diff --git a/src/taoensso/nippy.clj b/src/taoensso/nippy.clj
index 8760c6f..aaa24a0 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/nippy.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/nippy.clj
@@ -861,6 +861,20 @@
 (comment (wrap-header (.getBytes "foo") {:compressor-id :lz4
                                          :encryptor-id  nil}))
 
+(defn fast-freeze
+  "Like `freeze` but:
+    - Writes data without a Nippy header
+    - Drops all support for compression and encryption
+    - Must be thawed with `fast-thaw`
+
+  Equivalent to (but a little faster than):
+    `(freeze x {:compressor nil :encryptor nil :no-header? true})"
+  ^bytes [x]
+  (let [baos (ByteArrayOutputStream. 64)
+        dos  (DataOutputStream. baos)]
+    (freeze-to-out! dos x)
+    (.toByteArray baos)))
+
 (defn freeze
   "Serializes arg (any Clojure data type) to a byte array. To freeze custom
   types, extend the Clojure reader or see `extend-freeze`."
@@ -1177,6 +1191,17 @@
 (def ^:private err-msg-unrecognized-header
   "Unrecognized (but apparently well-formed) header. Data frozen with newer Nippy version?")
 
+(defn fast-thaw
+  "Like `thaw` but:
+    - Drops all support for compression and encryption
+    - Supports only data frozen with `fast-freeze`
+
+  Equivalent to (but a little faster than):
+    `(thaw x {:compressor nil :encryptor nil :no-header? true})"
+  [^bytes ba]
+  (let [dis (DataInputStream. (ByteArrayInputStream. ba))]
+    (thaw-from-in! dis)))
+
 (defn thaw
   "Deserializes a frozen Nippy byte array to its original Clojure data type.
   To thaw custom types, extend the Clojure reader or see `extend-thaw`.
diff --git a/src/taoensso/nippy/benchmarks.clj b/src/taoensso/nippy/benchmarks.clj
index d75edd5..aaa70be 100644
--- a/src/taoensso/nippy/benchmarks.clj
+++ b/src/taoensso/nippy/benchmarks.clj
@@ -49,13 +49,7 @@
                                  #(thaw   % {:password [:cached "p"]}))})
     (println {:default   (bench1 #(freeze % {})
                                  #(thaw   % {}))})
-    (println {:fast1     (bench1 #(freeze % {:compressor nil})
-                                 #(thaw   % {:compressor nil}))})
-    (println {:fast2     (bench1 #(freeze % {:no-header? true
-                                             :compressor nil})
-                                 #(thaw   % {:no-header? true
-                                             :compressor nil
-                                             :encryptor  nil}))}))
+    (println {:fast      (bench1 nippy/fast-freeze nippy/fast-thaw)}))
 
   (println "\nDone! (Time for cake?)")
   true)