diff --git a/src/libdelimit.rs b/src/libdelimit.rs
index 9957eb6..0717c49 100644
--- a/src/libdelimit.rs
+++ b/src/libdelimit.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2025 Emma Tebibyte <emma@tebibyte.media>
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 silty silt <silt@tebibyte.media>
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 
 use std::{
     io::{ Read, Result },
-    mem::self,
+    mem,
 };
 
 const BUFFER_SIZE: usize = 4096;
@@ -72,21 +73,11 @@ impl<T> Iterator for Delimited<T> where T: Read {
 }
 
 fn find_subslice(stack: &[u8], key: &[u8]) -> Option<usize> {
-    if key.len() == 1 {
-        return stack.iter().position(|&b| b == key[0]);
+    match key.len() {
+    	/* TODO: is this optimization necessary? */
+        1 => stack.iter().position(|&b| b == key[0]),
+        _ => stack.windows(key.len()).position(|w| w == key),
     }
-
-    if key.len() > stack.len() {
-        return None;
-    }
-
-    for i in 0..=stack.len() - key.len() {
-        if &stack[i..i + key.len()] == key {
-            return Some(i);
-        }
-    }
-
-    None
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]