diff --git a/src/hb-buffer.cc b/src/hb-buffer.cc
index 2b9d2431b..63c1e5cfa 100644
--- a/src/hb-buffer.cc
+++ b/src/hb-buffer.cc
@@ -395,29 +395,6 @@ hb_buffer_t::set_masks (hb_mask_t    value,
       info[i].mask = (info[i].mask & not_mask) | value;
 }
 
-void
-hb_buffer_t::reverse_range (unsigned int start,
-			    unsigned int end)
-{
-  if (end - start < 2)
-    return;
-
-  hb_array_t<hb_glyph_info_t> (info, len).reverse (start, end);
-
-  if (have_positions) {
-    hb_array_t<hb_glyph_position_t> (pos, len).reverse (start, end);
-  }
-}
-
-void
-hb_buffer_t::reverse ()
-{
-  if (unlikely (!len))
-    return;
-
-  reverse_range (0, len);
-}
-
 void
 hb_buffer_t::reverse_clusters ()
 {
diff --git a/src/hb-buffer.hh b/src/hb-buffer.hh
index 48b4a033c..61c40ec31 100644
--- a/src/hb-buffer.hh
+++ b/src/hb-buffer.hh
@@ -201,8 +201,14 @@ struct hb_buffer_t
 			unsigned int    cluster);
   HB_INTERNAL void add_info (const hb_glyph_info_t &glyph_info);
 
-  HB_INTERNAL void reverse_range (unsigned int start, unsigned int end);
-  HB_INTERNAL void reverse ();
+  void reverse_range (unsigned start, unsigned end)
+  {
+    hb_array_t<hb_glyph_info_t> (info, len).reverse (start, end);
+    if (have_positions)
+      hb_array_t<hb_glyph_position_t> (pos, len).reverse (start, end);
+  }
+  void reverse () { reverse_range (0, len); }
+
   HB_INTERNAL void reverse_clusters ();
   HB_INTERNAL void guess_segment_properties ();