diff --git a/api/bitcoin/all-features.txt b/api/bitcoin/all-features.txt
index 42dc57c40..3b34a098f 100644
--- a/api/bitcoin/all-features.txt
+++ b/api/bitcoin/all-features.txt
@@ -1854,7 +1854,6 @@ impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromErr
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::address::error::ParseError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::FromStrError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromInstructionError
-impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion> for bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion> for bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError> for bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::InputsIndexError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError> for bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::OutputsIndexError
@@ -2009,7 +2008,6 @@ impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::string::String> for bitcoin::blockdata::trans
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::string::String> for bitcoin::p2p::message::CommandString
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::vec::Vec<bitcoin::taproot::TapNodeHash>> for bitcoin::taproot::merkle_branch::TaprootMerkleBranch
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::vec::Vec<u8>> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::PushBytesBuf
-impl core::convert::TryFrom<bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::PublicKey> for bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::blockdata::constants::ChainHash> for bitcoin::network::Network
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion
@@ -7050,7 +7048,6 @@ pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::consensus_decode_from_finite_reader<R: bitcoin_io::B
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::consensus_encode<W: bitcoin_io::Write + core::marker::Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<usize, bitcoin_io::error::Error>
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::from(v: bitcoin::blockdata::script::ScriptBuf) -> Self
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::from(value: bitcoin::blockdata::script::PushBytesBuf) -> Self
-pub fn bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32::from(version: bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion) -> Self
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::clone(&self) -> bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::cmp(&self, other: &bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey) -> core::cmp::Ordering
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::deserialize<D: serde::de::Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> core::result::Result<Self, <D as serde::de::Deserializer>::Error>
@@ -8389,12 +8386,10 @@ pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::fmt(&self, f
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::from_str(s: &str) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Err>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::hash<__H: core::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::partial_cmp(&self, other: &bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion) -> core::option::Option<core::cmp::Ordering>
-pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::to_fe(self) -> bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::to_num(self) -> u8
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(instruction: bitcoin::blockdata::script::Instruction<'_>) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(no: u8) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(opcode: bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
-pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(value: bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::write_scriptint(out: &mut [u8; 8], n: i64) -> usize
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError::clone(&self) -> bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError::eq(&self, other: &bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError) -> bool
diff --git a/api/bitcoin/default-features.txt b/api/bitcoin/default-features.txt
index 38f161761..d37c022bf 100644
--- a/api/bitcoin/default-features.txt
+++ b/api/bitcoin/default-features.txt
@@ -1814,7 +1814,6 @@ impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromErr
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::address::error::ParseError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::FromStrError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromInstructionError
-impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion> for bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion> for bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError> for bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::InputsIndexError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError> for bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::OutputsIndexError
@@ -1966,7 +1965,6 @@ impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::string::String> for bitcoin::blockdata::trans
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::string::String> for bitcoin::p2p::message::CommandString
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::vec::Vec<bitcoin::taproot::TapNodeHash>> for bitcoin::taproot::merkle_branch::TaprootMerkleBranch
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::vec::Vec<u8>> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::PushBytesBuf
-impl core::convert::TryFrom<bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::PublicKey> for bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::blockdata::constants::ChainHash> for bitcoin::network::Network
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion
@@ -6744,7 +6742,6 @@ pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::consensus_decode_from_finite_reader<R: bitcoin_io::B
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::consensus_encode<W: bitcoin_io::Write + core::marker::Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<usize, bitcoin_io::error::Error>
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::from(v: bitcoin::blockdata::script::ScriptBuf) -> Self
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::from(value: bitcoin::blockdata::script::PushBytesBuf) -> Self
-pub fn bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32::from(version: bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion) -> Self
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::clone(&self) -> bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::cmp(&self, other: &bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey) -> core::cmp::Ordering
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::eq(&self, other: &bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey) -> bool
@@ -8000,12 +7997,10 @@ pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::fmt(&self, f
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::from_str(s: &str) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Err>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::hash<__H: core::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::partial_cmp(&self, other: &bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion) -> core::option::Option<core::cmp::Ordering>
-pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::to_fe(self) -> bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::to_num(self) -> u8
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(instruction: bitcoin::blockdata::script::Instruction<'_>) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(no: u8) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(opcode: bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
-pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(value: bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::write_scriptint(out: &mut [u8; 8], n: i64) -> usize
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError::clone(&self) -> bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError::eq(&self, other: &bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError) -> bool
diff --git a/api/bitcoin/no-features.txt b/api/bitcoin/no-features.txt
index a2b304b11..0ef745405 100644
--- a/api/bitcoin/no-features.txt
+++ b/api/bitcoin/no-features.txt
@@ -1650,7 +1650,6 @@ impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromErr
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::address::error::ParseError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::FromStrError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromError> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::TryFromInstructionError
-impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion> for bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion> for bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError> for bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::InputsIndexError
 impl core::convert::From<bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError> for bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::OutputsIndexError
@@ -1792,7 +1791,6 @@ impl core::convert::TryFrom<&bitcoin::blockdata::script::ScriptBuf> for bitcoin:
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::boxed::Box<[bitcoin::taproot::TapNodeHash]>> for bitcoin::taproot::merkle_branch::TaprootMerkleBranch
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::vec::Vec<bitcoin::taproot::TapNodeHash>> for bitcoin::taproot::merkle_branch::TaprootMerkleBranch
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<alloc::vec::Vec<u8>> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::PushBytesBuf
-impl core::convert::TryFrom<bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::PublicKey> for bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::blockdata::constants::ChainHash> for bitcoin::network::Network
 impl core::convert::TryFrom<bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode> for bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion
@@ -6110,7 +6108,6 @@ pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::consensus_decode_from_finite_reader<R: bitcoin_io::B
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::consensus_encode<W: bitcoin_io::Write + core::marker::Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> core::result::Result<usize, bitcoin_io::error::Error>
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::from(v: bitcoin::blockdata::script::ScriptBuf) -> Self
 pub fn alloc::vec::Vec<u8>::from(value: bitcoin::blockdata::script::PushBytesBuf) -> Self
-pub fn bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32::from(version: bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion) -> Self
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::clone(&self) -> bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::cmp(&self, other: &bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey) -> core::cmp::Ordering
 pub fn bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey::eq(&self, other: &bitcoin::CompressedPublicKey) -> bool
@@ -7348,12 +7345,10 @@ pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::fmt(&self, f
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::from_str(s: &str) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Err>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::hash<__H: core::hash::Hasher>(&self, state: &mut __H)
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::partial_cmp(&self, other: &bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion) -> core::option::Option<core::cmp::Ordering>
-pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::to_fe(self) -> bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::to_num(self) -> u8
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(instruction: bitcoin::blockdata::script::Instruction<'_>) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(no: u8) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(opcode: bitcoin::blockdata::opcodes::Opcode) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
-pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::witness_version::WitnessVersion::try_from(value: bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32) -> core::result::Result<Self, Self::Error>
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::script::write_scriptint(out: &mut [u8; 8], n: i64) -> usize
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError::clone(&self) -> bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError
 pub fn bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError::eq(&self, other: &bitcoin::blockdata::transaction::IndexOutOfBoundsError) -> bool
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/address/mod.rs b/bitcoin/src/address/mod.rs
index 1bb77e1ab..99d539e80 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/address/mod.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/address/mod.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ use core::marker::PhantomData;
 use core::str::FromStr;
 
