diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c4cb0d29..90badd68 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Version 261:
 * Simplify websocket::detail::prng
 * Don't over-allocate in http::basic_fields
 * Fix multi_buffer allocation alignment
+* Tidy up buffers_range
 
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diff --git a/include/boost/beast/core/detail/buffers_range_adaptor.hpp b/include/boost/beast/core/detail/buffers_range_adaptor.hpp
index 2e04d14f..e8e51474 100644
--- a/include/boost/beast/core/detail/buffers_range_adaptor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/beast/core/detail/buffers_range_adaptor.hpp
@@ -38,13 +38,9 @@ public:
             buffers_iterator_type<BufferSequence>;
 
         iter_type it_{};
-        buffers_range_adaptor const* b_ = nullptr;
 
-        const_iterator(
-            buffers_range_adaptor const& b,
-            iter_type const& it)
+        const_iterator(iter_type const& it)
             : it_(it)
-            , b_(&b)
         {
         }
 
@@ -62,7 +58,7 @@ public:
         bool
         operator==(const_iterator const& other) const
         {
-            return b_ == other.b_ && it_ == other.it_;
+            return it_ == other.it_;
         }
 
         bool
@@ -111,11 +107,6 @@ public:
         }
     };
 
-    buffers_range_adaptor(
-        buffers_range_adaptor const&) = default;
-    buffers_range_adaptor& operator=(
-        buffers_range_adaptor const&) = default;
-
     explicit
     buffers_range_adaptor(BufferSequence const& b)
         : b_(b)
@@ -125,13 +116,13 @@ public:
     const_iterator
     begin() const noexcept
     {
-        return {*this, net::buffer_sequence_begin(b_)};
+        return {net::buffer_sequence_begin(b_)};
     }
 
     const_iterator
     end() const noexcept
     {
-        return {*this, net::buffer_sequence_end(b_)};
+        return {net::buffer_sequence_end(b_)};
     }
 };