diff --git a/replication.go b/replication.go
index 2efdcc79..a017dcc4 100644
--- a/replication.go
+++ b/replication.go
@@ -168,18 +168,18 @@ func ReplicationConnect(config ConnConfig) (r *ReplicationConn, err error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	return &ReplicationConn{c: c}, nil
+	return &ReplicationConn{c}, nil
 }
 
 type ReplicationConn struct {
-	c *Conn
+	*Conn
 }
 
 // Send standby status to the server, which both acts as a keepalive
 // message to the server, as well as carries the WAL position of the
 // client, which then updates the server's replication slot position.
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) SendStandbyStatus(k *StandbyStatus) (err error) {
-	buf := rc.c.wbuf
+	buf := rc.wbuf
 	buf = append(buf, copyData)
 	sp := len(buf)
 	buf = pgio.AppendInt32(buf, -1)
@@ -193,46 +193,46 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) SendStandbyStatus(k *StandbyStatus) (err error) {
 
 	pgio.SetInt32(buf[sp:], int32(len(buf[sp:])))
 
-	_, err = rc.c.conn.Write(buf)
+	_, err = rc.conn.Write(buf)
 	if err != nil {
-		rc.c.die(err)
+		rc.die(err)
 	}
 
 	return
 }
 
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) Close() error {
-	return rc.c.Close()
+	return rc.Close()
 }
 
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) IsAlive() bool {
-	return rc.c.IsAlive()
+	return rc.IsAlive()
 }
 
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) CauseOfDeath() error {
-	return rc.c.CauseOfDeath()
+	return rc.CauseOfDeath()
 }
 
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) GetConnInfo() *pgtype.ConnInfo {
-	return rc.c.ConnInfo
+	return rc.ConnInfo
 }
 
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) readReplicationMessage() (r *ReplicationMessage, err error) {
-	msg, err := rc.c.rxMsg()
+	msg, err := rc.rxMsg()
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case *pgproto3.NoticeResponse:
-		pgError := rc.c.rxErrorResponse((*pgproto3.ErrorResponse)(msg))
-		if rc.c.shouldLog(LogLevelInfo) {
-			rc.c.log(LogLevelInfo, pgError.Error(), nil)
+		pgError := rc.rxErrorResponse((*pgproto3.ErrorResponse)(msg))
+		if rc.shouldLog(LogLevelInfo) {
+			rc.log(LogLevelInfo, pgError.Error(), nil)
 		}
 	case *pgproto3.ErrorResponse:
-		err = rc.c.rxErrorResponse(msg)
-		if rc.c.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
-			rc.c.log(LogLevelError, err.Error(), nil)
+		err = rc.rxErrorResponse(msg)
+		if rc.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
+			rc.log(LogLevelError, err.Error(), nil)
 		}
 		return
 	case *pgproto3.CopyBothResponse:
@@ -269,13 +269,13 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) readReplicationMessage() (r *ReplicationMessage, err
 			h := &ServerHeartbeat{ServerWalEnd: serverWalEnd, ServerTime: serverTime, ReplyRequested: replyNow}
 			return &ReplicationMessage{ServerHeartbeat: h}, nil
 		default:
-			if rc.c.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
-				rc.c.log(LogLevelError, "Unexpected data playload message type", map[string]interface{}{"type": msgType})
+			if rc.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
+				rc.log(LogLevelError, "Unexpected data playload message type", map[string]interface{}{"type": msgType})
 			}
 		}
 	default:
-		if rc.c.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
-			rc.c.log(LogLevelError, "Unexpected replication message type", map[string]interface{}{"type": msg})
+		if rc.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
+			rc.log(LogLevelError, "Unexpected replication message type", map[string]interface{}{"type": msg})
 		}
 	}
 	return
@@ -300,12 +300,12 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) WaitForReplicationMessage(ctx context.Context) (*Repl
 	go func() {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			if err := rc.c.conn.SetDeadline(time.Now()); err != nil {
+			if err := rc.conn.SetDeadline(time.Now()); err != nil {
 				rc.Close() // Close connection if unable to set deadline
 				return
 			}
-			rc.c.closedChan <- ctx.Err()
-		case <-rc.c.doneChan:
+			rc.closedChan <- ctx.Err()
+		case <-rc.doneChan:
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) WaitForReplicationMessage(ctx context.Context) (*Repl
 
