diff --git a/blade-util/src/belt.rs b/blade-util/src/belt.rs
index 1a840920..ae63492c 100644
--- a/blade-util/src/belt.rs
+++ b/blade-util/src/belt.rs
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl BufferBelt {
     }
 
     /// Allocate a region to hold the byte `data` slice contents.
-    pub unsafe fn alloc_bytes(&mut self, data: &[u8], gpu: &gpu::Context) -> gpu::BufferPiece {
+    pub fn alloc_bytes(&mut self, data: &[u8], gpu: &gpu::Context) -> gpu::BufferPiece {
         assert!(!data.is_empty());
         let bp = self.alloc(data.len() as u64, gpu);
         unsafe {