diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 8a951ff..1dea73b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ go:
   - tip
 
 install:
-  - go get gopkg.in/bufio.v1
   - go get gopkg.in/bsm/ratelimit.v1
   - go get github.com/onsi/ginkgo
   - go get github.com/onsi/gomega
diff --git a/cluster_pipeline.go b/cluster_pipeline.go
index 2e11940..01f06e7 100644
--- a/cluster_pipeline.go
+++ b/cluster_pipeline.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (pipe *ClusterPipeline) execClusterCmds(
 
 	var firstCmdErr error
 	for i, cmd := range cmds {
-		err := cmd.parseReply(cn.rd)
+		err := cmd.parseReply(cn)
 		if err == nil {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/command.go b/command.go
index 298c68d..6c80906 100644
--- a/command.go
+++ b/command.go
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-
-	"gopkg.in/bufio.v1"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -30,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 
 type Cmder interface {
 	args() []interface{}
-	parseReply(*bufio.Reader) error
+	parseReply(*conn) error
 	setErr(error)
 	reset()
 
@@ -154,8 +152,8 @@ func (cmd *Cmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *Cmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	cmd.val, cmd.err = parseReply(rd, parseSlice)
+func (cmd *Cmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	cmd.val, cmd.err = parseReply(cn, parseSlice)
 	// Convert to string to preserve old behaviour.
 	// TODO: remove in v4
 	if v, ok := cmd.val.([]byte); ok {
@@ -193,8 +191,8 @@ func (cmd *SliceCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *SliceCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, parseSlice)
+func (cmd *SliceCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, parseSlice)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -236,8 +234,8 @@ func (cmd *StatusCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *StatusCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+func (cmd *StatusCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -275,8 +273,8 @@ func (cmd *IntCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *IntCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+func (cmd *IntCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -318,8 +316,8 @@ func (cmd *DurationCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *DurationCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+func (cmd *DurationCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -359,8 +357,8 @@ func (cmd *BoolCmd) String() string {
 
 var ok = []byte("OK")
 
-func (cmd *BoolCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+func (cmd *BoolCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 	// `SET key value NX` returns nil when key already exists, which
 	// is inconsistent with `SETNX key value`.
 	// TODO: is this okay?
@@ -445,15 +443,13 @@ func (cmd *StringCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *StringCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+func (cmd *StringCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
 	}
-	b := v.([]byte)
-	cmd.val = make([]byte, len(b))
-	copy(cmd.val, b)
+	cmd.val = cn.copyBuf(v.([]byte))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -486,8 +482,8 @@ func (cmd *FloatCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *FloatCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+func (cmd *FloatCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -526,8 +522,8 @@ func (cmd *StringSliceCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *StringSliceCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, parseStringSlice)
+func (cmd *StringSliceCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, parseStringSlice)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -565,8 +561,8 @@ func (cmd *BoolSliceCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *BoolSliceCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, parseBoolSlice)
+func (cmd *BoolSliceCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, parseBoolSlice)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -604,8 +600,8 @@ func (cmd *StringStringMapCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *StringStringMapCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, parseStringStringMap)
+func (cmd *StringStringMapCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, parseStringStringMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -643,8 +639,8 @@ func (cmd *StringIntMapCmd) reset() {
 	cmd.err = nil
 }
 
-func (cmd *StringIntMapCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, parseStringIntMap)
+func (cmd *StringIntMapCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, parseStringIntMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -682,8 +678,8 @@ func (cmd *ZSliceCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.val)
 }
 
-func (cmd *ZSliceCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, parseZSlice)
+func (cmd *ZSliceCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, parseZSlice)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
@@ -723,8 +719,8 @@ func (cmd *ScanCmd) String() string {
 	return cmdString(cmd, cmd.keys)
 }
 
-func (cmd *ScanCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	vi, err := parseReply(rd, parseSlice)
+func (cmd *ScanCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	vi, err := parseReply(cn, parseSlice)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return cmd.err
@@ -778,8 +774,8 @@ func (cmd *ClusterSlotCmd) reset() {
 	cmd.err = nil
 }
 
