diff --git a/shared-bindings/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c b/shared-bindings/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c
index 0e43b79dd6..2ea40d1de2 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 extern const int32_t colorwheel(float pos);
 
-int parse_byteorder_string(const char *byteorder, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t details) {
+void parse_byteorder_string(const char *byteorder, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t details) {
     details.bpp = strlen(byteorder);
     char *dotstar = strchr(byteorder, 'D');
     char *r = strchr(byteorder, 'R');
diff --git a/shared-bindings/_pixelbuf/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/_pixelbuf/__init__.c
index 6ff43cb33b..229c04603c 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/_pixelbuf/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/_pixelbuf/__init__.c
@@ -56,41 +56,6 @@
 //|     PixelBuf
 
 
-STATIC void pixelbuf_byteorder_attr(mp_obj_t self_in, qstr attr, mp_obj_t *dest) {
-    mp_check_self(MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(self_in, &pixelbuf_byteorder_type));
-    pixelbuf_byteorder_obj_t *self = MP_OBJ_TO_PTR(self_in);
-    if (dest[0] == MP_OBJ_NULL) {
-        // load attribute
-        mp_obj_t val;
-        if (attr == MP_QSTR_bpp) {
-            val = MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(self->bpp);
-        } else if (attr == MP_QSTR_has_white) {
-            val = mp_obj_new_bool(self->has_white);
-        } else if (attr == MP_QSTR_has_luminosity) {
-            val = mp_obj_new_bool(self->has_luminosity);
-        } else if (attr == MP_QSTR_byteorder) {
-            mp_obj_t items[4];
-            uint8_t n = self->bpp;
-            if (self->has_luminosity || self->has_white) {
-                n = 4;
-            }
-            uint8_t *values = (uint8_t *)&(self->byteorder);
-            for (uint8_t i=0; i<n; i++) {
-                items[i] = MP_OBJ_NEW_SMALL_INT(values[i]);
-            }
-            val = mp_obj_new_tuple(n, items);
-        } else {
-            mp_raise_AttributeError(translate("no such attribute"));
-        }
-        dest[0] = val;
-    } else {
-        // delete/store attribute (ignored)
-        dest[0] = MP_OBJ_NULL;
-        mp_raise_AttributeError(translate("readonly attribute"));
-    }
-}
-
-
 //| .. function:: wheel(n)
 //|
 //|     C implementation of the common wheel() function found in many examples.
diff --git a/shared-module/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c b/shared-module/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c
index d326972391..6b222eec85 100644
--- a/shared-module/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c
+++ b/shared-module/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include "PixelBuf.h"
 #include <string.h>
 
-void pixelbuf_set_pixel_int(uint8_t *buf, mp_int_t value, pixelbuf_byteorder_obj_t *byteorder) {
+void pixelbuf_set_pixel_int(uint8_t *buf, mp_int_t value, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t *byteorder) {
     buf[byteorder->byteorder.r] = value >> 16 & 0xff;
     buf[byteorder->byteorder.g] = (value >> 8) & 0xff;
     buf[byteorder->byteorder.b] = value & 0xff;
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void pixelbuf_set_pixel_int(uint8_t *buf, mp_int_t value, pixelbuf_byteorder_obj
     }
 }
 
-void pixelbuf_set_pixel(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t *rawbuf, float brightness, mp_obj_t *item, pixelbuf_byteorder_obj_t *byteorder, bool dotstar) {
+void pixelbuf_set_pixel(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t *rawbuf, float brightness, mp_obj_t *item, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t *byteorder, bool dotstar) {
     if (MP_OBJ_IS_INT(item)) {
         uint8_t *target = rawbuf ? rawbuf : buf;
         pixelbuf_set_pixel_int(target, mp_obj_get_int_truncated(item), byteorder);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void pixelbuf_set_pixel(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t *rawbuf, float brightness, mp_obj_
     }
 }
 
-mp_obj_t *pixelbuf_get_pixel_array(uint8_t *buf, uint len, pixelbuf_byteorder_obj_t *byteorder, uint8_t step, bool dotstar) {
+mp_obj_t *pixelbuf_get_pixel_array(uint8_t *buf, uint len, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t *byteorder, uint8_t step, bool dotstar) {
     mp_obj_t elems[len];
     for (uint i = 0; i < len; i++) {
         elems[i] = pixelbuf_get_pixel(buf + (i * step), byteorder, dotstar);
diff --git a/shared-module/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.h b/shared-module/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.h
index 9e115fe0cf..6b3272e193 100644
--- a/shared-module/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.h
+++ b/shared-module/_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.h
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
 #define DOTSTAR_GET_BRIGHTNESS(value) ((value & 0b00011111) / 31.0)
 #define DOTSTAR_LED_START_FULL_BRIGHT 0xFF
 
-void pixelbuf_set_pixel(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t *rawbuf, float brightness, mp_obj_t *item, pixelbuf_byteorder_obj_t *byteorder, bool dotstar);
-mp_obj_t *pixelbuf_get_pixel(uint8_t *buf, pixelbuf_byteorder_obj_t *byteorder, bool dotstar);
-mp_obj_t *pixelbuf_get_pixel_array(uint8_t *buf, uint len, pixelbuf_byteorder_obj_t *byteorder, uint8_t step, bool dotstar);
-void pixelbuf_set_pixel_int(uint8_t *buf, mp_int_t value, pixelbuf_byteorder_obj_t *byteorder);
+void pixelbuf_set_pixel(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t *rawbuf, float brightness, mp_obj_t *item, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t *byteorder, bool dotstar);
+mp_obj_t *pixelbuf_get_pixel(uint8_t *buf, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t *byteorder, bool dotstar);
+mp_obj_t *pixelbuf_get_pixel_array(uint8_t *buf, uint len, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t *byteorder, uint8_t step, bool dotstar);
+void pixelbuf_set_pixel_int(uint8_t *buf, mp_int_t value, pixelbuf_byteorder_details_t *byteorder);
 
 #endif