diff --git a/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig b/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
index 00f1b45631..b9880b75aa 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/std-docs.zig
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ fn accept(context: *Context, connection: std.net.Server.Connection) void {
 
     var recv_buffer: [8000]u8 = undefined;
     var send_buffer: [4000]u8 = undefined;
-    var connection_br: std.io.BufferedReader = undefined;
     var stream_reader = connection.stream.reader();
-    connection_br.init(stream_reader.interface(), &recv_buffer);
     var stream_writer = connection.stream.writer();
+    var connection_br = stream_reader.interface().buffered(&recv_buffer);
     var connection_bw = stream_writer.interface().buffered(&send_buffer);
     var server = std.http.Server.init(&connection_br, &connection_bw);
 
diff --git a/lib/compiler/test_runner.zig b/lib/compiler/test_runner.zig
index 26c3091476..3924ec3e7f 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/test_runner.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler/test_runner.zig
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ fn mainServer() !void {
     @disableInstrumentation();
     var stdin_reader = std.fs.File.stdin().reader();
     var stdout_writer = std.fs.File.stdout().writer();
-    var stdin_buffered_reader: std.io.BufferedReader = undefined;
-    stdin_buffered_reader.init(stdin_reader.interface(), &stdin_buffer);
+    var stdin_buffered_reader = stdin_reader.interface().buffered(&stdin_buffer);
     var stdout_buffered_writer = stdout_writer.interface().buffered(&stdout_buffer);
     var server = try std.zig.Server.init(.{
         .in = &stdin_buffered_reader,
diff --git a/lib/std/debug/SelfInfo.zig b/lib/std/debug/SelfInfo.zig
index dfc4993297..28e4e251e4 100644
--- a/lib/std/debug/SelfInfo.zig
+++ b/lib/std/debug/SelfInfo.zig
@@ -2031,7 +2031,7 @@ pub const VirtualMachine = struct {
 
         var prev_row: Row = self.current_row;
         for (&readers, [2]bool{ true, false }) |*reader, is_initial| {
-            while (reader.seek < reader.storageBuffer().len) {
+            while (reader.seek < reader.buffer.len) {
                 const instruction = try std.debug.Dwarf.call_frame.Instruction.read(reader, addr_size_bytes, endian);
                 prev_row = try self.step(allocator, cie, is_initial, instruction);
                 if (pc < fde.pc_begin + self.current_row.offset) return prev_row;
diff --git a/lib/std/io/BufferedReader.zig b/lib/std/io/BufferedReader.zig
index 1818252686..b8dea9ea5d 100644
--- a/lib/std/io/BufferedReader.zig
+++ b/lib/std/io/BufferedReader.zig
@@ -9,19 +9,12 @@ const Reader = std.io.Reader;
 
 const BufferedReader = @This();
 
-/// Number of bytes which have been consumed from `storage`.
-seek: usize,
-storage: BufferedWriter,
 unbuffered_reader: Reader,
-
-pub fn init(br: *BufferedReader, r: Reader, buffer: []u8) void {
-    br.* = .{
-        .seek = 0,
-        .storage = undefined,
-        .unbuffered_reader = r,
-    };
-    br.storage.initFixed(buffer);
-}
+buffer: []u8,
+/// In `buffer` before this are buffered bytes, after this is `undefined`.
+end: usize,
+/// Number of bytes which have been consumed from `buffer`.
+seek: usize,
 
 /// Constructs `br` such that it will read from `buffer` and then end.
 ///
@@ -29,25 +22,15 @@ pub fn init(br: *BufferedReader, r: Reader, buffer: []u8) void {
 /// and if they are avoided then `buffer` can be safely used with `@constCast`.
 pub fn initFixed(br: *BufferedReader, buffer: []u8) void {
     br.* = .{
-        .seek = 0,
-        .storage = .{
-            .buffer = buffer,
-            .unbuffered_writer = .failing,
-        },
         .unbuffered_reader = .ending,
+        .buffer = buffer,
+        .end = buffer.len,
+        .seek = 0,
     };
 }
 
-pub fn storageBuffer(br: *BufferedReader) []u8 {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    assert(storage.unbuffered_writer.vtable == std.io.Writer.failing.vtable);
-    assert(br.unbuffered_reader.vtable == Reader.ending.vtable);
-    return storage.buffer;
-}
-
 pub fn bufferContents(br: *BufferedReader) []u8 {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    return storage.buffer[br.seek..storage.end];
+    return br.buffer[br.seek..br.end];
 }
 
