diff --git a/src/reader/coord.rs b/src/reader/coord.rs
index 7c3e56b..7fb9003 100644
--- a/src/reader/coord.rs
+++ b/src/reader/coord.rs
@@ -49,18 +49,21 @@ impl<'a> Coord<'a> {
         }
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn get_x(&self) -> f64 {
         let mut reader = Cursor::new(self.buf);
         reader.set_position(self.offset);
         reader.read_f64(self.byte_order).unwrap()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn get_y(&self) -> f64 {
         let mut reader = Cursor::new(self.buf);
         reader.set_position(self.offset + F64_WIDTH);
         reader.read_f64(self.byte_order).unwrap()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn get_nth_unchecked(&self, n: usize) -> f64 {
         debug_assert!(n < self.dim.size());
         let mut reader = Cursor::new(self.buf);
@@ -84,14 +87,17 @@ impl<'a> CoordTrait for Coord<'a> {
         self.dim.into()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn nth_or_panic(&self, n: usize) -> Self::T {
         self.get_nth_unchecked(n)
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn x(&self) -> Self::T {
         self.get_x()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn y(&self) -> Self::T {
         self.get_y()
     }
diff --git a/src/reader/linearring.rs b/src/reader/linearring.rs
index 677a83e..0ac10e7 100644
--- a/src/reader/linearring.rs
+++ b/src/reader/linearring.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ impl<'a> WKBLinearRing<'a> {
     }
 
     /// The offset into this buffer of any given coordinate
+    #[inline]
     pub fn coord_offset(&self, i: u64) -> u64 {
         self.offset + 4 + (self.dim.size() as u64 * 8 * i)
     }
@@ -72,10 +73,12 @@ impl<'a> LineStringTrait for WKBLinearRing<'a> {
         self.dim.into()
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn num_coords(&self) -> usize {
         self.num_points
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     unsafe fn coord_unchecked(&self, i: usize) -> Self::CoordType<'_> {
         Coord::new(
             self.buf,
diff --git a/src/reader/polygon.rs b/src/reader/polygon.rs
index 8c86699..f6d8fcc 100644
--- a/src/reader/polygon.rs
+++ b/src/reader/polygon.rs
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ impl<'a> Polygon<'a> {
             .fold(1 + 4 + 4, |acc, ring| acc + ring.size())
     }
 
-    pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
-        self.wkb_linear_rings.len() == 0
-    }
-
     pub fn dimension(&self) -> WKBDimension {
         self.dim
     }