diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Cfg.ml b/infer/src/IR/Cfg.ml
index cc1d49723..5ae9e83c7 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Cfg.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Cfg.ml
@@ -71,18 +71,17 @@ let inline_synthetic_method ((ret_id, _) as ret) etl pdesc loc_call : Sil.instr
   in
   let do_instr instr =
     match (instr, etl) with
-    | ( Sil.Load {e= Exp.Lfield (Exp.Var _, fn, ft); root_typ= bt; typ}
-      , [(* getter for fields *) (e1, _)] ) ->
+    | Sil.Load {e= Exp.Lfield (Exp.Var _, fn, ft); root_typ; typ}, [(* getter for fields *) (e1, _)]
+      ->
         let instr' =
-          Sil.Load {id= ret_id; e= Exp.Lfield (e1, fn, ft); root_typ= bt; typ; loc= loc_call}
+          Sil.Load {id= ret_id; e= Exp.Lfield (e1, fn, ft); root_typ; typ; loc= loc_call}
         in
         found instr instr'
-    | Sil.Load {e= Exp.Lfield (Exp.Lvar pvar, fn, ft); root_typ= bt; typ}, []
-      when Pvar.is_global pvar ->
+    | Sil.Load {e= Exp.Lfield (Exp.Lvar pvar, fn, ft); root_typ; typ}, [] when Pvar.is_global pvar
+      ->
         (* getter for static fields *)
         let instr' =
-          Sil.Load
-            {id= ret_id; e= Exp.Lfield (Exp.Lvar pvar, fn, ft); root_typ= bt; typ; loc= loc_call}
+          Sil.Load {id= ret_id; e= Exp.Lfield (Exp.Lvar pvar, fn, ft); root_typ; typ; loc= loc_call}
         in
         found instr instr'
     | ( Sil.Store {e1= Exp.Lfield (_, fn, ft); root_typ; typ}
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/HilInstr.ml b/infer/src/IR/HilInstr.ml
index 72cdece62..542d8e704 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/HilInstr.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/HilInstr.ml
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ let of_sil ~include_array_indexes ~f_resolve_id (instr : Sil.instr) =
         Instr (Assign (HilExp.AccessExpression.base (lhs_id, rhs_typ), rhs_hil_exp, loc))
   in
   match instr with
-  | Load {id= lhs_id; e= rhs_exp; root_typ= rhs_typ; loc} ->
+  | Load {id= lhs_id; e= rhs_exp; typ= rhs_typ; loc} ->
       analyze_id_assignment ~add_deref:true (Var.of_id lhs_id) rhs_exp rhs_typ loc
-  | Store {e1= Lvar lhs_pvar; root_typ= lhs_typ; e2= rhs_exp; loc}
+  | Store {e1= Lvar lhs_pvar; typ= lhs_typ; e2= rhs_exp; loc}
     when Pvar.is_ssa_frontend_tmp lhs_pvar ->
       (* do not need to add deref here as it is added implicitly in of_pvar by forgetting the & *)
       analyze_id_assignment (Var.of_pvar lhs_pvar) rhs_exp lhs_typ loc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ let of_sil ~include_array_indexes ~f_resolve_id (instr : Sil.instr) =
       , _ )
     when Typ.Procname.equal callee_pname BuiltinDecl.__cast ->
       analyze_id_assignment (Var.of_id ret_id) target_exp cast_typ loc
-  | Store {e1= lhs_exp; root_typ= typ; e2= rhs_exp; loc} ->
+  | Store {e1= lhs_exp; typ; e2= rhs_exp; loc} ->
       let lhs_access_expr =
         match HilExp.access_expr_of_exp ~include_array_indexes ~f_resolve_id lhs_exp typ with
         | Some access_expr ->
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/SpecializeProcdesc.ml b/infer/src/IR/SpecializeProcdesc.ml
index a40278dde..5ead46b0a 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/SpecializeProcdesc.ml
+++ b/infer/src/IR/SpecializeProcdesc.ml
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ let with_formals_types_proc callee_pdesc resolved_pdesc substitutions =
         in
         Some
           (Sil.Load {id; e= convert_exp origin_exp; root_typ= updated_typ; typ= updated_typ; loc})
-    | Sil.Load {id; e= origin_exp; root_typ= origin_typ; typ; loc} ->
-        Some (Sil.Load {id; e= convert_exp origin_exp; root_typ= origin_typ; typ; loc})
+    | Sil.Load {id; e= origin_exp; root_typ; typ; loc} ->
+        Some (Sil.Load {id; e= convert_exp origin_exp; root_typ; typ; loc})
     | Sil.Store {e1= assignee_exp; root_typ= origin_typ; e2= origin_exp; loc} ->
         let set_instr =
           Sil.Store
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ let with_block_args_instrs resolved_pdesc substitutions =
         let id_map = Ident.Map.add id (Pvar.get_name block_param) id_map in
         (* we don't need the load the block param instruction anymore *)
         (instrs, id_map)
