diff --git a/core/src/avm2/class.rs b/core/src/avm2/class.rs
index a22bd8d73b6f..32629a6fc4a2 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/class.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/class.rs
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ impl<'gc> Class<'gc> {
                     // A 'callable' class doesn't have a signature - let the
                     // method do any needed coercions
                     vec![],
-                    Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+                    Multiname::any(),
                     true,
                     activation.context.gc_context,
                 );
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/e4x.rs b/core/src/avm2/e4x.rs
index 99b970071139..320a744e2af0 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/e4x.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/e4x.rs
@@ -1706,13 +1706,13 @@ pub fn string_to_multiname<'gc>(
 ) -> Multiname<'gc> {
     if let Some(name) = name.strip_prefix(b'@') {
         if name == b"*" {
-            return Multiname::any_attribute(activation.gc());
+            return Multiname::any_attribute();
         }
 
         let name = AvmString::new(activation.context.gc_context, name);
         Multiname::attribute(activation.avm2().public_namespace_base_version, name)
     } else if &*name == b"*" {
-        Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context)
+        Multiname::any()
     } else {
         Multiname::new(activation.avm2().public_namespace_base_version, name)
     }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/avmplus.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/avmplus.rs
index 930ab2a8a734..8b12a92cf999 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/avmplus.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/avmplus.rs
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ fn describe_internal_body<'gc>(
                     continue;
                 }
                 let prop_class_name = vtable
-                    .slot_class_name(*slot_id, activation.context.gc_context)?
+                    .slot_class_name(*slot_id)?
                     .to_qualified_name_or_star(activation.context.gc_context);
 
                 let access = match prop {
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/int.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/int.rs
index 9ff6025a67cd..bf14c1c1c67a 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/int.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/int.rs
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ pub fn create_class<'gc>(activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>) -> Class<'gc> {
             "<int instance initializer>",
             vec![ParamConfig {
                 param_name: AvmString::new_utf8(activation.context.gc_context, "value"),
-                param_type_name: Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+                param_type_name: Multiname::any(),
                 default_value: Some(Value::Integer(0)),
             }],
-            Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+            Multiname::any(),
             true,
             mc,
         ),
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/namespace.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/namespace.rs
index 9c3645154c93..a2884fb48e72 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/namespace.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/namespace.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub fn instance_init<'gc>(
                 let ns = qname
                     .uri()
                     .map(|uri| Namespace::package(uri, api_version, &mut activation.borrow_gc()))
-                    .unwrap_or_else(|| Namespace::any(activation.context.gc_context));
+                    .unwrap_or_else(Namespace::any);
                 if ns.as_uri().is_empty() {
                     (Some("".into()), ns)
                 } else {
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/object.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/object.rs
index 20c7b2ee3bc0..1c9be8b7ddf7 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/object.rs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ pub fn create_i_class<'gc>(activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>) -> Class<'gc> {
             has_own_property,
             vec![ParamConfig::optional(
                 "name",
-                Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+                Multiname::any(),
                 Value::Undefined,
             )],
             Multiname::new(activation.avm2().public_namespace_base_version, "Boolean"),
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ pub fn create_i_class<'gc>(activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>) -> Class<'gc> {
             is_prototype_of,
             vec![ParamConfig::optional(
                 "theClass",
-                Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+                Multiname::any(),
                 Value::Undefined,
             )],
             Multiname::new(activation.avm2().public_namespace_base_version, "Boolean"),
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ pub fn create_i_class<'gc>(activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>) -> Class<'gc> {
             property_is_enumerable,
             vec![ParamConfig::optional(
                 "name",
-                Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+                Multiname::any(),
                 Value::Undefined,
             )],
             Multiname::new(activation.avm2().public_namespace_base_version, "Boolean"),
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/uint.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/uint.rs
index a572351474d6..d3df106dede4 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/uint.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/uint.rs
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ pub fn create_class<'gc>(activation: &mut Activation<'_, 'gc>) -> Class<'gc> {
             "<uint instance initializer>",
             vec![ParamConfig {
                 param_name: AvmString::new_utf8(activation.context.gc_context, "value"),
-                param_type_name: Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+                param_type_name: Multiname::any(),
                 default_value: Some(Value::Integer(0)),
             }],
-            Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+            Multiname::any(),
             true,
             mc,
         ),
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/xml.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/xml.rs
index 7c6d9572989f..649d96062ba6 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/xml.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/xml.rs
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ pub fn children<'gc>(
         activation,
         children,
         Some(xml.into()),
-        Some(Multiname::any(activation.gc())),
+        Some(Multiname::any()),
     )
     .into())
 }
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ pub fn attributes<'gc>(
         activation,
         attributes,
         Some(xml.into()),
-        Some(Multiname::any_attribute(activation.gc())),
+        Some(Multiname::any_attribute()),
     )
     .into())
 }
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ pub fn append_child<'gc>(
     let child = crate::avm2::e4x::maybe_escape_child(activation, child)?;
 
