2 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/server/game/Handlers/MiscHandler.cpp b/src/server/game/Handlers/MiscHandler.cpp
index 3cf1d49221a..0ed51e367ce 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Handlers/MiscHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Handlers/MiscHandler.cpp
@@ -706,19 +706,17 @@ void WorldSession::HandleUpdateAccountData(WorldPackets::ClientConfig::UserClien
         return;
     }
 
-    ByteBuffer dest(packet.Size, ByteBuffer::Resize{});
+    std::string dest;
+    dest.resize(packet.Size);
 
     uLongf realSize = packet.Size;
-    if (uncompress(dest.contents(), &realSize, packet.CompressedData.contents(), packet.CompressedData.size()) != Z_OK)
+    if (uncompress(reinterpret_cast<Bytef*>(dest.data()), &realSize, packet.CompressedData.contents(), packet.CompressedData.size()) != Z_OK)
     {
         TC_LOG_ERROR("network", "UAD: Failed to decompress account data");
         return;
     }
 
-    std::string adata;
-    dest >> adata;
-
-    SetAccountData(AccountDataType(packet.DataType), packet.Time, adata);
+    SetAccountData(AccountDataType(packet.DataType), packet.Time, dest);
 }
 
 void WorldSession::HandleRequestAccountData(WorldPackets::ClientConfig::RequestAccountData& request)
diff --git a/src/server/shared/Packets/ByteBuffer.h b/src/server/shared/Packets/ByteBuffer.h
index 9233c4f5150..e7fa67d632f 100644
--- a/src/server/shared/Packets/ByteBuffer.h
+++ b/src/server/shared/Packets/ByteBuffer.h
@@ -633,16 +633,13 @@ class TC_SHARED_API ByteBuffer
 /// @todo Make a ByteBuffer.cpp and move all this inlining to it.
 template<> inline std::string ByteBuffer::read<std::string>()
 {
-    std::string tmp;
-    *this >> tmp;
-    return tmp;
+    return std::string(ReadCString());
 }
 
 template<>
 inline void ByteBuffer::read_skip<char*>()
 {
-    std::string temp;
-    *this >> temp;
+    (void)ReadCString();
 }
 
 template<>