-    | Sil.Load {id; e= origin_exp; root_typ= origin_typ; typ; loc} ->
-        (Sil.Load {id; e= convert_exp origin_exp; root_typ= origin_typ; typ; loc} :: instrs, id_map)
+    | Sil.Load {id; e= origin_exp; root_typ; typ; loc} ->
+        (Sil.Load {id; e= convert_exp origin_exp; root_typ; typ; loc} :: instrs, id_map)
     | Sil.Store {e1= assignee_exp; root_typ= origin_typ; e2= Exp.Var id; loc}
       when Ident.Map.mem id id_map ->
         let block_param = Ident.Map.find id id_map in
diff --git a/infer/src/absint/PatternMatch.ml b/infer/src/absint/PatternMatch.ml
index 872ed5075..5b13b6567 100644
--- a/infer/src/absint/PatternMatch.ml
+++ b/infer/src/absint/PatternMatch.ml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ let get_vararg_type_names tenv (call_node : Procdesc.Node.t) (ivar : Pvar.t) : s
     let nvar_type_name nvar =
       instrs
       |> Instrs.find_map ~f:(function
-           | Sil.Load {id= nv; e; root_typ= t} when Ident.equal nv nvar ->
+           | Sil.Load {id= nv; e; typ= t} when Ident.equal nv nvar ->
                Some (e, t)
            | _ ->
                None )
diff --git a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunAnalysis.ml b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunAnalysis.ml
index 3208e048e..9b8f0784c 100644
--- a/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunAnalysis.ml
+++ b/infer/src/bufferoverrun/bufferOverrunAnalysis.ml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ module TransferFunctions = struct
           L.d_printfln_escaped "/!\\ Failed to get initializer name of global constant %a"
             (Pvar.pp Pp.text) pvar ;
           Dom.Mem.add_unknown id ~location mem )
-    | Load {id; e= exp; root_typ= typ} ->
+    | Load {id; e= exp; typ} ->
         let represents_multiple_values = is_array_access_exp exp in
         BoUtils.Exec.load_locs ~represents_multiple_values id typ (Sem.eval_locs exp mem) mem
     | Store {e1= exp1; e2= Const (Const.Cstr s); loc= location} ->
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ module TransferFunctions = struct
         in
         let do_alloc = not (Sem.is_stack_exp exp1 mem) in
         BoUtils.Exec.decl_string model_env ~do_alloc locs s mem
-    | Store {e1= exp1; root_typ= typ; e2= exp2; loc= location} ->
+    | Store {e1= exp1; typ; e2= exp2; loc= location} ->
         let locs = Sem.eval_locs exp1 mem in
         let v =
           Sem.eval integer_type_widths exp2 mem |> Dom.Val.add_assign_trace_elem location locs
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/NullabilityPreanalysis.ml b/infer/src/checkers/NullabilityPreanalysis.ml
index 9d1972923..dd923b46c 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/NullabilityPreanalysis.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/NullabilityPreanalysis.ml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module TransferFunctions (CFG : ProcCfg.S) = struct
     | Sil.Load {id; e= exp} ->
         Ident.Hash.add proc_data.extras id exp ;
         astate
-    | Sil.Store {e1= Exp.Lfield (Exp.Var lhs_id, name, typ); root_typ= exp_typ; e2= rhs} -> (
+    | Sil.Store {e1= Exp.Lfield (Exp.Var lhs_id, name, typ); typ= exp_typ; e2= rhs} -> (
       match exp_typ.Typ.desc with
       (* block field of a ObjC class *)
       | Typ.Tptr ({desc= Tfun _}, _)
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/Siof.ml b/infer/src/checkers/Siof.ml
index 87b7cd02d..259c4e64a 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/Siof.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/Siof.ml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ module TransferFunctions (CFG : ProcCfg.S) = struct
 
   let exec_instr astate {ProcData.summary} _ (instr : Sil.instr) =
     match instr with
-    | Store {e1= Lvar global; root_typ= Typ.{desc= Tptr _}; e2= Lvar _; loc}
+    | Store {e1= Lvar global; typ= Typ.{desc= Tptr _}; e2= Lvar _; loc}
       when (Option.equal Typ.Procname.equal)
              (Pvar.get_initializer_pname global)
              (Some (Summary.get_proc_name summary)) ->
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/addressTaken.ml b/infer/src/checkers/addressTaken.ml
