diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index 629308e..0bf492f 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ pub fn yaml_parser_new<'r>() -> yaml_parser_t<'r> {
         eof: false,
         buffer: VecDeque::with_capacity(INPUT_BUFFER_SIZE),
         unread: 0,
-        raw_buffer: VecDeque::with_capacity(INPUT_RAW_BUFFER_SIZE),
         encoding: YAML_ANY_ENCODING,
         offset: 0,
         mark: yaml_mark_t::default(),
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ pub fn yaml_parser_new<'r>() -> yaml_parser_t<'r> {
 
 /// Destroy a parser.
 pub fn yaml_parser_delete(parser: &mut yaml_parser_t) {
-    parser.raw_buffer.clear();
     parser.buffer.clear();
     parser.tokens.clear();
     parser.indents.clear();
@@ -70,7 +68,10 @@ pub fn yaml_parser_set_input_string<'r>(parser: &mut yaml_parser_t<'r>, input: &
 }
 
 /// Set a generic input handler.
-pub fn yaml_parser_set_input<'r>(parser: &mut yaml_parser_t<'r>, input: &'r mut dyn std::io::Read) {
+pub fn yaml_parser_set_input<'r>(
+    parser: &mut yaml_parser_t<'r>,
+    input: &'r mut dyn std::io::BufRead,
+) {
     assert!((parser.read_handler).is_none());
     parser.read_handler = Some(input);
 }
diff --git a/src/bin/run-parser-test-suite.rs b/src/bin/run-parser-test-suite.rs
index 99c8282..764ec0a 100644
--- a/src/bin/run-parser-test-suite.rs
+++ b/src/bin/run-parser-test-suite.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ pub(crate) fn test_main(
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let mut parser = yaml_parser_new();
 
-    yaml_parser_set_input(&mut parser, stdin);
+    let mut stdin = std::io::BufReader::new(stdin);
+    yaml_parser_set_input(&mut parser, &mut stdin);
 
     loop {
         let event = match yaml_parser_parse(&mut parser) {
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index f55310e..cea4cd6 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ pub enum ReaderError {
         offset: usize,
         value: i32,
     },
+    #[error("input stream produced an invalid byte order marker")]
+    InvalidBom,
+    #[error("invalid UTF-8 byte at offset: {value:x}")]
+    InvalidUtf8 { value: u8 },
+    #[error("invalid UTF-16 unpaired surrogate: {value:x}")]
+    InvalidUtf16 { value: u16 },
     #[error(transparent)]
     Io(#[from] std::io::Error),
 }
diff --git a/src/reader.rs b/src/reader.rs
index 7313b65..4a385f3 100644
--- a/src/reader.rs
+++ b/src/reader.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
+use std::io::BufRead;
+
 use alloc::collections::VecDeque;
 
-use crate::api::INPUT_RAW_BUFFER_SIZE;
-use crate::macros::vecdeque_starts_with;
 use crate::{
-    yaml_parser_t, ReaderError, YAML_ANY_ENCODING, YAML_UTF16BE_ENCODING, YAML_UTF16LE_ENCODING,
-    YAML_UTF8_ENCODING,
+    yaml_encoding_t, yaml_parser_t, ReaderError, YAML_ANY_ENCODING, YAML_UTF16BE_ENCODING,
+    YAML_UTF16LE_ENCODING, YAML_UTF8_ENCODING,
 };
 
 fn yaml_parser_set_reader_error<T>(
-    _parser: &mut yaml_parser_t,
     problem: &'static str,
     offset: usize,
     value: i32,
@@ -20,168 +19,254 @@ fn yaml_parser_set_reader_error<T>(
     })
 }
 
-const BOM_UTF8: &[u8] = b"\xEF\xBB\xBF";
-const BOM_UTF16LE: &[u8] = b"\xFF\xFE";
-const BOM_UTF16BE: &[u8] = b"\xFE\xFF";
+const BOM_UTF8: [u8; 3] = [0xef, 0xbb, 0xbf];
+const BOM_UTF16LE: [u8; 2] = [0xff, 0xfe];
+const BOM_UTF16BE: [u8; 2] = [0xfe, 0xff];
 
-fn yaml_parser_determine_encoding(parser: &mut yaml_parser_t) -> Result<(), ReaderError> {
-    while !parser.eof && parser.raw_buffer.len() < 3 {
-        yaml_parser_update_raw_buffer(parser)?;
-    }
-    if vecdeque_starts_with(&parser.raw_buffer, BOM_UTF16LE) {
-        parser.encoding = YAML_UTF16LE_ENCODING;
-        parser.raw_buffer.drain(0..2);
-        parser.offset += 2;
-    } else if vecdeque_starts_with(&parser.raw_buffer, BOM_UTF16BE) {
-        parser.encoding = YAML_UTF16BE_ENCODING;
-        parser.raw_buffer.drain(0..2);
-        parser.offset += 2;
-    } else if vecdeque_starts_with(&parser.raw_buffer, BOM_UTF8) {
-        parser.encoding = YAML_UTF8_ENCODING;
-        parser.raw_buffer.drain(0..3);
-        parser.offset += 3;
-    } else {
-        parser.encoding = YAML_UTF8_ENCODING;
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-fn yaml_parser_update_raw_buffer(parser: &mut yaml_parser_t) -> Result<(), ReaderError> {
-    if parser.raw_buffer.len() >= INPUT_RAW_BUFFER_SIZE {
-        return Ok(());
-    }
-    if parser.eof {
-        return Ok(());
+fn yaml_parser_determine_encoding(
+    reader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+) -> Result<Option<yaml_encoding_t>, ReaderError> {
+    let initial_bytes = reader.fill_buf()?;
+    if initial_bytes.is_empty() {
+        return Ok(None);
     }
 
-    let len_before = parser.raw_buffer.len();
-    debug_assert!(len_before < INPUT_RAW_BUFFER_SIZE);
-    parser.raw_buffer.resize(INPUT_RAW_BUFFER_SIZE, 0);
-    let contiguous = parser.raw_buffer.make_contiguous();
-    let write_to = &mut contiguous[len_before..];
-
-    let size_read = parser
-        .read_handler
-        .as_mut()
-        .expect("non-null read handler")
-        .read(write_to)?;
-
-    let valid_size = len_before + size_read;
-    parser.raw_buffer.truncate(valid_size);
-    if size_read == 0 {
-        parser.eof = true;
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-fn utf8_char_width_and_initial_value(initial: u8) -> (usize, u32) {
-    let initial = initial as u32;
-    if initial & 0x80 == 0 {
-        (1, initial & 0x7f)
-    } else if initial & 0xE0 == 0xC0 {
-        (2, initial & 0x1f)
-    } else if initial & 0xF0 == 0xE0 {
-        (3, initial & 0x0f)
-    } else if initial & 0xF8 == 0xF0 {
-        (4, initial & 0x07)
-    } else {
-        (0, 0)
-    }
-}
-
-enum Utf8Error {
-    Incomplete,
-    InvalidLeadingOctet,
-    InvalidTrailingOctet(usize),
-    InvalidLength,
-    InvalidUnicode(u32),
-}
-
-fn read_char_utf8(raw: &mut VecDeque<u8>) -> Option<Result<char, Utf8Error>> {
-    let first = raw.front().copied()?;
-    let (width, mut value) = utf8_char_width_and_initial_value(first);
-    if width == 0 {
-        return Some(Err(Utf8Error::InvalidLeadingOctet));
-    }
-    if raw.len() < width {
-        return Some(Err(Utf8Error::Incomplete));
-    }
-    for (i, trailing) in raw.iter().enumerate().take(width).skip(1) {
-        if trailing & 0xc0 != 0x80 {
-            return Some(Err(Utf8Error::InvalidTrailingOctet(i)));
+    match initial_bytes[0] {
+        0xef => {
+            let mut bom = [0; 3];
+            reader.read_exact(&mut bom)?;
+            if bom == BOM_UTF8 {
+                Ok(Some(YAML_UTF8_ENCODING))
+            } else {
+                Err(ReaderError::InvalidBom)
+            }
         }
-        value <<= 6;
-        value += *trailing as u32 & 0x3f;
-    }
-    if !(width == 1
-        || width == 2 && value >= 0x80
-        || width == 3 && value >= 0x800
-        || width == 4 && value >= 0x10000)
-    {
-        return Some(Err(Utf8Error::InvalidLength));
-    }
-    if let Some(ch) = char::from_u32(value) {
-        raw.drain(..width);
-        Some(Ok(ch))
-    } else {
-        Some(Err(Utf8Error::InvalidUnicode(value)))
+        0xff | 0xfe => {
+            let mut bom = [0; 2];
+            reader.read_exact(&mut bom)?;
+            if bom == BOM_UTF16LE {
+                Ok(Some(YAML_UTF16LE_ENCODING))
+            } else if bom == BOM_UTF16BE {
+                Ok(Some(YAML_UTF16BE_ENCODING))
+            } else {
+                Err(ReaderError::InvalidBom)
+            }
+        }
+        _ => Ok(Some(YAML_UTF8_ENCODING)),
     }
 }
 
