diff --git a/boreal/src/compiler/variable.rs b/boreal/src/compiler/variable.rs
index fc888552..a8a33004 100644
--- a/boreal/src/compiler/variable.rs
+++ b/boreal/src/compiler/variable.rs
@@ -321,8 +321,8 @@ impl Variable {
                             mem.len(),
                             mat.start.saturating_add(MAX_SPLIT_MATCH_LENGTH),
                         );
-                        match validator.as_regex().find(&mem[mat.start..end]) {
-                            Some(m) => mat.start + m.end(),
+                        match validator.find(&mem[mat.start..end]) {
+                            Some(m) => mat.start + m.end,
                             None => return AcMatchStatus::None,
                         }
                     }
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ impl Variable {
                             start_position,
                             mat.end.saturating_sub(MAX_SPLIT_MATCH_LENGTH),
                         );
-                        while let Some(m) = validator.as_regex().find(&mem[start..mat.end]) {
-                            let m = (m.start() + start)..end;
+                        while let Some(m) = validator.find(&mem[start..mat.end]) {
+                            let m = (m.start + start)..end;
                             start = m.start + 1;
                             if let Some(m) = self.validate_and_update_match(mem, m) {
                                 matches.push(m);
@@ -466,11 +466,11 @@ fn apply_wide_word_boundaries(
 
     #[allow(clippy::bool_to_int_with_if)]
     let expected_start = if start < mat.start { 1 } else { 0 };
-    match regex.as_regex().find(&unwiden_mem) {
-        Some(m) if m.start() == expected_start => {
+    match regex.find(&unwiden_mem) {
+        Some(m) if m.start == expected_start => {
             // Modify the match end. This is needed because the application of word boundary
             // may modify the match. Since we matched on non wide mem though, double the size.
-            mat.end = mat.start + 2 * (m.end() - m.start());
+            mat.end = mat.start + 2 * (m.end - m.start);
             Some(mat)
         }
         _ => None,
diff --git a/boreal/src/evaluator/mod.rs b/boreal/src/evaluator/mod.rs
index 6e0993b3..c0f3be26 100644
--- a/boreal/src/evaluator/mod.rs
+++ b/boreal/src/evaluator/mod.rs
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ impl Evaluator<'_, '_, '_, '_, '_> {
             }
             Expression::Matches(expr, regex) => {
                 let s = self.evaluate_expr(expr)?.unwrap_bytes()?;
-                Ok(Value::Boolean(regex.as_regex().is_match(&s)))
+                Ok(Value::Boolean(regex.is_match(&s)))
             }
             Expression::Defined(expr) => match self.evaluate_expr(expr) {
                 Ok(_) => Ok(Value::Boolean(true)),
diff --git a/boreal/src/module/pe.rs b/boreal/src/module/pe.rs
index 85846b63..9d3a1058 100644
--- a/boreal/src/module/pe.rs
+++ b/boreal/src/module/pe.rs
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ impl Pe {
                 export
                     .name
                     .as_ref()
-                    .map_or(false, |name| function_name_regex.as_regex().is_match(name))
+                    .map_or(false, |name| function_name_regex.is_match(name))
             }),
             _ => return None,
         };
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ impl Pe {
                 export
                     .name
                     .as_ref()
-                    .map_or(false, |name| function_name_regex.as_regex().is_match(name))
+                    .map_or(false, |name| function_name_regex.is_match(name))
             })?,
             _ => return None,
         };
@@ -2417,11 +2417,11 @@ impl Data {
         let mut nb_matches = 0;
 
         for imp in self.get_imports(delayed) {
-            if !dll_regex.as_regex().is_match(&imp.dll_name) {
+            if !dll_regex.is_match(&imp.dll_name) {
                 continue;
             }
             for fun in &imp.functions {
-                if fun_regex.as_regex().is_match(&fun.name) {
+                if fun_regex.is_match(&fun.name) {
                     nb_matches += 1;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/boreal/src/regex.rs b/boreal/src/regex.rs
index 25bc0335..6cc67036 100644
--- a/boreal/src/regex.rs
+++ b/boreal/src/regex.rs
@@ -60,19 +60,30 @@ impl Regex {
         Ok(Regex { meta, expr })
     }
 
-    /// Return the regex as a [`regex::bytes::Regex`].
+    /// Find a match in the given haystack.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn as_regex(&self) -> &meta::Regex {
-        &self.meta
+    pub fn find(&self, haystack: &[u8]) -> Option<Range<usize>> {
+        self.find_in_input(Input::new(haystack))
     }
 
-    /// Find a match on the given haystack starting at the given offset.
+    /// Find a match in the given haystack starting at the given offset.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn find_at(&self, haystack: &[u8], offset: usize) -> Option<Range<usize>> {
-        let input = Input::new(haystack).span(offset..haystack.len());
+        self.find_in_input(Input::new(haystack).span(offset..haystack.len()))
+    }
+
+    /// Find a match on the given haystack in the given range
+    #[must_use]
+    fn find_in_input(&self, input: Input) -> Option<Range<usize>> {
         self.meta.find(input).map(|m| m.range())
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if and only if this regex matches the given haystack.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_match(&self, mem: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        self.meta.is_match(mem)
+    }
+
     /// Returns the original string of this regex.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
diff --git a/boreal/tests/it/module_tests.rs b/boreal/tests/it/module_tests.rs
index c73dda51..4ddeb0c6 100644
--- a/boreal/tests/it/module_tests.rs
+++ b/boreal/tests/it/module_tests.rs
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ impl Tests {
         let regex: Regex = args.next()?.try_into().ok()?;
         let s: Vec<u8> = args.next()?.try_into().ok()?;
 
-        Some(Value::Integer(match regex.as_regex().find(&s) {
-            Some(m) => m.range().len() as i64,
+        Some(Value::Integer(match regex.find(&s) {
+            Some(m) => m.len() as i64,
             None => -1,
         }))
     }