diff --git a/primitives/src/block.rs b/primitives/src/block.rs
index b30a2c6c9..b819734e5 100644
--- a/primitives/src/block.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/block.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ where
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl Block<Unchecked> {
     /// Constructs a new `Block` without doing any validation.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn new_unchecked(header: Header, transactions: Vec<Transaction>) -> Block<Unchecked> {
         Block { header, transactions, witness_root: None, marker: PhantomData::<Unchecked> }
     }
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ impl Block<Unchecked> {
     ///
     /// You should only use this function if you trust the block i.e., it comes from a trusted node.
     #[must_use]
+    #[inline]
     pub fn assume_checked(self, witness_root: Option<WitnessMerkleNode>) -> Block<Checked> {
         Block {
             header: self.header,
@@ -88,37 +90,44 @@ impl Block<Unchecked> {
     }
 
     /// Decomposes block into its constituent parts.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn into_parts(self) -> (Header, Vec<Transaction>) { (self.header, self.transactions) }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl Block<Checked> {
     /// Gets a reference to the block header.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn header(&self) -> &Header { &self.header }
 
     /// Gets a reference to the block's list of transactions.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn transactions(&self) -> &[Transaction] { &self.transactions }
 
     /// Returns the cached witness root if one is present.
     ///
     /// It is assumed that a block will have the witness root calculated and cached as part of the
     /// validation process.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn cached_witness_root(&self) -> Option<WitnessMerkleNode> { self.witness_root }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl<V: Validation> Block<V> {
     /// Returns the block hash.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn block_hash(&self) -> BlockHash { self.header.block_hash() }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl From<Block> for BlockHash {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(block: Block) -> BlockHash { block.block_hash() }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl From<&Block> for BlockHash {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(block: &Block) -> BlockHash { block.block_hash() }
 }
 
@@ -212,10 +221,12 @@ impl fmt::Debug for Header {
 }
 
 impl From<Header> for BlockHash {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(header: Header) -> BlockHash { header.block_hash() }
 }
 
 impl From<&Header> for BlockHash {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(header: &Header) -> BlockHash { header.block_hash() }
 }
 
@@ -263,6 +274,7 @@ impl Version {
     /// Returns the inner `i32` value.
     ///
     /// This is the data type used in consensus code in Bitcoin Core.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn to_consensus(self) -> i32 { self.0 }
 
     /// Checks whether the version number is signalling a soft fork at the given bit.
@@ -286,6 +298,7 @@ impl Version {
 }
 
 impl Default for Version {
+    #[inline]
     fn default() -> Version { Self::NO_SOFT_FORK_SIGNALLING }
 }
 
diff --git a/primitives/src/locktime/absolute.rs b/primitives/src/locktime/absolute.rs
index b6321f772..639963aa7 100644
--- a/primitives/src/locktime/absolute.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/locktime/absolute.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ impl LockTime {
     ///
     /// # Ok::<_, units::parse::PrefixedHexError>(())
     /// ```
+    #[inline]
     pub fn from_hex(s: &str) -> Result<Self, PrefixedHexError> {
         let lock_time = parse::hex_u32_prefixed(s)?;
         Ok(Self::from_consensus(lock_time))
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ impl LockTime {
     ///
     /// # Ok::<_, units::parse::UnprefixedHexError>(())
     /// ```
+    #[inline]
     pub fn from_unprefixed_hex(s: &str) -> Result<Self, UnprefixedHexError> {
         let lock_time = parse::hex_u32_unprefixed(s)?;
         Ok(Self::from_consensus(lock_time))
@@ -320,6 +322,7 @@ impl From<Time> for LockTime {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for LockTime {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         use LockTime::*;
 
