diff --git a/chunk-format.c b/chunk-format.c
index cdc7f39b70..be078dcca8 100644
--- a/chunk-format.c
+++ b/chunk-format.c
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ int read_table_of_contents(struct chunkfile *cf,
 struct pair_chunk_data {
 	const unsigned char **p;
 	size_t *size;
+
+	/* for pair_chunk_expect() only */
+	size_t record_size;
+	size_t record_nr;
 };
 
 static int pair_chunk_fn(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
@@ -175,6 +179,17 @@ static int pair_chunk_fn(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int pair_chunk_expect_fn(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
+				size_t chunk_size,
+				void *data)
+{
+	struct pair_chunk_data *pcd = data;
+	if (chunk_size / pcd->record_size != pcd->record_nr)
+		return -1;
+	*pcd->p = chunk_start;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int pair_chunk(struct chunkfile *cf,
 	       uint32_t chunk_id,
 	       const unsigned char **p,
@@ -184,6 +199,20 @@ int pair_chunk(struct chunkfile *cf,
 	return read_chunk(cf, chunk_id, pair_chunk_fn, &pcd);
 }
 
+int pair_chunk_expect(struct chunkfile *cf,
+		      uint32_t chunk_id,
+		      const unsigned char **p,
+		      size_t record_size,
+		      size_t record_nr)
+{
+	struct pair_chunk_data pcd = {
+		.p = p,
+		.record_size = record_size,
+		.record_nr = record_nr,
+	};
+	return read_chunk(cf, chunk_id, pair_chunk_expect_fn, &pcd);
+}
+
 int read_chunk(struct chunkfile *cf,
 	       uint32_t chunk_id,
 	       chunk_read_fn fn,
diff --git a/chunk-format.h b/chunk-format.h
index 14b76180ef..10806d7a9a 100644
--- a/chunk-format.h
+++ b/chunk-format.h
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ struct chunkfile;
  *
  * If reading a file, use a NULL 'struct hashfile *' and then call
  * read_table_of_contents(). Supply the memory-mapped data to the
- * pair_chunk() or read_chunk() methods, as appropriate.
+ * pair_chunk(), pair_chunk_expect(), or read_chunk() methods, as
+ * appropriate.
  *
  * DO NOT MIX THESE MODES. Use different 'struct chunkfile' instances
  * for reading and writing.
@@ -54,6 +55,16 @@ int pair_chunk(struct chunkfile *cf,
 	       const unsigned char **p,
 	       size_t *size);
 
+/*
+ * Similar to 'pair_chunk', but used for callers who are reading a chunk
+ * with a known number of fixed-width records.
+ */
+int pair_chunk_expect(struct chunkfile *cf,
+		      uint32_t chunk_id,
+		      const unsigned char **p,
+		      size_t record_size,
+		      size_t record_nr);
+
 typedef int (*chunk_read_fn)(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
 			     size_t chunk_size, void *data);
 /*
diff --git a/commit-graph.c b/commit-graph.c
index 161c47ef64..2aa800d986 100644
--- a/commit-graph.c
+++ b/commit-graph.c
@@ -299,48 +299,6 @@ static int graph_read_oid_fanout(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int graph_read_oid_lookup(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
-				 size_t chunk_size, void *data)
-{
-	struct commit_graph *g = data;
-	g->chunk_oid_lookup = chunk_start;
-	if (chunk_size / g->hash_len != g->num_commits)
-		return error(_("commit-graph OID lookup chunk is the wrong size"));
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int graph_read_commit_data(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
-				  size_t chunk_size, void *data)
-{
-	struct commit_graph *g = data;
-	if (chunk_size / GRAPH_DATA_WIDTH != g->num_commits)
-		return error(_("commit-graph commit data chunk is wrong size"));
-	g->chunk_commit_data = chunk_start;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int graph_read_generation_data(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
-				      size_t chunk_size, void *data)
-{
-	struct commit_graph *g = data;
-	if (chunk_size / sizeof(uint32_t) != g->num_commits)
-		return error(_("commit-graph generations chunk is wrong size"));
-	g->chunk_generation_data = chunk_start;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int graph_read_bloom_index(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
-				  size_t chunk_size, void *data)
-{
-	struct commit_graph *g = data;
-	if (chunk_size / 4 != g->num_commits) {
-		warning(_("commit-graph changed-path index chunk is too small"));
-		return -1;
-	}
-	g->chunk_bloom_indexes = chunk_start;
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int graph_read_bloom_data(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
 				  size_t chunk_size, void *data)
 {
@@ -432,12 +390,15 @@ struct commit_graph *parse_commit_graph(struct repo_settings *s,
 		error(_("commit-graph required OID fanout chunk missing or corrupted"));
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
-	if (read_chunk(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_OIDLOOKUP, graph_read_oid_lookup, graph)) {
-		error(_("commit-graph required OID lookup chunk missing or corrupted"));
+	if (pair_chunk_expect(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_OIDLOOKUP,
+			      &graph->chunk_oid_lookup, graph->hash_len,
+			      graph->num_commits)) {
+		error(_("commit-graph OID lookup chunk is the wrong size"));
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
-	if (read_chunk(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_DATA, graph_read_commit_data, graph)) {
-		error(_("commit-graph required commit data chunk missing or corrupted"));
+	if (pair_chunk_expect(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_DATA, &graph->chunk_commit_data,
+			      GRAPH_DATA_WIDTH, graph->num_commits)) {
+		error(_("commit-graph commit data chunk is wrong size"));
 		goto free_and_return;
 	}
 
