diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/providers/provider.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/providers/provider.hpp
index f429393d8..6a4aa3d5f 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/providers/provider.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/providers/provider.hpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ namespace hex::prv {
          * @param size number of bytes to read
          * @param overlays apply overlays and patches is true. Same as readRaw() if false
          */
-        virtual void read(u64 offset, void *buffer, size_t size, bool overlays = true);
+        void read(u64 offset, void *buffer, size_t size, bool overlays = true);
         
         /**
          * @brief Write data to the patches of this provider. Will not directly modify provider.
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace hex::prv {
          * @param buffer buffer to take data to write from
          * @param size number of bytes to write
          */
-        virtual void write(u64 offset, const void *buffer, size_t size);
+        void write(u64 offset, const void *buffer, size_t size);
 
         /**
          * @brief Read data from this provider, without applying overlays and patches
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
index eaa3a9bd4..c61993c42 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/providers/provider.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ namespace hex::prv {
         hex::unused(overlays);
 
         this->readRaw(offset - this->getBaseAddress(), buffer, size);
+
+        if (overlays)
+            this->applyOverlays(offset, buffer, size);
     }
 
     void Provider::write(u64 offset, const void *buffer, size_t size) {
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/gdb_provider.hpp b/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/gdb_provider.hpp
index 9a0958338..7c506e32b 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/gdb_provider.hpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/include/content/providers/gdb_provider.hpp
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         [[nodiscard]] bool isResizable() const override;
         [[nodiscard]] bool isSavable() const override;
 
-        void read(u64 offset, void *buffer, size_t size, bool overlays) override;
-        void write(u64 offset, const void *buffer, size_t size) override;
-
         void readRaw(u64 offset, void *buffer, size_t size) override;
         void writeRaw(u64 offset, const void *buffer, size_t size) override;
         [[nodiscard]] size_t getActualSize() const override;
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/gdb_provider.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/gdb_provider.cpp
index 4c86d08da..2231ca4a8 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/gdb_provider.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/providers/gdb_provider.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         return false;
     }
 
-
-    void GDBProvider::read(u64 offset, void *buffer, size_t size, bool overlays) {
+    void GDBProvider::readRaw(u64 offset, void *buffer, size_t size) {
         if ((offset - this->getBaseAddress()) > (this->getActualSize() - size) || buffer == nullptr || size == 0)
             return;
 
@@ -176,40 +175,23 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
         } else {
             while (size > 0) {
                 size_t readSize = std::min(size, CacheLineSize);
-                this->readRaw(offset, buffer, readSize);
+
+                auto data = gdb::readMemory(this->m_socket, offset, size);
+                if (!data.empty())
+                    std::memcpy(buffer, &data[0], data.size());
 
                 size -= readSize;
                 offset += readSize;
             }
         }
-
-        if (overlays) {
-            this->applyOverlays(offset, buffer, size);
-        }
-    }
-
-    void GDBProvider::write(u64 offset, const void *buffer, size_t size) {
-        if ((offset - this->getBaseAddress()) > (this->getActualSize() - size) || buffer == nullptr || size == 0)
-            return;
-
-        offset -= this->getBaseAddress();
-
-        gdb::writeMemory(this->m_socket, offset, buffer, size);
-    }
-
-    void GDBProvider::readRaw(u64 offset, void *buffer, size_t size) {
-        if ((offset - this->getBaseAddress()) > (this->getActualSize() - size) || buffer == nullptr || size == 0)
-            return;
-
-        auto data = gdb::readMemory(this->m_socket, offset, size);
-        if (!data.empty())
-            std::memcpy(buffer, &data[0], data.size());
     }
 
     void GDBProvider::writeRaw(u64 offset, const void *buffer, size_t size) {
         if ((offset - this->getBaseAddress()) > (this->getActualSize() - size) || buffer == nullptr || size == 0)
             return;
 
+        offset -= this->getBaseAddress();
+
         gdb::writeMemory(this->m_socket, offset, buffer, size);
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/windows/include/content/providers/process_memory_provider.hpp b/plugins/windows/include/content/providers/process_memory_provider.hpp
index 70992f23a..12c77d318 100644
--- a/plugins/windows/include/content/providers/process_memory_provider.hpp
+++ b/plugins/windows/include/content/providers/process_memory_provider.hpp
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ namespace hex::plugin::windows {
         [[nodiscard]] bool isSavable() const override { return false; }
         [[nodiscard]] bool isDumpable() const override { return false; }
 
-        void read(u64 address, void *buffer, size_t size, bool) override { this->readRaw(address, buffer, size); }
-        void write(u64 address, const void *buffer, size_t size) override { this->writeRaw(address, buffer, size); }
-
         void readRaw(u64 address, void *buffer, size_t size) override;
         void writeRaw(u64 address, const void *buffer, size_t size) override;
         [[nodiscard]] size_t getActualSize() const override { return 0xFFFF'FFFF'FFFF;  }