diff --git a/src/blockdata/transaction.rs b/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
index 574990a..c8030ec 100644
--- a/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
+++ b/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
@@ -232,8 +232,6 @@ mod tests {
         let tx: Transaction = deserialize(&hex_tx).unwrap();
 
         let encoded = strason::from_serialize(&tx).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(encoded.to_bytes(),
-                   "\"56944c5d3f98413ef45cf54545538103cc9f298e0575820ad3591376e2e0f65d\"".as_bytes());
         let decoded = encoded.into_deserialize().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(tx, decoded);
     }
diff --git a/src/util/hash.rs b/src/util/hash.rs
index 020baf4..395bf86 100644
--- a/src/util/hash.rs
+++ b/src/util/hash.rs
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@ mod tests {
     fn test_hash_encode_decode() {
         let hash = Sha256dHash::from_data(&[]);
         let encoded = strason::from_serialize(&hash).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(encoded.to_bytes(),
+                   "\"56944c5d3f98413ef45cf54545538103cc9f298e0575820ad3591376e2e0f65d\"".as_bytes());
         let decoded = encoded.into_deserialize().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(hash, decoded);
     }