diff --git a/src/vt/collective/scatter/scatter.cc b/src/vt/collective/scatter/scatter.cc
index 1d9ee9dde0..280d429660 100644
--- a/src/vt/collective/scatter/scatter.cc
+++ b/src/vt/collective/scatter/scatter.cc
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ void Scatter::scatterIn(ScatterMsg* msg) {
       child, num_children, child_bytes_size
     );
     auto const child_remaining_size =
-      thePool()->remainingSize(reinterpret_cast<void*>(child_msg.get()));
+      thePool()->remainingSize(reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(child_msg.get()));
     child_msg->user_han = user_handler;
     auto ptr = reinterpret_cast<char*>(child_msg.get()) + sizeof(ScatterMsg);
     vt_debug_print(
diff --git a/src/vt/collective/scatter/scatter.impl.h b/src/vt/collective/scatter/scatter.impl.h
index 8423d08177..7d1fb7d896 100644
--- a/src/vt/collective/scatter/scatter.impl.h
+++ b/src/vt/collective/scatter/scatter.impl.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void Scatter::scatter(
   auto ptr = reinterpret_cast<char*>(scatter_msg.get()) + sizeof(ScatterMsg);
 #if vt_check_enabled(memory_pool)
   auto remaining_size =
-    thePool()->remainingSize(reinterpret_cast<void*>(scatter_msg.get()));
+    thePool()->remainingSize(reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(scatter_msg.get()));
   vtAssertInfo(
     remaining_size >= combined_size, "Remaining size must be sufficient",
     total_size, combined_size, remaining_size, elm_size
diff --git a/src/vt/messaging/active.cc b/src/vt/messaging/active.cc
index 6fd8fd3f87..4cc9bcd7f3 100644
--- a/src/vt/messaging/active.cc
+++ b/src/vt/messaging/active.cc
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ MsgSizeType ActiveMessenger::packMsg(
     size, ptr_bytes, print_ptr(ptr)
   );
 
-  auto const can_grow = thePool()->tryGrowAllocation(msg, ptr_bytes);
+  auto const can_grow = thePool()->tryGrowAllocation(reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(msg), ptr_bytes);
   // Typically this should be checked by the caller in advance
   vtAssert(can_grow, "not enough space to pack message" );
 
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ EventType ActiveMessenger::sendMsgBytesWithPut(
     auto const& put_ptr = envelopeGetPutPtr(msg->env);
     auto const& put_size = envelopeGetPutSize(msg->env);
     bool const& memory_pool_active = thePool()->active_env();
-    auto const& rem_size = thePool()->remainingSize(msg);
+    auto const& rem_size = thePool()->remainingSize(reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(msg));
     /*
      * Directly pack if the pool is active (which means it may have
      * overallocated and the remaining size of the (envelope) buffer is
@@ -998,7 +998,7 @@ bool ActiveMessenger::tryProcessIncomingActiveMsg() {
   if (flag == 1) {
     MPI_Get_count(&stat, MPI_BYTE, &num_probe_bytes);
 
-    char* buf = static_cast<char*>(thePool()->alloc(num_probe_bytes));
+    char* buf = reinterpret_cast<char*>(thePool()->alloc(num_probe_bytes));
 
     NodeType const sender = stat.MPI_SOURCE;
 
diff --git a/src/vt/messaging/message/message.h b/src/vt/messaging/message/message.h
index 86597fabc5..63cac620f9 100644
--- a/src/vt/messaging/message/message.h
+++ b/src/vt/messaging/message/message.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct ActiveMsg : BaseMsg {
       "Message::delete of ptr={}\n", print_ptr(ptr)
     );
 
-    return thePool()->dealloc(ptr);
+    return thePool()->dealloc(reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(ptr));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/vt/messaging/message/smart_ptr.h b/src/vt/messaging/message/smart_ptr.h
index b7d69eabf9..a3f9186244 100644
--- a/src/vt/messaging/message/smart_ptr.h
+++ b/src/vt/messaging/message/smart_ptr.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ struct MsgSharedPtr final {
 
     // Obtain the size of the message from the block allocated by the
     // memory pool allocator
-    return thePool()->allocatedSize(ptr_);
+    return thePool()->allocatedSize(reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(ptr_));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/vt/pool/pool.cc b/src/vt/pool/pool.cc
index 9d5d99277a..3b20a7949d 100644
--- a/src/vt/pool/pool.cc
+++ b/src/vt/pool/pool.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Pool::ePoolSize Pool::getPoolType(
   }
 }
 
-void* Pool::tryPooledAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize) {
+std::byte* Pool::tryPooledAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize) {
   ePoolSize const pool_type = getPoolType(num_bytes, oversize);
 
   if (pool_type != ePoolSize::Malloc) {
@@ -89,10 +89,9 @@ void* Pool::tryPooledAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize) {
   }
 }
 
