diff --git a/src/blockdata/script.rs b/src/blockdata/script.rs
index 0f29265e..8ae8e525 100644
--- a/src/blockdata/script.rs
+++ b/src/blockdata/script.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl hex::FromHex for Script {
     }
 }
 
-impl ::core::str::FromStr for Script {
+impl core::str::FromStr for Script {
     type Err = hex::Error;
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, hex::Error> {
         hex::FromHex::from_hex(s)
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ pub fn read_uint(data: &[u8], size: usize) -> Result<usize, Error> {
 
 // We internally use implementation based on iterator so that it automatically advances as needed
 // Errors are same as above, just different type.
-fn read_uint_iter(data: &mut ::core::slice::Iter<'_, u8>, size: usize) -> Result<usize, UintError> {
+fn read_uint_iter(data: &mut core::slice::Iter<'_, u8>, size: usize) -> Result<usize, UintError> {
     if data.len() < size {
         Err(UintError::EarlyEndOfScript)
     } else if size > usize::from(u16::max_value() / 8) {
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ impl Script {
     #[cfg(feature="bitcoinconsensus")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "bitcoinconsensus")))]
     pub fn verify (&self, index: usize, amount: crate::Amount, spending: &[u8]) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        self.verify_with_flags(index, amount, spending, ::bitcoinconsensus::VERIFY_ALL)
+        self.verify_with_flags(index, amount, spending, bitcoinconsensus::VERIFY_ALL)
     }
 
     /// Verifies spend of an input script.
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ pub enum Instruction<'a> {
 
 /// Iterator over a script returning parsed opcodes.
 pub struct Instructions<'a> {
-    data: ::core::slice::Iter<'a, u8>,
+    data: core::slice::Iter<'a, u8>,
     enforce_minimal: bool,
 }
 
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Instructions<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> ::core::iter::FusedIterator for Instructions<'a> {}
+impl<'a> core::iter::FusedIterator for Instructions<'a> {}
 
 impl Builder {
     /// Creates a new empty script.
@@ -1490,14 +1490,14 @@ mod test {
         let script = Script::from(vec![0u8, 1u8, 2u8]);
 
         // Serialize
-        let json = ::serde_json::to_string(&script).unwrap();
+        let json = serde_json::to_string(&script).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(json, "\"000102\"");
-        let bincode = ::bincode::serialize(&script).unwrap();
+        let bincode = bincode::serialize(&script).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(bincode, [3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2]); // bincode adds u64 for length, serde_cbor use varint
 
         // Deserialize
-        assert_eq!(script, ::serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap());
-        assert_eq!(script, ::bincode::deserialize(&bincode).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(script, serde_json::from_str(&json).unwrap());
+        assert_eq!(script, bincode::deserialize(&bincode).unwrap());
     }
 
     #[test]
diff --git a/src/blockdata/transaction.rs b/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
index 3314cba1..59b916b8 100644
--- a/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
+++ b/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ fn parse_vout(s: &str) -> Result<u32, ParseOutPointError> {
     s.parse().map_err(ParseOutPointError::Vout)
 }
 
-impl ::core::str::FromStr for OutPoint {
+impl core::str::FromStr for OutPoint {
     type Err = ParseOutPointError;
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ impl Transaction {
     where
         S: FnMut(&OutPoint) -> Option<TxOut>
     {
-        self.verify_with_flags(spent, ::bitcoinconsensus::VERIFY_ALL)
+        self.verify_with_flags(spent, bitcoinconsensus::VERIFY_ALL)
     }
 
     /// Verify that this transaction is able to spend its inputs.
diff --git a/src/internal_macros.rs b/src/internal_macros.rs
index 5f4f5d5b..1a8c58f3 100644
--- a/src/internal_macros.rs
+++ b/src/internal_macros.rs
@@ -110,15 +110,15 @@ macro_rules! impl_array_newtype {
 macro_rules! display_from_debug {
     ($thing:ident) => {
         impl core::fmt::Display for $thing {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), ::core::fmt::Error> {
-                ::core::fmt::Debug::fmt(self, f)
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), core::fmt::Error> {
+                core::fmt::Debug::fmt(self, f)
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
-macro_rules! hex_script (($s:expr) => (<$crate::Script as ::core::str::FromStr>::from_str($s).unwrap()));
+macro_rules! hex_script (($s:expr) => (<$crate::Script as core::str::FromStr>::from_str($s).unwrap()));
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 macro_rules! hex_hash (($h:ident, $s:expr) => ($h::from_slice(&<$crate::prelude::Vec<u8> as $crate::hashes::hex::FromHex>::from_hex($s).unwrap()).unwrap()));
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ macro_rules! serde_string_impl {
             where
                 D: $crate::serde::de::Deserializer<'de>,
             {
-                use ::core::fmt::{self, Formatter};
-                use ::core::str::FromStr;
+                use core::fmt::{self, Formatter};
+                use core::str::FromStr;
 
