diff --git a/docs/md/meta.md b/docs/md/meta.md
index 541300a8c..029144263 100644
--- a/docs/md/meta.md
+++ b/docs/md/meta.md
@@ -942,7 +942,21 @@ objects from it and making its identifier no longer visible. The underlying node
 will remain available though, as if it were implicitly generated:
 
 ```cpp
-entt::resolve<my_type>().reset();
+entt::meta_reset<my_type>();
 ```
 
-The type can be re-registered later with a completely different name and form.
+It's also possible to reset types by their unique identifiers if required:
+
+```cpp
+entt::meta_reset("my_type"_hs);
+```
+
+Finally, there exists a non-template overload of the `meta_reset` function that
+doesn't accept argument and resets all searchable types (that is, all types that
+were assigned an unique identifier):
+
+```cpp
+entt::meta_reset();
+```
+
+All types can be re-registered later with a completely different name and form.
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp b/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
index d6b0e02b8..44be8738e 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/factory.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,30 @@ template<typename Id, typename Node>
 }
 
 
+template<auto... Member, typename Node>
+void meta_reset(Node **curr) {
+    while(*curr) {
+        (meta_reset(&((*curr)->*Member)), ...);
+        *curr = std::exchange((*curr)->next, nullptr);
+    }
+}
+
+
+inline void meta_reset(internal::meta_type_node *node) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    meta_reset(&node->prop);
+    meta_reset(&node->base);
+    meta_reset(&node->conv);
+    meta_reset<&internal::meta_ctor_node::prop>(&node->ctor);
+    meta_reset<&internal::meta_data_node::prop>(&node->data);
+    meta_reset<&internal::meta_func_node::prop>(&node->func);
+
+    node->id = {};
+    node->ctor = node->def_ctor;
+    node->dtor = nullptr;
+    node->next = nullptr;
+}
+
+
 }
 
 
@@ -570,6 +594,54 @@ template<typename Type>
 }
 
 
+/**
+ * @brief Resets a type and all its parts.
+ *
+ * Resets a type and all its data members, member functions and properties, as
+ * well as its constructors, destructors and conversion functions if any.<br/>
+ * Base classes aren't reset but the link between the two types is removed.
+ *
+ * The type is also removed from the list of searchable types.
+ */
+template<typename Type>
+void meta_reset() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    meta_reset(internal::meta_info<Type>::resolve()->id);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Resets a type and all its parts.
+ *
+ * @sa meta_reset
+ *
+ * @param id Unique identifier.
+ */
+inline void meta_reset(const id_type id) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    for(auto** it = internal::meta_context::global(); *it; it = &(*it)->next) {
+        if((*it)->id == id) {
+            internal::meta_type_node *node = *it;
+            *it = (*it)->next;
+            internal::meta_reset(node);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Resets all searchable types.
+ *
+ * @sa meta_reset
+ */
+inline void meta_reset() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    for(auto** it = internal::meta_context::global(); *it; it = &(*it)->next) {
+        internal::meta_reset(*it);
+    }
+
+    *internal::meta_context::global() = nullptr;
+}
+
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
index ef6af3dae..7fcccc6f1 100644
--- a/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/meta/meta.hpp
@@ -1082,14 +1082,6 @@ class meta_type {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    template<auto... Member, typename Node>
-    void unregister_all(Node **curr) {
-        while(*curr) {
-            (unregister_all(&((*curr)->*Member)), ...);
-            *curr = std::exchange((*curr)->next, nullptr);
-        }
-    }
-
 public:
     /*! @brief Node type. */
     using node_type = internal::meta_type_node;
@@ -1099,7 +1091,7 @@ public:
     using size_type = typename node_type::size_type;
 
     /*! @copydoc meta_prop::meta_prop */
-    meta_type(node_type *curr = nullptr) ENTT_NOEXCEPT
+    meta_type(const node_type *curr = nullptr) ENTT_NOEXCEPT
         : node{curr}
     {}
 
@@ -1107,7 +1099,7 @@ public:
      * @brief Constructs an instance from a given base node.
      * @param curr The base node with which to construct the instance.
      */
-    meta_type(base_node_type *curr) ENTT_NOEXCEPT
+    meta_type(const base_node_type *curr) ENTT_NOEXCEPT
         : node{curr ? curr->type : nullptr}
     {}
 