-bool Pool::tryPooledDealloc(void* const buf) {
-  auto buf_byte = reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(buf);
-  auto const& actual_alloc_size = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderBytes(buf_byte);
-  auto const& oversize = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderOversizeBytes(buf_byte);
+bool Pool::tryPooledDealloc(std::byte* const buf) {
+  auto const& actual_alloc_size = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderBytes(buf);
+  auto const& oversize = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderOversizeBytes(buf);
   ePoolSize const pool_type = getPoolType(actual_alloc_size, oversize);
 
   if (pool_type != ePoolSize::Malloc) {
@@ -103,23 +102,23 @@ bool Pool::tryPooledDealloc(void* const buf) {
   }
 }
 
-void* Pool::pooledAlloc(
+std::byte* Pool::pooledAlloc(
   size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize, ePoolSize const pool_type
 ) {
-  void* ret = nullptr;
+  std::byte* ret = nullptr;
 
   vt_debug_print(
     normal, pool,
     "Pool::pooled_alloc of size={}, type={}, ret={}\n",
-    num_bytes, print_pool_type(pool_type), ret
+    num_bytes, print_pool_type(pool_type), print_ptr(ret)
   );
 
   if (pool_type == ePoolSize::Small) {
     auto pool = small_msg.get();
-    ret = pool->alloc(num_bytes, oversize);
+    ret = reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(pool->alloc(num_bytes, oversize));
   } else if (pool_type == ePoolSize::Medium) {
     auto pool = medium_msg.get();
-    ret = pool->alloc(num_bytes, oversize);
+    ret = reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(pool->alloc(num_bytes, oversize));
   } else {
     vtAssert(0, "Pool must be valid");
     ret = nullptr;
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ void* Pool::pooledAlloc(
   return ret;
 }
 
-void Pool::poolDealloc(void* const buf, ePoolSize const pool_type) {
+void Pool::poolDealloc(std::byte* const buf, ePoolSize const pool_type) {
   vt_debug_print(
     normal, pool,
     "Pool::pooled_dealloc of ptr={}, type={}\n",
@@ -144,19 +143,19 @@ void Pool::poolDealloc(void* const buf, ePoolSize const pool_type) {
   }
 }
 
-void* Pool::defaultAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize) {
+std::byte* Pool::defaultAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize) {
   auto alloc_buf = std::malloc(num_bytes + oversize + sizeof(HeaderType));
   return HeaderManagerType::setHeader(
     num_bytes, oversize, reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(alloc_buf)
   );
 }
 
-void Pool::defaultDealloc(void* const ptr) {
-  std::free(ptr);
+void Pool::defaultDealloc(std::byte* const ptr) {
+  std::free(reinterpret_cast<void*>(ptr));
 }
 
-void* Pool::alloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t oversize) {
-  void* ret = nullptr;
+std::byte* Pool::alloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t oversize) {
+  std::byte* ret = nullptr;
 
   #if vt_check_enabled(memory_pool)
     ret = tryPooledAlloc(num_bytes, oversize);
@@ -171,21 +170,20 @@ void* Pool::alloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t oversize) {
   vt_debug_print(
     normal, pool,
     "Pool::alloc of size={}, ret={}\n",
-    num_bytes, ret
+    num_bytes, print_ptr(ret)
   );
 
   return ret;
 }
 
-void Pool::dealloc(void* const buf) {
-  auto buf_byte = reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(buf);
-  auto const& actual_alloc_size = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderBytes(buf_byte);
-  auto const& ptr_actual = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderPtr(buf_byte);
+void Pool::dealloc(std::byte* const buf) {
+  auto const& actual_alloc_size = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderBytes(buf);
+  auto const& ptr_actual = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderPtr(buf);
 
   vt_debug_print(
     normal, pool,
     "Pool::dealloc of buf={}, alloc_size={}, ptr={}\n",
-    buf, actual_alloc_size, print_ptr(ptr_actual)
+    print_ptr(buf), actual_alloc_size, print_ptr(ptr_actual)
   );
 
   bool success = false;
@@ -199,11 +197,10 @@ void Pool::dealloc(void* const buf) {
   }
 }
 
-Pool::SizeType Pool::remainingSize(void* const buf) const {
+Pool::SizeType Pool::remainingSize(std::byte* const buf) const {
   #if vt_check_enabled(memory_pool)
-    auto buf_byte = reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(buf);
-    auto const& actual_alloc_size = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderBytes(buf_byte);
-    auto const& oversize = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderOversizeBytes(buf_byte);
+    auto const& actual_alloc_size = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderBytes(buf);
+    auto const& oversize = HeaderManagerType::getHeaderOversizeBytes(buf);
 
     ePoolSize const pool_type = getPoolType(actual_alloc_size, oversize);
 
@@ -219,19 +216,18 @@ Pool::SizeType Pool::remainingSize(void* const buf) const {
   #endif
 }
 
