diff --git a/src/util/bip158.rs b/src/util/bip158.rs
index e41257b1..68953f13 100644
--- a/src/util/bip158.rs
+++ b/src/util/bip158.rs
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 //!   let filter = BlockFilter::new_script_filter (&block, get_script_for_coin)?;
 //!
 //!   // or create a filter from known raw data
-//!   let filter = BlockFilter::new(&block_hash, filter_type, content);
+//!   let filter = BlockFilter::new(content);
 //!
 //!   // read and evaluate a filter
 //!
 //!   let query: Iterator<Item=Script> = // .. some scripts you care about
-//!   if filter.match_any (&mut query.map(|s| s.as_bytes())) {
+//!   if filter.match_any (&block_hash, &mut query.map(|s| s.as_bytes())) {
 //!     // get this block
 //!   }
 //!
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ use consensus::{Decodable, Encodable};
 use consensus::encode::VarInt;
 use util::hash::BitcoinHash;
 
-/// BIP158 base filter type 0: input and output scripts
-pub const SCRIPT_FILTER: u8 = 0;
-
 /// Golomb encoding parameter as in BIP-158, see also https://gist.github.com/sipa/576d5f09c3b86c3b1b75598d799fc845
 const P: u8 = 19;
 const M: u64 = 784931;
@@ -103,14 +100,8 @@ impl From<io::Error> for Error {
 
 /// a computed or read block filter
 pub struct BlockFilter {
-    /// id of the block
-    pub block_hash: sha256d::Hash,
-    /// filte type (see SCRIPT_FILTER)
-    pub filter_type: u8,
     /// Golomb encoded filter
-    pub content: Vec<u8>,
-    // a reader of the filter
-    filter_reader: BlockFilterReader
+    pub content: Vec<u8>
 }
 
 impl BlockFilter {
@@ -124,9 +115,8 @@ impl BlockFilter {
     }
 
     /// create a new filter from pre-computed data
-    pub fn new (block_hash: &sha256d::Hash, filter_type: u8, content: &[u8]) -> BlockFilter {
-        let filter_reader = BlockFilterReader::new(block_hash);
-        BlockFilter { block_hash: block_hash.clone(), filter_type, content: content.to_vec(), filter_reader }
+    pub fn new (content: &[u8]) -> BlockFilter {
+        BlockFilter { content: content.to_vec() }
     }
 
     /// Compute a SCRIPT_FILTER that contains spent and output scripts
@@ -139,19 +129,19 @@ impl BlockFilter {
             writer.add_input_scripts(script_for_coin)?;
             writer.finish()?;
         }
-        let block_hash = block.bitcoin_hash();
-        let filter_reader = BlockFilterReader::new(&block_hash);
-        Ok(BlockFilter { block_hash, filter_type: SCRIPT_FILTER, content: out.into_inner(), filter_reader })
+        Ok(BlockFilter { content: out.into_inner() })
     }
 
     /// match any query pattern
-    pub fn match_any(&self, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
-        self.filter_reader.match_any(&mut Cursor::new(self.content.as_slice()), query)
+    pub fn match_any(&self, block_hash: &sha256d::Hash, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        let filter_reader = BlockFilterReader::new(block_hash);
+        filter_reader.match_any(&mut Cursor::new(self.content.as_slice()), query)
     }
 
     /// match all query pattern
-    pub fn match_all(&self, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
-        self.filter_reader.match_all(&mut Cursor::new(self.content.as_slice()), query)
+    pub fn match_all(&self, block_hash: &sha256d::Hash, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
+        let filter_reader = BlockFilterReader::new(block_hash);
+        filter_reader.match_all(&mut Cursor::new(self.content.as_slice()), query)
     }
 }
 
@@ -224,12 +214,12 @@ impl BlockFilterReader {
     }
 
     /// match any query pattern
-    pub fn match_any(&self, reader: &mut io::Read, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
+    pub fn match_any(&self, reader: &mut io::Read, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         self.reader.match_any(reader, query)
     }
 
     /// match all query pattern
-    pub fn match_all(&self, reader: &mut io::Read, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
+    pub fn match_all(&self, reader: &mut io::Read, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         self.reader.match_all(reader, query)
     }
 }
@@ -248,7 +238,7 @@ impl GCSFilterReader {
     }
 
     /// match any query pattern
-    pub fn match_any(&self, reader: &mut io::Read, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
+    pub fn match_any(&self, reader: &mut io::Read, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         let mut decoder = reader;
         let n_elements: VarInt = Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut decoder).unwrap_or(VarInt(0));
         let ref mut reader = decoder;
@@ -288,7 +278,7 @@ impl GCSFilterReader {
     }
 
     /// match all query pattern
-    pub fn match_all(&self, reader: &mut io::Read, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, io::Error> {
+    pub fn match_all(&self, reader: &mut io::Read, query: &mut Iterator<Item=&[u8]>) -> Result<bool, Error> {
         let mut decoder = reader;
         let n_elements: VarInt = Decodable::consensus_decode(&mut decoder).unwrap_or(VarInt(0));
         let ref mut reader = decoder;
@@ -588,18 +578,18 @@ mod test {
                                             Err(Error::UtxoMissing(o.clone()))
                                         }).unwrap();
 
-            let test_filter = BlockFilter::new(&block.header.bitcoin_hash(),
-                SCRIPT_FILTER, filter_content.as_slice());
+            let test_filter = BlockFilter::new(filter_content.as_slice());
 
             assert_eq!(test_filter.content, filter.content);
 
-            assert!(filter.match_all(&mut txmap.iter()
+            let block_hash = &block.header.bitcoin_hash();
+            assert!(filter.match_all(&block_hash, &mut txmap.iter()
                 .filter_map(|(_, s)| if !s.is_empty() { Some(s.as_bytes()) } else { None })).unwrap());
 
             for (_, script) in &txmap {
                 let query = vec![script];
                 if !script.is_empty () {
-                    assert!(filter.match_any(&mut query.iter()
+                    assert!(filter.match_any(&block_hash, &mut query.iter()
                         .map(|s| s.as_bytes())).unwrap());
                 }
             }