diff --git a/libp2p/muxers/muxer.nim b/libp2p/muxers/muxer.nim
index b6028bc..9662ac8 100644
--- a/libp2p/muxers/muxer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/muxers/muxer.nim
@@ -22,42 +22,26 @@ type
     streamHandler*: StreamHandler
     connection*: Connection
 
-  MuxerCreator* = proc(conn: Connection): Muxer {.gcsafe, closure.}
+  # user provider proc that returns a constructed Muxer
+  MuxerConstructor* = proc(conn: Connection): Muxer {.gcsafe, closure.}
+
   # this wraps a creator proc that knows how to make muxers
   MuxerProvider* = ref object of LPProtocol
-    newMuxer*: MuxerCreator
-    streamHandler*: StreamHandler
-    muxerHandler*: MuxerHandler
+    newMuxer*: MuxerConstructor
+    streamHandler*: StreamHandler # triggered every time there is a new stream, called for any muxer instance
+    muxerHandler*: MuxerHandler # triggered every time there is a new muxed connection created
 
+# muxer interface
 method newStream*(m: Muxer, name: string = ""): Future[Connection] {.base, async, gcsafe.} = discard
 method close*(m: Muxer) {.base, async, gcsafe.} = discard
 method handle*(m: Muxer): Future[void] {.base, async, gcsafe.} = discard
-method `streamHandler=`*(m: Muxer, handler: StreamHandler) {.base, gcsafe.} = 
-  m.streamHandler = handler
 
-proc newMuxerProvider*(creator: MuxerCreator, codec: string): MuxerProvider {.gcsafe.} = 
+proc newMuxerProvider*(creator: MuxerConstructor, codec: string): MuxerProvider {.gcsafe.} = 
   new result
   result.newMuxer = creator
   result.codec = codec
   result.init()
 
-method `streamHandler=`*(m: MuxerProvider, handler: StreamHandler) {.base, gcsafe.} = 
-  ## new stream (channels) handler
-  ##
-  ## triggered every time there is a new 
-  ## stream (channel) oppened over a muxed 
-  ## connection
-  ##
-  m.streamHandler = handler
-
-method `muxerHandler=`*(m: MuxerProvider, handler: MuxerHandler) {.base, gcsafe.} = 
-  ## new muxer (muxed connections) handler
-  ##
-  ## triggered every time there is a new muxed 
-  ## connection created
-  ##
-  m.muxerHandler = handler
-
 method init(c: MuxerProvider) =
   proc handler(conn: Connection, proto: string) {.async, gcsafe, closure.} =
     let muxer = c.newMuxer(conn)