 /// Although `BufferedReader` can easily satisfy the `Reader` interface, it's
@@ -65,8 +48,7 @@ pub fn reader(br: *BufferedReader) Reader {
 
 fn passthruRead(ctx: ?*anyopaque, bw: *BufferedWriter, limit: Reader.Limit) Reader.RwError!usize {
     const br: *BufferedReader = @alignCast(@ptrCast(ctx));
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    const buffer = storage.buffer[0..storage.end];
+    const buffer = br.buffer[0..br.end];
     const buffered = buffer[br.seek..];
     const limited = buffered[0..limit.min(buffered.len)];
     if (limited.len > 0) {
@@ -89,7 +71,7 @@ pub fn seekBy(br: *BufferedReader, seek_by: i64) !void {
 }
 
 pub fn seekBackwardBy(br: *BufferedReader, seek_by: u64) !void {
-    if (seek_by > br.storage.end - br.seek) return error.Unseekable; // TODO
+    if (seek_by > br.end - br.seek) return error.Unseekable; // TODO
     br.seek += @abs(seek_by);
 }
 
@@ -115,10 +97,9 @@ pub fn seekForwardBy(br: *BufferedReader, seek_by: u64) !void {
 /// * `tryPeekArray`
 /// * `toss`
 pub fn peek(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.Error![]u8 {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    assert(n <= storage.buffer.len);
+    assert(n <= br.buffer.len);
     try br.fill(n);
-    return storage.buffer[br.seek..][0..n];
+    return br.buffer[br.seek..][0..n];
 }
 
 /// Returns all the next buffered bytes from `unbuffered_reader`, after filling
@@ -137,10 +118,9 @@ pub fn peek(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.Error![]u8 {
 /// * `tryPeekGreedy`
 /// * `toss`
 pub fn peekGreedy(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.Error![]u8 {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    assert(n <= storage.buffer.len);
+    assert(n <= br.buffer.len);
     try br.fill(n);
-    return storage.buffer[br.seek..storage.end];
+    return br.buffer[br.seek..br.end];
 }
 
 /// Skips the next `n` bytes from the stream, advancing the seek position. This
@@ -153,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn peekGreedy(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.Error![]u8 {
 /// * `discard`.
 pub fn toss(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) void {
     br.seek += n;
-    assert(br.seek <= br.storage.end);
+    assert(br.seek <= br.end);
 }
 
 /// Equivalent to `peek` followed by `toss`.
@@ -207,15 +187,14 @@ pub fn discard(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.Error!void {
 /// * `toss`
 /// * `discardRemaining`
 pub fn discardShort(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.ShortError!usize {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
     const proposed_seek = br.seek + n;
-    if (proposed_seek <= storage.end) {
+    if (proposed_seek <= br.end) {
         @branchHint(.likely);
         br.seek = proposed_seek;
         return n;
     }
-    var remaining = n - (storage.end - br.seek);
-    storage.end = 0;
+    var remaining = n - (br.end - br.seek);
+    br.end = 0;
     br.seek = 0;
     while (true) {
         const discard_len = br.unbuffered_reader.discard(.limited(remaining)) catch |err| switch (err) {
@@ -230,9 +209,8 @@ pub fn discardShort(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.ShortError!usize {
 /// Reads the stream until the end, ignoring all the data.
 /// Returns the number of bytes discarded.
 pub fn discardRemaining(br: *BufferedReader) Reader.ShortError!usize {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    const buffered_len = storage.end;
-    storage.end = 0;
+    const buffered_len = br.end;
+    br.end = 0;
     return buffered_len + try br.unbuffered_reader.discardRemaining();
 }
 