     // 1. Let children be the result of calling the [[Get]] method of x with argument "*"
-    let name = Multiname::any(activation.gc());
+    let name = Multiname::any();
     let children = xml.get_property_local(&name, activation)?;
 
     // 2. Call the [[Put]] method of children with arguments children.[[Length]] and child
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ pub fn set_children<'gc>(
     let value = args.get_value(0);
 
     // 1. Call the [[Put]] method of x with arguments "*" and value
-    xml.set_property_local(&Multiname::any(activation.gc()), value, activation)?;
+    xml.set_property_local(&Multiname::any(), value, activation)?;
 
     // 2. Return x
     Ok(xml.into())
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/globals/xml_list.rs b/core/src/avm2/globals/xml_list.rs
index 517fbb55ef46..aa2080347020 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/globals/xml_list.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/globals/xml_list.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn children<'gc>(
         activation,
         sub_children,
         Some(list.into()),
-        Some(Multiname::any(activation.gc())),
+        Some(Multiname::any()),
     )
     .into())
 }
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ pub fn attributes<'gc>(
         activation,
         child_attrs,
         Some(list.into()),
-        Some(Multiname::any_attribute(activation.gc())),
+        Some(Multiname::any_attribute()),
     )
     .into())
 }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/method.rs b/core/src/avm2/method.rs
index 94d534ebdc20..0eaa3e7bb588 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/method.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/method.rs
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl<'gc> BytecodeMethod<'gc> {
     ) -> Result<Self, Error<'gc>> {
         let abc = txunit.abc();
         let mut signature = Vec::new();
-        let mut return_type = Multiname::any(activation.gc());
+        let mut return_type = Multiname::any();
 
         if abc.methods.get(abc_method.0 as usize).is_some() {
             let method = &abc.methods[abc_method.0 as usize];
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ impl<'gc> Method<'gc> {
                 signature: Vec::new(),
                 resolved_signature: GcCell::new(mc, None),
                 // FIXME - take in the real return type. This is needed for 'describeType'
-                return_type: Multiname::any(mc),
+                return_type: Multiname::any(),
                 is_variadic: true,
             },
         ))
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/multiname.rs b/core/src/avm2/multiname.rs
index ea86424a3012..541b6b55d9b5 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/multiname.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/multiname.rs
@@ -328,9 +328,9 @@ impl<'gc> Multiname<'gc> {
     }
 
     /// Indicates the any type (any name in any namespace).
-    pub fn any(mc: &Mutation<'gc>) -> Self {
+    pub fn any() -> Self {
         Self {
-            ns: NamespaceSet::single(Namespace::any(mc)),
+            ns: NamespaceSet::single(Namespace::any()),
             name: None,
             param: None,
             flags: Default::default(),
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ impl<'gc> Multiname<'gc> {
     }
 