-Pool::SizeType Pool::allocatedSize(void* const buf) const {
-  auto buf_byte = reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(buf);
-  return HeaderManagerType::getHeaderBytes(buf_byte) + HeaderManagerType::getHeaderOversizeBytes(buf_byte);
+Pool::SizeType Pool::allocatedSize(std::byte* const buf) const {
+  return HeaderManagerType::getHeaderBytes(buf) + HeaderManagerType::getHeaderOversizeBytes(buf);
 }
 
 bool
-Pool::tryGrowAllocation(void* buf, size_t grow_amount) {
+Pool::tryGrowAllocation(std::byte* buf, size_t grow_amount) {
   // For non-pooled alloc, this condition will always be true
   // since remainingSize(buf) would be 0
   if ( remainingSize(buf) < grow_amount )
     return false;
 
-  auto *header = reinterpret_cast<Header*>(HeaderManagerType::getHeaderPtr(reinterpret_cast<std::byte*>(buf)));
+  auto *header = reinterpret_cast<Header*>(HeaderManagerType::getHeaderPtr(buf));
   header->alloc_size += grow_amount;
   return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/vt/pool/pool.h b/src/vt/pool/pool.h
index 3983bedf43..ab3f8268f1 100644
--- a/src/vt/pool/pool.h
+++ b/src/vt/pool/pool.h
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    *
    * \return pointer to new allocation
    */
-  void* alloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t oversize = 0);
+  std::byte* alloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t oversize = 0);
 
   /**
    * \brief De-allocate a pool-allocated buffer
    *
    * \param[in] buf the buffer to deallocate
    */
-  void dealloc(void* const buf);
+  void dealloc(std::byte* const buf);
 
   /**
    * \internal \brief Decided which pool bucket to target based on size
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    *
    * \return number of extra bytes
    */
-  SizeType remainingSize(void* const buf) const;
+  SizeType remainingSize(std::byte* const buf) const;
 
   /**
    * \internal \brief Get total allocated bytes for a pool allocation
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    *
    * \return the total number of allocated bytes
    */
-  SizeType allocatedSize(void* const buf) const;
+  SizeType allocatedSize(std::byte* const buf) const;
 
   /**
    * \internal \brief Attempt to increase the size of an allocation without reallocating
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    * \return false if the grow_amount is too large for the allocated block, true if the operation
    * succeeded
    */
-  bool tryGrowAllocation(void* const buf, size_t grow_amount);
+  bool tryGrowAllocation(std::byte* const buf, size_t grow_amount);
 
   /**
    * \brief Whether the pool is enabled at compile-time
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    *
    * \return a pointer to memory if succeeds
    */
-  void* tryPooledAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize);
+  std::byte* tryPooledAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize);
 
   /**
    * \internal \brief Attempt to de-allocate a buffer
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    *
    * \return whether it succeeded or wasn't allocated by the pool
    */
-  bool tryPooledDealloc(void* const buf);
+  bool tryPooledDealloc(std::byte* const buf);
 
   /**
    * \internal \brief Allocate memory from a specific pool
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    *
    * \return the buffer allocated
    */
-  void* pooledAlloc(
+  std::byte* pooledAlloc(
     size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize, ePoolSize const pool_type
   );
 
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    * \param[in] buf the buffer
    * \param[in] pool_type which pool to target
    */
-  void poolDealloc(void* const buf, ePoolSize const pool_type);
+  void poolDealloc(std::byte* const buf, ePoolSize const pool_type);
 
   /**
    * \internal \brief Allocate from standard allocator
@@ -230,14 +230,14 @@ struct Pool : runtime::component::Component<Pool> {
    *
    * \return the allocated buffer
    */
-  void* defaultAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize);
+  std::byte* defaultAlloc(size_t const& num_bytes, size_t const& oversize);
 
   /**
    * \internal \brief De-allocate from standard allocator
    *
    * \param[in] ptr buffer to deallocate
    */
-  void defaultDealloc(void* const ptr);
+  void defaultDealloc(std::byte* const ptr);
 
 private:
   using MemPoolSType = MemoryPoolPtrType<memory_size_small>;
diff --git a/tests/unit/pool/test_pool.cc b/tests/unit/pool/test_pool.cc
index f15fbadff7..81aaadebbd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pool/test_pool.cc
+++ b/tests/unit/pool/test_pool.cc
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ TEST_F(TestPool, pool_alloc) {
   std::unique_ptr<pool::Pool> testPool = std::make_unique<pool::Pool>();
 
   for (size_t cur_bytes = 1; cur_bytes < max_bytes; cur_bytes *= 2) {
-    void* ptr = testPool->alloc(cur_bytes);
-    std::memset(ptr, init_val, cur_bytes);
+    std::byte* ptr = testPool->alloc(cur_bytes);
+    std::memset(reinterpret_cast<void*>(ptr), init_val, cur_bytes);
     //fmt::print("alloc {} bytes, ptr={}\n", cur_bytes, ptr);
     EXPECT_NE(ptr, nullptr);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < cur_bytes; i++) {
-      EXPECT_EQ(static_cast<CharType*>(ptr)[i], init_val);
+      EXPECT_EQ(reinterpret_cast<CharType*>(ptr)[i], init_val);
     }
     testPool->dealloc(ptr);
   }