diff --git a/compiler/src/test/java/org/capnproto/test/EncodingTest.java b/compiler/src/test/java/org/capnproto/test/EncodingTest.java
index 18b9344..60c35eb 100644
--- a/compiler/src/test/java/org/capnproto/test/EncodingTest.java
+++ b/compiler/src/test/java/org/capnproto/test/EncodingTest.java
@@ -861,10 +861,8 @@ public class EncodingTest {
 
         MessageBuilder message2 = new MessageBuilder();
         AnyPointer.Builder root2 = message2.initRoot(AnyPointer.factory);
-        root2.set(message1.getRoot(AnyPointer.factory).asReader());
+        root2.setAs(AnyPointer.factory, message1.getRoot(AnyPointer.factory).asReader());
 
         TestUtil.checkTestMessage(root2.getAs(Test.TestAllTypes.factory));
     }
 }
-
-
diff --git a/runtime-rpc/src/main/java/org/capnproto/RpcState.java b/runtime-rpc/src/main/java/org/capnproto/RpcState.java
index 7a1f52f..63da907 100644
--- a/runtime-rpc/src/main/java/org/capnproto/RpcState.java
+++ b/runtime-rpc/src/main/java/org/capnproto/RpcState.java
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ final class RpcState<VatId> {
             // Just forward to another local call
             var promise = request.send();
             var voidPromise = promise.thenAccept(results -> {
-                getResults(0).set(results);
+                getResults(0).setAs(AnyPointer.factory, results);
             });
             return new ClientHook.VoidPromiseAndPipeline(voidPromise, promise.pipeline().hook);
         }
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/AnyPointer.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/AnyPointer.java
index c4d2312..a15f68c 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/AnyPointer.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/AnyPointer.java
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ package org.capnproto;
 
 public final class AnyPointer {
     public static final class Factory
-            implements PointerFactory<Builder, Reader> {
+            implements PointerFactory<Builder, Reader>,
+                       SetPointerBuilder<Builder, Reader> {
         public final Reader fromPointerReader(SegmentReader segment, CapTableReader capTable, int pointer, int nestingLimit) {
             return new Reader(segment, capTable, pointer, nestingLimit);
         }
@@ -35,6 +36,15 @@ public final class AnyPointer {
             result.clear();
             return result;
         }
+        public void setPointerBuilder(SegmentBuilder segment, CapTableBuilder capTable, int pointer, Reader value) {
+            if (value.isNull()) {
+                WireHelpers.zeroObject(segment, capTable, pointer);
+                WireHelpers.zeroPointerAndFars(segment, pointer);
+            }
+            else {
+                WireHelpers.copyPointer(segment, capTable, pointer, value.segment, value.capTable, value.pointer, value.nestingLimit);
+            }
+        }
     }
     public static final Factory factory = new Factory();
 
@@ -128,22 +138,6 @@ public final class AnyPointer {
             factory.setPointerBuilder(this.segment, this.capTable, this.pointer, reader);
         }
 
-        public void set(AnyPointer.Reader reader) {
-            if (reader.isNull()) {
-                WireHelpers.zeroObject(this.segment, this.capTable, this.pointer);
-                WireHelpers.zeroPointerAndFars(this.segment, this.pointer);
-            }
-            else {
-                WireHelpers.copyPointer(
-                        this.segment, this.capTable, this.pointer,
-                        reader.segment, reader.capTable, reader.pointer, reader.nestingLimit);
-            }
-        }
-
-        final void setAsCap(Capability.Client cap) {
-            WireHelpers.setCapabilityPointer(this.segment, capTable, this.pointer, cap.getHook());
-        }
-
         public final Reader asReader() {
             return new Reader(segment, this.capTable, pointer, java.lang.Integer.MAX_VALUE);
         }