     /// Indicates the any attribute type (any attribute in any namespace).
-    pub fn any_attribute(mc: &Mutation<'gc>) -> Self {
+    pub fn any_attribute() -> Self {
         Self {
-            ns: NamespaceSet::single(Namespace::any(mc)),
+            ns: NamespaceSet::single(Namespace::any()),
             name: None,
             param: None,
             flags: MultinameFlags::ATTRIBUTE,
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/namespace.rs b/core/src/avm2/namespace.rs
index 110da5363167..94a0b307de33 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/namespace.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/namespace.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::avm2::Error;
 use crate::context::UpdateContext;
 use crate::string::{AvmAtom, AvmString};
 use crate::{avm2::script::TranslationUnit, context::GcContext};
-use gc_arena::{Collect, Gc, Mutation};
+use gc_arena::{Collect, Gc};
 use num_traits::FromPrimitive;
 use ruffle_wstr::WStr;
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ use super::api_version::ApiVersion;
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Collect, Debug, PartialEq)]
 #[collect(no_drop)]
-pub struct Namespace<'gc>(Gc<'gc, NamespaceData<'gc>>);
+pub struct Namespace<'gc>(
+    // `None` represents the wildcard namespace `Namespace::any()`.
+    Option<Gc<'gc, NamespaceData<'gc>>>,
+);
 
 /// Represents the name of a namespace.
 #[allow(clippy::enum_variant_names)]
@@ -29,7 +32,6 @@ enum NamespaceData<'gc> {
     // note: private namespaces are always compared by pointer identity
     // of the enclosing `Gc`.
     Private(AvmAtom<'gc>),
-    Any,
 }
 
 fn strip_version_mark(url: &WStr, is_playerglobals: bool) -> Option<(&WStr, ApiVersion)> {
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ impl<'gc> Namespace<'gc> {
         context: &mut UpdateContext<'gc>,
     ) -> Result<Self, Error<'gc>> {
         if namespace_index.0 == 0 {
-            return Ok(Self::any(context.gc_context));
+            return Ok(Self::any());
         }
 
         let actual_index = namespace_index.0 as usize - 1;
@@ -111,10 +113,10 @@ impl<'gc> Namespace<'gc> {
 
         // Private namespaces don't get any of the namespace version checks
         if let AbcNamespace::Private(_) = abc_namespace {
-            return Ok(Self(Gc::new(
+            return Ok(Self(Some(Gc::new(
                 context.gc_context,
                 NamespaceData::Private(namespace_name),
-            )));
+            ))));
         }
 
         // FIXME - AvmCore gets this from an external source. I'm not exactly sure
@@ -212,11 +214,11 @@ impl<'gc> Namespace<'gc> {
             AbcNamespace::StaticProtected(_) => NamespaceData::StaticProtected(namespace_name),
             AbcNamespace::Private(_) => unreachable!(),
         };
-        Ok(Self(Gc::new(context.gc_context, ns)))
+        Ok(Self(Some(Gc::new(context.gc_context, ns))))
     }
 
-    pub fn any(mc: &Mutation<'gc>) -> Self {
-        Self(Gc::new(mc, NamespaceData::Any))
+    pub fn any() -> Self {
+        Self(None)
     }
 
     // TODO(moulins): allow passing an AvmAtom or a non-static `&WStr` directly
@@ -228,10 +230,10 @@ impl<'gc> Namespace<'gc> {
         let atom = context
             .interner
             .intern(context.gc_context, package_name.into());
-        Self(Gc::new(
+        Self(Some(Gc::new(
             context.gc_context,
             NamespaceData::Namespace(atom, api_version),
-        ))
+        )))
     }
 
