diff --git a/ssl/record/d1_pkt.c b/ssl/record/d1_pkt.c
index 2f2417d7a3668acd17dcc4e239efb3235e6e8e13..f1772258af65c5f0f443856cde2ff455f3c5ee43 100644
--- a/ssl/record/d1_pkt.c
+++ b/ssl/record/d1_pkt.c
@@ -191,14 +191,12 @@ static int dtls1_copy_record(SSL *s, pitem *item)
 
     rdata = (DTLS1_RECORD_DATA *)item->data;
 
-    SSL3_BUFFER_release(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer));
+    SSL3_BUFFER_release(&s->rlayer.rbuf);
 
     s->packet = rdata->packet;
     s->packet_length = rdata->packet_length;
-    memcpy(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer), &(rdata->rbuf),
-        sizeof(SSL3_BUFFER));
-    memcpy(RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer), &(rdata->rrec),
-        sizeof(SSL3_RECORD));
+    memcpy(&s->rlayer.rbuf, &(rdata->rbuf), sizeof(SSL3_BUFFER));
+    memcpy(&s->rlayer.rrec, &(rdata->rrec), sizeof(SSL3_RECORD));
 
     /* Set proper sequence number for mac calculation */
     memcpy(&(s->s3->read_sequence[2]), &(rdata->packet[5]), 6);
@@ -230,10 +228,8 @@ dtls1_buffer_record(SSL *s, record_pqueue *queue, unsigned char *priority)
 
     rdata->packet = s->packet;
     rdata->packet_length = s->packet_length;
-    memcpy(&(rdata->rbuf), RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer),
-        sizeof(SSL3_BUFFER));
-    memcpy(&(rdata->rrec), RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer),
-        sizeof(SSL3_RECORD));
+    memcpy(&(rdata->rbuf), &s->rlayer.rbuf, sizeof(SSL3_BUFFER));
+    memcpy(&(rdata->rrec), &s->rlayer.rrec, sizeof(SSL3_RECORD));
 
     item->data = rdata;
 
@@ -249,8 +245,8 @@ dtls1_buffer_record(SSL *s, record_pqueue *queue, unsigned char *priority)
 
     s->packet = NULL;
     s->packet_length = 0;
-    memset(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer), 0, sizeof(SSL3_BUFFER));
-    memset(RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer), 0, sizeof(SSL3_RECORD));
+    memset(&s->rlayer.rbuf, 0, sizeof(SSL3_BUFFER));
+    memset(&s->rlayer.rrec, 0, sizeof(SSL3_RECORD));
 
     if (!ssl3_setup_buffers(s)) {
         SSLerr(SSL_F_DTLS1_BUFFER_RECORD, ERR_R_INTERNAL_ERROR);
@@ -316,7 +312,7 @@ int dtls1_process_buffered_records(SSL *s)
             if (!dtls1_process_record(s))
                 return (0);
             if (dtls1_buffer_record(s, &(s->d1->processed_rcds),
-                SSL3_RECORD_get_seq_num(RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer))) < 0)
+                SSL3_RECORD_get_seq_num(&s->rlayer.rrec)) < 0)
                 return -1;
         }
     }
@@ -367,7 +363,7 @@ int dtls1_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
     SSL3_RECORD *rr;
     void (*cb) (const SSL *ssl, int type2, int val) = NULL;
 
-    if (!SSL3_BUFFER_is_initialised(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer))) {
+    if (!SSL3_BUFFER_is_initialised(&s->rlayer.rbuf)) {
         /* Not initialized yet */
         if (!ssl3_setup_buffers(s))
             return (-1);
@@ -423,7 +419,7 @@ int dtls1_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
      * s->s3->rrec.off,     - offset into 'data' for next read
      * s->s3->rrec.length,  - number of bytes.
      */
-    rr = RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer);
+    rr = &s->rlayer.rrec;
 
     /*
      * We are not handshaking and have no data yet, so process data buffered
@@ -694,8 +690,7 @@ int dtls1_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
                 }
 
                 if (!(s->mode & SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY)) {
-                    if (SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(
-                        RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer)) == 0) {
+                    if (SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(&s->rlayer.rbuf) == 0) {
                         /* no read-ahead left? */
                         BIO *bio;
                         /*
@@ -918,8 +913,7 @@ int dtls1_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
         }
 
         if (!(s->mode & SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY)) {
-            if (SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(
-                RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer)) == 0) {
+            if (SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(&s->rlayer.rbuf) == 0) {
                 /* no read-ahead left? */
                 BIO *bio;
                 /*
@@ -1052,7 +1046,7 @@ int do_dtls1_write(SSL *s, int type, const unsigned char *buf,
     SSL3_BUFFER *wb;
     SSL_SESSION *sess;
 
