diff --git a/cpp/QrCode.cpp b/cpp/QrCode.cpp
index a654d60..f831ef2 100644
--- a/cpp/QrCode.cpp
+++ b/cpp/QrCode.cpp
@@ -38,27 +38,17 @@ using std::vector;
 
 namespace qrcodegen {
 
-QrCode::Ecc::Ecc(int ord, int fb) :
-	ordinal(ord),
-	formatBits(fb) {}
-
-
-int QrCode::Ecc::getOrdinal() const {
-	return ordinal;
+int QrCode::getFormatBits(Ecc ecl) {
+	switch (ecl) {
+		case Ecc::LOW     :  return 1;
+		case Ecc::MEDIUM  :  return 0;
+		case Ecc::QUARTILE:  return 3;
+		case Ecc::HIGH    :  return 2;
+		default:  throw "Assertion error";
+	}
 }
 
 
-int QrCode::Ecc::getFormatBits() const {
-	return formatBits;
-}
-
-
-const QrCode::Ecc QrCode::Ecc::LOW     (0, 1);
-const QrCode::Ecc QrCode::Ecc::MEDIUM  (1, 0);
-const QrCode::Ecc QrCode::Ecc::QUARTILE(2, 3);
-const QrCode::Ecc QrCode::Ecc::HIGH    (3, 2);
-
-
 QrCode QrCode::encodeText(const char *text, Ecc ecl) {
 	vector<QrSegment> segs(QrSegment::makeSegments(text));
 	return encodeSegments(segs, ecl);
@@ -224,7 +214,7 @@ void QrCode::drawFunctionPatterns() {
 
 void QrCode::drawFormatBits(int mask) {
 	// Calculate error correction code and pack bits
-	int data = errorCorrectionLevel.getFormatBits() << 3 | mask;  // errCorrLvl is uint2, mask is uint3
+	int data = getFormatBits(errorCorrectionLevel) << 3 | mask;  // errCorrLvl is uint2, mask is uint3
 	int rem = data;
 	for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
 		rem = (rem << 1) ^ ((rem >> 9) * 0x537);
@@ -309,8 +299,8 @@ vector<uint8_t> QrCode::appendErrorCorrection(const vector<uint8_t> &data) const
 		throw "Invalid argument";
 	
 	// Calculate parameter numbers
-	int numBlocks = NUM_ERROR_CORRECTION_BLOCKS[errorCorrectionLevel.getOrdinal()][version];
-	int blockEccLen = ECC_CODEWORDS_PER_BLOCK[errorCorrectionLevel.getOrdinal()][version];
+	int numBlocks = NUM_ERROR_CORRECTION_BLOCKS[static_cast<int>(errorCorrectionLevel)][version];
+	int blockEccLen = ECC_CODEWORDS_PER_BLOCK[static_cast<int>(errorCorrectionLevel)][version];
 	int rawCodewords = getNumRawDataModules(version) / 8;
 	int numShortBlocks = numBlocks - rawCodewords % numBlocks;
 	int shortBlockLen = rawCodewords / numBlocks;
@@ -537,8 +527,8 @@ int QrCode::getNumDataCodewords(int ver, Ecc ecl) {
 	if (ver < MIN_VERSION || ver > MAX_VERSION)
 		throw "Version number out of range";
 	return getNumRawDataModules(ver) / 8
-		- ECC_CODEWORDS_PER_BLOCK[ecl.getOrdinal()][ver]
-		* NUM_ERROR_CORRECTION_BLOCKS[ecl.getOrdinal()][ver];
+		- ECC_CODEWORDS_PER_BLOCK[static_cast<int>(ecl)][ver]
+		* NUM_ERROR_CORRECTION_BLOCKS[static_cast<int>(ecl)][ver];
 }
 
 
diff --git a/cpp/QrCode.hpp b/cpp/QrCode.hpp
index fc5e89b..e868014 100644
--- a/cpp/QrCode.hpp
+++ b/cpp/QrCode.hpp
@@ -44,25 +44,16 @@ class QrCode final {
 	/* 
 	 * Represents the error correction level used in a QR Code symbol.
 	 */
-	public: class Ecc final {
+	public: enum class Ecc {
 		// Constants declared in ascending order of error protection.
-		public: const static Ecc LOW, MEDIUM, QUARTILE, HIGH;
-		
-		// Fields.
-		private: int ordinal;
-		private: int formatBits;
-		
-		// Constructor.
-		private: Ecc(int ord, int fb);
-		
-		// (Public) Returns a value in the range 0 to 3 (unsigned 2-bit integer).
-		public: int getOrdinal() const;
-		
-		// (Package-private) Returns a value in the range 0 to 3 (unsigned 2-bit integer).
-		public: int getFormatBits() const;
+		LOW = 0, MEDIUM = 1, QUARTILE = 2, HIGH = 3
 	};
 	
 	
+	// Returns a value in the range 0 to 3 (unsigned 2-bit integer).
+	private: static int getFormatBits(Ecc ecl);
+	
+	
 	
 	/*---- Public static factory functions ----*/
 	
diff --git a/cpp/QrCodeGeneratorWorker.cpp b/cpp/QrCodeGeneratorWorker.cpp
index 59b53a7..d93cba1 100644
--- a/cpp/QrCodeGeneratorWorker.cpp
+++ b/cpp/QrCodeGeneratorWorker.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ using qrcodegen::QrCode;
 using qrcodegen::QrSegment;
 
 
-static const QrCode::Ecc *(ECC_LEVELS[]) = {
-	&QrCode::Ecc::LOW,
-	&QrCode::Ecc::MEDIUM,
-	&QrCode::Ecc::QUARTILE,
-	&QrCode::Ecc::HIGH,
+static const QrCode::Ecc ECC_LEVELS[] = {
+	QrCode::Ecc::LOW,
+	QrCode::Ecc::MEDIUM,
+	QrCode::Ecc::QUARTILE,
+	QrCode::Ecc::HIGH,
 };
 
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ int main() {
 		
 		try {  // Try to make QR Code symbol
 			const QrCode qr = QrCode::encodeSegments(segs,
-				*ECC_LEVELS[errCorLvl], minVersion, maxVersion, mask, boostEcl == 1);
+				ECC_LEVELS[errCorLvl], minVersion, maxVersion, mask, boostEcl == 1);
 			// Print grid of modules
 			std::cout << qr.getVersion() << std::endl;
 			for (int y = 0; y < qr.getSize(); y++) {