diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82f0822a..75709c54 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ Version 66:
 
 * string_param optimizations
 * Add serializer request/response aliases
+* Make consuming_buffers smaller
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/include/beast/core/consuming_buffers.hpp b/include/beast/core/consuming_buffers.hpp
index 8d80fdd6..6baffaa4 100644
--- a/include/beast/core/consuming_buffers.hpp
+++ b/include/beast/core/consuming_buffers.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class consuming_buffers
 
     BufferSequence bs_;
     iter_type begin_;
-    iter_type end_;
     std::size_t skip_ = 0;
 
     template<class Deduced>
diff --git a/include/beast/core/impl/consuming_buffers.ipp b/include/beast/core/impl/consuming_buffers.ipp
index 48689a6b..fca247ef 100644
--- a/include/beast/core/impl/consuming_buffers.ipp
+++ b/include/beast/core/impl/consuming_buffers.ipp
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ template<class Buffers>
 consuming_buffers<Buffers>::
 consuming_buffers()
     : begin_(bs_.begin())
-    , end_(bs_.end())
 {
 }
 
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@ consuming_buffers<Buffers>::
 consuming_buffers(boost::in_place_init_t, Args&&... args)
     : bs_(std::forward<Args>(args)...)
     , begin_(bs_.begin())
-    , end_(bs_.end())
 {
     static_assert(sizeof...(Args) > 0,
         "Missing constructor arguments");