diff --git a/primitives/src/locktime/relative.rs b/primitives/src/locktime/relative.rs
index 5acd78169..81518aa4a 100644
--- a/primitives/src/locktime/relative.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/locktime/relative.rs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ impl LockTime {
     ///
     /// # Ok::<_, bitcoin_primitives::relative::DisabledLockTimeError>(())
     /// ```
+    #[inline]
     pub fn from_consensus(n: u32) -> Result<Self, DisabledLockTimeError> {
         let sequence = crate::Sequence::from_consensus(n);
         sequence.to_relative_lock_time().ok_or(DisabledLockTimeError(n))
@@ -370,12 +371,14 @@ impl fmt::Display for LockTime {
 
 impl convert::TryFrom<Sequence> for LockTime {
     type Error = DisabledLockTimeError;
+    #[inline]
     fn try_from(seq: Sequence) -> Result<LockTime, DisabledLockTimeError> {
         LockTime::from_sequence(seq)
     }
 }
 
 impl From<LockTime> for Sequence {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(lt: LockTime) -> Sequence { lt.to_sequence() }
 }
 
@@ -387,10 +390,12 @@ pub struct DisabledLockTimeError(u32);
 impl DisabledLockTimeError {
     /// Accessor for the `u32` whose "disable" flag was set, preventing
     /// it from being parsed as a relative locktime.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn disabled_locktime_value(&self) -> u32 { self.0 }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for DisabledLockTimeError {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "lock time 0x{:08x} has disable flag set", self.0)
     }
@@ -417,6 +422,7 @@ impl IncompatibleHeightError {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for IncompatibleHeightError {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(
             f,
@@ -447,6 +453,7 @@ impl IncompatibleTimeError {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for IncompatibleTimeError {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(
             f,
diff --git a/primitives/src/opcodes.rs b/primitives/src/opcodes.rs
index 5da0295d3..09444e2e5 100644
--- a/primitives/src/opcodes.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/opcodes.rs
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ impl From<u8> for Opcode {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Opcode {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> Result<(), fmt::Error> { fmt::Display::fmt(self, f) }
 }
 
diff --git a/primitives/src/pow.rs b/primitives/src/pow.rs
index 95743c7a2..df452dedf 100644
--- a/primitives/src/pow.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/pow.rs
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ pub struct CompactTarget(u32);
 
 impl CompactTarget {
     /// Constructs a new [`CompactTarget`] from a consensus encoded `u32`.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn from_consensus(bits: u32) -> Self { Self(bits) }
 
     /// Returns the consensus encoded `u32` representation of this [`CompactTarget`].
+    #[inline]
     pub fn to_consensus(self) -> u32 { self.0 }
 }
 
diff --git a/primitives/src/sequence.rs b/primitives/src/sequence.rs
index e225739f8..a4e7dbff5 100644
--- a/primitives/src/sequence.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/sequence.rs
@@ -124,12 +124,14 @@ impl Sequence {
     }
 
     /// Constructs a new `Sequence` from a prefixed hex string.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn from_hex(s: &str) -> Result<Self, PrefixedHexError> {
         let lock_time = parse::hex_u32_prefixed(s)?;
         Ok(Self::from_consensus(lock_time))
     }
 
     /// Constructs a new `Sequence` from an unprefixed hex string.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn from_unprefixed_hex(s: &str) -> Result<Self, UnprefixedHexError> {
         let lock_time = parse::hex_u32_unprefixed(s)?;
         Ok(Self::from_consensus(lock_time))
@@ -203,23 +205,28 @@ impl Sequence {
     /// Returns the low 16 bits from sequence number.
     ///
     /// BIP-68 only uses the low 16 bits for relative lock value.
+    #[inline]
     fn low_u16(&self) -> u16 { self.0 as u16 }
 }
 
 impl Default for Sequence {
     /// The default value of sequence is 0xffffffff.
+    #[inline]
     fn default() -> Self { Sequence::MAX }
 }
 
 impl From<Sequence> for u32 {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(sequence: Sequence) -> u32 { sequence.0 }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Sequence {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f) }
 }
 
