diff --git a/src/list.c b/src/list.c
index 487b6bd2..c77e41e2 100644
--- a/src/list.c
+++ b/src/list.c
@@ -344,8 +344,9 @@ _getdns_list_copy(const struct getdns_list * srclist,
 			break;
 
 		case t_bindata:
-			retval = _getdns_list_append_bindata(*dstlist,
-				srclist->items[i].data.bindata);
+			retval = _getdns_list_append_const_bindata(*dstlist,
+				srclist->items[i].data.bindata->size, 
+				srclist->items[i].data.bindata->data);
 			break;
 
 		case t_dict:
@@ -622,12 +623,6 @@ _getdns_list_append_list(getdns_list *list, const getdns_list *child_list)
 	return getdns_list_set_list(list, list->numinuse, child_list);
 }
 getdns_return_t
-_getdns_list_append_bindata(getdns_list *list, const getdns_bindata *child_bindata)
-{
-	if (!list) return GETDNS_RETURN_INVALID_PARAMETER;
-	return getdns_list_set_bindata(list, list->numinuse, child_bindata);
-}
-getdns_return_t
 _getdns_list_append_const_bindata(
     getdns_list *list, size_t size, const void *data)
 {
diff --git a/src/util-internal.c b/src/util-internal.c
index 2e25ff2b..42ff06d3 100644
--- a/src/util-internal.c
+++ b/src/util-internal.c
@@ -850,7 +850,6 @@ _getdns_create_getdns_response(getdns_dns_req *completed_request)
 	getdns_dict *reply;
 	getdns_bindata *canonical_name = NULL;
 	int nreplies = 0, nanswers = 0, nsecure = 0, ninsecure = 0, nbogus = 0;
-    	getdns_bindata full_data;
 	getdns_dict   *netreq_debug;
 
 	/* info (bools) about dns_req */
@@ -973,10 +972,8 @@ _getdns_create_getdns_response(getdns_dns_req *completed_request)
 
     		getdns_dict_destroy(reply);
 
-    		/* buffer */
-		full_data.data = netreq->response;
-		full_data.size = netreq->response_len;
-		if (_getdns_list_append_bindata(replies_full, &full_data))
+		if (_getdns_list_append_const_bindata(replies_full,
+		    netreq->response_len, netreq->response))
 			goto error;
     	}
     	if (_getdns_dict_set_this_list(result, "replies_tree", replies_tree))
diff --git a/src/util-internal.h b/src/util-internal.h
index 8f2d0a14..0f564bbe 100644
--- a/src/util-internal.h
+++ b/src/util-internal.h
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ getdns_return_t _getdns_list_append_dict(getdns_list *list,
     const getdns_dict *child_dict);
 getdns_return_t _getdns_list_append_list(getdns_list *list,
     const getdns_list *child_list);
-getdns_return_t _getdns_list_append_bindata(getdns_list *list,
-    const getdns_bindata *child_bindata);
+
 getdns_return_t _getdns_list_append_string(getdns_list *list,
     const char *value);