-    wb = RECORD_LAYER_get_wbuf(&s->rlayer);
+    wb = &s->rlayer.wbuf;
 
     /*
      * first check if there is a SSL3_BUFFER still being written out.  This
@@ -1074,7 +1068,7 @@ int do_dtls1_write(SSL *s, int type, const unsigned char *buf,
     if (len == 0 && !create_empty_fragment)
         return 0;
 
-    wr = RECORD_LAYER_get_wrec(&s->rlayer);
+    wr = &s->rlayer.wrec;
     sess = s->session;
 
     if ((sess == NULL) ||
@@ -1237,7 +1231,7 @@ int dtls1_record_replay_check(SSL *s, DTLS1_BITMAP *bitmap)
 
     cmp = satsub64be(seq, bitmap->max_seq_num);
     if (cmp > 0) {
-        SSL3_RECORD_set_seq_num(RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer), seq);
+        SSL3_RECORD_set_seq_num(&s->rlayer.rrec, seq);
         return 1;               /* this record in new */
     }
     shift = -cmp;
@@ -1246,7 +1240,7 @@ int dtls1_record_replay_check(SSL *s, DTLS1_BITMAP *bitmap)
     else if (bitmap->map & (1UL << shift))
         return 0;               /* record previously received */
 
-    SSL3_RECORD_set_seq_num(RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer), seq);
+    SSL3_RECORD_set_seq_num(&s->rlayer.rrec, seq);
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/ssl/record/rec_layer.h b/ssl/record/rec_layer.h
index 110bed24a21fc57425b5821381e644621e65fe1b..8b529b75c3fbadd1efe18bd733ba408d6bfb4b35 100644
--- a/ssl/record/rec_layer.h
+++ b/ssl/record/rec_layer.h
@@ -160,10 +160,6 @@ typedef struct record_layer_st {
 
 #define RECORD_LAYER_set_read_ahead(rl, ra)     ((rl)->read_ahead = (ra))
 #define RECORD_LAYER_get_read_ahead(rl)         ((rl)->read_ahead)
-#define RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(rl)               (&(rl)->rbuf)
-#define RECORD_LAYER_get_wbuf(rl)               (&(rl)->wbuf)
-#define RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(rl)               (&(rl)->rrec)
-#define RECORD_LAYER_get_wrec(rl)               (&(rl)->wrec)
 #define RECORD_LAYER_setup_comp_buffer(rl)      (SSL3_RECORD_setup(&(rl)->rrec))
 
 void RECORD_LAYER_init(RECORD_LAYER *rl, SSL *s);
@@ -188,11 +184,16 @@ void dtls1_reset_seq_numbers(SSL *s, int rw);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *                                                                           *
- * The following functions are private to the record layer. They should not  *
- * be used outside of the record layer.                                      *
+ * The following macros/functions are private to the record layer. They      *
+ * should not be used outside of the record layer.                           *
  *                                                                           *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
+#define RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(rl)               (&(rl)->rbuf)
+#define RECORD_LAYER_get_wbuf(rl)               (&(rl)->wbuf)
+#define RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(rl)               (&(rl)->rrec)
+#define RECORD_LAYER_get_wrec(rl)               (&(rl)->wrec)
+
 __owur int ssl3_read_n(SSL *s, int n, int max, int extend);
 __owur int ssl3_write_pending(SSL *s, int type, const unsigned char *buf,
                        unsigned int len);
diff --git a/ssl/record/s3_pkt.c b/ssl/record/s3_pkt.c
index 61288f21ed32aeb2e0cebb310b1d65c3a5334e87..8b360d63825f284c2b0b7c0cd07feb346fa000f1 100644
--- a/ssl/record/s3_pkt.c
+++ b/ssl/record/s3_pkt.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ int ssl3_read_n(SSL *s, int n, int max, int extend)
     if (n <= 0)
         return n;
 
-    rb = RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer);
+    rb = &s->rlayer.rbuf;
     if (rb->buf == NULL)
         if (!ssl3_setup_read_buffer(s))
             return -1;
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ int ssl3_write_bytes(SSL *s, int type, const void *buf_, int len)
 #if !defined(OPENSSL_NO_MULTIBLOCK) && EVP_CIPH_FLAG_TLS1_1_MULTIBLOCK
     unsigned int max_send_fragment;
 #endif
-    SSL3_BUFFER *wb = RECORD_LAYER_get_wbuf(&s->rlayer);
+    SSL3_BUFFER *wb = &s->rlayer.wbuf;
     int i;
     unsigned int u_len = (unsigned int)len;
 
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ int do_ssl3_write(SSL *s, int type, const unsigned char *buf,
     int eivlen;
     long align = 0;
     SSL3_RECORD *wr;
-    SSL3_BUFFER *wb = RECORD_LAYER_get_wbuf(&s->rlayer);
+    SSL3_BUFFER *wb = &s->rlayer.wbuf;
     SSL_SESSION *sess;
 
