diff --git a/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs b/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
index 87e57824c..8ceb58f8a 100644
--- a/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
+++ b/zebra-network/src/protocol/codec.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ use crate::{constants, types::*, Network};
 
 use super::message::Message;
 
+/// The length of a Bitcoin message header.
+const HEADER_LEN: usize = 24usize;
+
 /// A codec which produces Bitcoin messages from byte streams and vice versa.
 pub struct Codec {
     builder: Builder,
@@ -89,9 +92,6 @@ impl Builder {
     }
 }
 
-/// The length of a Bitcoin message header.
-const HEADER_LEN: usize = 24usize;
-
 // ======== Encoding =========
 
 impl Codec {