-enum Utf16Error {
-    Incomplete,
-    UnexpectedLowSurrogateArea(u32),
-    ExpectedLowSurrogateArea(u32),
-    InvalidUnicode(u32),
-}
-
-fn read_char_utf16<const BIG_ENDIAN: bool>(
-    raw: &mut VecDeque<u8>,
-) -> Option<Result<char, Utf16Error>> {
-    if raw.is_empty() {
-        return None;
-    }
-    if raw.len() < 2 {
-        return Some(Err(Utf16Error::Incomplete));
-    }
-    let bytes = [raw[0], raw[1]];
-    let mut value = if BIG_ENDIAN {
-        u16::from_be_bytes(bytes) as u32
-    } else {
-        u16::from_le_bytes(bytes) as u32
+fn read_utf8_buffered(
+    reader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    out: &mut VecDeque<char>,
+    offset: &mut usize,
+) -> Result<bool, ReaderError> {
+    let available = loop {
+        match reader.fill_buf() {
+            Ok([]) => return Ok(false),
+            Ok(available) => break available,
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => continue,
+            Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
+        }
     };
-    if value & 0xfc00 == 0xdc00 {
-        return Some(Err(Utf16Error::UnexpectedLowSurrogateArea(value)));
-    }
-    let width;
-    if value & 0xfc00 == 0xd800 {
-        width = 4;
-        if raw.len() < width {
-            return Some(Err(Utf16Error::Incomplete));
-        }
-        let bytes2 = [raw[2], raw[3]];
-        let value2 = if BIG_ENDIAN {
-            u16::from_be_bytes(bytes2) as u32
-        } else {
-            u16::from_le_bytes(bytes2) as u32
-        };
-        if value2 & 0xfc00 != 0xdc00 {
-            return Some(Err(Utf16Error::ExpectedLowSurrogateArea(value2)));
-        }
-        value = (0x10000 + (value & 0x3ff)) << (10 + (value2 & 0x3ff));
-    } else {
-        width = 2;
-    }
 
-    if let Some(ch) = char::from_u32(value) {
-        raw.drain(..width);
-        Some(Ok(ch))
-    } else {
-        Some(Err(Utf16Error::InvalidUnicode(value)))
+    match core::str::from_utf8(available) {
+        Ok(valid) => {
+            let used = valid.len();
+            // The entire contents of the input buffer was valid UTF-8.
+            for ch in valid.chars() {
+                push_char(out, ch, *offset)?;
+                *offset += ch.len_utf8();
+            }
+            reader.consume(used);
+            Ok(true)
+        }
+        Err(err) => {
+            let valid_bytes = err.valid_up_to();
+
+            // If some of the buffer contents were valid, append that to the
+            // output.
+            let valid = unsafe {
+                // SAFETY: This is safe because of `valid_up_to()`.
+                core::str::from_utf8_unchecked(&available[..valid_bytes])
+            };
+            for ch in valid.chars() {
+                push_char(out, ch, *offset)?;
+                *offset += ch.len_utf8();
+            }
+
+            match err.error_len() {
+                Some(_invalid_len) => {
+                    return Err(ReaderError::InvalidUtf8 {
+                        value: available[valid_bytes],
+                    });
+                }
+                None => {
+                    if valid_bytes != 0 {
+                        // Some valid UTF-8 characters were present, and the
+                        // tail end of the buffer was an incomplete sequence.
+                        // Leave the incomplete sequence in the buffer.
+                        reader.consume(valid_bytes);
+                        Ok(true)
+                    } else {
+                        // The beginning of the buffer was an incomplete UTF-8
+                        // sequence. Read the whole character unbuffered.
+                        //
+                        // This will return `UnexpectedEof` if the sequence
+                        // cannot be completed. Note that `read_exact()` handles
+                        // interrupt automatically.
+                        let initial = available[0];
+                        read_utf8_char_unbuffered(reader, out, initial, offset)?;
+                        Ok(true)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
-fn push_char(parser: &mut yaml_parser_t, ch: char) -> Result<(), ReaderError> {
+fn read_utf8_char_unbuffered(
+    reader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    out: &mut VecDeque<char>,
+    initial: u8,
+    offset: &mut usize,
+) -> Result<(), ReaderError> {
+    let width = utf8_char_width(initial);
+    let mut buffer = [0; 4];
+    reader.read_exact(&mut buffer[..width])?;
+    if let Ok(valid) = core::str::from_utf8(&buffer[..width]) {
+        // We read a whole, valid character.
+        let Some(ch) = valid.chars().next() else {
+            unreachable!()
+        };
+        push_char(out, ch, *offset)?;
+        *offset += width;
+        Ok(())
+    } else {
+        // Since we read the exact character width, the only
+        // possible error here is invalid Unicode.
+        Err(ReaderError::InvalidUtf8 { value: buffer[0] })
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_utf16_buffered<const BIG_ENDIAN: bool>(
+    reader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    out: &mut VecDeque<char>,
+    offset: &mut usize,
+) -> Result<bool, ReaderError> {
+    let available = loop {
+        match reader.fill_buf() {
+            Ok([]) => return Ok(false),
+            Ok(available) => break available,
+            Err(err) if err.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::Interrupted => continue,
+            Err(err) => return Err(err.into()),
+        }
+    };
+
+    let chunks = available.chunks_exact(2).map(|chunk| {
+        let [a, b] = chunk else { unreachable!() };
+        if BIG_ENDIAN {
+            u16::from_be_bytes([*a, *b])
+        } else {
+            u16::from_le_bytes([*a, *b])
+        }
+    });
+
+    let mut used = 0;
+    for ch in core::char::decode_utf16(chunks) {
+        match ch {
+            Ok(ch) => {
+                push_char(out, ch, *offset)?;
+                let n = ch.len_utf16();
+                *offset += n;
+                used += n;
+            }
+            Err(_) => {
+                // An unpaired surrogate may either be a corrupt stream, but it
+                // can also be that the buffer just happens to contain the first
+                // half of a surrogate pair. Consume all of the valid bytes in
+                // the buffer first, and then handle the unpaired surrogate in
+                // the "slow" path (`read_utf16_char_unbuffered`) the next time
+                // we are called.
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if used != 0 {
+        reader.consume(used);
+        *offset += used;
+        Ok(true)
+    } else {
+        debug_assert!(available.len() != 0 && available.len() < 2);
+        read_utf16_char_unbuffered::<BIG_ENDIAN>(reader, out, offset)?;
+        Ok(true)
+    }
+}
+
+fn read_utf16_char_unbuffered<const BIG_ENDIAN: bool>(
+    reader: &mut dyn BufRead,
+    out: &mut VecDeque<char>,
+    offset: &mut usize,
+) -> Result<(), ReaderError> {
+    let mut buffer = [0; 2];
+    reader.read_exact(&mut buffer)?;
+    let first = if BIG_ENDIAN {
+        u16::from_be_bytes(buffer)
+    } else {
+        u16::from_le_bytes(buffer)
+    };
+
+    if is_utf16_surrogate(first) {
+        reader.read_exact(&mut buffer)?;
+        let second = if BIG_ENDIAN {
+            u16::from_be_bytes(buffer)
+        } else {
+            u16::from_le_bytes(buffer)
+        };
+
+        match core::char::decode_utf16([first, second]).next() {
+            Some(Ok(ch)) => {
+                push_char(out, ch, *offset)?;
+                *offset += 4;
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Some(Err(err)) => Err(ReaderError::InvalidUtf16 {
+                value: err.unpaired_surrogate(),
+            }),
+            None => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    } else {
+        match core::char::decode_utf16([first]).next() {
+            Some(Ok(ch)) => {
+                push_char(out, ch, *offset)?;
+                *offset += 2;
+                Ok(())
+            }
+            Some(Err(_)) | None => unreachable!(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn utf8_char_width(initial: u8) -> usize {
+    if initial & 0x80 == 0 {
+        1
+    } else if initial & 0xE0 == 0xC0 {
+        2
+    } else if initial & 0xF0 == 0xE0 {
+        3
+    } else if initial & 0xF8 == 0xF0 {
+        4
+    } else {
+        0
+    }
+}
+
+fn is_utf16_surrogate(value: u16) -> bool {
+    matches!(value, 0xD800..=0xDFFF)
+}
+
+fn push_char(out: &mut VecDeque<char>, ch: char, offset: usize) -> Result<(), ReaderError> {
     if !(ch == '\x09'
         || ch == '\x0A'
         || ch == '\x0D'
@@ -191,16 +276,9 @@ fn push_char(parser: &mut yaml_parser_t, ch: char) -> Result<(), ReaderError> {
         || ch >= '\u{E000}' && ch <= '\u{FFFD}'
         || ch >= '\u{10000}' && ch <= '\u{10FFFF}')
     {
-        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-            parser,
-            "control characters are not allowed",
-            parser.offset,
-            ch as _,
-        );
+        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error("control characters are not allowed", offset, ch as _);
     }
-    parser.buffer.push_back(ch);
-    parser.offset += ch.len_utf8();
-    parser.unread += 1;
+    out.push_back(ch);
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -208,145 +286,49 @@ pub(crate) fn yaml_parser_update_buffer(
     parser: &mut yaml_parser_t,
     length: usize,
 ) -> Result<(), ReaderError> {
-    let mut first = true;
-    assert!((parser.read_handler).is_some());
-    if parser.eof && parser.raw_buffer.is_empty() {
-        return Ok(());
-    }
+    let reader = parser.read_handler.as_deref_mut().expect("no read handler");
     if parser.unread >= length {
         return Ok(());
     }
     if parser.encoding == YAML_ANY_ENCODING {
-        yaml_parser_determine_encoding(parser)?;
+        if let Some(encoding) = yaml_parser_determine_encoding(reader)? {
+            parser.encoding = encoding;
+        } else {
+            parser.eof = true;
+            return Ok(());
+        }
     }
 