     /*
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ int do_ssl3_write(SSL *s, int type, const unsigned char *buf,
     if (len == 0 && !create_empty_fragment)
         return 0;
 
-    wr = RECORD_LAYER_get_wrec(&s->rlayer);
+    wr = &s->rlayer.wrec;
     sess = s->session;
 
     if ((sess == NULL) ||
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ int ssl3_write_pending(SSL *s, int type, const unsigned char *buf,
                        unsigned int len)
 {
     int i;
-    SSL3_BUFFER *wb = RECORD_LAYER_get_wbuf(&s->rlayer);
+    SSL3_BUFFER *wb = &s->rlayer.wbuf;
 
 /* XXXX */
     if ((s->s3->wpend_tot > (int)len)
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ int ssl3_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
     SSL3_RECORD *rr;
     void (*cb) (const SSL *ssl, int type2, int val) = NULL;
 
-    if (!SSL3_BUFFER_is_initialised(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer))) {
+    if (!SSL3_BUFFER_is_initialised(&s->rlayer.rbuf)) {
         /* Not initialized yet */
         if (!ssl3_setup_read_buffer(s))
             return (-1);
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@ int ssl3_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
      * s->s3->rrec.off,     - offset into 'data' for next read
      * s->s3->rrec.length,  - number of bytes.
      */
-    rr = RECORD_LAYER_get_rrec(&s->rlayer);
+    rr = &s->rlayer.rrec;
 
     /* get new packet if necessary */
     if ((rr->length == 0) || (s->rstate == SSL_ST_READ_BODY)) {
@@ -1020,8 +1020,7 @@ int ssl3_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
                 s->rstate = SSL_ST_READ_HEADER;
                 rr->off = 0;
                 if (s->mode & SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS
-                    && SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(
-                        RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer)) == 0)
+                    && SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(&s->rlayer.rbuf) == 0)
                     ssl3_release_read_buffer(s);
             }
         }
@@ -1125,8 +1124,7 @@ int ssl3_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
                 }
 
                 if (!(s->mode & SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY)) {
-                    if (SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(
-                        RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer)) == 0) {
+                    if (SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(&s->rlayer.rbuf) == 0) {
                         /* no read-ahead left? */
                         BIO *bio;
                         /*
@@ -1299,7 +1297,7 @@ int ssl3_read_bytes(SSL *s, int type, unsigned char *buf, int len, int peek)
         }
 
         if (!(s->mode & SSL_MODE_AUTO_RETRY)) {
-            if (SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer)) == 0) {
+            if (SSL3_BUFFER_get_left(&s->rlayer.rbuf) == 0) {
                 /* no read-ahead left? */
                 BIO *bio;
                 /*
diff --git a/ssl/record/ssl3_record.c b/ssl/record/ssl3_record.c
index 33feb01c576bc6574ad40d068261948909636625..5975a33c47f7af9b6322777aeb64294db7c8d050 100644
--- a/ssl/record/ssl3_record.c
+++ b/ssl/record/ssl3_record.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ int ssl3_get_record(SSL *s)
     if ((s->rstate != SSL_ST_READ_BODY) ||
         (s->packet_length < SSL3_RT_HEADER_LENGTH)) {
         n = ssl3_read_n(s, SSL3_RT_HEADER_LENGTH,
-            SSL3_BUFFER_get_len(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer)), 0);
+            SSL3_BUFFER_get_len(&s->rlayer.rbuf), 0);
         if (n <= 0)
             return (n);         /* error or non-blocking */
         s->rstate = SSL_ST_READ_BODY;
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int ssl3_get_record(SSL *s)
         }
 
         if (rr->length >
-                SSL3_BUFFER_get_len(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer))
+                SSL3_BUFFER_get_len(&s->rlayer.rbuf)
                 - SSL3_RT_HEADER_LENGTH) {
             al = SSL_AD_RECORD_OVERFLOW;
             SSLerr(SSL_F_SSL3_GET_RECORD, SSL_R_PACKET_LENGTH_TOO_LONG);
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ int dtls1_get_record(SSL *s)
     if ((s->rstate != SSL_ST_READ_BODY) ||
         (s->packet_length < DTLS1_RT_HEADER_LENGTH)) {
         n = ssl3_read_n(s, DTLS1_RT_HEADER_LENGTH,
-            SSL3_BUFFER_get_len(RECORD_LAYER_get_rbuf(&s->rlayer)), 0);
+            SSL3_BUFFER_get_len(&s->rlayer.rbuf), 0);
         /* read timeout is handled by dtls1_read_bytes */
         if (n <= 0)
             return (n);         /* error or non-blocking */