diff --git a/reputation/convert.go b/reputation/convert.go
index 67f3aafa..924b1edd 100644
--- a/reputation/convert.go
+++ b/reputation/convert.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (x *PeerToPeerTrust) FromGRPCMessage(m grpc.Message) error {
 
 // TrustsToGRPC converts slice of Trust structures
 // to slice of gRPC-generated Trust messages.
-func TrustsToGRPC(xs []*Trust) (res []*reputation.Trust) {
+func TrustsToGRPC(xs []Trust) (res []*reputation.Trust) {
 	if xs != nil {
 		res = make([]*reputation.Trust, 0, len(xs))
 
@@ -152,23 +152,17 @@ func TrustsToGRPC(xs []*Trust) (res []*reputation.Trust) {
 
 // TrustsFromGRPC tries to restore slice of Trust structures from
 // slice of gRPC-generated reputation.Trust messages.
-func TrustsFromGRPC(xs []*reputation.Trust) (res []*Trust, err error) {
+func TrustsFromGRPC(xs []*reputation.Trust) (res []Trust, err error) {
 	if xs != nil {
-		res = make([]*Trust, 0, len(xs))
+		res = make([]Trust, len(xs))
 
 		for i := range xs {
-			var x *Trust
-
 			if xs[i] != nil {
-				x = new(Trust)
-
-				err = x.FromGRPCMessage(xs[i])
+				err = res[i].FromGRPCMessage(xs[i])
 				if err != nil {
 					return
 				}
 			}
-
-			res = append(res, x)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/reputation/marshal.go b/reputation/marshal.go
index 1af68c98..20d1fd77 100644
--- a/reputation/marshal.go
+++ b/reputation/marshal.go
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (x *AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody) StableMarshal(buf []byte) ([]byte, error
 	offset += n
 
 	for i := range x.trusts {
-		n, err = protoutil.NestedStructureMarshal(announceLocalTrustBodyTrustsFNum, buf[offset:], x.trusts[i])
+		n, err = protoutil.NestedStructureMarshal(announceLocalTrustBodyTrustsFNum, buf[offset:], &x.trusts[i])
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ func (x *AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody) StableSize() (size int) {
 	size += protoutil.UInt64Size(announceLocalTrustBodyEpochFNum, x.epoch)
 
 	for i := range x.trusts {
-		size += protoutil.NestedStructureSize(announceLocalTrustBodyTrustsFNum, x.trusts[i])
+		size += protoutil.NestedStructureSize(announceLocalTrustBodyTrustsFNum, &x.trusts[i])
 	}
 
 	return
diff --git a/reputation/test/generate.go b/reputation/test/generate.go
index fb1239ab..00e6009d 100644
--- a/reputation/test/generate.go
+++ b/reputation/test/generate.go
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ func GenerateGlobalTrust(empty bool) *reputation.GlobalTrust {
 	return m
 }
 
-func GenerateTrusts(empty bool) []*reputation.Trust {
-	var res []*reputation.Trust
+func GenerateTrusts(empty bool) []reputation.Trust {
+	var res []reputation.Trust
 
 	if !empty {
 		res = append(res,
-			GenerateTrust(false),
-			GenerateTrust(false),
+			*GenerateTrust(false),
+			*GenerateTrust(false),
 		)
 	}
 
diff --git a/reputation/types.go b/reputation/types.go
index 4ce995dd..5ccb2030 100644
--- a/reputation/types.go
+++ b/reputation/types.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (x *GlobalTrust) SetSignature(v *refs.Signature) {
 type AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody struct {
 	epoch uint64
 
-	trusts []*Trust
+	trusts []Trust
 }
 
 // GetEpoch returns epoch in which the trust was assessed.
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (x *AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody) SetEpoch(v uint64) {
 }
 
 // GetTrusts returns list of normalized trust values.
-func (x *AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody) GetTrusts() []*Trust {
+func (x *AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody) GetTrusts() []Trust {
 	if x != nil {
 		return x.trusts
 	}
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ func (x *AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody) GetTrusts() []*Trust {
 }
 
 // SetTrusts sets list of normalized trust values.
-func (x *AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody) SetTrusts(v []*Trust) {
+func (x *AnnounceLocalTrustRequestBody) SetTrusts(v []Trust) {
 	if x != nil {
 		x.trusts = v
 	}