diff --git a/debug.go b/debug.go
index 0b70c8a..0434c69 100644
--- a/debug.go
+++ b/debug.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 )
 
-// writeDebugHeader writes output file headers with the given build tags.
+// writeDebugHeader writes output file headers.
 // This targets debug builds.
 func writeDebugHeader(w io.Writer, c *Config) {
 	// Write build tags, if applicable.
diff --git a/release.go b/release.go
index a893001..3565728 100644
--- a/release.go
+++ b/release.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-// writeReleaseHeader writes output file headers with the given build tags.
+// writeReleaseHeader writes output file headers.
 // This targets release builds.
 func writeReleaseHeader(w io.Writer, c *Config) {
 	// Write build tags, if applicable.
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ func bindata_read(data []byte, name string) []byte {
 func header_uncompressed_nomemcopy(w io.Writer) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(w, `
 import (
-    "log"
     "reflect"
     "unsafe"
 )
@@ -198,7 +197,22 @@ func compressed_memcopy(w io.Writer, asset *Asset, r io.Reader) {
 }
 
 func uncompressed_nomemcopy(w io.Writer, asset *Asset, r io.Reader) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `var _%s = "`, asset.Func)
 
+	gz := gzip.NewWriter(&StringWriter{Writer: w})
+	io.Copy(gz, r)
+	gz.Close()
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `"
+
+func %s() []byte {
+	return bindata_read(
+		_%s,
+		%q,
+	)
+}
+
+`, asset.Func, asset.Func, asset.Name)
 }
 
 func uncompressed_memcopy(w io.Writer, asset *Asset, r io.Reader) {
diff --git a/testdata/out/bindata_release.go b/testdata/out/bindata_release.go
index 61aa67f..8c11112 100644
--- a/testdata/out/bindata_release.go
+++ b/testdata/out/bindata_release.go
@@ -2,23 +2,47 @@
 
 package main
 
-func testdata_in_b_test_asset() []byte {
-	return []byte{
-0x2f,0x2f,0x20,0x73,0x61,0x6d,0x70,0x6c,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x69,
-0x6c,0x65,0x0a,
-	}
+
+import (
+    "reflect"
+    "unsafe"
+)
+
+func bindata_read(data, name string) []byte {
+	var empty [0]byte
+	sx := (*reflect.StringHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&data))
+	b := empty[:]
+	bx := (*reflect.SliceHeader)(unsafe.Pointer(&b))
+	bx.Data = sx.Data
+	bx.Len = len(data)
+	bx.Cap = bx.Len
+	return b
 }
 
+var _testdata_in_b_test_asset = "\x1f\x8b\x08\x00\x00\x09\x6e\x88\x00\xff\xd2\xd7\x57\x28\x4e\xcc\x2d\xc8\x49\x55\x48\xcb\xcc\x49\xe5\x02\x04\x00\x00\xff\xff\x8a\x82\x8c\x85\x0f\x00\x00\x00"
+
+func testdata_in_b_test_asset() []byte {
+	return bindata_read(
+		_testdata_in_b_test_asset,
+		"../testdata/in/b/test.asset",
+	)
+}
+
+var _testdata_in_a_test_asset = "\x1f\x8b\x08\x00\x00\x09\x6e\x88\x00\xff\x2a\x4e\xcc\x2d\xc8\x49\x55\x48\xcb\xcc\x49\xe5\x02\x04\x00\x00\xff\xff\xda\x3d\x49\xdd\x0c\x00\x00\x00"
+
 func testdata_in_a_test_asset() []byte {
-	return []byte{
-0x73,0x61,0x6d,0x70,0x6c,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x69,0x6c,0x65,0x0a,
-	}
+	return bindata_read(
+		_testdata_in_a_test_asset,
+		"../testdata/in/a/test.asset",
+	)
 }
 
+var _testdata_in_c_test_asset = "\x1f\x8b\x08\x00\x00\x09\x6e\x88\x00\xff\xd2\xd7\x57\x28\x4e\xcc\x2d\xc8\x49\x55\x48\xcb\xcc\x49\xe5\x02\x04\x00\x00\xff\xff\x8a\x82\x8c\x85\x0f\x00\x00\x00"
+
 func testdata_in_c_test_asset() []byte {
-	return []byte{
-0x2f,0x2f,0x20,0x73,0x61,0x6d,0x70,0x6c,0x65,0x20,0x66,0x69,
-0x6c,0x65,0x0a,
-	}
+	return bindata_read(
+		_testdata_in_c_test_asset,
+		"../testdata/in/c/test.asset",
+	)
 }