@@ -447,8 +408,11 @@ struct commit_graph *parse_commit_graph(struct repo_settings *s,
 		   &graph->chunk_base_graphs_size);
 
 	if (s->commit_graph_generation_version >= 2) {
-		read_chunk(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_GENERATION_DATA,
-			   graph_read_generation_data, graph);
+		if (pair_chunk_expect(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_GENERATION_DATA,
+				      &graph->chunk_generation_data,
+				      sizeof(uint32_t),
+				      graph->num_commits))
+			error(_("commit-graph generations chunk is wrong size"));
 		pair_chunk(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_GENERATION_DATA_OVERFLOW,
 			   &graph->chunk_generation_data_overflow,
 			   &graph->chunk_generation_data_overflow_size);
@@ -458,8 +422,11 @@ struct commit_graph *parse_commit_graph(struct repo_settings *s,
 	}
 
 	if (s->commit_graph_changed_paths_version) {
-		read_chunk(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_BLOOMINDEXES,
-			   graph_read_bloom_index, graph);
+		int res = pair_chunk_expect(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_BLOOMINDEXES,
+					    &graph->chunk_bloom_indexes,
+					    sizeof(uint32_t), graph->num_commits);
+		if (res && res != CHUNK_NOT_FOUND)
+			warning(_("commit-graph changed-path index chunk is too small"));
 		read_chunk(cf, GRAPH_CHUNKID_BLOOMDATA,
 			   graph_read_bloom_data, graph);
 	}
diff --git a/midx.c b/midx.c
index 1d14661dad..ca41748b74 100644
--- a/midx.c
+++ b/midx.c
@@ -86,32 +86,6 @@ static int midx_read_oid_fanout(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int midx_read_oid_lookup(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
-				size_t chunk_size, void *data)
-{
-	struct multi_pack_index *m = data;
-	m->chunk_oid_lookup = chunk_start;
-
-	if (chunk_size != st_mult(m->hash_len, m->num_objects)) {
-		error(_("multi-pack-index OID lookup chunk is the wrong size"));
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int midx_read_object_offsets(const unsigned char *chunk_start,
-				    size_t chunk_size, void *data)
-{
-	struct multi_pack_index *m = data;
-	m->chunk_object_offsets = chunk_start;
-
-	if (chunk_size != st_mult(m->num_objects, MIDX_CHUNK_OFFSET_WIDTH)) {
-		error(_("multi-pack-index object offset chunk is the wrong size"));
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct multi_pack_index *load_multi_pack_index(const char *object_dir, int local)
 {
 	struct multi_pack_index *m = NULL;
@@ -186,9 +160,12 @@ struct multi_pack_index *load_multi_pack_index(const char *object_dir, int local
 		die(_("multi-pack-index required pack-name chunk missing or corrupted"));
 	if (read_chunk(cf, MIDX_CHUNKID_OIDFANOUT, midx_read_oid_fanout, m))
 		die(_("multi-pack-index required OID fanout chunk missing or corrupted"));
-	if (read_chunk(cf, MIDX_CHUNKID_OIDLOOKUP, midx_read_oid_lookup, m))
+	if (pair_chunk_expect(cf, MIDX_CHUNKID_OIDLOOKUP, &m->chunk_oid_lookup,
+			      m->hash_len, m->num_objects))
 		die(_("multi-pack-index required OID lookup chunk missing or corrupted"));
-	if (read_chunk(cf, MIDX_CHUNKID_OBJECTOFFSETS, midx_read_object_offsets, m))
+	if (pair_chunk_expect(cf, MIDX_CHUNKID_OBJECTOFFSETS,
+			      &m->chunk_object_offsets, MIDX_CHUNK_OFFSET_WIDTH,
+			      m->num_objects))
 		die(_("multi-pack-index required object offsets chunk missing or corrupted"));
 
