diff --git a/public_reset.go b/public_reset.go
index c54b8edd..7cceb2e6 100644
--- a/public_reset.go
+++ b/public_reset.go
@@ -8,21 +8,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lucas-clemente/quic-go/utils"
 )
 
-type publicResetPacket struct {
-	connectionID         protocol.ConnectionID
-	rejectedPacketNumber protocol.PacketNumber
-	nonceProof           uint64
-}
-
-func (p *publicResetPacket) Write(b *bytes.Buffer) {
+func writePublicReset(connectionID protocol.ConnectionID, rejectedPacketNumber protocol.PacketNumber, nonceProof uint64) []byte {
+	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
 	b.WriteByte(0x0a)
-	utils.WriteUint64(b, uint64(p.connectionID))
+	utils.WriteUint64(b, uint64(connectionID))
 	utils.WriteUint32(b, uint32(handshake.TagPRST))
 	utils.WriteUint32(b, 2)
 	utils.WriteUint32(b, uint32(handshake.TagRNON))
 	utils.WriteUint32(b, 8)
 	utils.WriteUint32(b, uint32(handshake.TagRSEQ))
 	utils.WriteUint32(b, 16)
-	utils.WriteUint64(b, p.nonceProof)
-	utils.WriteUint64(b, uint64(p.rejectedPacketNumber))
+	utils.WriteUint64(b, nonceProof)
+	utils.WriteUint64(b, uint64(rejectedPacketNumber))
+	return b.Bytes()
 }
diff --git a/public_reset_test.go b/public_reset_test.go
index 42a6fa0d..446b4e7d 100644
--- a/public_reset_test.go
+++ b/public_reset_test.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package quic
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
-
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -10,14 +8,7 @@ import (
 var _ = Describe("public reset", func() {
 	Context("writing", func() {
 		It("writes public reset packets", func() {
-			packet := &publicResetPacket{
-				connectionID:         0xdeadbeef,
-				rejectedPacketNumber: 0x8badf00d,
-				nonceProof:           0xdecafbad,
-			}
-			b := &bytes.Buffer{}
-			packet.Write(b)
-			Expect(b.Bytes()).To(Equal([]byte{
+			Expect(writePublicReset(0xdeadbeef, 0x8badf00d, 0xdecafbad)).To(Equal([]byte{
 				0x0a,
 				0xef, 0xbe, 0xad, 0xde, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
 				'P', 'R', 'S', 'T',
diff --git a/session.go b/session.go
index e907340d..b0d6fc8a 100644
--- a/session.go
+++ b/session.go
@@ -607,14 +607,7 @@ func (s *Session) garbageCollectStreams() {
 
 func (s *Session) sendPublicReset(rejectedPacketNumber protocol.PacketNumber) error {
 	utils.Infof("Sending public reset for connection %x, packet number %d", s.connectionID, rejectedPacketNumber)
-	packet := &publicResetPacket{
-		connectionID:         s.connectionID,
-		rejectedPacketNumber: rejectedPacketNumber,
-		nonceProof:           0, // TODO: Currently ignored by chrome.
-	}
-	var b bytes.Buffer
-	packet.Write(&b)
-	return s.conn.write(b.Bytes())
+	return s.conn.write(writePublicReset(s.connectionID, rejectedPacketNumber, 0))
 }
 
 // scheduleSending signals that we have data for sending