@@ -247,36 +225,25 @@ pub fn discardRemaining(br: *BufferedReader) Reader.ShortError!usize {
 /// See also:
 /// * `peek`
 pub fn read(br: *BufferedReader, buffer: []u8) Reader.Error!void {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    const in_buffer = storage.buffer[0..storage.end];
-    const seek = br.seek;
-    const proposed_seek = seek + in_buffer.len;
-    if (proposed_seek <= in_buffer.len) {
-        @memcpy(buffer, in_buffer[seek..proposed_seek]);
-        br.seek = proposed_seek;
+    const in_buffer = br.buffer[br.seek..br.end];
+    const copy_len = @min(buffer.len, in_buffer.len);
+    @memcpy(buffer[0..copy_len], in_buffer[0..copy_len]);
+    if (copy_len == buffer.len) {
+        br.seek += copy_len;
         return;
     }
-    @memcpy(buffer[0..in_buffer.len], in_buffer);
-    storage.end = 0;
+    var i: usize = copy_len;
+    br.end = 0;
     br.seek = 0;
-    var i: usize = in_buffer.len;
     while (true) {
-        // TODO if remaining buffer len is greater than storage len, read directly into buffer
-        const read_len = br.unbuffered_reader.read(storage, .unlimited) catch |err| switch (err) {
-            error.WriteFailed => storage.end,
-            else => |e| return e,
-        };
-        assert(read_len == storage.end);
-        const next_i = i + storage.end;
-        if (next_i >= buffer.len) {
-            const remaining = buffer[i..];
-            @memcpy(remaining, storage.buffer[0..remaining.len]);
-            br.seek = remaining.len;
-            return;
+        const remaining = buffer[i..];
+        const n = try br.unbuffered_reader.readVec(&.{ remaining, br.buffer });
+        if (n < remaining.len) {
+            i += n;
+            continue;
         }
-        @memcpy(buffer[i..next_i], storage.buffer[0..storage.end]);
-        storage.end = 0;
-        i = next_i;
+        br.end = n - remaining.len;
+        return;
     }
 }
 
@@ -365,8 +332,8 @@ pub const DelimiterExclusiveError = error{
 pub fn takeDelimiterExclusive(br: *BufferedReader, delimiter: u8) DelimiterExclusiveError![]u8 {
     const result = br.peekDelimiterInclusiveUnlessEnd(delimiter) catch |err| switch (err) {
         error.EndOfStream => {
-            br.toss(br.storage.end);
-            return br.storage.buffer[0..br.storage.end];
+            br.toss(br.end);
+            return br.buffer[0..br.end];
         },
         else => |e| return e,
     };
@@ -376,15 +343,14 @@ pub fn takeDelimiterExclusive(br: *BufferedReader, delimiter: u8) DelimiterExclu
 
 pub fn peekDelimiterExclusive(br: *BufferedReader, delimiter: u8) DelimiterExclusiveError![]u8 {
     const result = br.peekDelimiterInclusiveUnlessEnd(delimiter) catch |err| switch (err) {
-        error.EndOfStream => return br.storage.buffer[0..br.storage.end],
+        error.EndOfStream => return br.buffer[0..br.end],
         else => |e| return e,
     };
     return result[0 .. result.len - 1];
 }
 
 fn peekDelimiterInclusiveUnlessEnd(br: *BufferedReader, delimiter: u8) DelimiterInclusiveError!?[]u8 {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    const buffer = storage.buffer[0..storage.end];
+    const buffer = br.buffer[0..br.end];
     const seek = br.seek;
     if (std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, buffer, seek, delimiter)) |end| {
         @branchHint(.likely);
@@ -392,24 +358,15 @@ fn peekDelimiterInclusiveUnlessEnd(br: *BufferedReader, delimiter: u8) Delimiter
     }
     const remainder = buffer[seek..];
     std.mem.copyForwards(u8, buffer[0..remainder.len], remainder);
-    var i = remainder.len;
-    storage.end = i;
+    br.end = remainder.len;
     br.seek = 0;
-    while (i < storage.buffer.len) {
-        const eos = eos: {
-            const read_len = br.unbuffered_reader.read(storage, .unlimited) catch |err| switch (err) {
-                error.WriteFailed => storage.end - i,
-                error.ReadFailed => return error.ReadFailed,
-                error.EndOfStream => break :eos true,
-            };
-            assert(read_len == storage.end - i);
-            break :eos false;
-        };
-        if (std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, storage.buffer[0..storage.end], i, delimiter)) |end| {
-            return storage.buffer[0 .. end + 1];
+    while (br.end < br.buffer.len) {
+        const n = try br.unbuffered_reader.readVec(&.{br.buffer[br.end..]});
+        const prev_end = br.end;
+        br.end = prev_end + n;
+        if (std.mem.indexOfScalarPos(u8, br.buffer[0..br.end], prev_end, delimiter)) |end| {
+            return br.buffer[0 .. end + 1];
         }
-        if (eos) return error.EndOfStream;
-        i = storage.end;
     }
     return error.StreamTooLong;
 }
@@ -494,9 +451,8 @@ pub fn discardDelimiterExclusive(br: *BufferedReader, delimiter: u8) Reader.Shor
 ///
 /// Asserts buffer capacity is at least `n`.
 pub fn fill(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.Error!void {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    assert(n <= storage.buffer.len);
-    const buffer = storage.buffer[0..storage.end];
+    assert(n <= br.buffer.len);
+    const buffer = br.buffer[0..br.end];
     const seek = br.seek;
     if (seek + n <= buffer.len) {
         @branchHint(.likely);
@@ -504,22 +460,17 @@ pub fn fill(br: *BufferedReader, n: usize) Reader.Error!void {
     }
     const remainder = buffer[seek..];
     std.mem.copyForwards(u8, buffer[0..remainder.len], remainder);
-    storage.end = remainder.len;
+    br.end = remainder.len;
     br.seek = 0;
     while (true) {
-        const read_len = br.unbuffered_reader.read(storage, .unlimited) catch |err| switch (err) {
-            error.WriteFailed => storage.end - remainder.len,
-            else => |e| return e,
-        };
-        assert(storage.end == remainder.len + read_len);
-        if (n <= storage.end) return;
+        br.end += try br.unbuffered_reader.readVec(&.{br.buffer[br.end..]});
+        if (n <= br.end) return;
     }
 }
 
