diff --git a/src/DotNext/Func.cs b/src/DotNext/Func.cs
index ec5448d0b..833c6df9c 100644
--- a/src/DotNext/Func.cs
+++ b/src/DotNext/Func.cs
@@ -92,21 +92,16 @@ public static Func<T> Constant<T>(T obj)
         if (typeof(T) == typeof(bool))
             return Unsafe.As<Func<T>>(Constant(Unsafe.As<T, bool>(ref obj)));
 
-        // cache nulls
-        if (obj is null)
-            return Default!;
-
         // slow path - allocates a new delegate
-        unsafe
-        {
-            return DelegateHelpers.CreateDelegate<object?, T>(&ConstantCore, obj);
-        }
-
-        static T ConstantCore(object? obj) => (T)obj!;
+        return obj is null
+            ? Default!
+            : obj.ConstantCore<T>;
 
         static T? Default() => default;
     }
 
+    private static T ConstantCore<T>(this object obj) => (T)obj;
+
     private static Func<bool> Constant(bool value)
     {
         return value ? True : False;
diff --git a/src/cluster/DotNext.AspNetCore.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/Http/RaftHttpCluster.cs b/src/cluster/DotNext.AspNetCore.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/Http/RaftHttpCluster.cs
index 3fe0c08e8..96bfd4c70 100644
--- a/src/cluster/DotNext.AspNetCore.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/Http/RaftHttpCluster.cs
+++ b/src/cluster/DotNext.AspNetCore.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/Http/RaftHttpCluster.cs
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ HttpMessageHandler IHostingContext.CreateHttpHandler()
     public override async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken token)
     {
         configurator?.OnStart(this, metadata);
-        ConfigurationStorage.ActiveConfigurationChanged += GetConfigurationEventHandler(configurationEvents.Writer);
+        ConfigurationStorage.ActiveConfigurationChanged += configurationEvents.Writer.WriteConfigurationEvent;
 
         if (coldStart)
         {
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ async Task StopAsync()
             {
                 configurator?.OnStop(this);
                 duplicationDetector.Trim(100);
-                ConfigurationStorage.ActiveConfigurationChanged -= GetConfigurationEventHandler(configurationEvents.Writer);
+                ConfigurationStorage.ActiveConfigurationChanged -= configurationEvents.Writer.WriteConfigurationEvent;
                 configurationEvents.Writer.TryComplete();
                 await pollingLoopTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
                 pollingLoopTask = Task.CompletedTask;
@@ -205,17 +205,6 @@ async Task StopAsync()
         }
     }
 
-    private static Func<UriEndPoint, bool, CancellationToken, ValueTask> GetConfigurationEventHandler(ChannelWriter<(UriEndPoint, bool)> writer)
-    {
-        unsafe
-        {
-            return DelegateHelpers.CreateDelegate<ChannelWriter<(UriEndPoint, bool)>, UriEndPoint, bool, CancellationToken, ValueTask>(&WriteConfigurationEvent, writer);
-        }
-
-        static ValueTask WriteConfigurationEvent(ChannelWriter<(UriEndPoint, bool)> writer, UriEndPoint address, bool isAdded, CancellationToken token)
-            => writer.WriteAsync(new(address, isAdded), token);
-    }
-
     /// <inheritdoc />
     ISubscriber? IPeerMesh<ISubscriber>.TryGetPeer(EndPoint peer)
     {
@@ -243,4 +232,10 @@ protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
 
         base.Dispose(disposing);
     }
+}
+
+file static class RaftHttpClusterHelpers
+{
+    internal static ValueTask WriteConfigurationEvent(this ChannelWriter<(UriEndPoint, bool)> writer, UriEndPoint address, bool isAdded, CancellationToken token)
+        => writer.WriteAsync(new(address, isAdded), token);
 }
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diff --git a/src/cluster/DotNext.Net.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/RaftCluster.DefaultImpl.cs b/src/cluster/DotNext.Net.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/RaftCluster.DefaultImpl.cs
index b978016b2..145f7ba8f 100644
--- a/src/cluster/DotNext.Net.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/RaftCluster.DefaultImpl.cs
+++ b/src/cluster/DotNext.Net.Cluster/Net/Cluster/Consensus/Raft/RaftCluster.DefaultImpl.cs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public RaftCluster(NodeConfiguration configuration)
     /// <returns>The task representing asynchronous execution of the method.</returns>
     public override async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
     {
-        ConfigurationStorage.ActiveConfigurationChanged += GetConfigurationEventHandler(configurationEvents.Writer);
+        ConfigurationStorage.ActiveConfigurationChanged += configurationEvents.Writer.WriteConfigurationEvent;
 
         if (coldStart)
         {
@@ -151,17 +151,6 @@ public override async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken token = default)
             await announcer(LocalMemberAddress, metadata, token).ConfigureAwait(false);
     }
 
-    private static Func<EndPoint, bool, CancellationToken, ValueTask> GetConfigurationEventHandler(ChannelWriter<(EndPoint, bool)> writer)
-    {
-        unsafe
-        {
-            return DelegateHelpers.CreateDelegate<ChannelWriter<(EndPoint, bool)>, EndPoint, bool, CancellationToken, ValueTask>(&WriteConfigurationEvent, writer);
-        }
-
-        static ValueTask WriteConfigurationEvent(ChannelWriter<(EndPoint, bool)> writer, EndPoint address, bool isAdded, CancellationToken token)
-            => writer.WriteAsync(new(address, isAdded), token);
-    }
-
     /// <inheritdoc />
     protected override ValueTask<bool> DetectLocalMemberAsync(RaftClusterMember candidate, CancellationToken token)
         => new(EndPointComparer.Equals(LocalMemberAddress, candidate.EndPoint));
@@ -181,7 +170,7 @@ async Task StopAsync()
             {
                 await (server?.DisposeAsync() ?? ValueTask.CompletedTask).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 server = null;
-                ConfigurationStorage.ActiveConfigurationChanged -= GetConfigurationEventHandler(configurationEvents.Writer);
+                ConfigurationStorage.ActiveConfigurationChanged -= configurationEvents.Writer.WriteConfigurationEvent;
                 configurationEvents.Writer.TryComplete();
                 await pollingLoopTask.ConfigureAwait(false);
                 pollingLoopTask = Task.CompletedTask;
@@ -355,4 +344,10 @@ protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
 
         base.Dispose(disposing);
     }
+}
+
+file static class RaftClusterHelpers
+{
+    internal static ValueTask WriteConfigurationEvent(this ChannelWriter<(EndPoint, bool)> writer, EndPoint address, bool isAdded, CancellationToken token)
+        => writer.WriteAsync(new(address, isAdded), token);
 }
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