     // TODO(moulins): allow passing an AvmAtom or a non-static `&WStr` directly
@@ -242,42 +244,41 @@ impl<'gc> Namespace<'gc> {
         let atom = context
             .interner
             .intern(context.gc_context, package_name.into());
-        Self(Gc::new(
+        Self(Some(Gc::new(
             context.gc_context,
             NamespaceData::PackageInternal(atom),
-        ))
+        )))
     }
 
     pub fn is_public(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(*self.0, NamespaceData::Namespace(name, _) if name.as_wstr().is_empty())
+        matches!(self.0.as_deref(), Some(NamespaceData::Namespace(name, _)) if name.as_wstr().is_empty())
     }
 
     pub fn is_public_ignoring_ns(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(*self.0, NamespaceData::Namespace(_, _))
+        matches!(self.0.as_deref(), Some(NamespaceData::Namespace(_, _)))
     }
 
     pub fn is_any(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(*self.0, NamespaceData::Any)
+        self.0.is_none()
     }
 
     pub fn is_private(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(*self.0, NamespaceData::Private(_))
+        matches!(self.0.as_deref(), Some(NamespaceData::Private(_)))
     }
 
     pub fn is_namespace(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(*self.0, NamespaceData::Namespace(_, _))
+        matches!(self.0.as_deref(), Some(NamespaceData::Namespace(_, _)))
     }
 
     pub fn as_uri_opt(&self) -> Option<AvmString<'gc>> {
-        match *self.0 {
-            NamespaceData::Namespace(a, _) => Some(a.into()),
-            NamespaceData::PackageInternal(a) => Some(a.into()),
-            NamespaceData::Protected(a) => Some(a.into()),
-            NamespaceData::Explicit(a) => Some(a.into()),
-            NamespaceData::StaticProtected(a) => Some(a.into()),
-            NamespaceData::Private(a) => Some(a.into()),
-            NamespaceData::Any => None,
-        }
+        self.0.map(|data| match *data {
+            NamespaceData::Namespace(a, _) => a.into(),
+            NamespaceData::PackageInternal(a) => a.into(),
+            NamespaceData::Protected(a) => a.into(),
+            NamespaceData::Explicit(a) => a.into(),
+            NamespaceData::StaticProtected(a) => a.into(),
+            NamespaceData::Private(a) => a.into(),
+        })
     }
 
     /// Get the string value of this namespace, ignoring its type.
@@ -294,12 +295,12 @@ impl<'gc> Namespace<'gc> {
     /// Namespace does not implement `PartialEq`, so that each caller is required
     /// to explicitly choose either `exact_version_match` or `matches_ns`.
     pub fn exact_version_match(&self, other: Self) -> bool {
-        if Gc::as_ptr(self.0) == Gc::as_ptr(other.0) {
+        if self.0.map(Gc::as_ptr) == other.0.map(Gc::as_ptr) {
             true
         } else if self.is_private() || other.is_private() {
             false
         } else {
-            *self.0 == *other.0
+            self.0 == other.0
         }
     }
 
@@ -312,10 +313,10 @@ impl<'gc> Namespace<'gc> {
         if self.exact_version_match(other) {
             return true;
         }
-        match (&*self.0, &*other.0) {
+        match (self.0.as_deref(), other.0.as_deref()) {
             (
-                NamespaceData::Namespace(name1, version1),
-                NamespaceData::Namespace(name2, version2),
+                Some(NamespaceData::Namespace(name1, version1)),
+                Some(NamespaceData::Namespace(name2, version2)),
             ) => {
                 let name_matches = name1 == name2;
                 let version_matches = version1 <= version2;
@@ -326,8 +327,8 @@ impl<'gc> Namespace<'gc> {
         }
     }
     pub fn matches_api_version(&self, match_version: ApiVersion) -> bool {
-        match &*self.0 {
-            NamespaceData::Namespace(_, namespace_version) => namespace_version <= &match_version,
+        match self.0.as_deref() {
+            Some(NamespaceData::Namespace(_, version)) => version <= &match_version,
             _ => true,
         }
     }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/function_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/function_object.rs
index b5355a738be6..676eb5748b29 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/function_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/function_object.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub fn function_allocator<'gc>(
             name: "<Empty Function>",
             signature: vec![],
             resolved_signature: GcCell::new(activation.context.gc_context, None),
-            return_type: Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context),
+            return_type: Multiname::any(),
             is_variadic: true,
         },
     );
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/qname_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/qname_object.rs
index a797277de104..1d56c21976c8 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/qname_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/qname_object.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn q_name_allocator<'gc>(
         activation.context.gc_context,
         QNameObjectData {
             base,
-            name: RefLock::new(Multiname::any(activation.context.gc_context)),
+            name: RefLock::new(Multiname::any()),
         },
     ))
     .into())
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/object/xml_list_object.rs b/core/src/avm2/object/xml_list_object.rs
index 02abc7e2b68d..8146892ce6b0 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/object/xml_list_object.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/object/xml_list_object.rs
@@ -991,11 +991,7 @@ impl<'gc> TObject<'gc> for XmlListObject<'gc> {
                         // 2.h.i. Call the [[Put]] method of x[i] with arguments "*" and V
                         self.xml_object_child(index, activation)
                             .unwrap()
-                            .set_property_local(
-                                &Multiname::any(activation.gc()),
-                                value,
-                                activation,
-                            )?;
+                            .set_property_local(&Multiname::any(), value, activation)?;
                     }
 