-func (cmd *ClusterSlotCmd) parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader) error {
-	v, err := parseReply(rd, parseClusterSlotInfoSlice)
+func (cmd *ClusterSlotCmd) parseReply(cn *conn) error {
+	v, err := parseReply(cn, parseClusterSlotInfoSlice)
 	if err != nil {
 		cmd.err = err
 		return err
diff --git a/conn.go b/conn.go
index 9dc2ede..36ba99a 100644
--- a/conn.go
+++ b/conn.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package redis
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
 	"net"
 	"time"
-
-	"gopkg.in/bufio.v1"
 )
 
+const defaultBufSize = 4096
+
 var (
 	zeroTime = time.Time{}
 )
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func newConnDialer(opt *Options) func() (*conn, error) {
 		}
 		cn := &conn{
 			netcn: netcn,
-			buf:   make([]byte, 0, 64),
+			buf:   make([]byte, defaultBufSize),
 		}
 		cn.rd = bufio.NewReader(cn)
 		return cn, cn.init(opt)
@@ -102,3 +103,16 @@ func (cn *conn) RemoteAddr() net.Addr {
 func (cn *conn) Close() error {
 	return cn.netcn.Close()
 }
+
+func isSameSlice(s1, s2 []byte) bool {
+	return len(s1) > 0 && len(s2) > 0 && &s1[0] == &s2[0]
+}
+
+func (cn *conn) copyBuf(b []byte) []byte {
+	if isSameSlice(b, cn.buf) {
+		new := make([]byte, len(b))
+		copy(new, b)
+		return new
+	}
+	return b
+}
diff --git a/multi.go b/multi.go
index 63ecdd5..1cc419c 100644
--- a/multi.go
+++ b/multi.go
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ func (c *Multi) execCmds(cn *conn, cmds []Cmder) error {
 
 	// Parse queued replies.
 	for i := 0; i < cmdsLen; i++ {
-		if err := statusCmd.parseReply(cn.rd); err != nil {
+		if err := statusCmd.parseReply(cn); err != nil {
 			setCmdsErr(cmds[1:len(cmds)-1], err)
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Parse number of replies.
-	line, err := readLine(cn.rd)
+	line, err := readLine(cn)
 	if err != nil {
 		setCmdsErr(cmds[1:len(cmds)-1], err)
 		return err
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (c *Multi) execCmds(cn *conn, cmds []Cmder) error {
 	// Loop starts from 1 to omit MULTI cmd.
 	for i := 1; i < cmdsLen; i++ {
 		cmd := cmds[i]
-		if err := cmd.parseReply(cn.rd); err != nil {
+		if err := cmd.parseReply(cn); err != nil {
 			if firstCmdErr == nil {
 				firstCmdErr = err
 			}
diff --git a/parser.go b/parser.go
index 32646ff..5b6e073 100644
--- a/parser.go
+++ b/parser.go
@@ -3,13 +3,12 @@ package redis
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
-
-	"gopkg.in/bufio.v1"
 )
 
-type multiBulkParser func(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error)
+type multiBulkParser func(cn *conn, n int64) (interface{}, error)
 
 var (
 	errReaderTooSmall = errors.New("redis: reader is too small")
@@ -216,8 +215,8 @@ func scan(b []byte, val interface{}) error {
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-func readLine(rd *bufio.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
-	line, isPrefix, err := rd.ReadLine()
+func readLine(cn *conn) ([]byte, error) {
+	line, isPrefix, err := cn.rd.ReadLine()
 	if err != nil {
 		return line, err
 	}
@@ -227,74 +226,21 @@ func readLine(rd *bufio.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 	return line, nil
 }
 
