diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteHid.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteHid.h
index fbcbd8b9e2..6afa1fc38c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteHid.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteHid.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct TypedHIDInputData
 
   T data;
 
-  static_assert(std::is_pod<T>());
+  static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<T> && std::is_trivially_copyable_v<T>);
 
   u8* GetData() { return reinterpret_cast<u8*>(this); }
   const u8* GetData() const { return reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(this); }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/I2CBus.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/I2CBus.h
index f20719af32..256f386cd9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/I2CBus.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/I2CBus.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ protected:
   template <typename T>
   static int RawRead(T* reg_data, u8 addr, int count, u8* data_out)
   {
-    static_assert(std::is_pod<T>::value);
+    static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<T> && std::is_trivially_copyable_v<T>);
     static_assert(0x100 == sizeof(T));
 
     // TODO: addr wraps around after 0xff
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ protected:
   template <typename T>
   static int RawWrite(T* reg_data, u8 addr, int count, const u8* data_in)
   {
-    static_assert(std::is_pod<T>::value);
+    static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<T> && std::is_trivially_copyable_v<T>);
     static_assert(0x100 == sizeof(T));
 
     // TODO: addr wraps around after 0xff