diff --git a/src/main/java/org/lmdbjava/ByteArrayProxy.java b/src/main/java/org/lmdbjava/ByteArrayProxy.java
index 4afa20ae..c87b4d56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/lmdbjava/ByteArrayProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/lmdbjava/ByteArrayProxy.java
@@ -45,34 +45,6 @@ public final class ByteArrayProxy extends BufferProxy<byte[]> {
   private ByteArrayProxy() {
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Lexicographically compare two byte arrays.
-   *
-   * @param o1 left operand (required)
-   * @param o2 right operand (required)
-   * @return as specified by {@link Comparable} interface
-   */
-  @SuppressWarnings("PMD.CompareObjectsWithEquals")
-  public static int compareArrays(final byte[] o1, final byte[] o2) {
-    requireNonNull(o1);
-    requireNonNull(o2);
-    if (o1 == o2) {
-      return 0;
-    }
-    final int minLength = Math.min(o1.length, o2.length);
-
-    for (int i = 0; i < minLength; i++) {
-      final int lw = Byte.toUnsignedInt(o1[i]);
-      final int rw = Byte.toUnsignedInt(o2[i]);
-      final int result = Integer.compareUnsigned(lw, rw);
-      if (result != 0) {
-        return result;
-      }
-    }
-
-    return o1.length - o2.length;
-  }
-
   @Override
   protected byte[] allocate() {
     return new byte[0];
@@ -80,7 +52,7 @@ protected byte[] allocate() {
 
   @Override
   protected int compare(final byte[] o1, final byte[] o2) {
-    return compareArrays(o1, o2);
+    return Arrays.compare(o1, o2);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/lmdbjava/ByteBufferProxy.java b/src/main/java/org/lmdbjava/ByteBufferProxy.java
index 1292e2bd..a105b972 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/lmdbjava/ByteBufferProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/lmdbjava/ByteBufferProxy.java
@@ -115,46 +115,6 @@ abstract static class AbstractByteBufferProxy extends BufferProxy<ByteBuffer> {
     private static final ThreadLocal<ArrayDeque<ByteBuffer>> BUFFERS
         = withInitial(() -> new ArrayDeque<>(16));
 
-    /**
-     * Lexicographically compare two buffers.
-     *
-     * @param o1 left operand (required)
-     * @param o2 right operand (required)
-     * @return as specified by {@link Comparable} interface
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.CyclomaticComplexity")
-    public static int compareBuff(final ByteBuffer o1, final ByteBuffer o2) {
-      requireNonNull(o1);
-      requireNonNull(o2);
-      if (o1.equals(o2)) {
-        return 0;
-      }
-      final int minLength = Math.min(o1.limit(), o2.limit());
-      final int minWords = minLength / Long.BYTES;
-
-      final boolean reverse1 = o1.order() == LITTLE_ENDIAN;
-      final boolean reverse2 = o2.order() == LITTLE_ENDIAN;
-      for (int i = 0; i < minWords * Long.BYTES; i += Long.BYTES) {
-        final long lw = reverse1 ? reverseBytes(o1.getLong(i)) : o1.getLong(i);
-        final long rw = reverse2 ? reverseBytes(o2.getLong(i)) : o2.getLong(i);
-        final int diff = Long.compareUnsigned(lw, rw);
-        if (diff != 0) {
-          return diff;
-        }
-      }
-
-      for (int i = minWords * Long.BYTES; i < minLength; i++) {
-        final int lw = Byte.toUnsignedInt(o1.get(i));
-        final int rw = Byte.toUnsignedInt(o2.get(i));
-        final int result = Integer.compareUnsigned(lw, rw);
-        if (result != 0) {
-          return result;
-        }
-      }
-
-      return o1.remaining() - o2.remaining();
-    }
-
     static Field findField(final Class<?> c, final String name) {
       Class<?> clazz = c;
       do {
@@ -190,7 +150,7 @@ protected final ByteBuffer allocate() {
 
     @Override
     protected final int compare(final ByteBuffer o1, final ByteBuffer o2) {
-      return compareBuff(o1, o2);
+      return o1.compareTo(o2);
     }
 
     @Override