index fe4b102e7..f99d2c131 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/addressTaken.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/addressTaken.ml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module TransferFunctions (CFG : ProcCfg.S) = struct
 
 
   let exec_instr astate _ _ = function
-    | Sil.Store {root_typ= {desc= Tptr _}; e2= rhs_exp} ->
+    | Sil.Store {typ= {desc= Tptr _}; e2= rhs_exp} ->
         add_address_taken_pvars rhs_exp astate
     | Sil.Call (_, _, actuals, _, _) ->
         let add_actual_by_ref astate_acc = function
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/functionPointers.ml b/infer/src/checkers/functionPointers.ml
index 299f105b8..68363b1d0 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/functionPointers.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/functionPointers.ml
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ module TransferFunctions (CFG : ProcCfg.S) = struct
   let exec_instr astate _ _ = function
     | Sil.Load {id= lhs_id} when Ident.is_none lhs_id ->
         astate
-    | Sil.Load {id= lhs_id; e= Exp.Lvar rhs_pvar; root_typ= Typ.{desc= Tptr ({desc= Tfun _}, _)}}
-      ->
+    | Sil.Load {id= lhs_id; e= Exp.Lvar rhs_pvar; typ= Typ.{desc= Tptr ({desc= Tfun _}, _)}} ->
         let fun_ptr =
           try Domain.find (Pvar.to_string rhs_pvar) astate
           with Caml.Not_found -> ProcnameSet.empty
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/liveness.ml b/infer/src/checkers/liveness.ml
index c64b2b6b7..a8a2aa6d1 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/liveness.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/liveness.ml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ let checker {Callbacks.exe_env; summary} : Summary.t =
     Reporting.log_error summary ~loc ~ltr IssueType.dead_store message
   in
   let report_dead_store live_vars captured_by_ref_vars = function
-    | Sil.Store {e1= Lvar pvar; root_typ= typ; e2= rhs_exp; loc}
+    | Sil.Store {e1= Lvar pvar; typ; e2= rhs_exp; loc}
       when should_report pvar typ live_vars captured_by_ref_vars && not (is_sentinel_exp rhs_exp)
       ->
         log_report pvar typ loc
diff --git a/infer/src/checkers/loopInvariant.ml b/infer/src/checkers/loopInvariant.ml
index be279a3a3..356dda9cb 100644
--- a/infer/src/checkers/loopInvariant.ml
+++ b/infer/src/checkers/loopInvariant.ml
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ let get_ptr_vars_in_defn_path node loop_head var =
       Procdesc.Node.get_instrs node
       |> Instrs.fold ~init:InvalidatedVars.empty ~f:(fun acc instr ->
              match instr with
-             | Sil.Load {id; e= exp_rhs; root_typ= typ}
+             | Sil.Load {id; e= exp_rhs; typ}
                when Var.equal var (Var.of_id id) && is_non_primitive typ ->
                  invalidate_exp exp_rhs acc
-             | Sil.Store {e1= Exp.Lvar pvar; root_typ= typ; e2= exp_rhs}
+             | Sil.Store {e1= Exp.Lvar pvar; typ; e2= exp_rhs}
                when Var.equal var (Var.of_pvar pvar) && is_non_primitive typ ->
                  invalidate_exp exp_rhs acc
              | _ ->
diff --git a/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml b/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
index a17db06e2..34e9f2e66 100644
--- a/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
+++ b/infer/src/nullsafe/typeCheck.ml
@@ -421,14 +421,14 @@ let typecheck_instr tenv calls_this checks (node : Procdesc.Node.t) idenv curr_p
               astate )
   | Sil.Metadata (Abstract _ | Nullify _ | Skip | VariableLifetimeBegins _) ->
       typestate
-  | Sil.Load {id; e; root_typ= typ; loc} ->
+  | Sil.Load {id; e; typ; loc} ->
       typecheck_expr_for_errors typestate e loc ;
       let e', typestate' = convert_complex_exp_to_pvar node false e typestate loc in
       TypeState.add_id id (typecheck_expr_simple typestate' e' typ TypeOrigin.Undef loc) typestate'
   | Sil.Store {e1= Exp.Lvar pvar; e2= Exp.Exn _} when is_return pvar ->
       (* skip assignment to return variable where it is an artifact of a throw instruction *)
       typestate
-  | Sil.Store {e1; root_typ= typ; e2; loc} ->
+  | Sil.Store {e1; typ; e2; loc} ->
       typecheck_expr_for_errors typestate e1 loc ;
       let e1', typestate1 = convert_complex_exp_to_pvar node true e1 typestate loc in
       let check_field_assign () =