diff --git a/region.cpp b/region.cpp
index 4a8bb980..860a36e6 100644
--- a/region.cpp
+++ b/region.cpp
@@ -113,14 +113,7 @@ template <size_t S, typename T>
 typename cruft::region<S,T>::point_t
 cruft::region<S,T>::closest (point_t q) const
 {
-    point_t out;
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < S; ++i)
-        out[i] = q[i] < p[i] ? p[i]        :
-                 q[i] > p[i] ? p[i] + e[i] :
-                 q[i];
-
-    return out;
+    return clamp (q, p, p + e);
 }
 
 
@@ -145,9 +138,7 @@ template <size_t S, typename T>
 typename region<S,T>::point_t
 region<S,T>::constrain (point_t q) const noexcept
 {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < S; ++i)
-        q[i] = clamp (q[i], p[i], p[i] + e[i]);
-    return q;
+    return closest (q);
 }