diff --git a/lnwire/announcement_signatures.go b/lnwire/announcement_signatures.go
index fabefadd..748f29b1 100644
--- a/lnwire/announcement_signatures.go
+++ b/lnwire/announcement_signatures.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package lnwire
 
-import (
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
-)
+import "io"
 
 // AnnounceSignatures this is a direct message between two endpoints of a
 // channel and serves as an opt-in mechanism to allow the announcement of
@@ -27,13 +23,13 @@ type AnnounceSignatures struct {
 	// NodeSignature is the signature which contains the signed announce
 	// channel message, by this signature we proof that we possess of the
 	// node pub key and creating the reference node_key -> bitcoin_key.
-	NodeSignature *btcec.Signature
+	NodeSignature Sig
 
 	// BitcoinSignature is the signature which contains the signed node
 	// public key, by this signature we proof that we possess of the
 	// bitcoin key and and creating the reverse reference bitcoin_key ->
 	// node_key.
-	BitcoinSignature *btcec.Signature
+	BitcoinSignature Sig
 }
 
 // A compile time check to ensure AnnounceSignatures implements the
diff --git a/lnwire/channel_announcement.go b/lnwire/channel_announcement.go
index 29dbb39a..ed776ca7 100644
--- a/lnwire/channel_announcement.go
+++ b/lnwire/channel_announcement.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 )
 
@@ -16,14 +15,14 @@ type ChannelAnnouncement struct {
 	// references between node's channel and node. Requiring both nodes
 	// to sign indicates they are both willing to route other payments via
 	// this node.
-	NodeSig1 *btcec.Signature
-	NodeSig2 *btcec.Signature
+	NodeSig1 Sig
+	NodeSig2 Sig
 
 	// This signatures are used by nodes in order to create cross
 	// references between node's channel and node. Requiring the bitcoin
 	// signatures proves they control the channel.
-	BitcoinSig1 *btcec.Signature
-	BitcoinSig2 *btcec.Signature
+	BitcoinSig1 Sig
+	BitcoinSig2 Sig
 
 	// Features is the feature vector that encodes the features supported
 	// by the target node. This field can be used to signal the type of the
diff --git a/lnwire/channel_update.go b/lnwire/channel_update.go
index 0243cc68..cf6482a2 100644
--- a/lnwire/channel_update.go
+++ b/lnwire/channel_update.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 )
 
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ const (
 type ChannelUpdate struct {
 	// Signature is used to validate the announced data and prove the
 	// ownership of node id.
-	Signature *btcec.Signature
+	Signature Sig
 
 	// ChainHash denotes the target chain that this channel was opened
 	// within. This value should be the genesis hash of the target chain.
diff --git a/lnwire/closing_signed.go b/lnwire/closing_signed.go
index 087f879b..81a7d1b5 100644
--- a/lnwire/closing_signed.go
+++ b/lnwire/closing_signed.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package lnwire
 import (
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/roasbeef/btcutil"
 )
 
@@ -27,12 +26,12 @@ type ClosingSigned struct {
 	FeeSatoshis btcutil.Amount
 
 	// Signature is for the proposed channel close transaction.
-	Signature *btcec.Signature
+	Signature Sig
 }
 
 // NewClosingSigned creates a new empty ClosingSigned message.
 func NewClosingSigned(cid ChannelID, fs btcutil.Amount,
-	sig *btcec.Signature) *ClosingSigned {
+	sig Sig) *ClosingSigned {
 
 	return &ClosingSigned{
 		ChannelID:   cid,
diff --git a/lnwire/commit_sig.go b/lnwire/commit_sig.go
index 0d966e53..a66a0dae 100644
--- a/lnwire/commit_sig.go
+++ b/lnwire/commit_sig.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package lnwire
 
-import (
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
-)
+import "io"
 
 // CommitSig is sent by either side to stage any pending HTLC's in the
 // receiver's pending set into a new commitment state.  Implicitly, the new
@@ -26,7 +22,7 @@ type CommitSig struct {
 	// If initiating a new commitment state, this signature should ONLY
 	// cover all of the sending party's pending log updates, and the log
 	// updates of the remote party that have been ACK'd.
-	CommitSig *btcec.Signature
+	CommitSig Sig
 
 	// HtlcSigs is a signature for each relevant HTLC output within the
 	// created commitment. The order of the signatures is expected to be
@@ -35,7 +31,7 @@ type CommitSig struct {
 	// sender of this message), a signature for a HTLC timeout transaction
 	// should be signed, for each incoming HTLC the HTLC timeout
 	// transaction should be signed.
-	HtlcSigs []*btcec.Signature
+	HtlcSigs []Sig
 }
 
 // NewCommitSig creates a new empty CommitSig message.
diff --git a/lnwire/funding_created.go b/lnwire/funding_created.go
index b9481ebf..66f36fc0 100644
--- a/lnwire/funding_created.go
+++ b/lnwire/funding_created.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package lnwire
 import (
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/wire"
 )
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ type FundingCreated struct {
 
