12 @@ fn parse_yy_array(elem: *mut yyjson_val) -> NonNull<pyo3_ffi::PyObject> {
         if len == 0 {
             return nonnull!(list);
         }
-        let mut iter: yyjson_arr_iter = yyjson_arr_iter {
-            idx: 0,
-            max: len,
-            cur: unsafe_yyjson_get_first(elem),
-        };
+        let mut cur = unsafe_yyjson_get_first(elem);
         for idx in 0..=len - 1 {
-            let val = yyjson_arr_iter_next(&mut iter);
-            let each = parse_node(val);
-            ffi!(PyList_SET_ITEM(list, idx as isize, each.as_ptr()));
+            let next = unsafe_yyjson_get_next(cur);
+            let val = parse_node(cur).as_ptr();
+            ffi!(PyList_SET_ITEM(list, idx as isize, val));
+            cur = next;
         }
         nonnull!(list)
     }
@@ -177,27 +152,16 @@ fn parse_yy_object(elem: *mut yyjson_val) -> NonNull<pyo3_ffi::PyObject> {
         if len == 0 {
             return nonnull!(ffi!(PyDict_New()));
         }
+        let mut key = unsafe_yyjson_get_first(elem);
         let dict = ffi!(_PyDict_NewPresized(len as isize));
-        let mut iter = yyjson_obj_iter {
-            idx: 0,
-            max: len,
-            cur: unsafe_yyjson_get_first(elem),
-            obj: elem,
-        };
         for _ in 0..=len - 1 {
-            let key = yyjson_obj_iter_next(&mut iter);
-            let val = yyjson_obj_iter_get_val(key);
             let key_str = str_from_slice!((*key).uni.str_ as *const u8, unsafe_yyjson_get_len(key));
             let (pykey, pyhash) = get_unicode_key(key_str);
-            let pyval = parse_node(val);
-            let _ = ffi!(_PyDict_SetItem_KnownHash(
-                dict,
-                pykey,
-                pyval.as_ptr(),
-                pyhash
-            ));
-            ffi!(Py_DECREF(pykey));
-            ffi!(Py_DECREF(pyval.as_ptr()));
+            let pyval = parse_node(key.add(1)).as_ptr();
+            let _ = ffi!(_PyDict_SetItem_KnownHash(dict, pykey, pyval, pyhash));
+            py_decref_without_destroy!(pykey);
+            py_decref_without_destroy!(pyval);
+            key = unsafe_yyjson_get_next(key.add(1));
         }
         nonnull!(dict)
     }
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 91676746..83fb6d4e 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ macro_rules! str_from_slice {
     };
 }
 
+macro_rules! py_decref_without_destroy {
+    ($op:expr) => {
+        unsafe {
+            (*$op).ob_refcnt -= 1;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
 macro_rules! ffi {
     ($fn:ident()) => {
         unsafe { pyo3_ffi::$fn() }
diff --git a/src/yyjson.rs b/src/yyjson.rs
index 9f2670b5..f2d64d01 100644
--- a/src/yyjson.rs
+++ b/src/yyjson.rs
@@ -69,16 +69,3 @@ pub struct yyjson_doc {
     pub val_read: usize,
     pub str_pool: *mut ::std::os::raw::c_char,
 }
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct yyjson_arr_iter {
-    pub idx: usize,
-    pub max: usize,
-    pub cur: *mut yyjson_val,
-}
-#[repr(C)]
-pub struct yyjson_obj_iter {
-    pub idx: usize,
-    pub max: usize,
-    pub cur: *mut yyjson_val,
-    pub obj: *mut yyjson_val,
-}