 impl fmt::LowerHex for Sequence {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { fmt::LowerHex::fmt(&self.0, f) }
 }
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
@@ -228,10 +235,12 @@ internals::impl_to_hex_from_lower_hex!(Sequence, |sequence: &Sequence| {
 });
 
 impl fmt::UpperHex for Sequence {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result { fmt::UpperHex::fmt(&self.0, f) }
 }
 
 impl fmt::Debug for Sequence {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         // 10 because its 8 digits + 2 for the '0x'
         write!(f, "Sequence({:#010x})", self.0)
diff --git a/primitives/src/transaction.rs b/primitives/src/transaction.rs
index d1ec78b02..7e708e250 100644
--- a/primitives/src/transaction.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/transaction.rs
@@ -115,15 +115,19 @@ impl Transaction {
     pub const MAX_STANDARD_WEIGHT: Weight = Weight::from_wu(400_000);
 
     /// Returns a reference to the transaction inputs.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn inputs(&self) -> &[TxIn] { &self.input }
 
     /// Returns a mutable reference to the transaction inputs.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn inputs_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [TxIn] { &mut self.input }
 
     /// Returns a reference to the transaction outputs.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn outputs(&self) -> &[TxOut] { &self.output }
 
     /// Returns a mutable reference to the transaction outputs.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn outputs_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [TxOut] { &mut self.output }
 
     /// Computes a "normalized TXID" which does not include any signatures.
@@ -155,6 +159,7 @@ impl Transaction {
     /// witness fields themselves). For non-SegWit transactions which do not have any SegWit data,
     /// this will be equal to [`Transaction::compute_wtxid()`].
     #[doc(alias = "txid")]
+    #[inline]
     pub fn compute_txid(&self) -> Txid {
         let hash = hash_transaction(self, false);
         Txid::from_byte_array(hash.to_byte_array())
@@ -166,6 +171,7 @@ impl Transaction {
     /// witness fields themselves). For non-SegWit transactions which do not have any SegWit data,
     /// this will be equal to [`Transaction::compute_txid()`].
     #[doc(alias = "wtxid")]
+    #[inline]
     pub fn compute_wtxid(&self) -> Wtxid {
         let hash = hash_transaction(self, self.uses_segwit_serialization());
         Wtxid::from_byte_array(hash.to_byte_array())
@@ -173,6 +179,7 @@ impl Transaction {
 
     /// Returns whether or not to serialize transaction as specified in BIP-144.
     // This is duplicated in `bitcoin`, if you change it please do so in both places.
+    #[inline]
     fn uses_segwit_serialization(&self) -> bool {
         if self.input.iter().any(|input| !input.witness.is_empty()) {
             return true;
@@ -185,6 +192,7 @@ impl Transaction {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl cmp::PartialOrd for Transaction {
+    #[inline]
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<cmp::Ordering> { Some(self.cmp(other)) }
 }
 
@@ -201,21 +209,25 @@ impl cmp::Ord for Transaction {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl From<Transaction> for Txid {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(tx: Transaction) -> Txid { tx.compute_txid() }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl From<&Transaction> for Txid {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(tx: &Transaction) -> Txid { tx.compute_txid() }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl From<Transaction> for Wtxid {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(tx: Transaction) -> Wtxid { tx.compute_wtxid() }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl From<&Transaction> for Wtxid {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(tx: &Transaction) -> Wtxid { tx.compute_wtxid() }
 }
 
@@ -377,6 +389,7 @@ impl OutPoint {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for OutPoint {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}:{}", self.txid, self.vout)
     }
@@ -439,6 +452,7 @@ pub enum ParseOutPointError {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 impl From<Infallible> for ParseOutPointError {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(never: Infallible) -> Self { match never {} }
 }
 
@@ -553,10 +567,12 @@ impl Version {
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Version {
+    #[inline]
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result { fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f) }
 }
 
 impl From<Version> for u32 {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(version: Version) -> Self { version.0 }
 }
 
diff --git a/primitives/src/witness.rs b/primitives/src/witness.rs
index e892334f1..f8328b820 100644
--- a/primitives/src/witness.rs
+++ b/primitives/src/witness.rs
@@ -99,18 +99,22 @@ impl Witness {
     }
 
