diff --git a/extras/tests/Helpers/Arduino.h b/extras/tests/Helpers/Arduino.h
index 4f24b263..bacc1a88 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Helpers/Arduino.h
+++ b/extras/tests/Helpers/Arduino.h
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@
 #include "api/Print.h"
 #include "api/Stream.h"
 #include "api/String.h"
-#include "progmem_emulation.hpp"
 
 #define ARDUINO_H_INCLUDED 1
diff --git a/extras/tests/Misc/StringAdapters.cpp b/extras/tests/Misc/StringAdapters.cpp
index 02282334..03c4196d 100644
--- a/extras/tests/Misc/StringAdapters.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/Misc/StringAdapters.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_ARDUINO_STRING 1
 
 #include "custom_string.hpp"
+#include "progmem_emulation.hpp"
 #include "weird_strcmp.hpp"
 
 #include <ArduinoJson/Strings/IsString.hpp>
diff --git a/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_progmem_1.cpp b/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_progmem_1.cpp
index 9ddf7f26..61e6c281 100644
--- a/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_progmem_1.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_progmem_1.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Copyright © 2014-2022, Benoit BLANCHON
 // MIT License
 
+#include "progmem_emulation.hpp"
+
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_PROGMEM 1
 #include <ArduinoJson.h>
 
diff --git a/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_string_deduplication_0.cpp b/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_string_deduplication_0.cpp
index d9ca166e..4adb5ca3 100644
--- a/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_string_deduplication_0.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_string_deduplication_0.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Copyright © 2014-2022, Benoit BLANCHON
 // MIT License
 
+#include "progmem_emulation.hpp"
+
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_ARDUINO_STRING 1
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_PROGMEM 1
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STRING_DEDUPLICATION 0
diff --git a/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_string_deduplication_1.cpp b/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_string_deduplication_1.cpp
index 27fc18d6..0059777c 100644
--- a/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_string_deduplication_1.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/enable_string_deduplication_1.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Copyright © 2014-2022, Benoit BLANCHON
 // MIT License
 
+#include "progmem_emulation.hpp"
+
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_ARDUINO_STRING 1
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_PROGMEM 1
 #define ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STRING_DEDUPLICATION 1
diff --git a/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/issue1707.cpp b/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/issue1707.cpp
index befdee53..fce024c2 100644
--- a/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/issue1707.cpp
+++ b/extras/tests/MixedConfiguration/issue1707.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #define ARDUINO
 #define memcpy_P(dest, src, n) memcpy((dest), (src), (n))
 
+#include "progmem_emulation.hpp"
+
 #include <ArduinoJson.h>
 
 #include <catch.hpp>
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/DeserializationError.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/DeserializationError.hpp
index 96b3a178..9720096f 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/DeserializationError.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Deserialization/DeserializationError.hpp
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 #include <ArduinoJson/Misc/SafeBoolIdiom.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Namespace.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace_generic.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/preprocessor.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/static_array.hpp>
 
 #if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_STD_STREAM
 #  include <ostream>
@@ -74,16 +74,15 @@ class DeserializationError : public SafeBoolIdom<DeserializationError> {
 
 #if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_PROGMEM
   const __FlashStringHelper* f_str() const {
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(char, s0, "Ok");
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(char, s1, "EmptyInput");
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(char, s2, "IncompleteInput");
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(char, s3, "InvalidInput");
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(char, s4, "NoMemory");
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(char, s5, "TooDeep");
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(char, s0, "Ok");
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(char, s1, "EmptyInput");
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(char, s2, "IncompleteInput");
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(char, s3, "InvalidInput");
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(char, s4, "NoMemory");
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(char, s5, "TooDeep");
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(
         const char*, messages, ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND6({s0, s1, s2, s3, s4, s5}));
-    return ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(const __FlashStringHelper*, messages,
-                                         _code);
+    return pgm_read<const __FlashStringHelper*>(messages + _code);
   }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/FloatTraits.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/FloatTraits.hpp
index 4d5782b7..be15108d 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/FloatTraits.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Numbers/FloatTraits.hpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #include <ArduinoJson/Configuration.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/alias_cast.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/math.hpp>
+#include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace_generic.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/preprocessor.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/static_array.hpp>
 #include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/type_traits.hpp>
 
 namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct FloatTraits<T, 8 /*64bits*/> {
   }
 
   static T positiveBinaryPowerOfTen(int index) {
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(  //
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(  //
         uint32_t, factors,
         ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND18({
             0x40240000, 0x00000000,  // 1e1
@@ -62,13 +62,12 @@ struct FloatTraits<T, 8 /*64bits*/> {
             0x5A827748, 0xF9301D32,  // 1e128
             0x75154FDD, 0x7F73BF3C   // 1e256
         }));
-    return forge(
-        ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, 2 * index),
-        ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, 2 * index + 1));
+    return forge(pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + 2 * index),
+                 pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + 2 * index + 1));
   }
 
   static T negativeBinaryPowerOfTen(int index) {
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(  //
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(  //
         uint32_t, factors,
         ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND18({
             0x3FB99999, 0x9999999A,  // 1e-1
@@ -81,13 +80,12 @@ struct FloatTraits<T, 8 /*64bits*/> {
             0x255BBA08, 0xCF8C979D,  // 1e-128
             0x0AC80628, 0x64AC6F43   // 1e-256
         }));
-    return forge(
-        ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, 2 * index),
-        ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, 2 * index + 1));
+    return forge(pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + 2 * index),
+                 pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + 2 * index + 1));
   }
 
