diff --git a/include/boost/http/parser.hpp b/include/boost/http/parser.hpp
index dba3a064..76858a72 100644
--- a/include/boost/http/parser.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/http/parser.hpp
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 #include <boost/http/error.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_copy.hpp>
-#include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_pair.hpp>
-#include <boost/capy/buffers/slice.hpp>
+#include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_slice.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/concept/read_stream.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/concept/write_sink.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/cond.hpp>
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <boost/capy/io_task.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/span.hpp>
 
+#include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <memory>
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ read(Stream& stream, MB buffers)
         co_return {{}, 0};
 
     std::size_t total = 0;
-    auto dest = capy::sans_prefix(buffers, 0);
+    auto dest = capy::buffer_slice(buffers);
 
     for(;;)
     {
@@ -538,12 +538,12 @@ read(Stream& stream, MB buffers)
             auto body_data = pull_body();
             if(capy::buffer_size(body_data) > 0)
             {
-                std::size_t copied = capy::buffer_copy(dest, body_data);
+                std::size_t copied = capy::buffer_copy(dest.data(), body_data);
                 consume_body(copied);
                 total += copied;
-                dest = capy::sans_prefix(dest, copied);
+                dest.remove_prefix(copied);
 
-                if(capy::buffer_empty(dest))
+                if(capy::buffer_empty(dest.data()))
                     co_return {{}, total};
             }
 
diff --git a/include/boost/http/serializer.hpp b/include/boost/http/serializer.hpp
index be02163d..b29d1594 100644
--- a/include/boost/http/serializer.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/http/serializer.hpp
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 #include <boost/http/error.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/capy/buffers.hpp>
-#include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_pair.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/concept/buffer_sink.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/concept/write_stream.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/io_task.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/span.hpp>
 #include <boost/system/result.hpp>
 
+#include <array>
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <type_traits>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class serializer
         of mutable buffers for streaming.
     */
     using mutable_buffers_type =
-        capy::mutable_buffer_pair;
+        std::array<capy::mutable_buffer, 2>;
 
     /** The type used to represent a sequence of
         constant buffers that refers to the output
diff --git a/src/detail/array_of_const_buffers.cpp b/src/detail/array_of_const_buffers.cpp
index ce288da9..02daaf4b 100644
--- a/src/detail/array_of_const_buffers.cpp
+++ b/src/detail/array_of_const_buffers.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <boost/http/detail/except.hpp>
 
-#include <boost/capy/buffers/slice.hpp>
-
 namespace boost {
 namespace http {
 namespace detail {
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ consume(std::size_t n)
         auto* p = base_ + pos_;
         if(n < p->size())
         {
-            capy::remove_prefix(*p, n);
+            *p += n;
             return;
         }
         n -= p->size();
diff --git a/src/detail/filter.cpp b/src/detail/filter.cpp
index c6f25fea..8023afd4 100644
--- a/src/detail/filter.cpp
+++ b/src/detail/filter.cpp
@@ -10,27 +10,48 @@
 
 #include "src/detail/filter.hpp"
 
+#include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_slice.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/buffers/front.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
 namespace http {
 namespace detail {
 
+namespace {
+
+// Returns true if the slice's current data view contains at most one
+// non-empty buffer (i.e., we are processing the last logical chunk).
+template<class Slice>
+bool single_or_empty(Slice const& s)
+{
+    auto d = s.data();
+    auto it = d.begin();
+    auto const end_it = d.end();
+    if(it == end_it)
+        return true;
+    ++it;
+    return it == end_it;
+}
+
+} // anonymous
+
 auto
 filter::
 process(
-    capy::slice_of<
-        boost::span<const capy::mutable_buffer>> out,
-    capy::const_buffer_pair in,
+    boost::span<const capy::mutable_buffer> out_seq,
+    std::array<capy::const_buffer, 2> in_seq,
     bool more) -> results
 {
+    auto out = capy::buffer_slice(out_seq);
+    auto in = capy::buffer_slice(in_seq);
+
     results rv;
     bool p_more = true;
     for(;;)
     {
-        if(!more && p_more && in[1].size() == 0)
+        if(!more && p_more && single_or_empty(in))
         {
-            if(capy::buffer_size(out) < min_out_buffer())
+            if(capy::buffer_size(out.data()) < min_out_buffer())
             {
                 rv.out_short = true;
                 return rv;
@@ -38,8 +59,8 @@ process(
             p_more = false;
         }
 
-        auto ob = capy::front(out);
-        auto ib = capy::front(in);
+        auto ob = capy::front(out.data());
+        auto ib = capy::front(in.data());
         auto rs = do_process(ob, ib, p_more);
 
         rv.in_bytes  += rs.in_bytes;
@@ -57,13 +78,13 @@ process(
             return rv;
         }
 
