diff --git a/mdbx/cursor.go b/mdbx/cursor.go
index 991e2e7..4f10779 100644
--- a/mdbx/cursor.go
+++ b/mdbx/cursor.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (c *Cursor) Get(setkey, setval []byte, op uint) (key, val []byte, err error
 		err = c.getVal2(setkey, setval, op)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
-		*c.txn.key = C.MDBX_val{}
+		c.txn.key = C.MDBX_val{}
 		c.txn.val = C.MDBX_val{}
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -171,14 +171,14 @@ func (c *Cursor) Get(setkey, setval []byte, op uint) (key, val []byte, err error
 		key = setkey
 	} else {
 		if op != LastDup && op != FirstDup {
-			key = castToBytes(c.txn.key)
+			key = castToBytes(&c.txn.key)
 		}
 	}
 	val = castToBytes(&c.txn.val)
 
 	// Clear transaction storage record storage area for future use and to
 	// prevent dangling references.
-	*c.txn.key = C.MDBX_val{}
+	c.txn.key = C.MDBX_val{}
 	c.txn.val = C.MDBX_val{}
 
 	return key, val, nil
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (c *Cursor) Get(setkey, setval []byte, op uint) (key, val []byte, err error
 //
 // See mdb_cursor_get.
 func (c *Cursor) getVal0(op uint) error {
-	ret := C.mdbx_cursor_get(c._c, c.txn.key, &c.txn.val, C.MDBX_cursor_op(op))
+	ret := C.mdbx_cursor_get(c._c, &c.txn.key, &c.txn.val, C.MDBX_cursor_op(op))
 	return operrno("mdbx_cursor_get", ret)
 }
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (c *Cursor) getVal1(setkey []byte, op uint) error {
 	ret := C.mdbxgo_cursor_get1(
 		c._c,
 		k, C.size_t(len(setkey)),
-		c.txn.key,
+		&c.txn.key,
 		&c.txn.val,
 		C.MDBX_cursor_op(op),
 	)
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (c *Cursor) getVal01(setval []byte, op uint) error {
 	ret := C.mdbxgo_cursor_get01(
 		c._c,
 		v, C.size_t(len(setval)),
-		c.txn.key,
+		&c.txn.key,
 		&c.txn.val,
 		C.MDBX_cursor_op(op),
 	)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (c *Cursor) getVal2(setkey, setval []byte, op uint) error {
 		c._c,
 		k, C.size_t(len(setkey)),
 		v, C.size_t(len(setval)),
-		c.txn.key, &c.txn.val,
+		&c.txn.key, &c.txn.val,
 		C.MDBX_cursor_op(op),
 	)
 	return operrno("mdbx_cursor_get", ret)
diff --git a/mdbx/txn.go b/mdbx/txn.go
index 92b27b8..5fe477f 100644
--- a/mdbx/txn.go
+++ b/mdbx/txn.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ const (
 type Txn struct {
 	env  *Env
 	_txn *C.MDBX_txn
-	key  *C.MDBX_val
+	key  C.MDBX_val
 	val  C.MDBX_val
 
 	errLogf func(format string, v ...interface{})
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ func beginTxn(env *Env, parent *Txn, flags uint) (*Txn, error) {
 		if flags&Readonly == 0 {
 			// In a write Txn we can use the shared, C-allocated key and value
 			// allocated by env, and freed when it is closed.
-			txn.key = env.ckey
+			//txn.key = env.ckey
 		} else {
 			// It is not easy to share C.MDBX_val values in this scenario unless
 			// there is a synchronized pool involved, which will increase
 			// overhead.  Further, allocating these values with C will add
 			// overhead both here and when the values are freed.
-			txn.key = new(C.MDBX_val)
+			//txn.key = new(C.MDBX_val)
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Because parent Txn objects cannot be used while a sub-Txn is active