-func readN(rd *bufio.Reader, n int) ([]byte, error) {
-	b, err := rd.ReadN(n)
-	if err == bufio.ErrBufferFull {
-		tmp := make([]byte, n)
-		r := copy(tmp, b)
-		b = tmp
-
-		for {
-			nn, err := rd.Read(b[r:])
-			r += nn
-			if r >= n {
-				// Ignore error if we read enough.
-				break
-			}
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+func readN(cn *conn, n int) ([]byte, error) {
+	var b []byte
+	if cap(cn.buf) < n {
+		b = make([]byte, n)
+	} else {
+		b = cn.buf[:n]
 	}
-	return b, nil
+	_, err := io.ReadFull(cn.rd, b)
+	return b, err
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-func parseReq(rd *bufio.Reader) ([]string, error) {
-	line, err := readLine(rd)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if line[0] != '*' {
-		return []string{string(line)}, nil
-	}
-	numReplies, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(line[1:]), 10, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	args := make([]string, 0, numReplies)
-	for i := int64(0); i < numReplies; i++ {
-		line, err = readLine(rd)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		if line[0] != '$' {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("redis: expected '$', but got %q", line)
-		}
-
-		argLen, err := strconv.ParseInt(string(line[1:]), 10, 32)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		arg, err := readN(rd, int(argLen)+2)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		args = append(args, string(arg[:argLen]))
-	}
-	return args, nil
-}
-
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-func parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader, p multiBulkParser) (interface{}, error) {
-	line, err := readLine(rd)
+func parseReply(cn *conn, p multiBulkParser) (interface{}, error) {
+	line, err := readLine(cn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -315,12 +261,12 @@ func parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader, p multiBulkParser) (interface{}, error) {
 			return nil, Nil
 		}
 
-		replyLen, err := strconv.Atoi(string(line[1:]))
+		replyLen, err := strconv.Atoi(bytesToString(line[1:]))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		b, err := readN(rd, replyLen+2)
+		b, err := readN(cn, replyLen+2)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -335,15 +281,15 @@ func parseReply(rd *bufio.Reader, p multiBulkParser) (interface{}, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		return p(rd, repliesNum)
+		return p(cn, repliesNum)
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("redis: can't parse %q", line)
 }
 
-func parseSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
+func parseSlice(cn *conn, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	vals := make([]interface{}, 0, n)
 	for i := int64(0); i < n; i++ {
-		v, err := parseReply(rd, parseSlice)
+		v, err := parseReply(cn, parseSlice)
 		if err == Nil {
 			vals = append(vals, nil)
 		} else if err != nil {
@@ -360,10 +306,10 @@ func parseSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	return vals, nil
 }
 
-func parseStringSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
+func parseStringSlice(cn *conn, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	vals := make([]string, 0, n)
 	for i := int64(0); i < n; i++ {
-		viface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		viface, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -376,10 +322,10 @@ func parseStringSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	return vals, nil
 }
 
-func parseBoolSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
+func parseBoolSlice(cn *conn, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	vals := make([]bool, 0, n)
 	for i := int64(0); i < n; i++ {
-		viface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		viface, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -392,36 +338,37 @@ func parseBoolSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	return vals, nil
 }
 
-func parseStringStringMap(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
+func parseStringStringMap(cn *conn, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	m := make(map[string]string, n/2)
 	for i := int64(0); i < n; i += 2 {
-		keyiface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		keyIface, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		key, ok := keyiface.([]byte)
+		keyBytes, ok := keyIface.([]byte)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("got %T, expected string", keyiface)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("got %T, expected []byte", keyIface)
 		}
+		key := string(keyBytes)
 
-		valueiface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		valueIface, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		value, ok := valueiface.([]byte)
+		valueBytes, ok := valueIface.([]byte)
 		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("got %T, expected string", valueiface)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("got %T, expected []byte", valueIface)
 		}
 
