diff --git a/types/blob.go b/types/blob.go
index 515e9c25ca..e859947bcc 100644
--- a/types/blob.go
+++ b/types/blob.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package types
 import (
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/attic-labs/buzhash"
 	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/chunks"
 	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/d"
 )
@@ -36,9 +35,8 @@ func NewMemoryBlob(r io.Reader) Blob {
 }
 
 func newBlobLeafBoundaryChecker() boundaryChecker {
-	return newBuzHashBoundaryChecker(blobWindowSize, func(h *buzhash.BuzHash, item sequenceItem) bool {
-		b := item.(byte)
-		return h.HashByte(b)&blobPattern == blobPattern
+	return newBuzHashBoundaryChecker(blobWindowSize, 1, blobPattern, func(item sequenceItem) []byte {
+		return []byte{item.(byte)}
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/types/buz_hash_boundary_checker.go b/types/buz_hash_boundary_checker.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0053faa656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/types/buz_hash_boundary_checker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/attic-labs/buzhash"
+	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/d"
+)
+
+type buzHashBoundaryChecker struct {
+	h                     *buzhash.BuzHash
+	windowSize, valueSize int
+	pattern               uint32
+	getBytes              getBytesFn
+}
+
+type getBytesFn func(item sequenceItem) []byte
+
+func newBuzHashBoundaryChecker(windowSize, valueSize int, pattern uint32, getBytes getBytesFn) boundaryChecker {
+	return &buzHashBoundaryChecker{buzhash.NewBuzHash(uint32(windowSize * valueSize)), windowSize, valueSize, pattern, getBytes}
+}
+
+func (b *buzHashBoundaryChecker) Write(item sequenceItem) bool {
+	bytes := b.getBytes(item)
+	d.Chk.Equal(b.valueSize, len(bytes))
+	_, err := b.h.Write(bytes)
+	d.Chk.NoError(err)
+	return b.h.Sum32()&b.pattern == b.pattern
+}
+
+func (b *buzHashBoundaryChecker) WindowSize() int {
+	return b.windowSize
+}
diff --git a/types/compound_list.go b/types/compound_list.go
index b5cc3829e3..57b5f8ed57 100644
--- a/types/compound_list.go
+++ b/types/compound_list.go
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 package types
 
 import (
-	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/attic-labs/buzhash"
+	"crypto/sha1"
+
 	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/chunks"
 	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/d"
 	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/ref"
@@ -161,11 +162,9 @@ func (cl compoundList) IterAll(f listIterAllFunc) {
 }
 
 func newListLeafBoundaryChecker() boundaryChecker {
-	return newBuzHashBoundaryChecker(listWindowSize, func(h *buzhash.BuzHash, item sequenceItem) bool {
-		v := item.(Value)
-		digest := v.Ref().Digest()
-		b := digest[0]
-		return h.HashByte(b)&listPattern == listPattern
+	return newBuzHashBoundaryChecker(listWindowSize, sha1.Size, listPattern, func(item sequenceItem) []byte {
+		digest := item.(Value).Ref().Digest()
+		return digest[:]
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/types/compound_list_test.go b/types/compound_list_test.go
index f4ec89d648..0cb0809f3d 100644
--- a/types/compound_list_test.go
+++ b/types/compound_list_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func (tsl testSimpleList) Get(idx uint64) Value {
 }
 
 func getTestSimpleListLen() int {
-	return int(listPattern * 16)
+	return int(listPattern * 50)
 }
 
 func getTestSimpleList() testSimpleList {
diff --git a/types/meta_sequence.go b/types/meta_sequence.go
index f3fff3ac9d..c6e1e73795 100644
--- a/types/meta_sequence.go
+++ b/types/meta_sequence.go
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ package types
 import (
 	"crypto/sha1"
 
-	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/attic-labs/buzhash"
 	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/chunks"
-	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/d"
 	"github.com/attic-labs/noms/ref"
 )
 
 const (
-	objectWindowSize = 8 * sha1.Size
+	objectWindowSize = 8
 	objectPattern    = uint32(1<<6 - 1) // Average size of 64 elements
 )
 
@@ -100,33 +98,10 @@ func newMetaSequenceFromData(tuples metaSequenceData, t Type, cs chunks.ChunkSto
 	panic("not reachable")
 }
 
-type checkHashFn func(h *buzhash.BuzHash, item sequenceItem) bool
-
-type buzHashBoundaryChecker struct {
-	h          *buzhash.BuzHash
-	windowSize int
-	checkHash  checkHashFn
-}
-
-func newBuzHashBoundaryChecker(windowSize int, checkHash checkHashFn) boundaryChecker {
-	return &buzHashBoundaryChecker{buzhash.NewBuzHash(uint32(windowSize)), windowSize, checkHash}
-}
-
-func (b *buzHashBoundaryChecker) Write(item sequenceItem) bool {
-	return b.checkHash(b.h, item)
-}
-
-func (b *buzHashBoundaryChecker) WindowSize() int {
-	return b.windowSize
-}
-
 func newMetaSequenceBoundaryChecker() boundaryChecker {
-	return newBuzHashBoundaryChecker(objectWindowSize, func(h *buzhash.BuzHash, item sequenceItem) bool {
-		mt := item.(metaTuple)
-		digest := mt.ref.Digest()
-		_, err := h.Write(digest[:])
-		d.Chk.NoError(err)
-		return h.Sum32()&objectPattern == objectPattern
+	return newBuzHashBoundaryChecker(objectWindowSize, sha1.Size, objectPattern, func(item sequenceItem) []byte {
+		digest := item.(metaTuple).ref.Digest()
+		return digest[:]
 	})
 }