diff --git a/lib/blockheader.js b/lib/blockheader.js
index cc17ea6..d4ffc89 100644
--- a/lib/blockheader.js
+++ b/lib/blockheader.js
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ Blockheader.prototype.fromBuffer = function(buf) {
 
 Blockheader.prototype.fromBufferReader = function(br) {
   this.version = br.readUInt32LE();
-  this.prevblockidbuf = br.buffer(32);
-  this.merklerootbuf = br.buffer(32);
+  this.prevblockidbuf = br.read(32);
+  this.merklerootbuf = br.read(32);
   this.time = br.readUInt32LE();
   this.bits = br.readUInt32LE();
   this.nonce = br.readUInt32LE();
diff --git a/lib/bufferreader.js b/lib/bufferreader.js
index 19e0ee3..bc2d6c6 100644
--- a/lib/bufferreader.js
+++ b/lib/bufferreader.js
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ BufferReader.prototype.eof = function() {
   return this.pos >= this.buf.length;
 };
 
-BufferReader.prototype.buffer = function(len) {
-  return this.read(len);
-};
-
 BufferReader.prototype.read = function(len) {
   if (!len)
     var len = this.buf.length;
@@ -102,13 +98,13 @@ BufferReader.prototype.readVarintBuf = function() {
   var first = this.buf.readUInt8(this.pos);
   switch (first) {
     case 0xFD:
-      return this.buffer(1 + 2);
+      return this.read(1 + 2);
     case 0xFE:
-      return this.buffer(1 + 4);
+      return this.read(1 + 4);
     case 0xFF:
-      return this.buffer(1 + 8);
+      return this.read(1 + 8);
     default:
-      return this.buffer(1);
+      return this.read(1);
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/script.js b/lib/script.js
index 4b7eb29..affa32a 100644
--- a/lib/script.js
+++ b/lib/script.js
@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ Script.prototype.fromBuffer = function(buf) {
     if (opcodenum > 0 && opcodenum < Opcode.map.OP_PUSHDATA1) {
       len = opcodenum;
       this.chunks.push({
-        buf: br.buffer(len),
+        buf: br.read(len),
         len: len,
         opcodenum: opcodenum
       });
     } else if (opcodenum === Opcode.map.OP_PUSHDATA1) {
       len = br.readUInt8();
-      var buf = br.buffer(len);
+      var buf = br.read(len);
       this.chunks.push({
         buf: buf,
         len: len,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Script.prototype.fromBuffer = function(buf) {
       });
     } else if (opcodenum === Opcode.map.OP_PUSHDATA2) {
       len = br.readUInt16LE();
-      buf = br.buffer(len);
+      buf = br.read(len);
       this.chunks.push({
         buf: buf,
         len: len,
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Script.prototype.fromBuffer = function(buf) {
       });
     } else if (opcodenum === Opcode.map.OP_PUSHDATA4) {
       len = br.readUInt32LE();
-      buf = br.buffer(len);
+      buf = br.read(len);
       this.chunks.push({
         buf: buf,
         len: len,
diff --git a/lib/txin.js b/lib/txin.js
index 15a715f..4356a44 100644
--- a/lib/txin.js
+++ b/lib/txin.js
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ Txin.prototype.fromBuffer = function(buf) {
 };
 
 Txin.prototype.fromBufferReader = function(br) {
-  this.txidbuf = br.buffer(32);
+  this.txidbuf = br.read(32);
   this.txoutnum = br.readUInt32LE();
   this.varint = Varint(br.readVarintBuf());
-  this.script = Script().fromBuffer(br.buffer(this.varint.toNumber()));
+  this.script = Script().fromBuffer(br.read(this.varint.toNumber()));
   this.seqnum = br.readUInt32LE();
   return this;
 };
diff --git a/lib/txout.js b/lib/txout.js
index 9ccd082..bbe3f1c 100644
--- a/lib/txout.js
+++ b/lib/txout.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Txout.prototype.fromBuffer = function(buf) {
 Txout.prototype.fromBufferReader = function(br) {
   this.valuebn = br.readUInt64LEBN();
   this.varint = Varint(br.readVarintNum());
-  this.script = Script().fromBuffer(br.buffer(this.varint.toNumber()));
+  this.script = Script().fromBuffer(br.read(this.varint.toNumber()));
   return this;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/bufferreader.js b/test/bufferreader.js
index 57ed76f..ac0df71 100644
--- a/test/bufferreader.js
+++ b/test/bufferreader.js
@@ -36,20 +36,6 @@ describe('BufferReader', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('#buffer', function() {
-
-    it('should return a buffer of this length', function() {
-      var buf = new Buffer(10);
-      buf.fill(0);
-      var br = new BufferReader(buf);
-      var buf2 = br.buffer(2);
-      buf2.length.should.equal(2);
-      br.eof().should.equal(false);
-      br.pos.should.equal(2);
-    });
-
-  });
-
   describe('read', function() {
     
     it('should return the same buffer', function() {