 use bech32::primitives::hrp::Hrp;
+use bech32::primitives::gf32::Fe32;
 use hashes::{sha256, HashEngine};
 use secp256k1::{Secp256k1, Verification, XOnlyPublicKey};
 
@@ -168,7 +169,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for AddressInner {
             }
             Segwit { program, hrp } => {
                 let hrp = hrp.to_hrp();
-                let version = program.version().to_fe();
+                let version = Fe32::try_from(program.version().to_num())
+                    .expect("version nums 0-16 are valid fe32 values");
                 let program = program.program().as_ref();
 
                 if fmt.alternate() {
@@ -829,7 +831,7 @@ impl FromStr for Address<NetworkUnchecked> {
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Address<NetworkUnchecked>, ParseError> {
         if let Ok((hrp, witness_version, data)) = bech32::segwit::decode(s) {
-            let version = WitnessVersion::try_from(witness_version)?;
+            let version = WitnessVersion::try_from(witness_version.to_u8())?;
             let program = WitnessProgram::new(version, &data)
                 .expect("bech32 guarantees valid program length for witness");
 
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/witness_version.rs b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/witness_version.rs
index 0974da625..826286929 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/witness_version.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/witness_version.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 use core::fmt;
 use core::str::FromStr;
 
-use bech32::Fe32;
 use internals::write_err;
 use units::{parse, ParseIntError};
 
@@ -71,11 +70,6 @@ impl WitnessVersion {
     /// version in bitcoin script. Thus, there is no function to directly convert witness version
     /// into a byte since the conversion requires context (bitcoin script or just a version number).
     pub fn to_num(self) -> u8 { self as u8 }
-
-    /// Converts this witness version to a GF32 field element.
-    pub fn to_fe(self) -> Fe32 {
-        Fe32::try_from(self.to_num()).expect("0-16 are valid fe32 values")
-    }
 }
 
 /// Prints [`WitnessVersion`] number (from 0 to 16) as integer, without any prefix or suffix.
@@ -92,12 +86,6 @@ impl FromStr for WitnessVersion {
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<bech32::Fe32> for WitnessVersion {
-    type Error = TryFromError;
-
-    fn try_from(value: Fe32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> { Self::try_from(value.to_u8()) }
-}
-
 impl TryFrom<u8> for WitnessVersion {
     type Error = TryFromError;
 
@@ -152,10 +140,6 @@ impl<'a> TryFrom<Instruction<'a>> for WitnessVersion {
     }
 }
 
-impl From<WitnessVersion> for Fe32 {
-    fn from(version: WitnessVersion) -> Self { version.to_fe() }
-}
-
 impl From<WitnessVersion> for Opcode {
     fn from(version: WitnessVersion) -> Opcode {
         match version {