diff --git a/benches/peerlist.rs b/benches/peerlist.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 29322ad..0000000
--- a/benches/peerlist.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-#![feature(test)]
-extern crate test;
-extern crate time;
-
-use std::net::{SocketAddr, ToSocketAddrs, SocketAddrV4, Ipv4Addr};
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-
-use time::{Duration, SteadyTime};
-
-use test::Bencher;
-
-struct PeerListHashMap {
-    timeout: Duration,
-    peers: HashMap<SocketAddr, SteadyTime>
-}
-
-impl PeerListHashMap {
-    fn new(timeout: Duration) -> Self {
-        PeerListHashMap{peers: HashMap::new(), timeout: timeout}
-    }
-
-    fn add(&mut self, addr: &SocketAddr) {
-        if self.peers.insert(*addr, SteadyTime::now()+self.timeout).is_none() {
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-struct PeerListVec {
-    timeout: Duration,
-    peers: Vec<(SocketAddr, SteadyTime)>
-}
-
-impl PeerListVec {
-    fn new(timeout: Duration) -> Self {
-        PeerListVec{peers: Vec::new(), timeout: timeout}
-    }
-
-    fn add(&mut self, addr: &SocketAddr) {
-        for &(ref peer, ref timeout) in &self.peers {
-            if peer == addr {
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-        self.peers.push((*addr, SteadyTime::now()+self.timeout));
-    }
-}
-
-fn bench_hashmap_add_n(b: &mut Bencher, n: u16) {
-    let mut peers = PeerListHashMap::new(Duration::seconds(60));
-    for i in 0..n {
-        peers.add(&SocketAddr::V4(SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 1), i)));
-    }
-    let addr = SocketAddr::V4(SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0), 0));
-    b.iter(|| {
-        peers.add(&addr)
-    })
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_hashmap_add_0(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_hashmap_add_n(b, 0);
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_hashmap_add_1(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_hashmap_add_n(b, 1);
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_hashmap_add_10(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_hashmap_add_n(b, 10);
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_hashmap_add_100(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_hashmap_add_n(b, 100);
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_hashmap_add_1000(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_hashmap_add_n(b, 1000);
-}
-
-fn bench_vec_add_n(b: &mut Bencher, n: u16) {
-    let mut peers = PeerListVec::new(Duration::seconds(60));
-    for i in 0..n {
-        peers.add(&SocketAddr::V4(SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 1), i)));
-    }
-    let addr = SocketAddr::V4(SocketAddrV4::new(Ipv4Addr::new(0, 0, 0, 0), 0));
-    b.iter(|| {
-        peers.add(&addr)
-    })
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_vec_add_0(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_vec_add_n(b, 0);
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_vec_add_1(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_vec_add_n(b, 1);
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_vec_add_10(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_vec_add_n(b, 10);
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_vec_add_100(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_vec_add_n(b, 100);
-}
-
-#[bench]
-fn bench_vec_add_1000(b: &mut Bencher) {
-    bench_vec_add_n(b, 1000);
-}
diff --git a/ethcloud.md b/ethcloud.md
index f3d80d4..492f063 100644
--- a/ethcloud.md
+++ b/ethcloud.md
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ peers. For nodes behind a firewall or a NAT, this can function as hole-punching.
 The protocol of `ethcloud` is kept as simple as possible to allow other
 implementations and to maximize the performance.
 
-The first 8 bytes of each packet are the token that is used to distinguish
+The first 7 bytes of each packet are the token that is used to distinguish
 different networks and sort out stray packets that do not belong.
 
-After that, the 9th byte is a switch that determines the structure of the rest
+After that, the 8th byte is a switch that determines the structure of the rest
 of the packet:
 
   * **Frame packet** (value `0`):
diff --git a/src/udpmessage.rs b/src/udpmessage.rs
index 4de7947..90d60ff 100644
--- a/src/udpmessage.rs
+++ b/src/udpmessage.rs
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ fn encode_message_packet() {
     let msg = Message::Frame(ethernet::Frame{src: &src, dst: &dst, vlan: 0, payload: &payload});
     let mut buf = [0; 1024];
     let size = encode(token, &msg, &mut buf[..]);
-    assert_eq!(size, 26);
-    assert_eq!(&buf[..9], &[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,134,0]);
+    assert_eq!(size, 25);
+    assert_eq!(&buf[..8], &[0,0,0,0,0,0,134,0]);
     let (token2, msg2) = decode(&buf[..size]).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(token, token2);
     assert_eq!(msg, msg2);
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ fn encode_message_peers() {
     let msg = Message::Peers(vec![SocketAddr::from_str("1.2.3.4:123").unwrap(), SocketAddr::from_str("5.6.7.8:12345").unwrap()]);
     let mut buf = [0; 1024];
     let size = encode(token, &msg, &mut buf[..]);
-    assert_eq!(size, 23);
-    assert_eq!(&buf[..size], &[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,134,1,2,1,2,3,4,0,123,5,6,7,8,48,57,0]);
+    assert_eq!(size, 22);
+    assert_eq!(&buf[..size], &[0,0,0,0,0,0,134,1,2,1,2,3,4,0,123,5,6,7,8,48,57,0]);
     let (token2, msg2) = decode(&buf[..size]).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(token, token2);
     assert_eq!(msg, msg2);
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ fn encode_message_getpeers() {
     let msg = Message::GetPeers;
     let mut buf = [0; 1024];
     let size = encode(token, &msg, &mut buf[..]);
-    assert_eq!(size, 9);
-    assert_eq!(&buf[..size], &[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,134,2]);
+    assert_eq!(size, 8);
+    assert_eq!(&buf[..size], &[0,0,0,0,0,0,134,2]);
     let (token2, msg2) = decode(&buf[..size]).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(token, token2);
     assert_eq!(msg, msg2);
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ fn encode_message_close() {
     let msg = Message::Close;
     let mut buf = [0; 1024];
     let size = encode(token, &msg, &mut buf[..]);
-    assert_eq!(size, 9);
-    assert_eq!(&buf[..size], &[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,134,3]);
+    assert_eq!(size, 8);
+    assert_eq!(&buf[..size], &[0,0,0,0,0,0,134,3]);
     let (token2, msg2) = decode(&buf[..size]).unwrap();
     assert_eq!(token, token2);
     assert_eq!(msg, msg2);