     /// Convenience method to create an array of byte-arrays from this witness.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn to_vec(&self) -> Vec<Vec<u8>> { self.iter().map(|s| s.to_vec()).collect() }
 
     /// Returns `true` if the witness contains no element.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool { self.witness_elements == 0 }
 
     /// Returns a struct implementing [`Iterator`].
     #[must_use = "iterators are lazy and do nothing unless consumed"]
+    #[inline]
     pub fn iter(&self) -> Iter {
         Iter { inner: self.content.as_slice(), indices_start: self.indices_start, current_index: 0 }
     }
 
     /// Returns the number of elements this witness holds.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize { self.witness_elements }
 
     /// Returns the number of bytes this witness contributes to a transactions total size.
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ impl Witness {
     }
 
     /// Clear the witness.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn clear(&mut self) {
         self.content.clear();
         self.witness_elements = 0;
@@ -137,6 +142,7 @@ impl Witness {
     }
 
     /// Push a new element on the witness, requires an allocation.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn push<T: AsRef<[u8]>>(&mut self, new_element: T) {
         self.push_slice(new_element.as_ref());
     }
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ impl Witness {
     }
 
     /// Returns the last element in the witness, if any.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn last(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
         if self.witness_elements == 0 {
             None
@@ -187,6 +194,7 @@ impl Witness {
     }
 
     /// Returns the second-to-last element in the witness, if any.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn second_to_last(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
         if self.witness_elements <= 1 {
             None
@@ -196,6 +204,7 @@ impl Witness {
     }
 
     /// Returns the third-to-last element in the witness, if any.
+    #[inline]
     pub fn third_to_last(&self) -> Option<&[u8]> {
         if self.witness_elements <= 2 {
             None
@@ -205,6 +214,7 @@ impl Witness {
     }
 
     /// Return the nth element in the witness, if any
+    #[inline]
     pub fn nth(&self, index: usize) -> Option<&[u8]> {
         let pos = decode_cursor(&self.content, self.indices_start, index)?;
         self.element_at(pos)
@@ -264,6 +274,7 @@ pub struct Iter<'a> {
 impl Index<usize> for Witness {
     type Output = [u8];
 
+    #[inline]
     fn index(&self, index: usize) -> &Self::Output { self.nth(index).expect("out of bounds") }
 }
 
@@ -281,6 +292,7 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for Iter<'a> {
         Some(&slice[..end])
     }
 
+    #[inline]
     fn size_hint(&self) -> (usize, Option<usize>) {
         let total_count = (self.inner.len() - self.indices_start) / 4;
         let remaining = total_count - self.current_index;
@@ -294,6 +306,7 @@ impl<'a> IntoIterator for &'a Witness {
     type IntoIter = Iter<'a>;
     type Item = &'a [u8];
 
+    #[inline]
     fn into_iter(self) -> Self::IntoIter { self.iter() }
 }
 
@@ -381,22 +394,27 @@ impl<'de> serde::Deserialize<'de> for Witness {
 }
 
 impl From<Vec<Vec<u8>>> for Witness {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(vec: Vec<Vec<u8>>) -> Self { Witness::from_slice(&vec) }
 }
 
 impl From<&[&[u8]]> for Witness {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(slice: &[&[u8]]) -> Self { Witness::from_slice(slice) }
 }
 
 impl From<&[Vec<u8>]> for Witness {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(slice: &[Vec<u8>]) -> Self { Witness::from_slice(slice) }
 }
 
 impl From<Vec<&[u8]>> for Witness {
+    #[inline]
     fn from(vec: Vec<&[u8]>) -> Self { Witness::from_slice(&vec) }
 }
 
 impl Default for Witness {
+    #[inline]
     fn default() -> Self { Self::new() }
 }