     while parser.unread < length {
-        if parser.eof && parser.raw_buffer.is_empty() {
+        if parser.eof {
             return Ok(());
         }
-        if !first || parser.raw_buffer.is_empty() {
-            yaml_parser_update_raw_buffer(parser)?;
-        }
-        first = false;
-        match parser.encoding {
+
+        let tokens_before = parser.buffer.len();
+
+        let not_eof = match parser.encoding {
+            YAML_ANY_ENCODING => unreachable!(),
             YAML_UTF8_ENCODING => {
-                match read_char_utf8(&mut parser.raw_buffer) {
-                    Some(Ok(ch)) => {
-                        push_char(parser, ch)?;
-                    }
-                    Some(Err(Utf8Error::Incomplete)) => {
-                        if parser.eof {
-                            return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                                parser,
-                                "incomplete UTF-8 octet sequence",
-                                parser.offset,
-                                -1,
-                            );
-                        } else {
-                            // Read more
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Some(Err(Utf8Error::InvalidLeadingOctet)) => {
-                        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                            parser,
-                            "invalid leading UTF-8 octet",
-                            parser.offset,
-                            parser.raw_buffer[0] as _,
-                        );
-                    }
-                    Some(Err(Utf8Error::InvalidTrailingOctet(offset))) => {
-                        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                            parser,
-                            "invalid trailing UTF-8 octet",
-                            parser.offset + offset,
-                            parser.raw_buffer[offset] as _,
-                        );
-                    }
-                    Some(Err(Utf8Error::InvalidLength)) => {
-                        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                            parser,
-                            "invalid length of a UTF-8 sequence",
-                            parser.offset,
-                            -1,
-                        );
-                    }
-                    Some(Err(Utf8Error::InvalidUnicode(value))) => {
-                        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                            parser,
-                            "invalid Unicode character",
-                            parser.offset,
-                            value as _,
-                        );
-                    }
-                    None => (),
-                }
+                read_utf8_buffered(reader, &mut parser.buffer, &mut parser.offset)?
             }
-            YAML_UTF16LE_ENCODING | YAML_UTF16BE_ENCODING => {
-                let is_big_endian = parser.encoding == YAML_UTF16BE_ENCODING;
-                let res = if is_big_endian {
-                    read_char_utf16::<true>(&mut parser.raw_buffer)
-                } else {
-                    read_char_utf16::<false>(&mut parser.raw_buffer)
-                };
-                match res {
-                    Some(Ok(ch)) => {
-                        push_char(parser, ch)?;
-                    }
-                    Some(Err(Utf16Error::Incomplete)) => {
-                        if parser.eof {
-                            return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                                parser,
-                                "incomplete UTF-16 character",
-                                parser.offset,
-                                -1,
-                            );
-                        } else {
-                            // Read more
-                        }
-                    }
-                    Some(Err(Utf16Error::UnexpectedLowSurrogateArea(value))) => {
-                        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                            parser,
-                            "unexpected low surrogate area",
-                            parser.offset,
-                            value as i32,
-                        );
-                    }
-                    // Some(Err(Utf16Error::IncompleteSurrogatePair)) => {
-                    //     return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                    //         parser,
-                    //         "incomplete UTF-16 surrogate pair",
-                    //         parser.offset,
-                    //         -1,
-                    //     );
-                    // }
-                    Some(Err(Utf16Error::ExpectedLowSurrogateArea(value))) => {
-                        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                            parser,
-                            "expected low surrogate area",
-                            parser.offset + 2,
-                            value as i32,
-                        );
-                    }
-                    Some(Err(Utf16Error::InvalidUnicode(value))) => {
-                        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(
-                            parser,
-                            "invalid Unicode character",
-                            parser.offset,
-                            value as i32,
-                        );
-                    }
-                    None => (),
-                }
+            YAML_UTF16LE_ENCODING => {
+                read_utf16_buffered::<false>(reader, &mut parser.buffer, &mut parser.offset)?
             }
-            _ => {
-                panic!("unhandled encoded enum variant")
+            YAML_UTF16BE_ENCODING => {
+                read_utf16_buffered::<true>(reader, &mut parser.buffer, &mut parser.offset)?
             }
+        };
+
+        let num_read = parser.buffer.len() - tokens_before;
+        parser.unread += num_read;
+        if !not_eof {
+            parser.eof = true;
+            return Ok(());
         }
     }
 
