diff --git a/src/connection.rs b/src/connection.rs
index 241a0a9..12289ed 100644
--- a/src/connection.rs
+++ b/src/connection.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, VecDeque};
 use std::io::{self, BufReader, Read, Write};
-use std::net::TcpStream;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use channel::{Channel, ChannelId, ChannelRequest};
@@ -249,10 +248,7 @@ impl<'a> Connection {
         );
 
         let mut res = Packet::new(MessageType::ServiceAccept);
-        res.with_writer(&|w| {
-            w.write_bytes(name.as_slice())?;
-            Ok(())
-        })?;
+        res.write_bytes(name.as_slice())?;
 
         Ok(Some(res))
     }
@@ -279,11 +275,9 @@ impl<'a> Connection {
         }
         else {
             let mut res = Packet::new(MessageType::UserAuthFailure);
-            res.with_writer(&|w| {
-                w.write_string("password")?;
-                w.write_bool(false)?;
-                Ok(())
-            })?;
+            res.write_string("password")?;
+            res.write_bool(false)?;
+
             Ok(Some(res))
         }
     }
@@ -305,13 +299,10 @@ impl<'a> Connection {
         let channel = Channel::new(id, peer_id, window_size, max_packet_size);
 
         let mut res = Packet::new(MessageType::ChannelOpenConfirmation);
-        res.with_writer(&|w| {
-            w.write_uint32(peer_id)?;
-            w.write_uint32(channel.id())?;
-            w.write_uint32(channel.window_size())?;
-            w.write_uint32(channel.max_packet_size())?;
-            Ok(())
-        })?;
+        res.write_uint32(peer_id)?;
+        res.write_uint32(channel.id())?;
+        res.write_uint32(channel.window_size())?;
+        res.write_uint32(channel.max_packet_size())?;
 
         debug!("Open {:?}", channel);
 
@@ -352,7 +343,7 @@ impl<'a> Connection {
 
         if want_reply {
             let mut res = Packet::new(MessageType::ChannelSuccess);
-            res.with_writer(&|w| w.write_uint32(0))?;
+            res.write_uint32(0)?;
             Ok(Some(res))
         }
         else {
@@ -417,22 +408,19 @@ impl<'a> Connection {
         let cookie: Vec<u8> = rng.gen_iter::<u8>().take(16).collect();
 
         let mut packet = Packet::new(MessageType::KexInit);
-        packet.with_writer(&|w| {
-            w.write_raw_bytes(cookie.as_slice())?;
-            w.write_list(KEY_EXCHANGE)?;
-            w.write_list(HOST_KEY)?;
-            w.write_list(ENCRYPTION)?;
-            w.write_list(ENCRYPTION)?;
-            w.write_list(MAC)?;
-            w.write_list(MAC)?;
-            w.write_list(COMPRESSION)?;
-            w.write_list(COMPRESSION)?;
-            w.write_string("")?;
-            w.write_string("")?;
-            w.write_bool(false)?;
-            w.write_uint32(0)?;
-            Ok(())
-        })?;
+        packet.write_raw_bytes(cookie.as_slice())?;
+        packet.write_list(KEY_EXCHANGE)?;
+        packet.write_list(HOST_KEY)?;
+        packet.write_list(ENCRYPTION)?;
+        packet.write_list(ENCRYPTION)?;
+        packet.write_list(MAC)?;
+        packet.write_list(MAC)?;
+        packet.write_list(COMPRESSION)?;
+        packet.write_list(COMPRESSION)?;
+        packet.write_string("")?;
+        packet.write_string("")?;
+        packet.write_bool(false)?;
+        packet.write_uint32(0)?;
 
         self.state = ConnectionState::KeyExchange;
         self.key_exchange = kex_algo.instance();
diff --git a/src/key_exchange/curve25519.rs b/src/key_exchange/curve25519.rs
index f4c7481..8b18d69 100644
--- a/src/key_exchange/curve25519.rs
+++ b/src/key_exchange/curve25519.rs
@@ -118,14 +118,9 @@ impl KeyExchange for Curve25519 {
                 let hash = self.hash(&[hash_data.as_slice()]);
                 let signature = config.as_ref().key.sign(&hash).unwrap();
 
-                packet
-                    .with_writer(&|w| {
-                        w.write_bytes(public_key.as_slice())?;
-                        w.write_bytes(&server_public)?;
-                        w.write_bytes(signature.as_slice())?; // Signature
-                        Ok(())
-                    })
-                    .unwrap();
+                packet.write_bytes(public_key.as_slice()).unwrap();
+                packet.write_bytes(&server_public).unwrap();
+                packet.write_bytes(signature.as_slice()).unwrap(); // Signature
 
                 self.exchange_hash = Some(hash);
                 self.shared_secret = Some(shared_secret);
diff --git a/src/packet.rs b/src/packet.rs
index 83233ed..6df3f68 100644
--- a/src/packet.rs
+++ b/src/packet.rs
@@ -97,19 +97,6 @@ impl Packet {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn writer<'a>(&'a mut self) -> &'a mut Write {
-        match self
-        {
-            &mut Packet::Raw(ref mut data, _) => data,
-            &mut Packet::Payload(ref mut payload) => payload,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn with_writer(&mut self, f: &Fn(&mut Write) -> Result<()>)
-        -> Result<()> {
-        f(self.writer())
-    }
-
     pub fn reader<'a>(&'a self) -> BufReader<&'a [u8]> {
         match self
         {
@@ -146,6 +133,24 @@ impl Packet {
     }
 }
 
+impl Write for Packet {
+    fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize> {
+        match self
+        {
+            &mut Packet::Payload(ref mut payload) => payload.write(buf),
+            &mut Packet::Raw(ref mut data, ref mut payload_len) => {
+                let count = data.write(buf)?;
+                *payload_len += count;
+                Ok(count)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait ReadPacketExt: ReadBytesExt {
     fn read_string(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<u8>> {
         let len = self.read_u32::<BigEndian>()?;