diff --git a/src/actor.h b/src/actor.h
index 0b33ed3e36..13511b617d 100644
--- a/src/actor.h
+++ b/src/actor.h
@@ -572,12 +572,9 @@ struct FLinkContext
 	msecnode_t *render_list = nullptr;
 };
 
-class DDropItem : public DObject
+struct FDropItem
 {
-	DECLARE_CLASS(DDropItem, DObject)
-	HAS_OBJECT_POINTERS
-public:
-	DDropItem *Next;
+	FDropItem *Next;
 	FName Name;
 	int Probability;
 	int Amount;
@@ -610,7 +607,7 @@ public:
 		return (AActor *)(this->GetClass()->Defaults);
 	}
 
-	DDropItem *GetDropItems() const;
+	FDropItem *GetDropItems() const;
 
 	// Return true if the monster should use a missile attack, false for melee
 	bool SuggestMissileAttack (double dist);
diff --git a/src/d_dehacked.cpp b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
index 8062faf5ab..36c32bf5bb 100644
--- a/src/d_dehacked.cpp
+++ b/src/d_dehacked.cpp
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ static int PatchMisc (int dummy)
 		player->health = deh.StartHealth;
 
 		// Hm... I'm not sure that this is the right way to change this info...
-		DDropItem *di = PClass::FindActor(NAME_DoomPlayer)->DropItems;
+		FDropItem *di = PClass::FindActor(NAME_DoomPlayer)->DropItems;
 		while (di != NULL)
 		{
 			if (di->Name == NAME_Clip)
diff --git a/src/dobjtype.cpp b/src/dobjtype.cpp
index 72bf033b0a..68d30dc31e 100644
--- a/src/dobjtype.cpp
+++ b/src/dobjtype.cpp
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, strictdecorate);
 
 // PUBLIC DATA DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------
-
-FMemArena FlatpointerArena;	// stores the flat pointers because freeing them individually is rather messy.
+FMemArena ClassDataAllocator(32768);	// use this for all static class data that can be released in bulk when the type system is shut down.
 
 FTypeTable TypeTable;
 TArray<PClass *> PClass::AllClasses;
@@ -2858,7 +2857,7 @@ void PClass::StaticShutdown ()
 	// Unless something went wrong, anything left here should be class and type objects only, which do not own any scripts.
 	TypeTable.Clear();
 	Namespaces.ReleaseSymbols();
-	FlatpointerArena.FreeAllBlocks();
+	ClassDataAllocator.FreeAllBlocks();
 	bShutdown = true;
 
 	for (unsigned i = 0; i < PClass::AllClasses.Size(); ++i)
@@ -3448,7 +3447,7 @@ void PClass::BuildFlatPointers ()
 			{ }
 
 			// Concatenate them into a new array
-			size_t *flat = (size_t*)FlatpointerArena.Alloc(sizeof(size_t) * (numPointers + numSuperPointers + ScriptPointers.Size() + 1));
+			size_t *flat = (size_t*)ClassDataAllocator.Alloc(sizeof(size_t) * (numPointers + numSuperPointers + ScriptPointers.Size() + 1));
 			if (numSuperPointers > 0)
 			{
 				memcpy (flat, ParentClass->FlatPointers, sizeof(size_t)*numSuperPointers);
@@ -3514,7 +3513,7 @@ void PClass::BuildArrayPointers()
 			}
 
 			// Concatenate them into a new array
-			size_t *flat = (size_t*)FlatpointerArena.Alloc(sizeof(size_t) * (numSuperPointers + ScriptPointers.Size() + 1));
+			size_t *flat = (size_t*)ClassDataAllocator.Alloc(sizeof(size_t) * (numSuperPointers + ScriptPointers.Size() + 1));
 			if (numSuperPointers > 0)
 			{
 				memcpy(flat, ParentClass->ArrayPointers, sizeof(size_t)*numSuperPointers);
diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_action.cpp b/src/g_shared/a_action.cpp
index aed8457f8c..2d1a95cdd1 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_action.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_action.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void A_Unblock(AActor *self, bool drop)
 	// If the actor has attached metadata for items to drop, drop those.
 	if (drop && !self->IsKindOf (RUNTIME_CLASS (APlayerPawn)))	// [GRB]
 	{
-		DDropItem *di = self->GetDropItems();
+		auto di = self->GetDropItems();
 
 		if (di != NULL)
 		{
diff --git a/src/info.cpp b/src/info.cpp
index 28509a0db8..58c7241ade 100644
--- a/src/info.cpp
+++ b/src/info.cpp
@@ -176,11 +176,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, GetSpriteIndex)
 	ACTION_RETURN_INT(GetSpriteIndex(sprt.GetChars(), false));
 }
 
