diff --git a/src/buffer.rs b/src/buffer.rs
index f44f953..09308e0 100644
--- a/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/src/buffer.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct Buf {
-    pub width: usize,
-    pub height: usize,
+    width: usize,
+    height: usize,
     pub buf: Vec<f32>,
 }
 
 impl Buf {
-    pub const fn new(width: usize, height: usize, buf: Vec<f32>) -> Self {
-        Buf { width, height, buf }
+    pub fn new(width: usize, height: usize) -> Self {
+        Buf {
+            width,
+            height,
+            buf: vec![0.0; height * width],
+        }
     }
 
     // Truncate x and y and return a corresponding index into the data slice.
diff --git a/src/grid.rs b/src/grid.rs
index 24bc0ff..3ac5443 100644
--- a/src/grid.rs
+++ b/src/grid.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl Grid {
             height,
             data,
             config: PopulationConfig::new(rng),
-            buf: Buf::new(width, height, vec![0.0; width * height]),
+            buf: Buf::new(width, height),
             blur: Blur::new(width),
             agents,
         }