diff --git a/gattc_darwin.go b/gattc_darwin.go
index 4fb1f30..5bfc6f1 100644
--- a/gattc_darwin.go
+++ b/gattc_darwin.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ type deviceService struct {
 }
 
 // UUID returns the UUID for this DeviceService.
-func (s *DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
+func (s DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
 	return s.uuidWrapper
 }
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (s *DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
 //
 // Passing a nil slice of UUIDs will return a complete list of
 // characteristics.
-func (s *DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacteristic, error) {
+func (s DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacteristic, error) {
 	cbuuids := []cbgo.UUID{}
 
 	s.device.prph.DiscoverCharacteristics(cbuuids, s.service)
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (s *DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacter
 }
 
 // Small helper to create a DeviceCharacteristic object.
-func (s *DeviceService) makeCharacteristic(uuid UUID, dchar cbgo.Characteristic) DeviceCharacteristic {
+func (s DeviceService) makeCharacteristic(uuid UUID, dchar cbgo.Characteristic) DeviceCharacteristic {
 	char := DeviceCharacteristic{
 		deviceCharacteristic: &deviceCharacteristic{
 			uuidWrapper:    uuid,
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ type DeviceCharacteristic struct {
 type deviceCharacteristic struct {
 	uuidWrapper
 
-	service *DeviceService
+	service DeviceService
 
 	characteristic cbgo.Characteristic
 	callback       func(buf []byte)
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ type deviceCharacteristic struct {
 }
 
 // UUID returns the UUID for this DeviceCharacteristic.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
 	return c.uuidWrapper
 }
 
diff --git a/gattc_linux.go b/gattc_linux.go
index 101a85f..8ffbab3 100644
--- a/gattc_linux.go
+++ b/gattc_linux.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type DeviceService struct {
 }
 
 // UUID returns the UUID for this DeviceService.
-func (s *DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
+func (s DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
 	return s.uuidWrapper
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (s *DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
 //
 // On Linux with BlueZ, this just waits for the ServicesResolved signal (if
 // services haven't been resolved yet) and uses this list of cached services.
-func (d *Device) DiscoverServices(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceService, error) {
+func (d Device) DiscoverServices(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceService, error) {
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	for {
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ type DeviceCharacteristic struct {
 }
 
 // UUID returns the UUID for this DeviceCharacteristic.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
 	return c.uuidWrapper
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
 //
 // Passing a nil slice of UUIDs will return a complete
 // list of characteristics.
-func (s *DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacteristic, error) {
+func (s DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacteristic, error) {
 	var chars []DeviceCharacteristic
 	if len(uuids) > 0 {
 		// The caller wants to get a list of characteristics in a specific
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func (c DeviceCharacteristic) WriteWithoutResponse(p []byte) (n int, err error)
 // changes.
 //
 // Users may call EnableNotifications with a nil callback to disable notifications.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) EnableNotifications(callback func(buf []byte)) error {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) EnableNotifications(callback func(buf []byte)) error {
 	switch callback {
 	default:
 		if c.property != nil {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ func (c DeviceCharacteristic) GetMTU() (uint16, error) {
 }
 
 // Read reads the current characteristic value.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) Read(data []byte) (int, error) {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) Read(data []byte) (int, error) {
 	options := make(map[string]interface{})
 	var result []byte
 	err := c.characteristic.Call("org.bluez.GattCharacteristic1.ReadValue", 0, options).Store(&result)
diff --git a/gattc_sd.go b/gattc_sd.go
index 9f8fb8f..e0fe8c7 100644
--- a/gattc_sd.go
+++ b/gattc_sd.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type DeviceService struct {
 }
 
 // UUID returns the UUID for this DeviceService.
-func (s *DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
+func (s DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
 	return s.uuid.UUID()
 }
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ type DeviceCharacteristic struct {
 }
 
 // UUID returns the UUID for this DeviceCharacteristic.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
 	return c.uuid.UUID()
 }
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ var discoveringCharacteristic struct {
 //
 // Passing a nil slice of UUIDs will return a complete
 // list of characteristics.
-func (s *DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacteristic, error) {
+func (s DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(uuids []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacteristic, error) {
 	if discoveringCharacteristic.handle_value.Get() != 0 {
 		return nil, errAlreadyDiscovering
 	}
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ var readingCharacteristic struct {
 // Read reads the current characteristic value up to MTU length.
 // A future enhancement would be to be able to retrieve a longer
 // value by making multiple calls.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) Read(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) Read(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	// global will copy bytes from read operation into data slice
 	readingCharacteristic.value = data
 
diff --git a/gattc_windows.go b/gattc_windows.go
index 8094140..4735edd 100644
--- a/gattc_windows.go
+++ b/gattc_windows.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ type DeviceService struct {
 }
 
 // UUID returns the UUID for this DeviceService.
-func (s *DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
+func (s DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
 	return s.uuidWrapper
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (s *DeviceService) UUID() UUID {
 //
 // Passing a nil slice of UUIDs will return a complete
 // list of characteristics.
-func (s *DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(filterUUIDs []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacteristic, error) {
+func (s DeviceService) DiscoverCharacteristics(filterUUIDs []UUID) ([]DeviceCharacteristic, error) {
 	getCharacteristicsOp, err := s.service.GetCharacteristicsWithCacheModeAsync(bluetooth.BluetoothCacheModeUncached)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -234,20 +234,20 @@ type DeviceCharacteristic struct {
 	characteristic *genericattributeprofile.GattCharacteristic
 	properties     genericattributeprofile.GattCharacteristicProperties
 
-	service *DeviceService
+	service DeviceService
 }
 
 // UUID returns the UUID for this DeviceCharacteristic.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) UUID() UUID {
 	return c.uuidWrapper
 }
 
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) Properties() uint32 {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) Properties() uint32 {
 	return uint32(c.properties)
 }
 
 // GetMTU returns the MTU for the characteristic.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) GetMTU() (uint16, error) {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) GetMTU() (uint16, error) {
 	return c.service.device.session.GetMaxPduSize()
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func (c DeviceCharacteristic) write(p []byte, mode genericattributeprofile.GattW
 }
 
 // Read reads the current characteristic value.
-func (c *DeviceCharacteristic) Read(data []byte) (int, error) {
+func (c DeviceCharacteristic) Read(data []byte) (int, error) {
 	if c.properties&genericattributeprofile.GattCharacteristicPropertiesRead == 0 {
 		return 0, errNoRead
 	}