diff --git a/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs b/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
index af64cb5e..6084d8b0 100644
--- a/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
+++ b/alacritty_terminal/src/term/mod.rs
@@ -1486,12 +1486,10 @@ impl<T: EventListener> Handler for Term<T> {
         if self.mode.contains(TermMode::INSERT) && self.grid.cursor.point.col + width < num_cols {
             let line = self.grid.cursor.point.line;
             let col = self.grid.cursor.point.col;
-            let line = &mut self.grid[line];
+            let row = &mut self.grid[line][..];
 
-            let src = line[col..].as_ptr();
-            let dst = line[(col + width)..].as_mut_ptr();
-            unsafe {
-                ptr::copy(src, dst, (num_cols - col - width).0);
+            for col in (col.0..(num_cols - width).0).rev() {
+                row.swap(col + width, col);
             }
         }
 
@@ -1574,18 +1572,15 @@ impl<T: EventListener> Handler for Term<T> {
         let num_cells = (self.cols() - destination).0;
 
         let line = cursor.point.line;
-        let row = &mut self.grid[line];
+        let row = &mut self.grid[line][..];
 
-        unsafe {
-            let src = row[source..].as_ptr();
-            let dst = row[destination..].as_mut_ptr();
-
-            ptr::copy(src, dst, num_cells);
+        for offset in (0..num_cells).rev() {
+            row.swap(destination.0 + offset, source.0 + offset);
         }
 
         // Cells were just moved out toward the end of the line;
         // fill in between source and dest with blanks.
-        for cell in &mut row[source..destination] {
+        for cell in &mut row[source.0..destination.0] {
             *cell = bg.into();
         }
     }
@@ -1841,21 +1836,18 @@ impl<T: EventListener> Handler for Term<T> {
 
         let start = cursor.point.col;
         let end = min(start + count, cols - 1);
-        let n = (cols - end).0;
+        let num_cells = (cols - end).0;
 
         let line = cursor.point.line;
-        let row = &mut self.grid[line];
+        let row = &mut self.grid[line][..];
 
-        unsafe {
-            let src = row[end..].as_ptr();
-            let dst = row[start..].as_mut_ptr();
-
-            ptr::copy(src, dst, n);
+        for offset in 0..num_cells {
+            row.swap(start.0 + offset, end.0 + offset);
         }
 
         // Clear last `count` cells in the row. If deleting 1 char, need to delete
         // 1 cell.
-        let end = cols - count;
+        let end = (cols - count).0;
         for cell in &mut row[end..] {
             *cell = bg.into();
         }