@@ -77,11 +77,8 @@ func New(info logger.Info) (logger.Logger, error) {

 }

 func marshal(m *logger.Message, buffer *[]byte) error {

-	proto := logdriver.LogEntry{}

-	md := logdriver.PartialLogEntryMetadata{}

-

-	resetProto(&proto)

-

+	var proto logdriver.LogEntry

+	var md logdriver.PartialLogEntryMetadata

 	messageToProto(m, &proto, &md)

 	protoSize := proto.Size()

 	writeLen := protoSize + (2 * encodeBinaryLen) // + len(messageDelimiter)