diff --git a/src/job.rs b/src/job.rs
index f0acd9f..a43d24c 100644
--- a/src/job.rs
+++ b/src/job.rs
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ impl JobQueue {
     /// Any `Job` pushed onto the queue should alive at least until it gets
     /// popped.
     pub unsafe fn push_back<T>(&mut self, job: &Job<T>) {
-        let next_tail = unsafe { &*(job as *const Job<T> as *const Job) };
-        self.0.push_back(NonNull::from(next_tail).cast());
+        self.0.push_back(NonNull::from(job).cast());
     }
 
     pub fn pop_back(&mut self) {
@@ -273,11 +272,12 @@ impl JobQueue {
     }
 
     pub fn pop_front(&mut self) -> Option<Job> {
-        let val = self.0.pop_front()?;
         // SAFETY:
-        // `Job` is still alive as per contract in `push_back`
-        let job = unsafe { val.as_ref() };
-        job.fut.set(Some(Box::leak(Box::new(Future::default())).into()));
+        // `Job` is still alive as per contract in `push_back`.
+        let job = unsafe { self.0.pop_front()?.as_ref() };
+        job.fut
+            .set(Some(Box::leak(Box::new(Future::default())).into()));
+
         Some(job.clone())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a576c38..823a9ee 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -330,10 +330,7 @@ impl<'s> Scope<'s> {
 
         let time = lock.time;
         if let Entry::Vacant(e) = lock.shared_jobs.entry(self.heartbeat_id()) {
-            // SAFETY:
-            // Any `Job` previously pushed onto the queue will be waited upon
-            // and will be alive until that point.
-            if let Some(job) = unsafe { self.job_queue.pop_front() } {
+            if let Some(job) = self.job_queue.pop_front() {
                 e.insert((time, job));
 
                 lock.time += 1;
@@ -384,12 +381,7 @@ impl<'s> Scope<'s> {
         let rb = b(self);
 
         if job.is_waiting() {
-            // SAFETY:
-            // `job` is alive until the end of this scope and there has been no
-            // other pop up to this point.
-            unsafe {
-                self.job_queue.pop_back();
-            }
+            self.job_queue.pop_back();
 
             // SAFETY:
             // Since the `job` was popped from the back of the queue, it cannot