3 files changed, 6 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/src/engine/gnump/gmp_wrap.cpp b/src/engine/gnump/gmp_wrap.cpp
index 22c46c7ad..9a5016d36 100644
--- a/src/engine/gnump/gmp_wrap.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/gnump/gmp_wrap.cpp
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ BigInt GMP_MPZ::to_bigint() const
    BigInt out(BigInt::Positive, (bytes() + sizeof(word) - 1) / sizeof(word));
    size_t dummy = 0;
 
-   auto reg = out.get_reg();
+   const word* reg = out.data();
 
-   mpz_export(&reg[0], &dummy, -1, sizeof(word), 0, 0, value);
+   mpz_export(reg, &dummy, -1, sizeof(word), 0, 0, value);
 
    if(mpz_sgn(value) < 0)
       out.flip_sign();
diff --git a/src/math/bigint/bigint.cpp b/src/math/bigint/bigint.cpp
index 8669beea3..e28f71df5 100644
--- a/src/math/bigint/bigint.cpp
+++ b/src/math/bigint/bigint.cpp
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ BigInt::BigInt(Sign s, size_t size)
 /*
 * Copy constructor
 */
-BigInt::BigInt(const BigInt& b)
+BigInt::BigInt(const BigInt& other)
    {
-   m_reg = b.get_reg();
-   set_sign(b.sign());
+   m_reg = other.m_reg;
+   m_signedness = other.m_signedness;
    }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/math/bigint/bigint.h b/src/math/bigint/bigint.h
index a74a5c280..81217d0bd 100644
--- a/src/math/bigint/bigint.h
+++ b/src/math/bigint/bigint.h
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ class BOTAN_DLL BigInt
      * Give size of internal register
      * @result size of internal register in words
      */
-     size_t size() const { return get_reg().size(); }
+     size_t size() const { return m_reg.size(); }
 
      /**
      * Return how many words we need to hold this value
@@ -309,13 +309,6 @@ class BOTAN_DLL BigInt
      const word* data() const { return &m_reg[0]; }
 
      /**
-     * return a const reference to the internal register containing the value
-     * @result a const reference to the word-array (secure_vector<word>)
-     * with the internal register value (containing the integer value)
-     */
-     const secure_vector<word>& get_reg() const { return m_reg; }
-
-     /**
      * Assign using a plain word array
      */
      void assign(const word x[], size_t length)