     if parser.offset >= (!0_usize).wrapping_div(2_usize) {
-        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error(parser, "input is too long", parser.offset, -1);
+        return yaml_parser_set_reader_error("input is too long", parser.offset, -1);
     }
     Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/src/yaml.rs b/src/yaml.rs
index 2380674..163930f 100644
--- a/src/yaml.rs
+++ b/src/yaml.rs
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ pub struct yaml_alias_data_t {
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub struct yaml_parser_t<'r> {
     /// Read handler.
-    pub(crate) read_handler: Option<&'r mut dyn std::io::Read>,
+    pub(crate) read_handler: Option<&'r mut dyn std::io::BufRead>,
     /// EOF flag
     pub(crate) eof: bool,
     /// The working buffer.
@@ -637,12 +637,6 @@ pub struct yaml_parser_t<'r> {
     pub(crate) buffer: VecDeque<char>,
     /// The number of unread characters in the buffer.
     pub(crate) unread: usize,
-    /// The raw buffer.
-    ///
-    /// This is the raw unchecked input from the read handler (for example, it
-    /// may be UTF-16 encoded).
-    // TODO: Get rid of this and ask users to provide something implementing `BufRead` instead of `Read`.
-    pub(crate) raw_buffer: VecDeque<u8>,
     /// The input encoding.
     pub(crate) encoding: yaml_encoding_t,
     /// The offset of the current position (in bytes).