diff --git a/include/common/buffer.h b/include/common/buffer.h
index baa8631ff..fcb61f3c7 100644
--- a/include/common/buffer.h
+++ b/include/common/buffer.h
@@ -117,16 +117,6 @@ static inline char *bi_end(const struct buffer *b)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Returns the start of the output data in a buffer */
-static inline char *bo_ptr(const struct buffer *b)
-{
-	char *ret = b->p - b->o;
-
-	if (ret < b->data)
-		ret += b->size;
-	return ret;
-}
-
 /* Returns the end of the output data in a buffer */
 static inline char *bo_end(const struct buffer *b)
 {
@@ -417,14 +407,14 @@ static inline int bo_getblk(const struct buffer *buf, char *blk, int len, int of
 	if (len + offset > buf->o)
 		return 0;
 
-	firstblock = buf->data + buf->size - bo_ptr(buf);
+	firstblock = buf->data + buf->size - b_head(buf);
 	if (firstblock > offset) {
 		if (firstblock >= len + offset) {
-			memcpy(blk, bo_ptr(buf) + offset, len);
+			memcpy(blk, b_head(buf) + offset, len);
 			return len;
 		}
 
-		memcpy(blk, bo_ptr(buf) + offset, firstblock - offset);
+		memcpy(blk, b_head(buf) + offset, firstblock - offset);
 		memcpy(blk + firstblock - offset, buf->data, len - firstblock + offset);
 		return len;
 	}
@@ -452,7 +442,7 @@ static inline int bo_getblk_nc(struct buffer *buf, char **blk1, int *len1, char
 		return 2;
 	}
 
-	*blk1 = bo_ptr(buf);
+	*blk1 = b_head(buf);
 	*len1 = buf->o;
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/buffer.c b/src/buffer.c
index 127def2ca..5085e7295 100644
--- a/src/buffer.c
+++ b/src/buffer.c
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ int buffer_replace2(struct buffer *b, char *pos, char *end, const char *str, int
 		return 0;  /* no space left */
 
 	if (buffer_not_empty(b) &&
-	    bi_end(b) + delta > bo_ptr(b) &&
-	    bo_ptr(b) >= bi_end(b))
+	    bi_end(b) + delta > b_head(b) &&
+	    b_head(b) >= bi_end(b))
 		return 0;  /* no space left before wrapping data */
 
 	/* first, protect the end of the buffer */
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ int buffer_insert_line2(struct buffer *b, char *pos, const char *str, int len)
 		return 0;  /* no space left */
 
 	if (buffer_not_empty(b) &&
-	    bi_end(b) + delta > bo_ptr(b) &&
-	    bo_ptr(b) >= bi_end(b))
+	    bi_end(b) + delta > b_head(b) &&
+	    b_head(b) >= bi_end(b))
 		return 0;  /* no space left before wrapping data */
 
 	/* first, protect the end of the buffer */
diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 0ddfc6fa7..4f2346b6a 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ int co_getline(const struct channel *chn, char *str, int len)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	p = bo_ptr(chn->buf);
+	p = b_head(chn->buf);
 
 	if (max > chn->buf->o) {
 		max = chn->buf->o;
diff --git a/src/flt_http_comp.c b/src/flt_http_comp.c
index 208439738..d80dc08f4 100644
--- a/src/flt_http_comp.c
+++ b/src/flt_http_comp.c
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ http_compression_buffer_end(struct comp_state *st, struct stream *s,
 	/* Copy previous data from ib->o into ob->o */
 	if (ib->o > 0) {
 		left = bo_contig_data(ib);
-		memcpy(ob->p - ob->o, bo_ptr(ib), left);
+		memcpy(ob->p - ob->o, b_head(ib), left);
 		if (ib->o - left) /* second part of the buffer */
 			memcpy(ob->p - ob->o + left, ib->data, ib->o - left);
 	}
diff --git a/src/mux_h2.c b/src/mux_h2.c
index b7b98aad6..afd33cb06 100644
--- a/src/mux_h2.c
+++ b/src/mux_h2.c
@@ -2969,7 +2969,7 @@ static int h2s_frt_make_resp_headers(struct h2s *h2s, struct buffer *buf)
 	 * block does not wrap and we can safely read it this way without
 	 * having to realign the buffer.
 	 */
-	ret = h1_headers_to_hdr_list(bo_ptr(buf), bo_ptr(buf) + buf->o,
+	ret = h1_headers_to_hdr_list(b_head(buf), b_head(buf) + buf->o,
 	                             list, sizeof(list)/sizeof(list[0]), h1m);
 	if (ret <= 0) {
 		/* incomplete or invalid response, this is abnormal coming from
diff --git a/src/raw_sock.c b/src/raw_sock.c
index ad0210105..0e1f971ef 100644
--- a/src/raw_sock.c
+++ b/src/raw_sock.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int raw_sock_from_buf(struct connection *conn, struct buffer *buf, int fl
 		if (try < buf->o || flags & CO_SFL_MSG_MORE)
 			send_flag |= MSG_MORE;
 
