diff --git a/src/newgrf_commons.h b/src/newgrf_commons.h
index bdfea825e6..a45fcdf592 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_commons.h
+++ b/src/newgrf_commons.h
@@ -308,25 +308,15 @@ bool Convert8bitBooleanCallback(const struct GRFFile *grffile, uint16_t cbid, ui
  */
 template <size_t Tcnt>
 struct GRFFilePropsBase {
-	GRFFilePropsBase() : local_id(0), grffile(nullptr)
-	{
-		/* The lack of some compilers to provide default constructors complying to the specs
-		 * requires us to zero the stuff ourself. */
-		memset(spritegroup, 0, sizeof(spritegroup));
-	}
-
-	uint16_t local_id;                             ///< id defined by the grf file for this entity
-	const struct GRFFile *grffile;               ///< grf file that introduced this entity
-	const struct SpriteGroup *spritegroup[Tcnt]; ///< pointer to the different sprites of the entity
+	uint16_t local_id = 0; ///< id defined by the grf file for this entity
+	const struct GRFFile *grffile = nullptr; ///< grf file that introduced this entity
+	std::array<const struct SpriteGroup *, Tcnt> spritegroup{}; ///< pointers to the different sprites of the entity
 };
 
 /** Data related to the handling of grf files. */
 struct GRFFileProps : GRFFilePropsBase<1> {
 	/** Set all default data constructor for the props. */
-	GRFFileProps(uint16_t subst_id = 0) :
-			GRFFilePropsBase<1>(), subst_id(subst_id), override(subst_id)
-	{
-	}
+	constexpr GRFFileProps(uint16_t subst_id = 0) : subst_id(subst_id), override(subst_id) {}
 
 	uint16_t subst_id;
 	uint16_t override;                      ///< id of the entity been replaced by
diff --git a/src/newgrf_engine.cpp b/src/newgrf_engine.cpp
index 08e461d06c..0b7e6e08e7 100644
--- a/src/newgrf_engine.cpp
+++ b/src/newgrf_engine.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const SpriteGroup *GetWagonOverrideSpriteSet(EngineID engine, CargoID cargo, Eng
 void SetCustomEngineSprites(EngineID engine, uint8_t cargo, const SpriteGroup *group)
 {
 	Engine *e = Engine::Get(engine);
-	assert(cargo < lengthof(e->grf_prop.spritegroup));
+	assert(cargo < std::size(e->grf_prop.spritegroup));
 
 	if (e->grf_prop.spritegroup[cargo] != nullptr) {
 		GrfMsg(6, "SetCustomEngineSprites: engine {} cargo {} already has group -- replacing", engine, cargo);
@@ -1062,7 +1062,7 @@ VehicleResolverObject::VehicleResolverObject(EngineID engine_type, const Vehicle
 		if (this->root_spritegroup == nullptr) {
 			const Engine *e = Engine::Get(engine_type);
 			CargoID cargo = v != nullptr ? v->cargo_type : SpriteGroupCargo::SG_PURCHASE;
-			assert(cargo < lengthof(e->grf_prop.spritegroup));
+			assert(cargo < std::size(e->grf_prop.spritegroup));
 			this->root_spritegroup = e->grf_prop.spritegroup[cargo] != nullptr ? e->grf_prop.spritegroup[cargo] : e->grf_prop.spritegroup[SpriteGroupCargo::SG_DEFAULT];
 		}
 	}