diff --git a/stdlib/buffer.gr b/stdlib/buffer.gr
index 0ae4038608..a4d1ba62ed 100644
--- a/stdlib/buffer.gr
+++ b/stdlib/buffer.gr
@@ -228,12 +228,7 @@ export let rec truncate = (length, buffer) => {
  * @since v0.4.0
  */
 export let toBytes = buffer => {
-  let len = Bytes.length(buffer.data)
-  if (buffer.len == len) {
-    buffer.data
-  } else {
-    Bytes.slice(0, buffer.len, buffer.data)
-  }
+  Bytes.slice(0, buffer.len, buffer.data)
 }
 
 /**