diff --git a/db/src/tx.rs b/db/src/tx.rs
index c00b6a95..46dd41d7 100644
--- a/db/src/tx.rs
+++ b/db/src/tx.rs
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ impl<'conn, 'a, W> Tx<'conn, 'a, W> where W: TransactWatcher {
         let (terms_with_temp_ids_and_lookup_refs, tempid_set, lookup_ref_set) = self.entities_into_terms_with_temp_ids_and_lookup_refs(entities)?;
 
         // Pipeline stage 2: resolve lookup refs -> terms with tempids.
-        let lookup_ref_avs: Vec<&(i64, TypedValue)> = lookup_ref_set.inner.iter().map(|rc| &**rc).collect();
+        let lookup_ref_avs: Vec<&(i64, TypedValue)> = lookup_ref_set.iter().map(|rc| &**rc).collect();
         let lookup_ref_map: AVMap = self.store.resolve_avs(&lookup_ref_avs[..])?;
 
         let terms_with_temp_ids = self.resolve_lookup_refs(&lookup_ref_map, terms_with_temp_ids_and_lookup_refs)?;
@@ -700,8 +700,8 @@ impl<'conn, 'a, W> Tx<'conn, 'a, W> where W: TransactWatcher {
         }
 
         // Verify that every tempid we interned either resolved or has been allocated.
-        assert_eq!(tempids.len(), tempid_set.inner.len());
-        for tempid in &tempid_set.inner {
+        assert_eq!(tempids.len(), tempid_set.len());
+        for tempid in tempid_set.iter() {
             assert!(tempids.contains_key(&**tempid));
         }
 
diff --git a/edn/src/intern_set.rs b/edn/src/intern_set.rs
index acec137e..65d4e704 100644
--- a/edn/src/intern_set.rs
+++ b/edn/src/intern_set.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::hash::Hash;
+use std::ops::{
+    Deref,
+    DerefMut,
+};
 
 use ::{
     ValueRc,
@@ -26,7 +30,21 @@ use ::{
 /// See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/String_interning for discussion.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct InternSet<T> where T: Eq + Hash {
-    pub inner: HashSet<ValueRc<T>>,
+    inner: HashSet<ValueRc<T>>,
+}
+
+impl<T> Deref for InternSet<T> where T: Eq + Hash {
+    type Target = HashSet<ValueRc<T>>;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.inner
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> DerefMut for InternSet<T> where T: Eq + Hash {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.inner
+    }
 }
 
 impl<T> InternSet<T> where T: Eq + Hash {
@@ -36,10 +54,6 @@ impl<T> InternSet<T> where T: Eq + Hash {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
-        self.inner.len()
-    }
-
     /// Intern a value, providing a ref-counted handle to the interned value.
     ///
     /// ```
@@ -56,7 +70,7 @@ impl<T> InternSet<T> where T: Eq + Hash {
     ///
     /// let out_two = s.intern(two);
     /// assert_eq!(out_one, out_two);
-    /// assert_eq!(1, s.inner.len());
+    /// assert_eq!(1, s.len());
     /// // assert!(&out_one.ptr_eq(&out_two));   // Nightly-only.
     /// ```
     pub fn intern<R: Into<ValueRc<T>>>(&mut self, value: R) -> ValueRc<T> {