diff --git a/include/packager/live_packager.h b/include/packager/live_packager.h
index 7b52ba6fe1..4f71cf1582 100644
--- a/include/packager/live_packager.h
+++ b/include/packager/live_packager.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class SegmentData final : public Segment {
 class SegmentBuffer final : public Segment {
  public:
   SegmentBuffer() = default;
-  SegmentBuffer(const uint8_t* data, size_t size);
   ~SegmentBuffer() = default;
 
   void AppendData(const uint8_t* data, size_t size);
diff --git a/include/packager/live_packager_export.h b/include/packager/live_packager_export.h
index 17e31dec25..bf238949a1 100644
--- a/include/packager/live_packager_export.h
+++ b/include/packager/live_packager_export.h
@@ -79,24 +79,24 @@ LivePackager_t livepackager_new(LivePackagerConfig_t cfg);
 void livepackager_free(LivePackager_t lp);
 
 bool livepackager_package_init(LivePackager_t lp,
-                               uint8_t* init,
+                               const uint8_t* init,
                                size_t init_len,
                                LivePackagerBuffer_t dest);
 
 bool livepackager_package(LivePackager_t lp,
-                          uint8_t* init,
+                          const uint8_t* init,
                           size_t init_len,
-                          uint8_t* media,
+                          const uint8_t* media,
                           size_t media_len,
                           LivePackagerBuffer_t dest);
 
 bool livepackager_package_timedtext_init(LivePackager_t lp,
-                                         uint8_t* seg,
+                                         const uint8_t* seg,
                                          size_t seg_len,
                                          LivePackagerBuffer_t dest);
 
 bool livepackager_package_timedtext(LivePackager_t lp,
-                                    uint8_t* seg,
+                                    const uint8_t* seg,
                                     size_t seg_len,
                                     LivePackagerBuffer_t dest);
 
diff --git a/packager/live_packager.cc b/packager/live_packager.cc
index 781a862144..e28f8b2d27 100644
--- a/packager/live_packager.cc
+++ b/packager/live_packager.cc
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ size_t SegmentData::Size() const {
   return size_;
 }
 
-SegmentBuffer::SegmentBuffer(const uint8_t* data, size_t size)
-    : buffer_(data, data + size) {}
-
 void SegmentBuffer::AppendData(const uint8_t* data, size_t size) {
   std::copy(data, data + size, std::back_inserter(buffer_));
 }
@@ -306,13 +303,19 @@ Status LivePackager::PackageInit(const Segment& init_segment,
 
   callback_params.write_func = [](const std::string& name, const void* data,
                                   uint64_t size) {
-    // output.AppendData(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data), size);
+    // skip writing any media segment data
     return size;
   };
 
   shaka::BufferCallbackParams init_callback_params;
   init_callback_params.write_func = [&output](const std::string& name,
                                               const void* data, uint64_t size) {
+    // For live packaging it is observed that the init segment callback is
+    // invoked more than once. The initial callback does not contain the MEHD
+    // box data and furthermore does not contain fragment duration.
+    // If an MP4 file is created in real-time, such as used in live-streaming,
+    // it is not likely that the fragment_duration is known in advance and this
+    // box may be omitted.
     if (output.Size() == 0) {
       LOG(INFO) << "init segment callback, name: " << name << " size: " << size;
       output.AppendData(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data), size);
@@ -371,15 +374,7 @@ Status LivePackager::Package(const Segment& init_segment,
   shaka::BufferCallbackParams init_callback_params;
   init_callback_params.write_func = [](const std::string& name,
                                        const void* data, uint64_t size) {
-    // For live packaging it is observed that the init segment callback is
-    // invoked more than once. The initial callback does not contain the MEHD
-    // box data and furthermore does not contain fragment duration.
-    // If an MP4 file is created in real-time, such as used in live-streaming,
-    // it is not likely that the fragment_duration is known in advance and this
-    // box may be omitted.
-    // if (out.InitSegmentSize() == 0) {
-    //  out.SetInitSegment(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(data), size);
-    //}
+    // skip writing any init segment data
     return size;
   };
 
diff --git a/packager/live_packager_export.cc b/packager/live_packager_export.cc
index a25da0acd9..a5fe5fb15a 100644
--- a/packager/live_packager_export.cc
+++ b/packager/live_packager_export.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ size_t livepackager_buf_size(LivePackagerBuffer_t buf) {
 }
 
 bool livepackager_package_init(LivePackager_t lp,
-                               uint8_t* init,
+                               const uint8_t* init,
                                size_t init_len,
                                LivePackagerBuffer_t dest) {
   shaka::SegmentData input(init, init_len);
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ bool livepackager_package_init(LivePackager_t lp,
 }
 
 bool livepackager_package(LivePackager_t lp,
-                          uint8_t* init,
+                          const uint8_t* init,
                           size_t init_len,
-                          uint8_t* media,
+                          const uint8_t* media,
                           size_t media_len,
                           LivePackagerBuffer_t dest) {
   shaka::SegmentData input_init(init, init_len);
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ bool livepackager_package(LivePackager_t lp,
 }
 
 bool livepackager_package_timedtext_init(LivePackager_t lp,
-                                         uint8_t* seg,
+                                         const uint8_t* seg,
                                          size_t seg_len,
                                          LivePackagerBuffer_t dest) {
   shaka::SegmentData input_seg(seg, seg_len);
@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ bool livepackager_package_timedtext_init(LivePackager_t lp,
     return false;
   }
 
-  dest->inner = std::make_unique<shaka::SegmentBuffer>(out.InitSegmentData(),
-                                                       out.InitSegmentSize());
+  dest->inner->AppendData(out.InitSegmentData(), out.InitSegmentSize());
   return true;
 }
 
 bool livepackager_package_timedtext(LivePackager_t lp,
-                                    uint8_t* seg,
+                                    const uint8_t* seg,
                                     size_t seg_len,
                                     LivePackagerBuffer_t dest) {
   shaka::SegmentData input_seg(seg, seg_len);
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ bool livepackager_package_timedtext(LivePackager_t lp,
     return false;
   }
 
-  dest->inner = std::make_unique<shaka::SegmentBuffer>(out.SegmentData(),
-                                                       out.SegmentSize());
+  dest->inner->AppendData(out.SegmentData(), out.SegmentSize());
   return true;
 }
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