diff --git a/src/bytes.rs b/src/bytes.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..300175f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bytes.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+use std::ffi::c_void;
+use std::ptr;
+
+#[cfg(nightly)] 
+#[inline(never)]
+pub fn explicit_prune(buffer: &mut[u8]) {
+
+    unsafe {
+	ptr::write_bytes(buffer.as_mut_ptr() as *mut c_void, 0, buffer.len());
+	if cfg!(target_arch = "x86_64") || cfg !(target_arch = "x86") {
+            asm!("clflush [{}]", in(reg)buffer.as_mut_ptr());
+	} else {
+            asm!("")
+	}
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(nightly))]
+#[inline] 
+pub fn explicit_prune(buffer: &mut[u8]) {
+
+    extern "C" {
+	fn explicit_bzero(_: *mut c_void, _:usize);
+    }
+    
+    unsafe {
+	explicit_bzero(buffer.as_mut_ptr() as *mut c_void, buffer.len());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/ext.rs b/src/ext.rs
index a8917cd..4bbaf41 100644
--- a/src/ext.rs
+++ b/src/ext.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub trait HexStringSliceIterExt
 }
 
 impl<S> HexStringSliceIterExt for S
-    where S: AsRef<[u8]>
+where S: AsRef<[u8]>
 {
     fn hex(&self) -> HexStringSliceIter<'_>
     {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 21cae37..4f38050 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 pub mod key;
 mod cha;
 mod stream;
+mod bytes;
 
 pub use stream::Sink;
 pub use key::{
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index 587888a..1b893c8 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -118,36 +118,12 @@ where W: Write
     /// Clear the internal buffer while keeping it allocated for further use.
     ///
     /// This does not affect operations at all, all it does is 0 out the left-over temporary buffer from the last operation(s).
-    #[cfg_attr(all(nightly, feature="explicit_clear"), inline(never))] // We don't want this asm! being inlined and preventing other optimisations on caller functions.
+    #[inline] 
     pub fn prune(&mut self)
     {
 	#[cfg(feature="explicit_clear")]
 	{
-	    use std::ffi::c_void;
-	    
-	    #[cfg(nightly)] 
-	    #[inline(never)] unsafe fn explicit_bzero(p: *mut c_void, s: usize)
-	    {
-		std::ptr::write_bytes(p, 0, s);
-
-		asm!("");
-	    }
-	    #[cfg(not(nightly))] 
-	    extern "C" {
-		fn explicit_bzero(_: *mut c_void, _:usize);
-	    }
-	    
-	    unsafe {
-		explicit_bzero(self.buffer.as_mut_ptr() as *mut c_void, self.buffer.len());
-
-		#[cfg(nightly)] 
-		if cfg!(target_arch = "x86_64") || cfg!(target_arch = "x86"){
-		    asm!(
-			"clflush [{}]",
-			in(reg) self.buffer.as_mut_ptr()
-		    );
-		}
-	    }
+	    bytes::explicit_prune(&mut self.buffer[..]);
 	    return;
 	}
 	#[cfg(not(feature="explicit_clear"))]