 	pair_chunk(cf, MIDX_CHUNKID_LARGEOFFSETS, &m->chunk_large_offsets,
diff --git a/t/t5318-commit-graph.sh b/t/t5318-commit-graph.sh
index 7fe7c72a87..91547377ad 100755
--- a/t/t5318-commit-graph.sh
+++ b/t/t5318-commit-graph.sh
@@ -545,12 +545,12 @@ test_expect_success 'detect missing OID fanout chunk' '
 
 test_expect_success 'detect missing OID lookup chunk' '
 	corrupt_graph_and_verify $GRAPH_BYTE_OID_LOOKUP_ID "\0" \
-		"commit-graph required OID lookup chunk missing or corrupted"
+		"commit-graph OID lookup chunk is the wrong size"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'detect missing commit data chunk' '
 	corrupt_graph_and_verify $GRAPH_BYTE_COMMIT_DATA_ID "\0" \
-		"commit-graph required commit data chunk missing or corrupted"
+		"commit-graph commit data chunk is wrong size"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'detect incorrect fanout' '
@@ -851,7 +851,6 @@ test_expect_success 'reader notices fanout/lookup table mismatch' '
 	check_corrupt_chunk OIDF 1020 "FFFFFFFF" &&
 	cat >expect.err <<-\EOF &&
 	error: commit-graph OID lookup chunk is the wrong size
-	error: commit-graph required OID lookup chunk missing or corrupted
 	EOF
 	test_cmp expect.err err
 '
@@ -876,7 +875,6 @@ test_expect_success 'reader notices too-small commit data chunk' '
 	check_corrupt_chunk CDAT clear 00000000 &&
 	cat >expect.err <<-\EOF &&
 	error: commit-graph commit data chunk is wrong size
-	error: commit-graph required commit data chunk missing or corrupted
 	EOF
 	test_cmp expect.err err
 '
diff --git a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
index c20aafe99a..ea3788ef8a 100755
--- a/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
+++ b/t/t5319-multi-pack-index.sh
@@ -1077,7 +1077,6 @@ test_expect_success 'reader notices too-small oid lookup chunk' '
 	corrupt_chunk OIDL clear 00000000 &&
 	test_must_fail git log 2>err &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	error: multi-pack-index OID lookup chunk is the wrong size
 	fatal: multi-pack-index required OID lookup chunk missing or corrupted
 	EOF
 	test_cmp expect err
@@ -1112,7 +1111,6 @@ test_expect_success 'reader notices too-small object offset chunk' '
 	corrupt_chunk OOFF clear 00000000 &&
 	test_must_fail git log 2>err &&
 	cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
-	error: multi-pack-index object offset chunk is the wrong size
 	fatal: multi-pack-index required object offsets chunk missing or corrupted
 	EOF
 	test_cmp expect err