-IMPLEMENT_CLASS(PClassActor, false, true)
-
-IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_START(PClassActor)
-	IMPLEMENT_POINTER(DropItems)
-IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_END
+IMPLEMENT_CLASS(PClassActor, false, false)
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
@@ -394,10 +390,9 @@ bool PClassActor::SetReplacement(FName replaceName)
 //
 //==========================================================================
 
-void PClassActor::SetDropItems(DDropItem *drops)
+void PClassActor::SetDropItems(FDropItem *drops)
 {
 	DropItems = drops;
-	GC::WriteBarrier(this, DropItems);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/info.h b/src/info.h
index 564342d760..05785f90b6 100644
--- a/src/info.h
+++ b/src/info.h
@@ -234,12 +234,11 @@ private:
 	static DamageTypeDefinition *Get(FName type);
 };
 
-class DDropItem;
+struct FDropItem;
 
 class PClassActor : public PClass
 {
 	DECLARE_CLASS(PClassActor, PClass);
-	HAS_OBJECT_POINTERS;
 protected:
 public:
 	static void StaticInit ();
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ public:
 	void SetDamageFactor(FName type, double factor);
 	void SetPainChance(FName type, int chance);
 	bool SetReplacement(FName replaceName);
-	void SetDropItems(DDropItem *drops);
+	void SetDropItems(FDropItem *drops);
 
 	FState *FindState(int numnames, FName *names, bool exact=false) const;
 	FState *FindStateByString(const char *name, bool exact=false);
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ public:
 	FName BloodType2;		// Bloopsplatter replacement type
 	FName BloodType3;		// AxeBlood replacement type
 
-	DDropItem *DropItems;
+	FDropItem *DropItems;
 	FString SourceLumpName;
 	FIntCVar *distancecheck;
 
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.cpp b/src/p_mobj.cpp
index 846a25ca5c..2650224be4 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.cpp
+++ b/src/p_mobj.cpp
@@ -7492,7 +7492,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, GetCameraHeight)
 }
 
 
-DDropItem *AActor::GetDropItems() const
+FDropItem *AActor::GetDropItems() const
 {
 	return GetClass()->DropItems;
 }
@@ -8100,16 +8100,10 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(AActor, ApplyDamageFactors)
 //
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DDropItem, false, true)
-
-IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_START(DDropItem)
-IMPLEMENT_POINTER(Next)
-IMPLEMENT_POINTERS_END
-
-DEFINE_FIELD(DDropItem, Next)
-DEFINE_FIELD(DDropItem, Name)
-DEFINE_FIELD(DDropItem, Probability)
-DEFINE_FIELD(DDropItem, Amount)
+DEFINE_FIELD(FDropItem, Next)
+DEFINE_FIELD(FDropItem, Name)
+DEFINE_FIELD(FDropItem, Probability)
+DEFINE_FIELD(FDropItem, Amount)
 
 void PrintMiscActorInfo(AActor *query)
 {
diff --git a/src/p_user.cpp b/src/p_user.cpp
index 78882b52bb..b0d1d127f2 100644
--- a/src/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/p_user.cpp
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ void APlayerPawn::GiveDefaultInventory ()
 	AddInventory (barmor);
 
 	// Now add the items from the DECORATE definition
-	DDropItem *di = GetDropItems();
+	auto di = GetDropItems();
 
 	while (di)
 	{
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ void APlayerPawn::Die (AActor *source, AActor *inflictor, int dmgflags)
 				AInventory *item;
 
