diff --git a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/mod.rs b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/mod.rs
index 4b2530598..c0df71c0b 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/mod.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/mod.rs
@@ -616,14 +616,14 @@ impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for ScriptBuf {
 impl Encodable for Script {
     #[inline]
     fn consensus_encode<W: Write + ?Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> Result<usize, io::Error> {
-        crate::consensus::encode::consensus_encode_with_size(&self.0, w)
+        crate::consensus::encode::consensus_encode_with_size(self.as_bytes(), w)
     }
 }
 
 impl Encodable for ScriptBuf {
     #[inline]
     fn consensus_encode<W: Write + ?Sized>(&self, w: &mut W) -> Result<usize, io::Error> {
-        self.0.consensus_encode(w)
+        self.as_script().consensus_encode(w)
     }
 }
 
@@ -632,7 +632,8 @@ impl Decodable for ScriptBuf {
     fn consensus_decode_from_finite_reader<R: BufRead + ?Sized>(
         r: &mut R,
     ) -> Result<Self, encode::Error> {
-        Ok(ScriptBuf(Decodable::consensus_decode_from_finite_reader(r)?))
+        let v: Vec<u8> = Decodable::consensus_decode_from_finite_reader(r)?;
+        Ok(ScriptBuf::from_bytes(v))
     }
 }