diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands.rs b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
index 74d4c8d71..b7942f8d9 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands.rs
@@ -2980,7 +2980,7 @@ pub mod cmd {
                         Box::new(move |editor: &mut Editor, compositor: &mut Compositor| {
                             let contents = ui::Markdown::new(contents, editor.syn_loader.clone());
                             let popup = Popup::new("hover", contents).auto_close(true);
-                            compositor.replace_or_push("hover", Box::new(popup));
+                            compositor.replace_or_push("hover", popup);
                         });
                     Ok(call)
                 };
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
index df1bfb64a..aa7fa1c87 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/lsp.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ pub fn code_action(cx: &mut Context) {
                 vertical: 1,
                 horizontal: 1,
             });
-            compositor.replace_or_push("code-action", Box::new(popup));
+            compositor.replace_or_push("code-action", popup);
         },
     )
 }
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ pub fn hover(cx: &mut Context) {
 
                 let contents = ui::Markdown::new(contents, editor.syn_loader.clone());
                 let popup = Popup::new("hover", contents).auto_close(true);
-                compositor.replace_or_push("hover", Box::new(popup));
+                compositor.replace_or_push("hover", popup);
             }
         },
     );
diff --git a/helix-term/src/compositor.rs b/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
index 2f80de008..4f988acee 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/compositor.rs
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ impl Compositor {
 
     /// Replace a component that has the given `id` with the new layer and if
     /// no component is found, push the layer normally.
-    pub fn replace_or_push(&mut self, id: &'static str, layer: Box<dyn Component>) {
+    pub fn replace_or_push<T: Component>(&mut self, id: &'static str, layer: T) {
         if let Some(component) = self.find_id(id) {
             *component = layer;
         } else {
-            self.push(layer)
+            self.push(Box::new(layer))
         }
     }
 
@@ -221,10 +221,9 @@ impl Compositor {
     }
 
     pub fn find_id<T: 'static>(&mut self, id: &'static str) -> Option<&mut T> {
-        let type_name = std::any::type_name::<T>();
         self.layers
             .iter_mut()
-            .find(|component| component.type_name() == type_name && component.id() == Some(id))
+            .find(|component| component.id() == Some(id))
             .and_then(|component| component.as_any_mut().downcast_mut())
     }
 }