 				// kgDROP - start - modified copy from a_action.cpp
-				DDropItem *di = weap->GetDropItems();
+				auto di = weap->GetDropItems();
 
 				if (di != NULL)
 				{
diff --git a/src/scripting/thingdef.h b/src/scripting/thingdef.h
index 37c247cbec..e98aeed886 100644
--- a/src/scripting/thingdef.h
+++ b/src/scripting/thingdef.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ FScriptPosition & GetStateSource(FState *state);
 // Extra info maintained while defining an actor.
 //
 //==========================================================================
-class DDropItem;
+class FDropItem;
 
 struct Baggage
 {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ struct Baggage
 	int Lumpnum;
 	FStateDefinitions statedef;
 
-	DDropItem *DropItemList;
+	FDropItem *DropItemList;
 
 	FScriptPosition ScriptPosition;
 };
diff --git a/src/scripting/thingdef_properties.cpp b/src/scripting/thingdef_properties.cpp
index 33f455e3d3..50b81310ca 100644
--- a/src/scripting/thingdef_properties.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/thingdef_properties.cpp
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ DEFINE_PROPERTY(dropitem, S_i_i, Actor)
 		bag.DropItemList = NULL;
 	}
 
-	DDropItem *di = new DDropItem;
+	FDropItem *di = (FDropItem*)ClassDataAllocator.Alloc(sizeof(FDropItem));
 
 	di->Name = type;
 	di->Probability = 255;
@@ -939,7 +939,6 @@ DEFINE_PROPERTY(dropitem, S_i_i, Actor)
 	}
 	di->Next = bag.DropItemList;
 	bag.DropItemList = di;
-	GC::WriteBarrier(di);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
@@ -2685,7 +2684,7 @@ DEFINE_CLASS_PROPERTY_PREFIX(player, startitem, S_i, PlayerPawn)
 		bag.DropItemList = NULL;
 	}
 
-	DDropItem *di = new DDropItem;
+	FDropItem *di = (FDropItem*)ClassDataAllocator.Alloc(sizeof(FDropItem));
 
 	di->Name = str;
 	di->Probability = 255;
@@ -2697,7 +2696,6 @@ DEFINE_CLASS_PROPERTY_PREFIX(player, startitem, S_i, PlayerPawn)
 	}
 	di->Next = bag.DropItemList;
 	bag.DropItemList = di;
-	GC::WriteBarrier(di);
 }
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/scripting/vm/vm.h b/src/scripting/vm/vm.h
index 6d758f1bc4..36619ef5b9 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vm/vm.h
+++ b/src/scripting/vm/vm.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "doomerrors.h"
 #include "memarena.h"
 
+extern FMemArena ClassDataAllocator;
+
 #define MAX_RETURNS		8	// Maximum number of results a function called by script code can return
 #define MAX_TRY_DEPTH	8	// Maximum number of nested TRYs in a single function
 
@@ -716,7 +718,7 @@ public:
 
 	void *operator new(size_t size)
 	{
-		return Allocator.Alloc(size);
+		return ClassDataAllocator.Alloc(size);
 	}
 
 	void operator delete(void *block) {}
@@ -729,7 +731,6 @@ public:
 		}
 		AllFunctions.Clear();
 	}
-	static FMemArena Allocator;
 	static TArray<VMFunction *> AllFunctions;
 protected:
 };
diff --git a/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp b/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
index 5fa82ad0c2..d5eaed5bd8 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/vm/vmframe.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ int VMCalls[10];
 
 IMPLEMENT_CLASS(VMException, false, false)
 
-FMemArena VMFunction::Allocator(32768);
 TArray<VMFunction *> VMFunction::AllFunctions;
 
 
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ void VMScriptFunction::Alloc(int numops, int numkonstd, int numkonstf, int numko
 	assert(numkonsts >= 0 && numkonsts <= 65535);
 	assert(numkonsta >= 0 && numkonsta <= 65535);
 	assert(numlinenumbers >= 0 && numlinenumbers <= 65535);
-	void *mem = Allocator.Alloc(numops * sizeof(VMOP) +
+	void *mem = ClassDataAllocator.Alloc(numops * sizeof(VMOP) +
 						 numkonstd * sizeof(int) +
 						 numkonstf * sizeof(double) +
 						 numkonsts * sizeof(FString) +
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index 83d7146844..1ff8a5e922 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class BlockThingsIterator : Object native
 	native bool Next();
 }
 
-class DropItem : Object native
+struct DropItem native
 {
 	native readonly DropItem Next;
 	native readonly name Name;