 	var err error
 	select {
-	case err = <-rc.c.closedChan:
-		if err := rc.c.conn.SetDeadline(time.Time{}); err != nil {
+	case err = <-rc.closedChan:
+		if err := rc.conn.SetDeadline(time.Time{}); err != nil {
 			rc.Close() // Close connection if unable to disable deadline
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) WaitForReplicationMessage(ctx context.Context) (*Repl
 		if opErr == nil {
 			err = nil
 		}
-	case rc.c.doneChan <- struct{}{}:
+	case rc.doneChan <- struct{}{}:
 		err = opErr
 	}
 
@@ -330,34 +330,34 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) WaitForReplicationMessage(ctx context.Context) (*Repl
 }
 
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) sendReplicationModeQuery(sql string) (*Rows, error) {
-	rc.c.lastActivityTime = time.Now()
+	rc.lastActivityTime = time.Now()
 
-	rows := rc.c.getRows(sql, nil)
+	rows := rc.getRows(sql, nil)
 
-	if err := rc.c.lock(); err != nil {
+	if err := rc.lock(); err != nil {
 		rows.fatal(err)
 		return rows, err
 	}
 	rows.unlockConn = true
 
-	err := rc.c.sendSimpleQuery(sql)
+	err := rc.sendSimpleQuery(sql)
 	if err != nil {
 		rows.fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	msg, err := rc.c.rxMsg()
+	msg, err := rc.rxMsg()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	switch msg := msg.(type) {
 	case *pgproto3.RowDescription:
-		rows.fields = rc.c.rxRowDescription(msg)
+		rows.fields = rc.rxRowDescription(msg)
 		// We don't have c.PgTypes here because we're a replication
 		// connection. This means the field descriptions will have
 		// only OIDs. Not much we can do about this.
 	default:
-		if e := rc.c.processContextFreeMsg(msg); e != nil {
+		if e := rc.processContextFreeMsg(msg); e != nil {
 			rows.fatal(e)
 			return rows, e
 		}
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) StartReplication(slotName string, startLsn uint64, ti
 		queryString += fmt.Sprintf(" ( %s )", strings.Join(pluginArguments, ", "))
 	}
 
-	if err = rc.c.sendQuery(queryString); err != nil {
+	if err = rc.sendQuery(queryString); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) StartReplication(slotName string, startLsn uint64, ti
 	var r *ReplicationMessage
 	r, err = rc.WaitForReplicationMessage(ctx)
 	if err != nil && r != nil {
-		if rc.c.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
-			rc.c.log(LogLevelError, "Unexpected replication message", map[string]interface{}{"msg": r, "err": err})
+		if rc.shouldLog(LogLevelError) {
+			rc.log(LogLevelError, "Unexpected replication message", map[string]interface{}{"msg": r, "err": err})
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) StartReplication(slotName string, startLsn uint64, ti
 
 // Create the replication slot, using the given name and output plugin.
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) CreateReplicationSlot(slotName, outputPlugin string) (err error) {
-	_, err = rc.c.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT %s LOGICAL %s NOEXPORT_SNAPSHOT", slotName, outputPlugin))
+	_, err = rc.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("CREATE_REPLICATION_SLOT %s LOGICAL %s NOEXPORT_SNAPSHOT", slotName, outputPlugin))
 	return
 }
 
@@ -459,6 +459,6 @@ func (rc *ReplicationConn) CreateReplicationSlotEx(slotName, outputPlugin string
 
 // Drop the replication slot for the given name
 func (rc *ReplicationConn) DropReplicationSlot(slotName string) (err error) {
-	_, err = rc.c.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("DROP_REPLICATION_SLOT %s", slotName))
+	_, err = rc.Exec(fmt.Sprintf("DROP_REPLICATION_SLOT %s", slotName))
 	return
 }