                     // NOTE: Not specified in the spec, but avmplus returns here, so we do the same.
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/property.rs b/core/src/avm2/property.rs
index bc8236efd035..6d2caaf3a629 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/property.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/property.rs
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ impl<'gc> PropertyClass<'gc> {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn get_name(&self, mc: &Mutation<'gc>) -> Multiname<'gc> {
+    pub fn get_name(&self) -> Multiname<'gc> {
         match self {
             PropertyClass::Class(class) => class.name().into(),
             PropertyClass::Name(gc) => gc.0.clone(),
-            PropertyClass::Any => Multiname::any(mc),
+            PropertyClass::Any => Multiname::any(),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/script.rs b/core/src/avm2/script.rs
index ae4024289911..c10999f0bf96 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/script.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/script.rs
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ impl<'gc> TranslationUnit<'gc> {
     ) -> Result<Gc<'gc, Multiname<'gc>>, Error<'gc>> {
         if multiname_index.0 == 0 {
             let mc = context.gc_context;
-            Ok(Gc::new(mc, Multiname::any(mc)))
+            Ok(Gc::new(mc, Multiname::any()))
         } else {
             self.pool_multiname_static(multiname_index, context)
         }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/specification.rs b/core/src/avm2/specification.rs
index 8b90c53462f8..3b21a70ef41f 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/specification.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/specification.rs
@@ -370,7 +370,10 @@ impl Definition {
     ) {
         for class_trait in traits {
             if !class_trait.name().namespace().is_public()
-                && class_trait.name().namespace() != avm2.as3_namespace
+                && class_trait
+                    .name()
+                    .namespace()
+                    .exact_version_match(avm2.as3_namespace)
             {
                 continue;
             }
diff --git a/core/src/avm2/vtable.rs b/core/src/avm2/vtable.rs
index e6712395384e..e8ebf5fd35e6 100644
--- a/core/src/avm2/vtable.rs
+++ b/core/src/avm2/vtable.rs
@@ -112,17 +112,13 @@ impl<'gc> VTable<'gc> {
         self.0.read().disp_metadata_table.get(disp_id).cloned()
     }
 
-    pub fn slot_class_name(
-        &self,
-        slot_id: u32,
-        mc: &Mutation<'gc>,
-    ) -> Result<Multiname<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
+    pub fn slot_class_name(&self, slot_id: u32) -> Result<Multiname<'gc>, Error<'gc>> {
         self.0
             .read()
             .slot_classes
             .get(slot_id as usize)
             .ok_or_else(|| "Invalid slot ID".into())
-            .map(|c| c.get_name(mc))
+            .map(|c| c.get_name())
     }
 
     pub fn get_trait(self, name: &Multiname<'gc>) -> Option<Property> {