diff --git a/programs/budget_api/src/budget_expr.rs b/programs/budget_api/src/budget_expr.rs
index ad20de3f8a..124faa1e91 100644
--- a/programs/budget_api/src/budget_expr.rs
+++ b/programs/budget_api/src/budget_expr.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,26 @@ impl BudgetExpr {
         )
     }
 
+    /// Create a budget that pays `lamports` to `to` after being witnessed by `witness` unless
+    /// canceled with a signature from `from`.
+    pub fn new_cancelable_authorized_payment(
+        witness: &Pubkey,
+        lamports: u64,
+        to: &Pubkey,
+        from: &Pubkey,
+    ) -> Self {
+        BudgetExpr::Or(
+            (
+                Condition::Signature(*witness),
+                Box::new(BudgetExpr::new_payment(lamports, to)),
+            ),
+            (
+                Condition::Signature(*from),
+                Box::new(BudgetExpr::new_payment(lamports, from)),
+            ),
+        )
+    }
+
     /// Create a budget that pays lamports` to `to` after being witnessed by 2x `from`s
     pub fn new_2_2_multisig_payment(
         from0: &Pubkey,
diff --git a/programs/budget_api/src/budget_script.rs b/programs/budget_api/src/budget_script.rs
index ce6321d13f..8c1865014b 100644
--- a/programs/budget_api/src/budget_script.rs
+++ b/programs/budget_api/src/budget_script.rs
@@ -74,21 +74,9 @@ impl BudgetScript {
         lamports: u64,
     ) -> Script {
         let expr = if let Some(from) = cancelable {
-            BudgetExpr::Or(
-                (
-                    Condition::Signature(*witness),
-                    Box::new(BudgetExpr::new_payment(lamports, to)),
-                ),
-                (
-                    Condition::Signature(from),
-                    Box::new(BudgetExpr::new_payment(lamports, &from)),
-                ),
-            )
+            BudgetExpr::new_cancelable_authorized_payment(witness, lamports, to, &from)
         } else {
-            BudgetExpr::After(
-                Condition::Signature(*witness),
-                Box::new(BudgetExpr::new_payment(lamports, to)),
-            )
+            BudgetExpr::new_authorized_payment(witness, lamports, to)
         };
 
         Self::new_account(from, contract, lamports, expr)