                 struct Visitor;
                 impl<'de> $crate::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for Visitor {
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ macro_rules! serde_struct_human_string_impl {
                 D: $crate::serde::de::Deserializer<'de>,
             {
                 if deserializer.is_human_readable() {
-                    use ::core::fmt::{self, Formatter};
-                    use ::core::str::FromStr;
+                    use core::fmt::{self, Formatter};
+                    use core::str::FromStr;
 
                     struct Visitor;
                     impl<'de> $crate::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for Visitor {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ macro_rules! serde_struct_human_string_impl {
 
                     deserializer.deserialize_str(Visitor)
                 } else {
-                    use ::core::fmt::{self, Formatter};
+                    use core::fmt::{self, Formatter};
                     use $crate::serde::de::IgnoredAny;
 
                     #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
@@ -354,8 +354,8 @@ macro_rules! serde_struct_human_string_impl {
 macro_rules! impl_bytes_newtype {
     ($t:ident, $len:literal) => (
 
-        impl ::core::fmt::LowerHex for $t {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+        impl core::fmt::LowerHex for $t {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                 for &ch in self.0.iter() {
                     write!(f, "{:02x}", ch)?;
                 }
@@ -363,24 +363,24 @@ macro_rules! impl_bytes_newtype {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::fmt::Display for $t {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
-                ::core::fmt::LowerHex::fmt(self, f)
+        impl core::fmt::Display for $t {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
+                core::fmt::LowerHex::fmt(self, f)
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::fmt::Debug for $t {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
-                ::core::fmt::LowerHex::fmt(self, f)
+        impl core::fmt::Debug for $t {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
+                core::fmt::LowerHex::fmt(self, f)
             }
         }
 
         impl $crate::hashes::hex::FromHex for $t {
             fn from_byte_iter<I>(iter: I) -> Result<Self, $crate::hashes::hex::Error>
             where
-                I: ::core::iter::Iterator<Item=Result<u8, $crate::hashes::hex::Error>>
-                + ::core::iter::ExactSizeIterator
-                + ::core::iter::DoubleEndedIterator,
+                I: core::iter::Iterator<Item=Result<u8, $crate::hashes::hex::Error>>
+                + core::iter::ExactSizeIterator
+                + core::iter::DoubleEndedIterator,
             {
                 if iter.len() == $len {
                     let mut ret = [0; $len];
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_bytes_newtype {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::str::FromStr for $t {
+        impl core::str::FromStr for $t {
             type Err = $crate::hashes::hex::Error;
             fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
                 $crate::hashes::hex::FromHex::from_hex(s)
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_bytes_newtype {
                     impl<'de> $crate::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for HexVisitor {
                         type Value = $t;
 
-                        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+                        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                             formatter.write_str("an ASCII hex string")
                         }
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_bytes_newtype {
                         where
                             E: $crate::serde::de::Error,
                         {
-                            if let Ok(hex) = ::core::str::from_utf8(v) {
+                            if let Ok(hex) = core::str::from_utf8(v) {
                                 $crate::hashes::hex::FromHex::from_hex(hex).map_err(E::custom)
                             } else {
                                 return Err(E::invalid_value($crate::serde::de::Unexpected::Bytes(v), &self));
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_bytes_newtype {
                     impl<'de> $crate::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for BytesVisitor {
                         type Value = $t;
 
-                        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+                        fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                             formatter.write_str("a bytestring")
                         }
 
@@ -491,15 +491,15 @@ macro_rules! user_enum {
             $(#[$doc] $elem),*
         }
 
