diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryReader.go b/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
index 645aee5c1..1283537b2 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
@@ -47,19 +47,14 @@ func (r *BinReader) ReadArray(t interface{}, maxSize ...int) {
 		panic(value.Type().String() + " is not a pointer to a slice")
 	}
 
-	sliceType := value.Elem().Type()
-	elemType := sliceType.Elem()
-	isPtr := elemType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr
-	if isPtr {
-		checkHasDecodeBinary(elemType)
-	} else {
-		checkHasDecodeBinary(reflect.PtrTo(elemType))
-	}
-
 	if r.Err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
+	sliceType := value.Elem().Type()
+	elemType := sliceType.Elem()
+	isPtr := elemType.Kind() == reflect.Ptr
+
 	ms := maxArraySize
 	if len(maxSize) != 0 {
 		ms = maxSize[0]
@@ -82,27 +77,18 @@ func (r *BinReader) ReadArray(t interface{}, maxSize ...int) {
 		} else {
 			elem = arr.Index(i).Addr()
 		}
-		method := elem.MethodByName("DecodeBinary")
-		method.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(r)})
+
+		el, ok := elem.Interface().(decodable)
+		if !ok {
+			panic(elemType.String() + "is not decodable")
+		}
+
+		el.DecodeBinary(r)
 	}
 
 	value.Elem().Set(arr)
 }
 
-func checkHasDecodeBinary(v reflect.Type) {
-	method, ok := v.MethodByName("DecodeBinary")
-	if !ok || !isDecodeBinaryMethod(method) {
-		panic(v.String() + " does not have DecodeBinary(*io.BinReader)")
-	}
-}
-
-func isDecodeBinaryMethod(method reflect.Method) bool {
-	t := method.Type
-	return t != nil &&
-		t.NumIn() == 2 && t.In(1) == reflect.TypeOf((*BinReader)(nil)) &&
-		t.NumOut() == 0
-}
-
 // ReadBE reads from the underlying io.Reader
 // into the interface v in big-endian format.
 func (r *BinReader) ReadBE(v interface{}) {
diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go b/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
index 19a8c2a55..4ce265d2a 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
@@ -326,15 +326,10 @@ func TestBinReader_ReadArray(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, r.Err)
 	require.Equal(t, []testSerializable{}, arrVal)
 
-	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
-	r.Err = errors.New("error")
-	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(&[]*int{}) })
+	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{1})
+	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(&[]int{1}) })
 
 	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
 	r.Err = errors.New("error")
-	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(&[]int{}) })
-
-	r = NewBinReaderFromBuf([]byte{0})
-	r.Err = errors.New("error")
-	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(0) })
+	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(1) })
 }
diff --git a/pkg/io/serializable.go b/pkg/io/serializable.go
index 8e132b86b..c878d8ddb 100644
--- a/pkg/io/serializable.go
+++ b/pkg/io/serializable.go
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ type Serializable interface {
 	DecodeBinary(*BinReader)
 	EncodeBinary(*BinWriter)
 }
+
+type decodable interface {
+	DecodeBinary(*BinReader)
+}