-        capy::remove_prefix(out, rs.out_bytes);
-        capy::remove_prefix(in, rs.in_bytes);
+        out.remove_prefix(rs.out_bytes);
+        in.remove_prefix(rs.in_bytes);
 
-        if(capy::buffer_empty(out))
+        if(capy::buffer_size(out.data()) == 0)
             return rv;
 
-        if(capy::buffer_empty(in) && rs.out_bytes < ob.size())
+        if(capy::buffer_size(in.data()) == 0 && rs.out_bytes < ob.size())
             return rv;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/detail/filter.hpp b/src/detail/filter.hpp
index d511d859..e5dcffad 100644
--- a/src/detail/filter.hpp
+++ b/src/detail/filter.hpp
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 #ifndef BOOST_HTTP_DETAIL_FILTER_HPP
 #define BOOST_HTTP_DETAIL_FILTER_HPP
 
-#include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_pair.hpp>
-#include <boost/capy/buffers/slice.hpp>
+#include <boost/capy/buffers.hpp>
 #include <boost/core/span.hpp>
 #include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
 
+#include <array>
+
 namespace boost {
 namespace http {
 namespace detail {
@@ -65,9 +66,8 @@ class filter
 
     results
     process(
-        capy::slice_of<
-            boost::span<const capy::mutable_buffer>> out,
-        capy::const_buffer_pair in,
+        boost::span<const capy::mutable_buffer> out,
+        std::array<capy::const_buffer, 2> in,
         bool more);
 
 protected:
diff --git a/src/parser.cpp b/src/parser.cpp
index e23249ee..3db5a4cd 100644
--- a/src/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/parser.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_copy.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/buffers/flat_dynamic_buffer.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/buffers/front.hpp>
-#include <boost/capy/buffers/slice.hpp>
+#include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_slice.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/ex/system_context.hpp>
 #include <boost/http/brotli/decode.hpp>
 #include <boost/http/zlib/error.hpp>
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include "src/detail/buffer_utils.hpp"
 #include "src/detail/zlib_filter_base.hpp"
 
+#include <array>
 #include <memory>
 
 namespace boost {
@@ -123,6 +124,30 @@ Buffer Usage
 
 namespace {
 
+// Construct a 2-element const_buffer pair representing the first
+// `n` bytes of `src`. Replaces the pre-#262 `capy::prefix(src, n)`
+// idiom which yielded a slice convertible to std::array.
+inline std::array<capy::const_buffer, 2>
+prefix_pair(
+    std::array<capy::const_buffer, 2> const& src,
+    std::size_t n) noexcept
+{
+    std::array<capy::const_buffer, 2> result{};
+    if(n <= src[0].size())
+    {
+        result[0] = capy::const_buffer(src[0].data(), n);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        result[0] = src[0];
+        std::size_t remaining = n - src[0].size();
+        if(remaining > src[1].size())
+            remaining = src[1].size();
+        result[1] = capy::const_buffer(src[1].data(), remaining);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 class chained_sequence
 {
     char const* pos_;
@@ -131,7 +156,7 @@ class chained_sequence
     char const* end_b_;
 
 public:
-    chained_sequence(capy::const_buffer_pair const& cbp)
+    chained_sequence(std::array<capy::const_buffer, 2> const& cbp)
         : pos_(static_cast<char const*>(cbp[0].data()))
         , end_(pos_ + cbp[0].size())
         , begin_b_(static_cast<char const*>(cbp[1].data()))
@@ -440,8 +465,8 @@ class parser::impl
     capy::circular_dynamic_buffer cb0_;
     capy::circular_dynamic_buffer cb1_;
 
-    capy::mutable_buffer_pair mbp_;
-    capy::const_buffer_pair cbp_;
+    std::array<capy::mutable_buffer, 2> mbp_;
+    std::array<capy::const_buffer, 2> cbp_;
 
     std::unique_ptr<detail::filter> filter_;
 
@@ -1113,8 +1138,9 @@ class parser::impl
                     {
                         const std::size_t chunk_avail =
                             clamp(chunk_remain_, cb0_.size());
-                        const auto chunk =
-                            capy::prefix(cb0_.data(), chunk_avail);
+                        auto cb0_data = cb0_.data();
+                        auto chunk = capy::buffer_slice(
+                            cb0_data, 0, chunk_avail);
 