   static T negativeBinaryPowerOfTenPlusOne(int index) {
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(  //
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(  //
         uint32_t, factors,
         ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND18({
             0x3FF00000, 0x00000000,  // 1e0
@@ -100,9 +98,8 @@ struct FloatTraits<T, 8 /*64bits*/> {
             0x25915445, 0x81B7DEC2,  // 1e-127
             0x0AFE07B2, 0x7DD78B14   // 1e-255
         }));
-    return forge(
-        ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, 2 * index),
-        ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, 2 * index + 1));
+    return forge(pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + 2 * index),
+                 pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + 2 * index + 1));
   }
 
   static T nan() {
@@ -175,42 +172,42 @@ struct FloatTraits<T, 4 /*32bits*/> {
   }
 
   static T positiveBinaryPowerOfTen(int index) {
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors,
-                                    ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND6({
-                                        0x41200000,  // 1e1f
-                                        0x42c80000,  // 1e2f
-                                        0x461c4000,  // 1e4f
-                                        0x4cbebc20,  // 1e8f
-                                        0x5a0e1bca,  // 1e16f
-                                        0x749dc5ae   // 1e32f
-                                    }));
-    return forge(ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, index));
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors,
+                                     ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND6({
+                                         0x41200000,  // 1e1f
+                                         0x42c80000,  // 1e2f
+                                         0x461c4000,  // 1e4f
+                                         0x4cbebc20,  // 1e8f
+                                         0x5a0e1bca,  // 1e16f
+                                         0x749dc5ae   // 1e32f
+                                     }));
+    return forge(pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + index));
   }
 
   static T negativeBinaryPowerOfTen(int index) {
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors,
-                                    ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND6({
-                                        0x3dcccccd,  // 1e-1f
-                                        0x3c23d70a,  // 1e-2f
-                                        0x38d1b717,  // 1e-4f
-                                        0x322bcc77,  // 1e-8f
-                                        0x24e69595,  // 1e-16f
-                                        0x0a4fb11f   // 1e-32f
-                                    }));
-    return forge(ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, index));
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors,
+                                     ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND6({
+                                         0x3dcccccd,  // 1e-1f
+                                         0x3c23d70a,  // 1e-2f
+                                         0x38d1b717,  // 1e-4f
+                                         0x322bcc77,  // 1e-8f
+                                         0x24e69595,  // 1e-16f
+                                         0x0a4fb11f   // 1e-32f
+                                     }));
+    return forge(pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + index));
   }
 
   static T negativeBinaryPowerOfTenPlusOne(int index) {
-    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors,
-                                    ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND6({
-                                        0x3f800000,  // 1e0f
-                                        0x3dcccccd,  // 1e-1f
-                                        0x3a83126f,  // 1e-3f
-                                        0x33d6bf95,  // 1e-7f
-                                        0x26901d7d,  // 1e-15f
-                                        0x0c01ceb3   // 1e-31f
-                                    }));
-    return forge(ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors, index));
+    ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(uint32_t, factors,
+                                     ARDUINOJSON_EXPAND6({
+                                         0x3f800000,  // 1e0f
+                                         0x3dcccccd,  // 1e-1f
+                                         0x3a83126f,  // 1e-3f
+                                         0x33d6bf95,  // 1e-7f
+                                         0x26901d7d,  // 1e-15f
+                                         0x0c01ceb3   // 1e-31f
+                                     }));
+    return forge(pgm_read<uint32_t>(factors + index));
   }
 
   static T forge(uint32_t bits) {
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace_generic.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace_generic.hpp
index d9e964b8..826827fb 100644
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace_generic.hpp
+++ b/src/ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace_generic.hpp
@@ -5,11 +5,21 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <ArduinoJson/Namespace.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace.hpp>
-#include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/type_traits.hpp>
+
+#if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_PROGMEM
+#  include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace.hpp>
+#  include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/type_traits.hpp>
+#endif
 
 namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE {
 
+#if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_PROGMEM
+
+#  ifndef ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY
+#    define ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(type, name, value) \
+      static type const name[] PROGMEM = value;
+#  endif
+
 template <typename T>
 typename enable_if<is_pointer<T>::value, T>::type pgm_read(const void* p) {
   return reinterpret_cast<T>(pgm_read_ptr(p));
@@ -20,5 +30,18 @@ typename enable_if<is_same<T, uint32_t>::value, T>::type pgm_read(
     const void* p) {
   return pgm_read_dword(p);
 }
+#else
+
+#  ifndef ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY
+#    define ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(type, name, value) \
+      static type const name[] = value;
+#  endif
+
+template <typename T>
+inline T pgm_read(const void* p) {
+  return *reinterpret_cast<const T*>(p);
+}
+
+#endif
 
 }  // namespace ARDUINOJSON_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/ArduinoJson/Polyfills/static_array.hpp b/src/ArduinoJson/Polyfills/static_array.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index b2ebbf6b..00000000
--- a/src/ArduinoJson/Polyfills/static_array.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-// ArduinoJson - https://arduinojson.org
-// Copyright © 2014-2022, Benoit BLANCHON
-// MIT License
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <ArduinoJson/Configuration.hpp>
-
-#if ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_PROGMEM
-
-#  include <ArduinoJson/Polyfills/pgmspace_generic.hpp>
-
-#  ifndef ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY
-#    define ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY(type, name, value) \
-      static type const name[] PROGMEM = value;
-#  endif
-
-#  define ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_PROGMEM_ARRAY
-
-#  define ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(type, name, index) \
-    pgm_read<type>(name + index)
-
-#else  // i.e. ARDUINOJSON_ENABLE_PROGMEM == 0
-
-#  define ARDUINOJSON_DEFINE_STATIC_ARRAY(type, name, value) \
-    static type const name[] = value;
-
-#  define ARDUINOJSON_READ_STATIC_ARRAY(type, name, index) name[index]
-
-#endif