-		ret = send(conn->handle.fd, bo_ptr(buf), try, send_flag);
+		ret = send(conn->handle.fd, b_head(buf), try, send_flag);
 
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			buf->o -= ret;
diff --git a/src/ssl_sock.c b/src/ssl_sock.c
index 3f70b1223..60fce0d02 100644
--- a/src/ssl_sock.c
+++ b/src/ssl_sock.c
@@ -5562,7 +5562,7 @@ static int ssl_sock_from_buf(struct connection *conn, struct buffer *buf, int fl
 					break;
 				}
 			}
-			ret = SSL_write_early_data(conn->xprt_ctx, bo_ptr(buf), try, &written_data);
+			ret = SSL_write_early_data(conn->xprt_ctx, b_head(buf), try, &written_data);
 			if (ret == 1) {
 				ret = written_data;
 				conn->sent_early_data += ret;
@@ -5575,7 +5575,7 @@ static int ssl_sock_from_buf(struct connection *conn, struct buffer *buf, int fl
 
 		} else
 #endif
-		ret = SSL_write(conn->xprt_ctx, bo_ptr(buf), try);
+		ret = SSL_write(conn->xprt_ctx, b_head(buf), try);
 
 		if (conn->flags & CO_FL_ERROR) {
 			/* CO_FL_ERROR may be set by ssl_sock_infocbk */
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index aee3a0f7e..aa4aaaaaa 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ static void stats_dump_html_px_hdr(struct stream_interface *si, struct proxy *px
 		scope_txt[0] = 0;
 		if (appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len) {
 			strcpy(scope_txt, STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN);
-			memcpy(scope_txt + strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN), bo_ptr(si_ob(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len);
+			memcpy(scope_txt + strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN), co_head(si_oc(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len);
 			scope_txt[strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len] = 0;
 		}
 
@@ -2006,7 +2006,7 @@ int stats_dump_proxy_to_buffer(struct stream_interface *si, struct proxy *px, st
 		 * name does not match, skip it.
 		 */
 		if (appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len &&
-		    strnistr(px->id, strlen(px->id), bo_ptr(si_ob(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len) == NULL)
+		    strnistr(px->id, strlen(px->id), co_head(si_oc(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len) == NULL)
 			return 1;
 
 		if ((appctx->ctx.stats.flags & STAT_BOUND) &&
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ static void stats_dump_html_info(struct stream_interface *si, struct uri_auth *u
 	              );
 
 	/* scope_txt = search query, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len is always <= STAT_SCOPE_TXT_MAXLEN */
-	memcpy(scope_txt, bo_ptr(si_ob(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len);
+	memcpy(scope_txt, co_head(si_oc(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len);
 	scope_txt[appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len] = '\0';
 
 	chunk_appendf(&trash,
@@ -2347,7 +2347,7 @@ static void stats_dump_html_info(struct stream_interface *si, struct uri_auth *u
 	scope_txt[0] = 0;
 	if (appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len) {
 		strcpy(scope_txt, STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN);
-		memcpy(scope_txt + strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN), bo_ptr(si_ob(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len);
+		memcpy(scope_txt + strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN), co_head(si_oc(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len);
 		scope_txt[strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len] = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -2983,7 +2983,7 @@ static int stats_send_http_redirect(struct stream_interface *si)
 	scope_txt[0] = 0;
 	if (appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len) {
 		strcpy(scope_txt, STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN);
-		memcpy(scope_txt + strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN), bo_ptr(si_ob(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len);
+		memcpy(scope_txt + strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN), co_head(si_oc(si)) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_str, appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len);
 		scope_txt[strlen(STAT_SCOPE_PATTERN) + appctx->ctx.stats.scope_len] = 0;
 	}