 	// CommitSig is Alice's signature from Bob's version of the commitment
 	// transaction.
-	CommitSig *btcec.Signature
+	CommitSig Sig
 }
 
 // A compile time check to ensure FundingCreated implements the lnwire.Message
diff --git a/lnwire/funding_signed.go b/lnwire/funding_signed.go
index 7e795986..19f3ba8f 100644
--- a/lnwire/funding_signed.go
+++ b/lnwire/funding_signed.go
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 package lnwire
 
-import (
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
-)
+import "io"
 
 // FundingSigned is sent from Bob (the responder) to Alice (the initiator)
 // after receiving the funding outpoint and her signature for Bob's version of
@@ -16,7 +12,7 @@ type FundingSigned struct {
 
 	// CommitSig is Bob's signature for Alice's version of the commitment
 	// transaction.
-	CommitSig *btcec.Signature
+	CommitSig Sig
 }
 
 // A compile time check to ensure FundingSigned implements the lnwire.Message
diff --git a/lnwire/lnwire.go b/lnwire/lnwire.go
index 450b8b21..5e486582 100644
--- a/lnwire/lnwire.go
+++ b/lnwire/lnwire.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func writeElement(w io.Writer, element interface{}) error {
 		if _, err := w.Write(b[:]); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	case []*btcec.Signature:
+	case []Sig:
 		var b [2]byte
 		numSigs := uint16(len(e))
 		binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(b[:], numSigs)
@@ -159,18 +159,9 @@ func writeElement(w io.Writer, element interface{}) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-	case *btcec.Signature:
-		if e == nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot write nil signature")
-		}
-
-		var b [64]byte
-		err := SerializeSigToWire(&b, e)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	case Sig:
 		// Write buffer
-		if _, err = w.Write(b[:]); err != nil {
+		if _, err := w.Write(e[:]); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	case PingPayload:
@@ -469,16 +460,16 @@ func readElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 
 		*e = f
 
-	case *[]*btcec.Signature:
+	case *[]Sig:
 		var l [2]byte
 		if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, l[:]); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		numSigs := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(l[:])
 
-		var sigs []*btcec.Signature
+		var sigs []Sig
 		if numSigs > 0 {
-			sigs = make([]*btcec.Signature, numSigs)
+			sigs = make([]Sig, numSigs)
 			for i := 0; i < int(numSigs); i++ {
 				if err := readElement(r, &sigs[i]); err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -488,13 +479,8 @@ func readElement(r io.Reader, element interface{}) error {
 
 		*e = sigs
 
-	case **btcec.Signature:
-		var b [64]byte
-		if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, b[:]); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		err = DeserializeSigFromWire(e, b)
-		if err != nil {
+	case *Sig:
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, e[:]); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	case *OpaqueReason:
diff --git a/lnwire/node_announcement.go b/lnwire/node_announcement.go
index 1eaeade3..3f6988f7 100644
--- a/lnwire/node_announcement.go
+++ b/lnwire/node_announcement.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func (n NodeAlias) String() string {
 // announcement via a signature using the advertised node pubkey.
 type NodeAnnouncement struct {
 	// Signature is used to prove the ownership of node id.
-	Signature *btcec.Signature
+	Signature Sig
 
 	// Features is the list of protocol features this node supports.
 	Features *RawFeatureVector
diff --git a/lnwire/onion_error_test.go b/lnwire/onion_error_test.go
index 7817f677..6d68991b 100644
--- a/lnwire/onion_error_test.go
+++ b/lnwire/onion_error_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ var (
 	testAmount        = MilliSatoshi(1)
 	testCtlvExpiry    = uint32(2)
 	testFlags         = uint16(2)
+	sig, _            = NewSigFromSignature(testSig)
 	testChannelUpdate = ChannelUpdate{
-		Signature:      testSig,
+		Signature:      sig,
 		ShortChannelID: NewShortChanIDFromInt(1),
 		Timestamp:      1,
 		Flags:          1,
diff --git a/lnwire/signature_test.go b/lnwire/signature_test.go
index 0b5b3775..2e27e135 100644
--- a/lnwire/signature_test.go
+++ b/lnwire/signature_test.go
@@ -14,16 +14,16 @@ func TestSignatureSerializeDeserialize(t *testing.T) {
 	// Local-scoped closure to serialize and deserialize a Signature and
 	// check for errors as well as check if the results are correct.
 	signatureSerializeDeserialize := func(e btcec.Signature) error {
-		var b [64]byte
-		err := SerializeSigToWire(&b, &e)
+		sig, err := NewSigFromSignature(&e)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		var e2 *btcec.Signature
-		err = DeserializeSigFromWire(&e2, b)
+
+		e2, err := sig.ToSignature()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
 		if e.R.Cmp(e2.R) != 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Pre/post-serialize Rs don't match"+
 				": %s, %s", e.R, e2.R)