-		m[string(key)] = string(value)
+		m[key] = string(valueBytes)
 	}
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func parseStringIntMap(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
+func parseStringIntMap(cn *conn, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	m := make(map[string]int64, n/2)
 	for i := int64(0); i < n; i += 2 {
-		keyiface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		keyiface, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -430,7 +377,7 @@ func parseStringIntMap(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("got %T, expected string", keyiface)
 		}
 
-		valueiface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		valueiface, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -449,12 +396,12 @@ func parseStringIntMap(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func parseZSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
+func parseZSlice(cn *conn, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	zz := make([]Z, n/2)
 	for i := int64(0); i < n; i += 2 {
 		z := &zz[i/2]
 
-		memberiface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		memberiface, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -464,7 +411,7 @@ func parseZSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 		}
 		z.Member = string(member)
 
-		scoreiface, err := parseReply(rd, nil)
+		scoreiface, err := parseReply(cn, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -481,10 +428,10 @@ func parseZSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	return zz, nil
 }
 
-func parseClusterSlotInfoSlice(rd *bufio.Reader, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
+func parseClusterSlotInfoSlice(cn *conn, n int64) (interface{}, error) {
 	infos := make([]ClusterSlotInfo, 0, n)
 	for i := int64(0); i < n; i++ {
-		viface, err := parseReply(rd, parseSlice)
+		viface, err := parseReply(cn, parseSlice)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/parser_test.go b/parser_test.go
index b71305a..10403f6 100644
--- a/parser_test.go
+++ b/parser_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package redis
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"testing"
-
-	"gopkg.in/bufio.v1"
 )
 
 func BenchmarkParseReplyStatus(b *testing.B) {
@@ -27,20 +27,21 @@ func BenchmarkParseReplySlice(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func benchmarkParseReply(b *testing.B, reply string, p multiBulkParser, wanterr bool) {
-	b.StopTimer()
-
-	buf := &bufio.Buffer{}
-	rd := bufio.NewReader(buf)
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		buf.WriteString(reply)
 	}
+	cn := &conn{
+		rd:  bufio.NewReader(buf),
+		buf: make([]byte, 0, defaultBufSize),
+	}
 
-	b.StartTimer()
+	b.ResetTimer()
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		_, err := parseReply(rd, p)
+		_, err := parseReply(cn, p)
 		if !wanterr && err != nil {
-			panic(err)
+			b.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pipeline.go b/pipeline.go
index 8981cb5..6fb1db1 100644
--- a/pipeline.go
+++ b/pipeline.go
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func execCmds(cn *conn, cmds []Cmder) ([]Cmder, error) {
 	var firstCmdErr error
 	var failedCmds []Cmder
 	for _, cmd := range cmds {
-		err := cmd.parseReply(cn.rd)
+		err := cmd.parseReply(cn)
 		if err == nil {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/pool.go b/pool.go
index 71ac456..f52eb6f 100644
--- a/pool.go
+++ b/pool.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func (p *connPool) Get() (*conn, error) {
 
 func (p *connPool) Put(cn *conn) error {
 	if cn.rd.Buffered() != 0 {
-		b, _ := cn.rd.ReadN(cn.rd.Buffered())
+		b, _ := cn.rd.Peek(cn.rd.Buffered())
 		log.Printf("redis: connection has unread data: %q", b)
 		return p.Remove(cn)
 	}
diff --git a/pubsub.go b/pubsub.go
index 1f4f5b6..be36caa 100644
--- a/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (c *PubSub) ReceiveTimeout(timeout time.Duration) (interface{}, error) {
 	cn.ReadTimeout = timeout
 
 	cmd := NewSliceCmd()
-	if err := cmd.parseReply(cn.rd); err != nil {
+	if err := cmd.parseReply(cn); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return newMessage(cmd.Val())
diff --git a/redis.go b/redis.go
index f77c663..1504e6c 100644
--- a/redis.go
+++ b/redis.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (c *baseClient) process(cmd Cmder) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		err = cmd.parseReply(cn.rd)
+		err = cmd.parseReply(cn)
 		c.putConn(cn, err)
 		if shouldRetry(err) {
 			continue