diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 799a109f..0509f6fa 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -358,9 +358,8 @@ checksum = "bcaaec4551594c969335c98c903c1397853d4198408ea609190f420500f6be71"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hybrid-array"
-version = "0.3.0"
-source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4dab50e193aebe510fe0e40230145820e02f48dae0cf339ea4204e6e708ff7bd"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "git+https://github.com/kayabaNerve/hybrid-array?branch=remove-as-ref#8caa508976c93696a67f40734537c91be7cecd96"
 dependencies = [
  "typenum",
  "zeroize",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index d5fdeb67..ae870897 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ members = [
 [patch.crates-io]
 aead-stream = { path = "aead-stream" }
 aes-gcm = { path = "aes-gcm" }
+
+# https://github.com/RustCrypto/hybrid-array/pull/132
+hybrid-array = { git = "https://github.com/kayabaNerve/hybrid-array", branch = "remove-as-ref" }
diff --git a/ocb3/src/lib.rs b/ocb3/src/lib.rs
index 44838eb5..d57e80f5 100644
--- a/ocb3/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ocb3/src/lib.rs
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ where
             let checksum_rhs = &mut [0u8; 16];
             checksum_rhs[..remaining_bytes].copy_from_slice(tail.get_in());
             checksum_rhs[remaining_bytes] = 0b1000_0000;
-            inplace_xor(&mut checksum_i, checksum_rhs.as_ref());
+            inplace_xor(&mut checksum_i, (&*checksum_rhs).into());
             // C_* = P_* xor Pad[1..bitlen(P_*)]
             let p_star = tail.get_out();
             let pad = &mut pad[..p_star.len()];
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ where
             let checksum_rhs = &mut [0u8; 16];
             checksum_rhs[..remaining_bytes].copy_from_slice(tail.get_out());
             checksum_rhs[remaining_bytes] = 0b1000_0000;
-            inplace_xor(&mut checksum_i, checksum_rhs.as_ref());
+            inplace_xor(&mut checksum_i, (&*checksum_rhs).into());
         }
 
         self.compute_tag(associated_data, &mut checksum_i, &offset_i)
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ mod tests {
         let expected_ll0 = Block::from(hex!("1A84ECDE1E3D6E09BD3E058A8723606D"));
         let expected_ll1 = Block::from(hex!("3509D9BC3C7ADC137A7C0B150E46C0DA"));
 
-        let cipher = aes::Aes128::new(key.as_ref());
+        let cipher = aes::Aes128::new((&key).into());
         let (ll_star, ll_dollar, ll) = key_dependent_variables(&cipher);
 
         assert_eq!(ll_star, expected_ll_star);
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         const TAGLEN: u32 = 16;
 
-        let cipher = aes::Aes128::new(key.as_ref());
+        let cipher = aes::Aes128::new((&key).into());
         let (bottom, stretch) =
             nonce_dependent_variables::<aes::Aes128, U12>(&cipher, &Nonce::from(nonce), TAGLEN);
         let offset_0 = initial_offset::<aes::Aes128, U12>(&cipher, &Nonce::from(nonce), TAGLEN);