diff --git a/AK/BufferStream.h b/AK/BufferStream.h
index 653e36dc86b204..b9f29908773d19 100644
--- a/AK/BufferStream.h
+++ b/AK/BufferStream.h
@@ -297,43 +297,6 @@ class BufferStream {
         return *this;
     }
 
-    BufferStream& operator<<(size_t value)
-    {
-        if constexpr(sizeof(size_t) == 4)
-            return *this << (u32)value;
-        else if constexpr(sizeof(size_t) == 8)
-            return *this << (u64)value;
-        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-    }
-    BufferStream& operator>>(size_t& value)
-    {
-        if constexpr(sizeof(size_t) == 4)
-            return *this >> (u32&)value;
-        else if constexpr(sizeof(size_t) == 8)
-            return *this >> (u64&)value;
-        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-    }
-
-#ifndef __i386__
-    BufferStream& operator<<(ssize_t value)
-    {
-        if constexpr(sizeof(ssize_t) == 4)
-            return *this << (i32)value;
-        else if constexpr(sizeof(ssize_t) == 8)
-            return *this << (i64)value;
-        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-    }
-    BufferStream& operator>>(ssize_t& value)
-    {
-        if constexpr(sizeof(ssize_t) == 4)
-            return *this >> (i32&)value;
-        else if constexpr(sizeof(ssize_t) == 8)
-            return *this >> (i64&)value;
-        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-    }
-#endif
-
-
     BufferStream& operator<<(const char* value)
     {
         return *this << StringView(value);
diff --git a/DevTools/IPCCompiler/main.cpp b/DevTools/IPCCompiler/main.cpp
index fcfcc18422e731..add0a448176fe1 100644
--- a/DevTools/IPCCompiler/main.cpp
+++ b/DevTools/IPCCompiler/main.cpp
@@ -310,11 +310,11 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
                 dbg() << "        " << parameter.type << " " << parameter.name << " = " << initial_value << ";";
 
                 if (parameter.type == "String") {
-                    dbg() << "        size_t " << parameter.name << "_length = 0;";
+                    dbg() << "        u32 " << parameter.name << "_length = 0;";
                     dbg() << "        stream >> " << parameter.name << "_length;";
                     dbg() << "        if (" << parameter.name << "_length == 0) {";
                     dbg() << "            " << parameter.name << " = String::empty();";
-                    dbg() << "        } else if ((ssize_t)" << parameter.name << "_length == -1) {";
+                    dbg() << "        } else if ((i32)" << parameter.name << "_length == -1) {";
                     dbg() << "            " << parameter.name << " = String();";
                     dbg() << "        } else {";
                     dbg() << "            char* " << parameter.name << "_buffer = nullptr;";
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
             for (auto& parameter : parameters) {
                 if (parameter.type == "String") {
                     dbg() << "        if (m_" << parameter.name << ".is_null()) {";
-                    dbg() << "            stream << (ssize_t)-1;";
+                    dbg() << "            stream << (i32)-1;";
                     dbg() << "        } else {";
                     dbg() << "            stream << m_" << parameter.name << ".length();";
                     dbg() << "            stream << m_" << parameter.name << ";";