diff --git a/compiler/optimizing/instruction_builder.cc b/compiler/optimizing/instruction_builder.cc
index 1053da4..88f67fa 100644
--- a/compiler/optimizing/instruction_builder.cc
+++ b/compiler/optimizing/instruction_builder.cc
@@ -677,11 +677,10 @@
 
 ArtMethod* HInstructionBuilder::ResolveMethod(uint16_t method_idx, InvokeType invoke_type) {
   ScopedObjectAccess soa(Thread::Current());
-  StackHandleScope<3> hs(soa.Self());
+  StackHandleScope<2> hs(soa.Self());
 
   ClassLinker* class_linker = dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLinker();
-  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader(hs.NewHandle(
-      soa.Decode<mirror::ClassLoader>(dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLoader())));
+  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader = dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLoader();
   Handle<mirror::Class> compiling_class(hs.NewHandle(GetCompilingClass()));
   // We fetch the referenced class eagerly (that is, the class pointed by in the MethodId
   // at method_idx), as `CanAccessResolvedMethod` expects it be be in the dex cache.
@@ -1268,9 +1267,7 @@
 static mirror::Class* GetClassFrom(CompilerDriver* driver,
                                    const DexCompilationUnit& compilation_unit) {
   ScopedObjectAccess soa(Thread::Current());
-  StackHandleScope<1> hs(soa.Self());
-  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader(hs.NewHandle(
-      soa.Decode<mirror::ClassLoader>(compilation_unit.GetClassLoader())));
+  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader = compilation_unit.GetClassLoader();
   Handle<mirror::DexCache> dex_cache = compilation_unit.GetDexCache();
 
   return driver->ResolveCompilingMethodsClass(soa, dex_cache, class_loader, &compilation_unit);
@@ -1286,10 +1283,9 @@
 
 bool HInstructionBuilder::IsOutermostCompilingClass(dex::TypeIndex type_index) const {
   ScopedObjectAccess soa(Thread::Current());
-  StackHandleScope<3> hs(soa.Self());
+  StackHandleScope<2> hs(soa.Self());
   Handle<mirror::DexCache> dex_cache = dex_compilation_unit_->GetDexCache();
-  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader(hs.NewHandle(
-      soa.Decode<mirror::ClassLoader>(dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLoader())));
+  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader = dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLoader();
   Handle<mirror::Class> cls(hs.NewHandle(compiler_driver_->ResolveClass(
       soa, dex_cache, class_loader, type_index, dex_compilation_unit_)));
   Handle<mirror::Class> outer_class(hs.NewHandle(GetOutermostCompilingClass()));
@@ -1325,8 +1321,7 @@
   StackHandleScope<2> hs(soa.Self());
 
   ClassLinker* class_linker = dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLinker();
-  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader(hs.NewHandle(
-      soa.Decode<mirror::ClassLoader>(dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLoader())));
+  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader = dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLoader();
   Handle<mirror::Class> compiling_class(hs.NewHandle(GetCompilingClass()));
 
   ArtField* resolved_field = class_linker->ResolveField(*dex_compilation_unit_->GetDexFile(),
@@ -1643,10 +1638,8 @@
 
 HLoadClass* HInstructionBuilder::BuildLoadClass(dex::TypeIndex type_index, uint32_t dex_pc) {
   ScopedObjectAccess soa(Thread::Current());
-  StackHandleScope<2> hs(soa.Self());
   const DexFile& dex_file = *dex_compilation_unit_->GetDexFile();
-  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader(hs.NewHandle(
-      soa.Decode<mirror::ClassLoader>(dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLoader())));
+  Handle<mirror::ClassLoader> class_loader = dex_compilation_unit_->GetClassLoader();
   Handle<mirror::Class> klass = handles_->NewHandle(compiler_driver_->ResolveClass(
       soa, dex_compilation_unit_->GetDexCache(), class_loader, type_index, dex_compilation_unit_));
 
@@ -1730,17 +1723,9 @@
   }
 }
 
-bool HInstructionBuilder::NeedsAccessCheck(dex::TypeIndex type_index,
-                                           Handle<mirror::DexCache> dex_cache,
-                                           bool* finalizable) const {
-  return !compiler_driver_->CanAccessInstantiableTypeWithoutChecks(
-      dex_compilation_unit_->GetDexMethodIndex(), dex_cache, type_index, finalizable);
-}
-
 bool HInstructionBuilder::NeedsAccessCheck(dex::TypeIndex type_index, bool* finalizable) const {
-  ScopedObjectAccess soa(Thread::Current());
-  Handle<mirror::DexCache> dex_cache = dex_compilation_unit_->GetDexCache();
-  return NeedsAccessCheck(type_index, dex_cache, finalizable);
+  return !compiler_driver_->CanAccessInstantiableTypeWithoutChecks(
+      LookupReferrerClass(), LookupResolvedType(type_index, *dex_compilation_unit_), finalizable);
 }
 
 bool HInstructionBuilder::CanDecodeQuickenedInfo() const {
@@ -2780,4 +2765,18 @@
   return true;
 }  // NOLINT(readability/fn_size)
 
+ObjPtr<mirror::Class> HInstructionBuilder::LookupResolvedType(
+    dex::TypeIndex type_index,
+    const DexCompilationUnit& compilation_unit) const {
+  return ClassLinker::LookupResolvedType(
+        type_index, compilation_unit.GetDexCache().Get(), compilation_unit.GetClassLoader().Get());
+}
+
+ObjPtr<mirror::Class> HInstructionBuilder::LookupReferrerClass() const {
+  // TODO: Cache the result in a Handle<mirror::Class>.
+  const DexFile::MethodId& method_id =
+      dex_compilation_unit_->GetDexFile()->GetMethodId(dex_compilation_unit_->GetDexMethodIndex());
+  return LookupResolvedType(method_id.class_idx_, *dex_compilation_unit_);
+}
+
 }  // namespace art