 /// Reads 1 byte from the stream or returns `error.EndOfStream`.
 pub fn takeByte(br: *BufferedReader) Reader.Error!u8 {
-    const storage = &br.storage;
-    const buffer = storage.buffer[0..storage.end];
+    const buffer = br.buffer[0..br.end];
     const seek = br.seek;
     if (seek >= buffer.len) {
         @branchHint(.unlikely);
diff --git a/lib/std/io/BufferedWriter.zig b/lib/std/io/BufferedWriter.zig
index 1553d71bcc..4ca063b185 100644
--- a/lib/std/io/BufferedWriter.zig
+++ b/lib/std/io/BufferedWriter.zig
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ const testing = std.testing;
 unbuffered_writer: Writer,
 /// If this has length zero, the writer is unbuffered, and `flush` is a no-op.
 buffer: []u8,
-/// Marks the end of `buffer` - before this are buffered bytes, after this is
-/// undefined.
+/// In `buffer` before this are buffered bytes, after this is `undefined`.
 end: usize = 0,
 /// Tracks total number of bytes written to this `BufferedWriter`. This value
 /// only increases. In the case of fixed mode, this value always equals `end`.
diff --git a/lib/std/io/Reader.zig b/lib/std/io/Reader.zig
index b1e769112b..5d54f56399 100644
--- a/lib/std/io/Reader.zig
+++ b/lib/std/io/Reader.zig
@@ -197,6 +197,19 @@ pub const ending: Reader = .{
     },
 };
 
+pub fn unbuffered(r: Reader) std.io.BufferedReader {
+    return buffered(r, &.{});
+}
+
+pub fn buffered(r: Reader, buffer: []u8) std.io.BufferedReader {
+    return .{
+        .unbuffered_reader = r,
+        .seek = 0,
+        .buffer = buffer,
+        .end = 0,
+    };
+}
+
 fn endingRead(context: ?*anyopaque, bw: *BufferedWriter, limit: Limit) RwError!usize {
     _ = context;
     _ = bw;
diff --git a/lib/std/process/Child.zig b/lib/std/process/Child.zig
index 43bb535a20..b31cd43549 100644
--- a/lib/std/process/Child.zig
+++ b/lib/std/process/Child.zig
@@ -1012,8 +1012,7 @@ fn writeIntFd(fd: i32, value: ErrInt) !void {
 fn readIntFd(fd: i32) !ErrInt {
     var fr = std.fs.File.reader(.{ .handle = fd });
     var buffer: [8]u8 = undefined;
-    var br: std.io.BufferedReader = undefined;
-    br.init(fr.interface(), &buffer);
+    var br = fr.interface().buffered(&buffer);
     return @intCast(br.takeInt(u64, .little) catch return error.SystemResources);
 }