diff --git a/crates/runtime-ffi/src/api.rs b/crates/runtime-ffi/src/api.rs
index 0aefdd974..79e3744bb 100644
--- a/crates/runtime-ffi/src/api.rs
+++ b/crates/runtime-ffi/src/api.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ lazy_static! {
     static ref INITIALIZED: Mutex<bool> = Mutex::new(false);
 }
 
-type RuntimePtr = *mut c_void;
-
 /// Initializes the SVM library.
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_free_result(_result: svm_result_t) {}
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_runtime_create(
-    runtime_ptr: *mut RuntimePtr,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut *mut c_void,
     path: *const u8,
     path_len: u32,
 ) -> svm_result_t {
@@ -111,7 +109,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_runtime_create(
 ///
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
-pub extern "C" fn svm_runtime_destroy(runtime: RuntimePtr) -> svm_result_t {
+pub extern "C" fn svm_runtime_destroy(runtime: *mut c_void) -> svm_result_t {
     if RUNTIME_TRACKER.free(runtime).is_some() {
         svm_result_t::OK
     } else {
@@ -150,7 +148,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn svm_runtimes_count() -> u64 {
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_validate_deploy(
-    runtime: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime: *mut c_void,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
 ) -> svm_result_t {
@@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_validate_deploy(
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_validate_spawn(
-    runtime: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime: *mut c_void,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
 ) -> svm_result_t {
@@ -222,7 +220,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_validate_spawn(
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_validate_call(
-    runtime: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime: *mut c_void,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
 ) -> svm_result_t {
@@ -265,7 +263,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_validate_call(
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_deploy(
-    runtime: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime: *mut c_void,
     envelope: *const u8,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
@@ -312,7 +310,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_deploy(
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_spawn(
-    runtime: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime: *mut c_void,
     envelope: *const u8,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
@@ -363,7 +361,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_spawn(
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_verify(
-    runtime: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime: *mut c_void,
     envelope: *const u8,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
@@ -411,7 +409,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_verify(
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_call(
-    runtime: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime: *mut c_void,
     envelope: *const u8,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
@@ -448,7 +446,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_call(
 ///
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_uncommitted_changes(runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr) -> svm_result_t {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_uncommitted_changes(runtime_ptr: *mut c_void) -> svm_result_t {
     catch_unwind_or_fail(|| {
         let runtime = get_runtime(runtime_ptr);
         if runtime.has_uncommitted_changes()? {
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_uncommitted_changes(runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr) -> svm
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_layer_info(
-    runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut c_void,
     hash: *mut u8,
     layer: *mut u64,
 ) -> svm_result_t {
@@ -481,7 +479,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_layer_info(
 /// Undos all changes after the given layer.
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_rewind(runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr, layer_id: u64) -> svm_result_t {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_rewind(runtime_ptr: *mut c_void, layer_id: u64) -> svm_result_t {
     catch_unwind_or_fail(|| {
         get_runtime(runtime_ptr).rewind(Layer(layer_id))?;
         svm_result_t::OK
@@ -491,7 +489,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_rewind(runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr, layer_id: u64) -> s
 /// Commits all written data to persistent storage.
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
-pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_commit(runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr) -> svm_result_t {
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_commit(runtime_ptr: *mut c_void) -> svm_result_t {
     catch_unwind_or_fail(|| {
         get_runtime(runtime_ptr).commit()?;
         svm_result_t::OK
@@ -523,7 +521,7 @@ impl svm_account {
 #[must_use]
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_get_account(
-    runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut c_void,
     account_addr: *const u8,
     account: *mut svm_account,
 ) -> svm_result_t {
@@ -548,7 +546,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_get_account(
 #[no_mangle]
 #[must_use]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_create_account(
-    runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut c_void,
     addr: *const u8,
     balance: u64,
     counter_upper_bits: u64,
@@ -568,7 +566,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_create_account(
 #[no_mangle]
 #[must_use]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_increase_balance(
-    runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut c_void,
     addr: *const u8,
     additional_balance: u64,
 ) -> svm_result_t {
@@ -605,7 +603,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn svm_transfer(
 }
 
 unsafe fn svm_runtime_action<F, C>(
-    runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut c_void,
     envelope: *const u8,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
@@ -632,7 +630,7 @@ where
 }
 
 unsafe fn svm_validate<F>(
-    runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr,
+    runtime_ptr: *mut c_void,
     message: *const u8,
     message_size: u32,
     validate_f: F,
@@ -658,7 +656,7 @@ where
     })
 }
 
-unsafe fn get_runtime(runtime_ptr: RuntimePtr) -> &'static mut Runtime {
+unsafe fn get_runtime(runtime_ptr: *mut c_void) -> &'static mut Runtime {
     RUNTIME_TRACKER
         .get(runtime_ptr)
         .expect("The given runtime pointer doesn't point to a valid runtime.")