diff --git a/huff0/bytereader.go b/huff0/bytereader.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dcab8d232..0000000000
--- a/huff0/bytereader.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2018 Klaus Post. All rights reserved.
-// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
-// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
-// Based on work Copyright (c) 2013, Yann Collet, released under BSD License.
-
-package huff0
-
-// byteReader provides a byte reader that reads
-// little endian values from a byte stream.
-// The input stream is manually advanced.
-// The reader performs no bounds checks.
-type byteReader struct {
-	b   []byte
-	off int
-}
-
-// init will initialize the reader and set the input.
-func (b *byteReader) init(in []byte) {
-	b.b = in
-	b.off = 0
-}
-
-// Int32 returns a little endian int32 starting at current offset.
-func (b byteReader) Int32() int32 {
-	v3 := int32(b.b[b.off+3])
-	v2 := int32(b.b[b.off+2])
-	v1 := int32(b.b[b.off+1])
-	v0 := int32(b.b[b.off])
-	return (v3 << 24) | (v2 << 16) | (v1 << 8) | v0
-}
-
-// Uint32 returns a little endian uint32 starting at current offset.
-func (b byteReader) Uint32() uint32 {
-	v3 := uint32(b.b[b.off+3])
-	v2 := uint32(b.b[b.off+2])
-	v1 := uint32(b.b[b.off+1])
-	v0 := uint32(b.b[b.off])
-	return (v3 << 24) | (v2 << 16) | (v1 << 8) | v0
-}
-
-// remain will return the number of bytes remaining.
-func (b byteReader) remain() int {
-	return len(b.b) - b.off
-}
diff --git a/huff0/compress.go b/huff0/compress.go
index 518436cf3d..3d4fddee49 100644
--- a/huff0/compress.go
+++ b/huff0/compress.go
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ func (s *Scratch) validateTable(c cTable) bool {
 
 // minTableLog provides the minimum logSize to safely represent a distribution.
 func (s *Scratch) minTableLog() uint8 {
-	minBitsSrc := highBit32(uint32(s.br.remain())) + 1
+	minBitsSrc := highBit32(uint32(s.srcLen)) + 1
 	minBitsSymbols := highBit32(uint32(s.symbolLen-1)) + 2
 	if minBitsSrc < minBitsSymbols {
 		return uint8(minBitsSrc)
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ func (s *Scratch) minTableLog() uint8 {
 func (s *Scratch) optimalTableLog() {
 	tableLog := s.TableLog
 	minBits := s.minTableLog()
-	maxBitsSrc := uint8(highBit32(uint32(s.br.remain()-1))) - 1
+	maxBitsSrc := uint8(highBit32(uint32(s.srcLen-1))) - 1
 	if maxBitsSrc < tableLog {
 		// Accuracy can be reduced
 		tableLog = maxBitsSrc
diff --git a/huff0/huff0.go b/huff0/huff0.go
index e8ad17ad08..77ecd68e0a 100644
--- a/huff0/huff0.go
+++ b/huff0/huff0.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ type Scratch struct {
 	// Decoders will return ErrMaxDecodedSizeExceeded is this limit is exceeded.
 	MaxDecodedSize int
 
-	br byteReader
+	srcLen int
 
 	// MaxSymbolValue will override the maximum symbol value of the next block.
 	MaxSymbolValue uint8
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (s *Scratch) prepare(in []byte) (*Scratch, error) {
 	if s.fse == nil {
 		s.fse = &fse.Scratch{}
 	}
-	s.br.init(in)
+	s.srcLen = len(in)
 
 	return s, nil
 }