diff --git a/src/entt/entity/group.hpp b/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
index 348009ad0..b09aa24ab 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
@@ -95,13 +95,9 @@ template<typename... Lhs, typename... Rhs>
 struct owning_group_descriptor {
     using size_type = std::size_t;
 
-    owning_group_descriptor(const size_type sz)
-        : size{sz} {}
-
     virtual ~owning_group_descriptor() = default;
     virtual size_type check(const id_type *, const size_type, const size_type, const size_type) const noexcept = 0;
-
-    const size_type size;
+    virtual size_type size() const noexcept = 0;
 };
 
 template<typename, typename, typename>
@@ -144,8 +140,7 @@ public:
     using size_type = typename owning_group_descriptor::size_type;
 
     group_handler(Owned &...opool, Get &...gpool, Exclude &...epool)
-        : owning_group_descriptor{sizeof...(Owned) + sizeof...(Get) + sizeof...(Exclude)},
-          pools{&opool..., &gpool...},
+        : pools{&opool..., &gpool...},
           filter{&epool...},
           len{} {
         std::apply([this](auto *...cpool) { ((cpool->on_construct().template connect<&group_handler::push_on_construct>(*this), cpool->on_destroy().template connect<&group_handler::remove_if>(*this)), ...); }, pools);
@@ -175,6 +170,10 @@ public:
         return cnt;
     }
 
+    size_type size() const noexcept final {
+        return sizeof...(Owned) + sizeof...(Get) + sizeof...(Exclude);
+    }
+
     void previous(const owning_group_descriptor &elem) {
         std::apply([this, &elem](auto *...cpool) { ((cpool->on_destroy().disconnect(this), cpool->on_destroy().before(&elem).template connect<&group_handler::remove_if>(*this)), ...); }, pools);
         std::apply([this, &elem](auto *...cpool) { ((cpool->on_construct().disconnect(this), cpool->on_construct().before(&elem).template connect<&group_handler::remove_if>(*this)), ...); }, filter);
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
index fd1c23e28..1a548b0c2 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
@@ -1226,10 +1226,10 @@ public:
             auto handler = std::allocate_shared<handler_type>(get_allocator(), assure<std::remove_const_t<Owned>>()..., assure<std::remove_const_t<Get>>()..., assure<std::remove_const_t<Exclude>>()...);
             owning_groups.emplace(type_hash<handler_type>::value(), handler);
 
-            ENTT_ASSERT(std::all_of(owning_groups.cbegin(), owning_groups.cend(), [&elem, hsize = handler->size](const auto &data) {
+            ENTT_ASSERT(std::all_of(owning_groups.cbegin(), owning_groups.cend(), [&elem, hsize = handler->size()](const auto &data) {
                             const auto overlapping = data.second->check(elem, sizeof...(Owned), 0u, 0u);
                             const auto sz = data.second->check(elem, sizeof...(Owned), sizeof...(Get), sizeof...(Exclude));
-                            return !overlapping || ((sz == hsize) || (sz == data.second->size));
+                            return !overlapping || ((sz == hsize) || (sz == data.second->size()));
                         }),
                         "Conflicting groups");
 
@@ -1237,12 +1237,12 @@ public:
             const internal::owning_group_descriptor *next = nullptr;
 
             for(auto &&data: owning_groups) {
-                if(data.second->check(elem, sizeof...(Owned), 0u, 0u)) {
-                    if(const auto sz = data.second->size; sz < handler->size && (prev == nullptr || prev->size < sz)) {
+                if(const auto sz = data.second->size(); data.second->check(elem, sizeof...(Owned), 0u, 0u)) {
+                    if(sz < handler->size() && (prev == nullptr || prev->size() < sz)) {
                         prev = data.second.get();
                     }
 
-                    if(const auto sz = data.second->size; sz > handler->size && (next == nullptr || next->size > sz)) {
+                    if(sz > handler->size() && (next == nullptr || next->size() > sz)) {
                         next = data.second.get();
                     }
                 }
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@ public:
     [[nodiscard]] bool sortable(const basic_group<owned_t<Owned...>, get_t<Get...>, exclude_t<Exclude...>> &) noexcept {
         constexpr auto size = sizeof...(Owned) + sizeof...(Get) + sizeof...(Exclude);
         const id_type elem[]{type_hash<typename Owned::value_type>::value()...};
-        auto pred = [&elem, size](const auto &data) { return data.second->check(elem, sizeof...(Owned), 0u, 0u) && (size < data.second->size); };
+        auto pred = [&elem, size](const auto &data) { return data.second->check(elem, sizeof...(Owned), 0u, 0u) && (size < data.second->size()); };
         return std::find_if(owning_groups.cbegin(), owning_groups.cend(), std::move(pred)) == owning_groups.cend();
     }