-        impl ::core::fmt::Display for $name {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+        impl core::fmt::Display for $name {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                 f.pad(match *self {
                     $($name::$elem => $txt),*
                 })
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::str::FromStr for $name {
+        impl core::str::FromStr for $name {
             type Err = $crate::io::Error;
             #[inline]
             fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ macro_rules! user_enum {
             where
                 D: $crate::serde::Deserializer<'de>,
             {
-                use ::core::fmt::{self, Formatter};
+                use core::fmt::{self, Formatter};
 
                 struct Visitor;
                 impl<'de> $crate::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for Visitor {
diff --git a/src/util/address.rs b/src/util/address.rs
index 6b3d5409..47b956f5 100644
--- a/src/util/address.rs
+++ b/src/util/address.rs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ impl WitnessVersion {
     /// If the integer does not correspond to any witness version, errors with
     /// [`Error::InvalidWitnessVersion`].
     #[deprecated(since = "0.29.0", note = "use try_from instead")]
-    pub fn from_u5(value: ::bech32::u5) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn from_u5(value: bech32::u5) -> Result<Self, Error> {
         Self::try_from(value)
     }
 
@@ -422,10 +422,10 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<Instruction<'a>> for WitnessVersion {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<WitnessVersion> for ::bech32::u5 {
+impl From<WitnessVersion> for bech32::u5 {
     /// Converts [`WitnessVersion`] instance into corresponding Bech32(m) u5-value ([`bech32::u5`]).
     fn from(version: WitnessVersion) -> Self {
-        ::bech32::u5::try_from_u8(version.to_num()).expect("WitnessVersion must be 0..=16")
+        bech32::u5::try_from_u8(version.to_num()).expect("WitnessVersion must be 0..=16")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/amount.rs b/src/util/amount.rs
index 2a250734..d23b9c23 100644
--- a/src/util/amount.rs
+++ b/src/util/amount.rs
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ impl FromStr for Amount {
     }
 }
 
-impl ::core::iter::Sum for Amount {
+impl core::iter::Sum for Amount {
     fn sum<I: Iterator<Item = Self>>(iter: I) -> Self {
         let sats: u64 = iter.map(|amt| amt.0).sum();
         Amount::from_sat(sats)
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ impl FromStr for SignedAmount {
     }
 }
 
-impl ::core::iter::Sum for SignedAmount {
+impl core::iter::Sum for SignedAmount {
     fn sum<I: Iterator<Item = Self>>(iter: I) -> Self {
         let sats: i64 = iter.map(|amt| amt.0).sum();
         SignedAmount::from_sat(sats)
diff --git a/src/util/bip32.rs b/src/util/bip32.rs
index 5a380265..bcebdad2 100644
--- a/src/util/bip32.rs
+++ b/src/util/bip32.rs
@@ -285,13 +285,13 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a [ChildNumber]> for DerivationPath {
     }
 }
 
-impl ::core::iter::FromIterator<ChildNumber> for DerivationPath {
+impl core::iter::FromIterator<ChildNumber> for DerivationPath {
     fn from_iter<T>(iter: T) -> Self where T: IntoIterator<Item=ChildNumber> {
         DerivationPath(Vec::from_iter(iter))
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> ::core::iter::IntoIterator for &'a DerivationPath {
+impl<'a> core::iter::IntoIterator for &'a DerivationPath {
     type Item = &'a ChildNumber;
     type IntoIter = slice::Iter<'a, ChildNumber>;
     fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter {
diff --git a/src/util/endian.rs b/src/util/endian.rs
index dbe2c965..aac69b79 100644
--- a/src/util/endian.rs
+++ b/src/util/endian.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ macro_rules! define_slice_to_be {
     ($name: ident, $type: ty) => {
         #[inline]
         pub fn $name(slice: &[u8]) -> $type {
-            assert_eq!(slice.len(), ::core::mem::size_of::<$type>());
+            assert_eq!(slice.len(), core::mem::size_of::<$type>());
             let mut res = 0;
             for i in 0..::core::mem::size_of::<$type>() {
                 res |= (slice[i] as $type) << (::core::mem::size_of::<$type>() - i - 1)*8;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ macro_rules! define_slice_to_le {
     ($name: ident, $type: ty) => {
         #[inline]
         pub fn $name(slice: &[u8]) -> $type {
-            assert_eq!(slice.len(), ::core::mem::size_of::<$type>());
+            assert_eq!(slice.len(), core::mem::size_of::<$type>());
             let mut res = 0;
             for i in 0..::core::mem::size_of::<$type>() {
                 res |= (slice[i] as $type) << i*8;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ macro_rules! define_chunk_slice_to_int {
     ($name: ident, $type: ty, $converter: ident) => {
         #[inline]
         pub fn $name(inp: &[u8], outp: &mut [$type]) {
-            assert_eq!(inp.len(), outp.len() * ::core::mem::size_of::<$type>());
+            assert_eq!(inp.len(), outp.len() * core::mem::size_of::<$type>());
             for (outp_val, data_bytes) in outp.iter_mut().zip(inp.chunks(::core::mem::size_of::<$type>())) {
                 *outp_val = $converter(data_bytes);
             }
diff --git a/src/util/key.rs b/src/util/key.rs
index ebeffb25..8db1988a 100644
--- a/src/util/key.rs
+++ b/src/util/key.rs
@@ -427,30 +427,30 @@ impl ops::Index<ops::RangeFull> for PrivateKey {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "serde")))]
-impl ::serde::Serialize for PrivateKey {
-    fn serialize<S: ::serde::Serializer>(&self, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+impl serde::Serialize for PrivateKey {
+    fn serialize<S: serde::Serializer>(&self, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
         s.collect_str(self)
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "serde")))]
-impl<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de> for PrivateKey {
-    fn deserialize<D: ::serde::Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<PrivateKey, D::Error> {
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for PrivateKey {
+    fn deserialize<D: serde::Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<PrivateKey, D::Error> {
         struct WifVisitor;
 
-        impl<'de> ::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for WifVisitor {
+        impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for WifVisitor {
             type Value = PrivateKey;
 
-            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                 formatter.write_str("an ASCII WIF string")
             }
 
             fn visit_bytes<E>(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
             where
-                E: ::serde::de::Error,
+                E: serde::de::Error,
             {
-                if let Ok(s) = ::core::str::from_utf8(v) {
+                if let Ok(s) = core::str::from_utf8(v) {
                     PrivateKey::from_str(s).map_err(E::custom)
                 } else {
                     Err(E::invalid_value(::serde::de::Unexpected::Bytes(v), &self))
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ impl<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de> for PrivateKey {
 
             fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
             where
-                E: ::serde::de::Error,
+                E: serde::de::Error,
             {
                 PrivateKey::from_str(v).map_err(E::custom)
             }
@@ -472,8 +472,8 @@ impl<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de> for PrivateKey {
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "serde")))]
 #[allow(clippy::collapsible_else_if)] // Aids readability.
-impl ::serde::Serialize for PublicKey {
-    fn serialize<S: ::serde::Serializer>(&self, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+impl serde::Serialize for PublicKey {
+    fn serialize<S: serde::Serializer>(&self, s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
         if s.is_human_readable() {
             s.collect_str(self)
         } else {
@@ -488,23 +488,23 @@ impl ::serde::Serialize for PublicKey {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "serde")))]
-impl<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de> for PublicKey {
-    fn deserialize<D: ::serde::Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<PublicKey, D::Error> {
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for PublicKey {
+    fn deserialize<D: serde::Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<PublicKey, D::Error> {
         if d.is_human_readable() {
             struct HexVisitor;
 
-            impl<'de> ::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for HexVisitor {
+            impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for HexVisitor {
                 type Value = PublicKey;
 
-                fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+                fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                     formatter.write_str("an ASCII hex string")
                 }
 
                 fn visit_bytes<E>(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
                 where
-                    E: ::serde::de::Error,
+                    E: serde::de::Error,
                 {
-                    if let Ok(hex) = ::core::str::from_utf8(v) {
+                    if let Ok(hex) = core::str::from_utf8(v) {
                         PublicKey::from_str(hex).map_err(E::custom)
                     } else {
                         Err(E::invalid_value(::serde::de::Unexpected::Bytes(v), &self))
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ impl<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de> for PublicKey {
 
                 fn visit_str<E>(self, v: &str) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
                 where
-                    E: ::serde::de::Error,
+                    E: serde::de::Error,
                 {
                     PublicKey::from_str(v).map_err(E::custom)
                 }
@@ -522,16 +522,16 @@ impl<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de> for PublicKey {
         } else {
             struct BytesVisitor;
 
-            impl<'de> ::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for BytesVisitor {
+            impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for BytesVisitor {
                 type Value = PublicKey;
 
