diff --git a/artnet.go b/artnet.go
index 5c3ad9b..1e004c9 100644
--- a/artnet.go
+++ b/artnet.go
@@ -56,11 +56,35 @@ func Decode(bytes []byte) (ArtNetPacket, error) {
 	opCode := binary.LittleEndian.Uint16(bytes[8:10])
 	switch opCode {
 	case OpPoll:
-		return NewArtPoll(bytes)
+		artPoll := ArtPoll{}
+
+		err := artPoll.UnmarshalBinary(bytes)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		return &artPoll, nil
 	case OpDmx:
-		return NewArtDmx(bytes)
+		artDmx := ArtDmx{}
+
+		err := artDmx.UnmarshalBinary(bytes)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		return &artDmx, nil
 	case OpTimeCode:
-		return NewArtTimeCode(bytes)
+		artTimeCode := ArtTimeCode{}
+
+		err := artTimeCode.UnmarshalBinary(bytes)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		return &artTimeCode, nil
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unhandled opcode: %#x", opCode)
 	}
diff --git a/dmx.go b/dmx.go
index 6336edc..b6ca88d 100644
--- a/dmx.go
+++ b/dmx.go
@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@ type ArtDmx struct {
 	Data      []uint8
 }
 
-func NewArtDmx(data []byte) (*ArtDmx, error) {
-	artDmx := ArtDmx{}
-
-	err := artDmx.UnmarshalBinary(data)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &artDmx, nil
-}
-
 func (ad *ArtDmx) GetOpCode() uint16 {
 	return ad.OpCode
 }
diff --git a/dmx_test.go b/dmx_test.go
index ff6489f..16d5846 100644
--- a/dmx_test.go
+++ b/dmx_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ func TestGoodArtDmx(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		got, err := artnet.NewArtDmx(test.Data)
+		got := artnet.ArtDmx{}
+
+		err := got.UnmarshalBinary(test.Data)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to decode ArtDmx: %s", err)
diff --git a/poll.go b/poll.go
index ebfcce5..444293b 100644
--- a/poll.go
+++ b/poll.go
@@ -23,18 +23,6 @@ type ArtPoll struct {
 	OemLo           uint8
 }
 
-func NewArtPoll(data []byte) (*ArtPoll, error) {
-	artPoll := ArtPoll{}
-
-	err := artPoll.UnmarshalBinary(data)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &artPoll, nil
-}
-
 func (ap *ArtPoll) GetOpCode() uint16 {
 	return ap.OpCode
 }
diff --git a/timecode.go b/timecode.go
index fd6c44f..c7d4c0b 100644
--- a/timecode.go
+++ b/timecode.go
@@ -20,18 +20,6 @@ type ArtTimeCode struct {
 	Type      uint8
 }
 
-func NewArtTimeCode(data []byte) (*ArtTimeCode, error) {
-	artTimeCode := ArtTimeCode{}
-
-	err := artTimeCode.UnmarshalBinary(data)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return &artTimeCode, nil
-}
-
 func (atc *ArtTimeCode) GetOpCode() uint16 {
 	return atc.OpCode
 }
diff --git a/timecode_test.go b/timecode_test.go
index 7c41bde..b634779 100644
--- a/timecode_test.go
+++ b/timecode_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ func TestGoodArtTimeCode(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		got, err := artnet.NewArtTimeCode(test.Data)
+		got := artnet.ArtTimeCode{}
+
+		err := got.UnmarshalBinary(test.Data)
 
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to decode ArtTimeCode: %s", err)