diff --git a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen.rs b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen.rs
index 0ad475c40a..dd7e081a82 100644
--- a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen.rs
+++ b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen.rs
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_impl(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 	let flip_layout_meta_fn = flip_meta_concrete.then(|| {
 		let layout_meta_fn = format_ident!("{}_layout_meta", fn_name);
 		let element_spec = match element_write {
-			Some(ty) => quote!(#core_types::record::ElementSpec::Concrete(#core_types::record::element_write::<#ty>())),
+			Some(ty) => quote!(#core_types::record::ElementSpec::Concrete({ use #core_types::record::{ElementWritePickHashed as _, ElementWritePickPlain as _}; (&#core_types::record::ElementWritePick::<#ty>(::core::marker::PhantomData)).element_write() })),
 			None => quote!(#core_types::record::ElementSpec::Carried),
 		};
 		let layout_meta = crate::codegen::ir::layout_meta_tokens(&node, element_spec, core_types);
@@ -2187,7 +2187,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_impl(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 			.collect();
 		let subtraction = (!remove_pairs.is_empty()).then(|| quote!(.without(&[#(#remove_pairs),*])));
 		let element = match element_write {
-			Some(ty) => quote!(#core_types::record::element_write::<#ty>()),
+			Some(ty) => quote!({ use #core_types::record::{ElementWritePickHashed as _, ElementWritePickPlain as _}; (&#core_types::record::ElementWritePick::<#ty>(::core::marker::PhantomData)).element_write() }),
 			None => quote!(__carrier.element),
 		};
 		let layout_def = match skips_carrier {
@@ -2204,7 +2204,7 @@ pub(crate) fn generate_node_impl(crate_ident: &CrateIdent, parsed: &ParsedNodeFn
 		};
 		let layout_meta_fn = format_ident!("{}_layout_meta", fn_name);
 		let element_spec = match element_write {
-			Some(ty) => quote!(#core_types::record::ElementSpec::Concrete(#core_types::record::element_write::<#ty>())),
+			Some(ty) => quote!(#core_types::record::ElementSpec::Concrete({ use #core_types::record::{ElementWritePickHashed as _, ElementWritePickPlain as _}; (&#core_types::record::ElementWritePick::<#ty>(::core::marker::PhantomData)).element_write() })),
 			None => quote!(#core_types::record::ElementSpec::Carried),
 		};
 		let layout_meta = crate::codegen::ir::layout_meta_tokens(&node, element_spec, core_types);
diff --git a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/entries.rs b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/entries.rs
index dd09ad2f71..bb913bb7e5 100644
--- a/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/entries.rs
+++ b/node-graph/node-macro/src/codegen/entries.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ fn flip_entries_tokens(parsed: &ParsedNodeFn, struct_name: &Ident, regular_field
 			let layout = format_ident!("__layout_{index}");
 			quote!(&#layout,)
 		});
-		let element_spec = quote!(gcore::record::ElementSpec::Concrete(gcore::record::element_write::<#row_output>()));
+		let element_spec = quote!(gcore::record::ElementSpec::Concrete({ use gcore::record::{ElementWritePickHashed as _, ElementWritePickPlain as _}; (&gcore::record::ElementWritePick::<#row_output>(::core::marker::PhantomData)).element_write() }));
 		let layout_meta = crate::codegen::ir::layout_meta_tokens(&node, element_spec, &core_types);
 		Some(quote! {
 			gcore::registry::RegistryEntry {