-                fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+                fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                     formatter.write_str("a bytestring")
                 }
 
                 fn visit_bytes<E>(self, v: &[u8]) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
                 where
-                    E: ::serde::de::Error,
+                    E: serde::de::Error,
                 {
                     PublicKey::from_slice(v).map_err(E::custom)
                 }
diff --git a/src/util/misc.rs b/src/util/misc.rs
index d9584a4f..04640b83 100644
--- a/src/util/misc.rs
+++ b/src/util/misc.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ mod message_signing {
         #[cfg(feature = "base64")]
         #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "base64")))]
         pub fn from_base64(s: &str) -> Result<MessageSignature, MessageSignatureError> {
-            let bytes = ::base64::decode(s).map_err(|_| MessageSignatureError::InvalidBase64)?;
+            let bytes = base64::decode(s).map_err(|_| MessageSignatureError::InvalidBase64)?;
             MessageSignature::from_slice(&bytes)
         }
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ mod message_signing {
         #[cfg(feature = "base64")]
         #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "base64")))]
         pub fn to_base64(&self) -> String {
-            ::base64::encode(&self.serialize()[..])
+            base64::encode(&self.serialize()[..])
         }
     }
 
@@ -190,14 +190,14 @@ mod message_signing {
         fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
             let bytes = self.serialize();
             // This avoids the allocation of a String.
-            write!(f, "{}", ::base64::display::Base64Display::with_config(
-                    &bytes[..], ::base64::STANDARD))
+            write!(f, "{}", base64::display::Base64Display::with_config(
+                    &bytes[..], base64::STANDARD))
         }
     }
 
     #[cfg(feature = "base64")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "base64")))]
-    impl ::core::str::FromStr for MessageSignature {
+    impl core::str::FromStr for MessageSignature {
         type Err = MessageSignatureError;
         fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<MessageSignature, MessageSignatureError> {
             MessageSignature::from_base64(s)
diff --git a/src/util/psbt/macros.rs b/src/util/psbt/macros.rs
index d200970a..49760550 100644
--- a/src/util/psbt/macros.rs
+++ b/src/util/psbt/macros.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ macro_rules! impl_psbtmap_consensus_decoding {
             fn consensus_decode<R: $crate::io::Read + ?Sized>(
                 r: &mut R,
             ) -> Result<Self, $crate::consensus::encode::Error> {
-                let mut rv: Self = ::core::default::Default::default();
+                let mut rv: Self = core::default::Default::default();
 
                 loop {
                     match $crate::consensus::Decodable::consensus_decode(r) {
diff --git a/src/util/psbt/mod.rs b/src/util/psbt/mod.rs
index 32bb18ac..4bfdd7e2 100644
--- a/src/util/psbt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/util/psbt/mod.rs
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ mod display_from_str {
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "base64")))]
     impl Display for PartiallySignedTransaction {
         fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
-            write!(f, "{}", Base64Display::with_config(&encode::serialize(self), ::base64::STANDARD))
+            write!(f, "{}", Base64Display::with_config(&encode::serialize(self), base64::STANDARD))
         }
     }
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ mod display_from_str {
         type Err = PsbtParseError;
 
         fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-            let data = ::base64::decode(s).map_err(PsbtParseError::Base64Encoding)?;
+            let data = base64::decode(s).map_err(PsbtParseError::Base64Encoding)?;
             encode::deserialize(&data).map_err(PsbtParseError::PsbtEncoding)
         }
     }
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ mod tests {
                 ..Default::default()
             }],
         };
-        let encoded = ::serde_json::to_string(&psbt).unwrap();
-        let decoded: PartiallySignedTransaction = ::serde_json::from_str(&encoded).unwrap();
+        let encoded = serde_json::to_string(&psbt).unwrap();
+        let decoded: PartiallySignedTransaction = serde_json::from_str(&encoded).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(psbt, decoded);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/util/taproot.rs b/src/util/taproot.rs
index 8d77a501..8a3b776d 100644
--- a/src/util/taproot.rs
+++ b/src/util/taproot.rs
@@ -957,10 +957,10 @@ impl fmt::UpperHex for LeafVersion {
 /// Serializes [`LeafVersion`] as a `u8` using consensus encoding.
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "serde")))]
-impl ::serde::Serialize for LeafVersion {
+impl serde::Serialize for LeafVersion {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
-        S: ::serde::Serializer,
+        S: serde::Serializer,
     {
         serializer.serialize_u8(self.to_consensus())
     }
@@ -969,13 +969,13 @@ impl ::serde::Serialize for LeafVersion {
 /// Deserializes [`LeafVersion`] as a `u8` using consensus encoding.
 #[cfg(feature = "serde")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "serde")))]
-impl<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de> for LeafVersion {
+impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for LeafVersion {
     fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
     where
-        D: ::serde::Deserializer<'de>
+        D: serde::Deserializer<'de>
     {
         struct U8Visitor;
-        impl<'de> ::serde::de::Visitor<'de> for U8Visitor {
+        impl<'de> serde::de::Visitor<'de> for U8Visitor {
             type Value = LeafVersion;
 
             fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ impl<'de> ::serde::Deserialize<'de> for LeafVersion {
 
             fn visit_u8<E>(self, value: u8) -> Result<Self::Value, E>
                 where
-                    E: ::serde::de::Error,
+                    E: serde::de::Error,
             {
                 LeafVersion::from_consensus(value).map_err(|_| {
                     E::invalid_value(::serde::de::Unexpected::Unsigned(value as u64), &"consensus-encoded leaf version as u8")
diff --git a/src/util/uint.rs b/src/util/uint.rs
index 301da631..0609b7de 100644
--- a/src/util/uint.rs
+++ b/src/util/uint.rs
@@ -167,30 +167,30 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
 
         impl PartialOrd for $name {
             #[inline]
-            fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &$name) -> Option<::core::cmp::Ordering> {
+            fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &$name) -> Option<core::cmp::Ordering> {
                 Some(self.cmp(&other))
             }
         }
 
         impl Ord for $name {
             #[inline]
-            fn cmp(&self, other: &$name) -> ::core::cmp::Ordering {
+            fn cmp(&self, other: &$name) -> core::cmp::Ordering {
                 // We need to manually implement ordering because we use little-endian
                 // and the auto derive is a lexicographic ordering(i.e. memcmp)
                 // which with numbers is equivalent to big-endian
                 for i in 0..$n_words {
                     if self[$n_words - 1 - i] < other[$n_words - 1 - i] {
-                        return ::core::cmp::Ordering::Less;
+                        return core::cmp::Ordering::Less;
                     }
                     if self[$n_words - 1 - i] > other[$n_words - 1 - i] {
-                        return ::core::cmp::Ordering::Greater;
+                        return core::cmp::Ordering::Greater;
                     }
                 }
-                ::core::cmp::Ordering::Equal
+                core::cmp::Ordering::Equal
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::Add<$name> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::Add<$name> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             fn add(self, other: $name) -> $name {
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::Sub<$name> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::Sub<$name> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             #[inline]
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::Mul<$name> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::Mul<$name> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             fn mul(self, other: $name) -> $name {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::Div<$name> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::Div<$name> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             fn div(self, other: $name) -> $name {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::Rem<$name> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::Rem<$name> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             fn rem(self, other: $name) -> $name {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::BitAnd<$name> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::BitAnd<$name> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             #[inline]
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::BitXor<$name> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::BitXor<$name> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             #[inline]
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::BitOr<$name> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::BitOr<$name> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             #[inline]
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::Not for $name {
+        impl core::ops::Not for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             #[inline]
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::Shl<usize> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::Shl<usize> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             fn shl(self, shift: usize) -> $name {
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::ops::Shr<usize> for $name {
+        impl core::ops::Shr<usize> for $name {
             type Output = $name;
 
             fn shr(self, shift: usize) -> $name {
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             }
         }
 
-        impl ::core::fmt::Debug for $name {
-            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+        impl core::fmt::Debug for $name {
+            fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
                 let &$name(ref data) = self;
                 write!(f, "0x")?;
                 for ch in data.iter().rev() {
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ macro_rules! construct_uint {
             fn deserialize<D: $crate::serde::Deserializer<'de>>(
                 deserializer: D,
             ) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
-                use ::core::fmt;
+                use core::fmt;
                 use $crate::hashes::hex::FromHex;
                 use $crate::serde::de;
                 struct Visitor;
@@ -509,8 +509,8 @@ pub struct ParseLengthError {
     pub expected: usize,
 }
 
-impl ::core::fmt::Display for ParseLengthError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::core::fmt::Formatter) -> ::core::fmt::Result {
+impl core::fmt::Display for ParseLengthError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut core::fmt::Formatter) -> core::fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "Invalid length: got {}, expected {}", self.actual, self.expected)
     }
 }
@@ -776,8 +776,8 @@ mod tests {
             assert_eq!(::serde_json::to_string(&uint).unwrap(), json);
             assert_eq!(::serde_json::from_str::<Uint256>(&json).unwrap(), uint);
 
-            let bin_encoded = ::bincode::serialize(&uint).unwrap();
-            let bin_decoded: Uint256 = ::bincode::deserialize(&bin_encoded).unwrap();
+            let bin_encoded = bincode::serialize(&uint).unwrap();
+            let bin_decoded: Uint256 = bincode::deserialize(&bin_encoded).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(bin_decoded, uint);
         };