                         if(body_limit_remain() < chunk_avail)
                         {
@@ -1127,7 +1153,7 @@ class parser::impl
                         // in_place style
                         auto copied = capy::buffer_copy(
                             cb1_.prepare(cb1_.capacity()),
-                            chunk);
+                            chunk.data());
                         chunk_remain_ -= copied;
                         body_avail_   += copied;
                         body_total_   += copied;
@@ -1243,7 +1269,7 @@ class parser::impl
             return {};
         case state::body:
         case state::complete:
-            cbp_ = capy::prefix(
+            cbp_ = prefix_pair(
                 (is_plain() ? cb0_ : cb1_).data(),
                 body_avail_);
             return detail::make_span(cbp_);
@@ -1342,7 +1368,7 @@ class parser::impl
 
                 return filter_->process(
                     detail::make_span(cb1_.prepare(n)),
-                    capy::prefix(cb0_.data(), payload_avail),
+                    prefix_pair(cb0_.data(), payload_avail),
                     more);
             }();
 
diff --git a/src/serializer.cpp b/src/serializer.cpp
index 2f429350..922c0bb9 100644
--- a/src/serializer.cpp
+++ b/src/serializer.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <boost/http/zlib/error.hpp>
 #include <boost/http/zlib/flush.hpp>
 
+#include <array>
 #include <memory>
 #include <stddef.h>
 
@@ -39,6 +40,51 @@ namespace http {
 
 namespace {
 
+// Trim n bytes from the front of a 2-element buffer pair, in place.
+// Replaces the pre-#262 `capy::remove_prefix(pair, n)` idiom on a
+// 2-element buffer sequence.
+template<class Buf>
+inline void
+trim_prefix_pair(std::array<Buf, 2>& a, std::size_t n) noexcept
+{
+    if(n >= a[0].size())
+    {
+        n -= a[0].size();
+        a[0] = Buf();
+        if(n >= a[1].size())
+            a[1] = Buf();
+        else
+            a[1] = Buf(
+                static_cast<char*>(const_cast<void*>(
+                    static_cast<void const*>(a[1].data()))) + n,
+                a[1].size() - n);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        a[0] += n;
+    }
+}
+
+// Trim n bytes from the back of a 2-element buffer pair, in place.
+template<class Buf>
+inline void
+trim_suffix_pair(std::array<Buf, 2>& a, std::size_t n) noexcept
+{
+    if(n >= a[1].size())
+    {
+        n -= a[1].size();
+        a[1] = Buf();
+        if(n >= a[0].size())
+            a[0] = Buf();
+        else
+            a[0] = Buf(a[0].data(), a[0].size() - n);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        a[1] = Buf(a[1].data(), a[1].size() - n);
+    }
+}
+
 const
 capy::const_buffer
 crlf_and_final_chunk = {"\r\n0\r\n\r\n", 7};
@@ -64,7 +110,7 @@ chunk_header_len(
 
 void
 write_chunk_header(
-    const capy::mutable_buffer_pair& mbs,
+    const std::array<capy::mutable_buffer, 2>& mbs,
     std::size_t size) noexcept
 {
     static constexpr char hexdig[] =
@@ -584,7 +630,7 @@ class serializer::impl
         return out_capacity();
     }
 
-    capy::mutable_buffer_pair
+    std::array<capy::mutable_buffer, 2>
     stream_prepare()
     {
         if(state_ == state::start)
@@ -667,15 +713,15 @@ class serializer::impl
             detail::throw_length_error();
     }
 
-    capy::mutable_buffer_pair
+    std::array<capy::mutable_buffer, 2>
     out_prepare() noexcept
     {
         auto mbp = out_.prepare(out_.capacity());
         if(is_chunked_)
         {
-            capy::remove_prefix(
+            trim_prefix_pair(
                 mbp, chunk_header_len_);
-            capy::remove_suffix(
+            trim_suffix_pair(
                 mbp, crlf_and_final_chunk.size());
         }
         return mbp;
diff --git a/test/unit/serializer.cpp b/test/unit/serializer.cpp
index 7cf2ef31..cb33d84a 100644
--- a/test/unit/serializer.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/serializer.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_copy.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/buffers/make_buffer.hpp>
-#include <boost/capy/buffers/slice.hpp>
+#include <boost/capy/buffers/buffer_slice.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/buffers/string_dynamic_buffer.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/concept/buffer_sink.hpp>
 #include <boost/capy/io/any_buffer_sink.hpp>
@@ -60,17 +60,15 @@ struct serializer_test
     std::string
     read_some(serializer& sr)
     {
-        capy::slice_of<
-            serializer::const_buffers_type> cbs
-                = sr.prepare().value();
+        auto bufs = sr.prepare().value();
+        auto cbs = capy::buffer_slice(bufs, 0, 256);
         BOOST_TEST(!sr.is_done());
         // We limit buffer consumption to necessitate
         // multiple calls to serializer::prepare() and
         // serializer::consume(), allowing tests to cover
         // state management within these functions
         std::string s;
-        capy::keep_prefix(cbs, 256);
-        for( auto buf : cbs)
+        for( auto buf : cbs.data())
         {
             s.append(
                 reinterpret_cast<char const*>(buf.data()),
@@ -336,7 +334,7 @@ struct serializer_test
             while( buf.size() > 0 )
             {
                 auto n = capy::buffer_copy(out_buf, buf);
-                capy::remove_prefix(buf, n);
+                buf += n;
 
                 s.insert(
                     s.end(),