diff --git a/router/crypto.go b/router/crypto.go
index 7aae7200..0f788d76 100644
--- a/router/crypto.go
+++ b/router/crypto.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (ne *NaClEncryptor) TotalLen() int {
 type FrameConsumer func(conn *LocalConnection, sender *net.UDPAddr, src []byte, dst []byte, frame []byte)
 
 type Decryptor interface {
-	IterateFrames(FrameConsumer, *UDPPacket) error
+	IterateFrames(FrameConsumer, []byte, *net.UDPAddr) error
 	ReceiveNonce([]byte)
 	Shutdown()
 }
@@ -280,24 +280,23 @@ func NewNonDecryptor(conn *LocalConnection) *NonDecryptor {
 	return &NonDecryptor{conn: conn}
 }
 
-func (nd *NonDecryptor) IterateFrames(consumer FrameConsumer, packet *UDPPacket) error {
-	buf := packet.Packet
-	for len(buf) >= (2 + NameSize + NameSize) {
-		srcNameByte := buf[:NameSize]
-		buf = buf[NameSize:]
-		dstNameByte := buf[:NameSize]
-		buf = buf[NameSize:]
-		length := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(buf[:2])
-		buf = buf[2:]
-		if len(buf) < int(length) {
-			return PacketDecodingError{Desc: fmt.Sprintf("too short; expected frame of length %d, got %d", length, len(buf))}
+func (nd *NonDecryptor) IterateFrames(consumer FrameConsumer, packet []byte, sender *net.UDPAddr) error {
+	for len(packet) >= (2 + NameSize + NameSize) {
+		srcNameByte := packet[:NameSize]
+		packet = packet[NameSize:]
+		dstNameByte := packet[:NameSize]
+		packet = packet[NameSize:]
+		length := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(packet[:2])
+		packet = packet[2:]
+		if len(packet) < int(length) {
+			return PacketDecodingError{Desc: fmt.Sprintf("too short; expected frame of length %d, got %d", length, len(packet))}
 		}
-		frame := buf[:length]
-		buf = buf[length:]
-		consumer(nd.conn, packet.Sender, srcNameByte, dstNameByte, frame)
+		frame := packet[:length]
+		packet = packet[length:]
+		consumer(nd.conn, sender, srcNameByte, dstNameByte, frame)
 	}
-	if len(buf) > 0 {
-		return PacketDecodingError{Desc: fmt.Sprintf("%d octets of trailing garbage", len(buf))}
+	if len(packet) > 0 {
+		return PacketDecodingError{Desc: fmt.Sprintf("%d octets of trailing garbage", len(packet))}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -344,13 +343,12 @@ func (nd *NaClDecryptor) ReceiveNonce(msg []byte) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (nd *NaClDecryptor) IterateFrames(consumer FrameConsumer, packet *UDPPacket) error {
-	buf, err := nd.decrypt(packet.Packet)
+func (nd *NaClDecryptor) IterateFrames(consumer FrameConsumer, packet []byte, sender *net.UDPAddr) error {
+	buf, err := nd.decrypt(packet)
 	if err != nil {
 		return PacketDecodingError{Fatal: true, Desc: fmt.Sprint("decryption failed; ", err)}
 	}
-	packet.Packet = buf
-	return nd.NonDecryptor.IterateFrames(consumer, packet)
+	return nd.NonDecryptor.IterateFrames(consumer, buf, sender)
 }
 
 func (nd *NaClDecryptor) decrypt(buf []byte) ([]byte, error) {
diff --git a/router/router.go b/router/router.go
index 2f4f0b61..ad3f1899 100644
--- a/router/router.go
+++ b/router/router.go
@@ -213,16 +213,6 @@ func (router *Router) listenUDP(localPort int, po PacketSink) *net.UDPConn {
 	return conn
 }
 
-type UDPPacket struct {
-	Name   PeerName
-	Packet []byte
-	Sender *net.UDPAddr
-}
-
-func (packet UDPPacket) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("UDP Packet\n name: %s\n sender: %v\n payload: % X", packet.Name, packet.Sender, packet.Packet)
-}
-
 func (router *Router) udpReader(conn *net.UDPConn, po PacketSink) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 	dec := NewEthernetDecoder()
@@ -242,10 +232,6 @@ func (router *Router) udpReader(conn *net.UDPConn, po PacketSink) {
 		name := PeerNameFromBin(buf[:NameSize])
 		packet := make([]byte, n-NameSize)
 		copy(packet, buf[NameSize:n])
-		udpPacket := &UDPPacket{
-			Name:   name,
-			Packet: packet,
-			Sender: sender}
 		peerConn, found := router.Ourself.ConnectionTo(name)
 		if !found {
 			continue
@@ -254,7 +240,7 @@ func (router *Router) udpReader(conn *net.UDPConn, po PacketSink) {
 		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		err = relayConn.Decryptor.IterateFrames(handleUDPPacket, udpPacket)
+		err = relayConn.Decryptor.IterateFrames(handleUDPPacket, packet, sender)
 		if pde, ok := err.(PacketDecodingError); ok {
 			if pde.Fatal {
 				relayConn.Shutdown(pde)