@@ -1567,38 +1559,8 @@ public:
         return (!node && !other.node) || (node && other.node && node->info == other.node->info);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @brief Resets a type and all its parts.
-     *
-     * This function resets a type and all its data members, member functions
-     * and properties, as well as its constructors, destructors and conversion
-     * functions if any.<br/>
-     * Base classes aren't reset but the link between the two types is removed.
-     *
-     * The type is also removed from the list of searchable types.
-     */
-    void reset() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        for(auto** it = internal::meta_context::global(); *it; it = &(*it)->next) {
-            if(*it == node) {
-                *it = (*it)->next;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        unregister_all(&node->prop);
-        unregister_all(&node->base);
-        unregister_all(&node->conv);
-        unregister_all<&internal::meta_ctor_node::prop>(&node->ctor);
-        unregister_all<&internal::meta_data_node::prop>(&node->data);
-        unregister_all<&internal::meta_func_node::prop>(&node->func);
-
-        node->id = {};
-        node->ctor = node->def_ctor;
-        node->dtor = nullptr;
-    }
-
 private:
-    node_type *node;
+    const node_type *node;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp
index 233c8e492..351902c04 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_any.cpp
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ struct MetaAny: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_base.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_base.cpp
index b81e831ce..acadd0750 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_base.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_base.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ struct MetaBase: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_container.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_container.cpp
index c7345510c..c7aeada70 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_container.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_container.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ struct MetaContainer: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_conv.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_conv.cpp
index 72bd4347a..df5616d0b 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_conv.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_conv.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ struct MetaConv: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_ctor.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_ctor.cpp
index b3b4f22df..671720844 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_ctor.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_ctor.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,7 @@ struct MetaCtor: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_data.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_data.cpp
index e577c6719..e4e087d21 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_data.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_data.cpp
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@ struct MetaData: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_dtor.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_dtor.cpp
index f7f1776d9..e94eb349a 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_dtor.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_dtor.cpp
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ struct MetaDtor: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_func.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_func.cpp
index 01c72c49d..8cd7e0184 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_func.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_func.cpp
@@ -96,9 +96,7 @@ struct MetaFunc: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_handle.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_handle.cpp
index eff1c691c..01baba3be 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_handle.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_handle.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ struct MetaHandle: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_prop.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_prop.cpp
index 1028298b0..225e9e890 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_prop.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_prop.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ struct MetaProp: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_range.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_range.cpp
index 05ee55d8c..61f54a3f4 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_range.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_range.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ struct MetaRange: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/meta/meta_type.cpp b/test/entt/meta/meta_type.cpp
index 9c4fc85ff..d26a8a5bc 100644
--- a/test/entt/meta/meta_type.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/meta/meta_type.cpp
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ struct MetaType: ::testing::Test {
     }
 
     void TearDown() override {
-        for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-            type.reset();
-        }
+        entt::meta_reset();
     }
 };
 
@@ -488,7 +486,7 @@ TEST_F(MetaType, Reset) {
     // implicitly generated default constructor
     ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve<clazz_t>().ctor<>());
 
-    entt::resolve("clazz"_hs).reset();
+    entt::meta_reset("clazz"_hs);
 
     ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve("clazz"_hs));
     ASSERT_NE(entt::resolve<clazz_t>().id(), "clazz"_hs);
@@ -514,11 +512,7 @@ TEST_F(MetaType, ResetAll) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve("overloaded_func"_hs));
     ASSERT_TRUE(entt::resolve("double"_hs));
 
-    for(auto type: entt::resolve()) {
-        // we exploit the fact that the iterators aren't invalidated
-        // because EnTT leaves a dangling ::next in the underlying node
-        type.reset();
-    }
+    entt::meta_reset();
 
     ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve("clazz"_hs));
     ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve("overloaded_func"_hs));
@@ -624,15 +618,15 @@ TEST_F(MetaType, ResetAndReRegistrationAfterReset) {
 
     ASSERT_NE(*entt::internal::meta_context::global(), nullptr);
 
-    entt::resolve<double>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<unsigned int>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<base_t>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<derived_t>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<abstract_t>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<concrete_t>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<overloaded_func_t> ().reset ();
-    entt::resolve<property_t>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<clazz_t>().reset();
+    entt::meta_reset<double>();
+    entt::meta_reset<unsigned int>();
+    entt::meta_reset<base_t>();
+    entt::meta_reset<derived_t>();
+    entt::meta_reset<abstract_t>();
+    entt::meta_reset<concrete_t>();
+    entt::meta_reset<overloaded_func_t>();
+    entt::meta_reset<property_t>();
+    entt::meta_reset<clazz_t>();
 
     ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve("double"_hs));
     ASSERT_FALSE(entt::resolve("base"_hs));
diff --git a/test/lib/meta/lib.cpp b/test/lib/meta/lib.cpp
index e90378195..be4ff650b 100644
--- a/test/lib/meta/lib.cpp
+++ b/test/lib/meta/lib.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ ENTT_API void set_up() {
 }
 
 ENTT_API void tear_down() {
-    entt::resolve<position>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<velocity>().reset();
+    entt::meta_reset<position>();
+    entt::meta_reset<velocity>();
 }
 
 ENTT_API entt::meta_any wrap_int(int value) {
diff --git a/test/lib/meta_plugin/plugin.cpp b/test/lib/meta_plugin/plugin.cpp
index 46fd55cc4..d8b784b85 100644
--- a/test/lib/meta_plugin/plugin.cpp
+++ b/test/lib/meta_plugin/plugin.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ void set_up() {
 }
 
 void tear_down() {
-    entt::resolve<position>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<velocity>().reset();
+    entt::meta_reset<position>();
+    entt::meta_reset<velocity>();
 }
 
 CR_EXPORT int cr_main(cr_plugin *ctx, cr_op operation) {
diff --git a/test/lib/meta_plugin_std/plugin.cpp b/test/lib/meta_plugin_std/plugin.cpp
index 46fd55cc4..d8b784b85 100644
--- a/test/lib/meta_plugin_std/plugin.cpp
+++ b/test/lib/meta_plugin_std/plugin.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ void set_up() {
 }
 
 void tear_down() {
-    entt::resolve<position>().reset();
-    entt::resolve<velocity>().reset();
+    entt::meta_reset<position>();
+    entt::meta_reset<velocity>();
 }
 
 CR_EXPORT int cr_main(cr_plugin *ctx, cr_op operation) {