diff --git a/stats/measure.go b/stats/measure.go
index 86f303758..5c575daee 100644
--- a/stats/measure.go
+++ b/stats/measure.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ type measure struct {
 	name        string
 	description string
 	unit        string
-	views       int32
 }
 
 // Name returns the name of the measure.
@@ -69,6 +68,7 @@ var (
 	errMeasureNameTooLong = fmt.Errorf("measure name cannot be longer than %v", internal.MaxNameLength)
 )
 
+// FindMeasure finds the Measure instance, if any, associated with the given name.
 func FindMeasure(name string) Measure {
 	mu.RLock()
 	m := measures[name]
@@ -91,8 +91,18 @@ func register(m Measure) (Measure, error) {
 // provides methods to create measurements of their kind. For example, Int64Measure
 // provides M to convert an int64 into a measurement.
 type Measurement struct {
-	Value   float64
-	Measure Measure
+	v float64
+	m Measure
+}
+
+// Value returns the value of the Measurement as a float64.
+func (m Measurement) Value() float64 {
+	return m.v
+}
+
+// Measure returns the Measure from which this Measurement was created.
+func (m Measurement) Measure() Measure {
+	return m.m
 }
 
 func checkName(name string) error {
diff --git a/stats/measure_float64.go b/stats/measure_float64.go
index eeb37ae64..9f1bc6841 100644
--- a/stats/measure_float64.go
+++ b/stats/measure_float64.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Float64Measure struct {
 // M creates a new float64 measurement.
 // Use Record to record measurements.
 func (m *Float64Measure) M(v float64) Measurement {
-	return Measurement{Measure: m, Value: v}
+	return Measurement{m: m, v: v}
 }
 
 // Float64 creates a new measure of type Float64Measure. It returns
diff --git a/stats/measure_int64.go b/stats/measure_int64.go
index 7dbcbe892..5ff3bcd1b 100644
--- a/stats/measure_int64.go
+++ b/stats/measure_int64.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ type Int64Measure struct {
 // M creates a new int64 measurement.
 // Use Record to record measurements.
 func (m *Int64Measure) M(v int64) Measurement {
-	return Measurement{Measure: m, Value: float64(v)}
+	return Measurement{m: m, v: float64(v)}
 }
 
 // Int64 creates a new measure of type Int64Measure. It returns an
diff --git a/stats/measure_test.go b/stats/measure_test.go
index af1a004bd..8b2927c58 100644
--- a/stats/measure_test.go
+++ b/stats/measure_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func TestCheckMeasureName(t *testing.T) {
 			view:    "my.org/measures/\007",
 			wantErr: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "no emoji for you!",
+			view:    "💩",
+			wantErr: true,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/stats/record.go b/stats/record.go
index f82b629d2..791d35ef2 100644
--- a/stats/record.go
+++ b/stats/record.go
@@ -24,20 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 // Record records one or multiple measurements with the same tags at once.
 // If there are any tags in the context, measurements will be tagged with them.
-//
-// Record returns fast and recorded measurements will have little overhead
-// if there are no views assicaiated with them.
 func Record(ctx context.Context, ms ...Measurement) {
 	if internal.DefaultRecorder != nil {
-		var record bool
-		for _, m := range ms {
-			if m.Measure != nil {
-				record = true
-			}
-		}
-		if !record {
-			return
-		}
 		internal.DefaultRecorder(tag.FromContext(ctx), ms)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/stats/view/worker_commands.go b/stats/view/worker_commands.go
index 037035bd7..4e7c16089 100644
--- a/stats/view/worker_commands.go
+++ b/stats/view/worker_commands.go
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ type recordReq struct {
 
 func (cmd *recordReq) handleCommand(w *worker) {
 	for _, m := range cmd.ms {
-		ref := w.getMeasureRef(m.Measure.Name())
+		ref := w.getMeasureRef(m.Measure().Name())
 		for v := range ref.views {
-			v.addSample(cmd.tm, m.Value)
+			v.addSample(cmd.tm, m.Value())
 		}
 	}
 }