diff --git a/src/blockdata/block.rs b/src/blockdata/block.rs
index 3761e2b..3ef1040 100644
--- a/src/blockdata/block.rs
+++ b/src/blockdata/block.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 
 use util;
 use util::Error::{SpvBadTarget, SpvBadProofOfWork};
-use util::hash::Sha256dHash;
+use util::hash::{BitcoinHash, Sha256dHash};
 use util::uint::Uint256;
 use network::encodable::VarInt;
-use network::serialize::BitcoinHash;
 use network::constants::Network;
 use blockdata::transaction::Transaction;
 use blockdata::constants::max_target;
diff --git a/src/blockdata/constants.rs b/src/blockdata/constants.rs
index 408af93..4377642 100644
--- a/src/blockdata/constants.rs
+++ b/src/blockdata/constants.rs
@@ -143,9 +143,10 @@ mod test {
     use hex::decode as hex_decode;
 
     use network::constants::Network;
-    use network::serialize::{BitcoinHash, serialize};
+    use network::serialize::serialize;
     use blockdata::constants::{genesis_block, bitcoin_genesis_tx};
     use blockdata::constants::{MAX_SEQUENCE, COIN_VALUE};
+    use util::hash::BitcoinHash;
 
     #[test]
     fn bitcoin_genesis_first_transaction() {
diff --git a/src/blockdata/transaction.rs b/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
index 19e8893..93aa4f7 100644
--- a/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
+++ b/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ use std::default::Default;
 use std::fmt;
 #[cfg(feature="bitcoinconsensus")] use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-use util::hash::Sha256dHash;
+use util::hash::{BitcoinHash, Sha256dHash};
 #[cfg(feature="bitcoinconsensus")] use blockdata::script;
 use blockdata::script::Script;
-use network::serialize::{self, serialize, BitcoinHash, SimpleEncoder, SimpleDecoder};
+use network::serialize::{self, serialize, SimpleEncoder, SimpleDecoder};
 use network::encodable::{ConsensusEncodable, ConsensusDecodable, VarInt};
 
 /// A reference to a transaction output
@@ -499,11 +499,10 @@ mod tests {
     use super::{Transaction, TxIn};
 
     use blockdata::script::Script;
-    use network::serialize::BitcoinHash;
     #[cfg(all(feature = "serde", feature = "strason"))]
     use network::serialize::serialize;
     use network::serialize::deserialize;
-    use util::hash::Sha256dHash;
+    use util::hash::{BitcoinHash, Sha256dHash};
     use util::misc::hex_bytes;
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d2f7da8..c6d9c20 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ pub use blockdata::transaction::TxOut;
 pub use blockdata::transaction::OutPoint;
 pub use blockdata::transaction::SigHashType;
 pub use network::encodable::VarInt;
-pub use network::serialize::BitcoinHash;
 pub use util::Error;
 pub use util::address::Address;
+pub use util::hash::BitcoinHash;
 pub use util::privkey::Privkey;
 pub use util::decimal::Decimal;
 pub use util::decimal::UDecimal;
diff --git a/src/network/serialize.rs b/src/network/serialize.rs
index 81df314..34e18f9 100644
--- a/src/network/serialize.rs
+++ b/src/network/serialize.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ use bitcoin_bech32;
 
 use network::encodable::{ConsensusDecodable, ConsensusEncodable};
 use util::base58;
-use util::hash::Sha256dHash;
 
 /// Serialization error
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -158,19 +157,6 @@ impl From<io::Error> for Error {
     }
 }
 
-/// Objects which are referred to by hash
-pub trait BitcoinHash {
-    /// Produces a Sha256dHash which can be used to refer to the object
-    fn bitcoin_hash(&self) -> Sha256dHash;
-}
-
-impl BitcoinHash for Vec<u8> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn bitcoin_hash(&self) -> Sha256dHash {
-        Sha256dHash::from_data(&self[..])
-    }
-}
-
 /// Encode an object into a vector
 pub fn serialize<T: ?Sized>(data: &T) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error>
      where T: ConsensusEncodable<RawEncoder<Cursor<Vec<u8>>>>,
diff --git a/src/util/hash.rs b/src/util/hash.rs
index d740fe0..a70b06d 100644
--- a/src/util/hash.rs
+++ b/src/util/hash.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ use std::cmp::min;
 use std::default::Default;
 use std::error;
 use std::fmt;
-use std::io::Cursor;
 use std::mem;
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")] use serde;
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ use crypto::digest::Digest;
 use crypto::ripemd160::Ripemd160;
 
 use network::encodable::{ConsensusDecodable, ConsensusEncodable};
-use network::serialize::{self, SimpleEncoder, RawEncoder, BitcoinHash};
+use network::serialize::{self, SimpleEncoder};
 use util::uint::Uint256;
 
 #[cfg(feature="fuzztarget")]      use util::sha2::Sha256;
@@ -462,10 +461,10 @@ pub fn bitcoin_merkle_root(data: Vec<Sha256dHash>) -> Sha256dHash {
     for idx in 0..((data.len() + 1) / 2) {
         let idx1 = 2 * idx;
         let idx2 = min(idx1 + 1, data.len() - 1);
-        let mut encoder = RawEncoder::new(Cursor::new(vec![]));
+        let mut encoder = Sha256dEncoder::new();
         data[idx1].consensus_encode(&mut encoder).unwrap();
         data[idx2].consensus_encode(&mut encoder).unwrap();
-        next.push(encoder.into_inner().into_inner().bitcoin_hash());
+        next.push(encoder.into_hash());
     }
     bitcoin_merkle_root(next)
 }
@@ -482,6 +481,11 @@ impl <T: BitcoinHash> MerkleRoot for Vec<T> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Objects which are referred to by hash
+pub trait BitcoinHash {
+    /// Produces a Sha256dHash which can be used to refer to the object
+    fn bitcoin_hash(&self) -> Sha256dHash;
+}
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {