diff --git a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/transaction.rs b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
index edd0c223..9fcf29ce 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/transaction.rs
@@ -220,12 +220,13 @@ impl TxIn {
     /// Keep in mind that when adding a TxIn to a transaction, the total weight of the transaction
     /// might increase more than `TxIn::legacy_weight`. This happens when the new input added causes
     /// the input length `VarInt` to increase its encoding length.
-    pub fn legacy_weight(&self) -> usize {
+    pub fn legacy_weight(&self) -> Weight {
         let script_sig_size = self.script_sig.len();
         // Size in vbytes:
         // previous_output (36) + script_sig varint len + script_sig push + sequence (4)
-        // We then multiply by 4 to convert to WU
-        (36 + VarInt(script_sig_size as u64).len() + script_sig_size + 4) * 4
+        Weight::from_non_witness_data_size(
+            (36 + VarInt(script_sig_size as u64).len() + script_sig_size + 4) as u64,
+        )
     }
 
     /// The weight of the TxIn when it's included in a segwit transaction (i.e., a transaction
@@ -239,7 +240,9 @@ impl TxIn {
     /// - the new input added causes the input length `VarInt` to increase its encoding length
     /// - the new input is the first segwit input added - this will add an additional 2WU to the
     ///   transaction weight to take into account the segwit marker
-    pub fn segwit_weight(&self) -> usize { self.legacy_weight() + self.witness.serialized_len() }
+    pub fn segwit_weight(&self) -> Weight {
+        self.legacy_weight() + Weight::from_witness_data_size(self.witness.serialized_len() as u64)
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for TxIn {
@@ -492,12 +495,13 @@ impl TxOut {
     /// Keep in mind that when adding a TxOut to a transaction, the total weight of the transaction
     /// might increase more than `TxOut::weight`. This happens when the new output added causes
     /// the output length `VarInt` to increase its encoding length.
-    pub fn weight(&self) -> usize {
+    pub fn weight(&self) -> Weight {
         let script_len = self.script_pubkey.len();
         // In vbytes:
         // value (8) + script varint len + script push
-        // Then we multiply by 4 to convert to WU
-        (8 + VarInt(script_len as u64).len() + script_len) * 4
+        Weight::from_non_witness_data_size(
+            (8 + VarInt(script_len as u64).len() + script_len) as u64,
+        )
     }
 
     /// Creates a `TxOut` with given script and the smallest possible `value` that is **not** dust
@@ -1911,20 +1915,20 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn txin_txout_weight_tests() {
-        // [(is_segwit, tx_hex, expected_wu)]
+        // [(is_segwit, tx_hex, expected_weight)]
         let txs = [
                 // one segwit input (P2WPKH)
-                (true, "020000000001018a763b78d3e17acea0625bf9e52b0dc1beb2241b2502185348ba8ff4a253176e0100000000ffffffff0280d725000000000017a914c07ed639bd46bf7087f2ae1dfde63b815a5f8b488767fda20300000000160014869ec8520fa2801c8a01bfdd2e82b19833cd0daf02473044022016243edad96b18c78b545325aaff80131689f681079fb107a67018cb7fb7830e02205520dae761d89728f73f1a7182157f6b5aecf653525855adb7ccb998c8e6143b012103b9489bde92afbcfa85129a82ffa512897105d1a27ad9806bded27e0532fc84e700000000", 565),
+                (true, "020000000001018a763b78d3e17acea0625bf9e52b0dc1beb2241b2502185348ba8ff4a253176e0100000000ffffffff0280d725000000000017a914c07ed639bd46bf7087f2ae1dfde63b815a5f8b488767fda20300000000160014869ec8520fa2801c8a01bfdd2e82b19833cd0daf02473044022016243edad96b18c78b545325aaff80131689f681079fb107a67018cb7fb7830e02205520dae761d89728f73f1a7182157f6b5aecf653525855adb7ccb998c8e6143b012103b9489bde92afbcfa85129a82ffa512897105d1a27ad9806bded27e0532fc84e700000000", Weight::from_wu(565)),
                 // one segwit input (P2WSH)
-                (true, "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", 766),
+                (true, "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", Weight::from_wu(766)),
                 // one segwit input (P2WPKH) and two legacy inputs (P2PKH)
-                (true, "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", 1755),
+                (true, "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", Weight::from_wu(1755)),
                 // three legacy inputs (P2PKH)
-                (false, "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", 2080),
+                (false, "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", Weight::from_wu(2080)),
                 // one segwit input (P2TR)
-                (true, "01000000000101b5cee87f1a60915c38bb0bc26aaf2b67be2b890bbc54bb4be1e40272e0d2fe0b0000000000ffffffff025529000000000000225120106daad8a5cb2e6fc74783714273bad554a148ca2d054e7a19250e9935366f3033760000000000002200205e6d83c44f57484fd2ef2a62b6d36cdcd6b3e06b661e33fd65588a28ad0dbe060141df9d1bfce71f90d68bf9e9461910b3716466bfe035c7dbabaa7791383af6c7ef405a3a1f481488a91d33cd90b098d13cb904323a3e215523aceaa04e1bb35cdb0100000000", 617),
+                (true, "01000000000101b5cee87f1a60915c38bb0bc26aaf2b67be2b890bbc54bb4be1e40272e0d2fe0b0000000000ffffffff025529000000000000225120106daad8a5cb2e6fc74783714273bad554a148ca2d054e7a19250e9935366f3033760000000000002200205e6d83c44f57484fd2ef2a62b6d36cdcd6b3e06b661e33fd65588a28ad0dbe060141df9d1bfce71f90d68bf9e9461910b3716466bfe035c7dbabaa7791383af6c7ef405a3a1f481488a91d33cd90b098d13cb904323a3e215523aceaa04e1bb35cdb0100000000", Weight::from_wu(617)),
                 // one legacy input (P2PKH)
-                (false, "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", 1396),
+                (false, "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", Weight::from_wu(1396)),
             ];
 
         let empty_transaction_weight = Transaction {
@@ -1935,19 +1939,19 @@ mod tests {
         }
         .weight();
 
-        for (is_segwit, tx, expected_wu) in &txs {
+        for (is_segwit, tx, expected_weight) in &txs {
             let txin_weight = if *is_segwit { TxIn::segwit_weight } else { TxIn::legacy_weight };
             let tx: Transaction = deserialize(Vec::from_hex(tx).unwrap().as_slice()).unwrap();
             // The empty tx size doesn't include the segwit marker (`0001`), so, in case of segwit txs,
             // we have to manually add it ourselves
-            let segwit_marker_weight = if *is_segwit { 2 } else { 0 };
-            let calculated_size = empty_transaction_weight.to_wu() as usize
+            let segwit_marker_weight = if *is_segwit { Weight::from_wu(2) } else { Weight::ZERO };
+            let calculated_size = empty_transaction_weight
                 + segwit_marker_weight
-                + tx.input.iter().fold(0, |sum, i| sum + txin_weight(i))
-                + tx.output.iter().fold(0, |sum, o| sum + o.weight());
-            assert_eq!(calculated_size, tx.weight().to_wu() as usize);
+                + tx.input.iter().fold(Weight::ZERO, |sum, i| sum + txin_weight(i))
+                + tx.output.iter().fold(Weight::ZERO, |sum, o| sum + o.weight());
+            assert_eq!(calculated_size, tx.weight());
 
-            assert_eq!(tx.weight().to_wu(), *expected_wu);
+            assert_eq!(tx.weight(), *expected_weight);
         }
     }
 }