diff --git a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/tests.rs b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/tests.rs
index 693f36e2b..5a9878a59 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/tests.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/blockdata/script/tests.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ fn p2pk_pubkey_bytes_valid_key_and_valid_script_returns_expected_key() {
     let key = key_str.parse::<PublicKey>().unwrap();
     let p2pk = Script::builder().push_key(key).push_opcode(OP_CHECKSIG).into_script();
     let actual = p2pk.p2pk_pubkey_bytes().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(actual.to_vec(), key.to_bytes());
+    assert_eq!(actual.to_vec(), key.to_vec());
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn p2pk_pubkey_bytes_compressed_key_returns_expected_key() {
     let key = compressed_key_str.parse::<PublicKey>().unwrap();
     let p2pk = Script::builder().push_key(key).push_opcode(OP_CHECKSIG).into_script();
     let actual = p2pk.p2pk_pubkey_bytes().unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(actual.to_vec(), key.to_bytes());
+    assert_eq!(actual.to_vec(), key.to_vec());
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/bitcoin/src/crypto/key.rs b/bitcoin/src/crypto/key.rs
index 931fc8808..0bac43000 100644
--- a/bitcoin/src/crypto/key.rs
+++ b/bitcoin/src/crypto/key.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,11 @@ impl PublicKey {
     }
 
     /// Serializes the public key to bytes.
-    pub fn to_bytes(self) -> Vec<u8> {
+    #[deprecated(since = "TBD", note = "use to_vec instead")]
+    pub fn to_bytes(self) -> Vec<u8> { self.to_vec() }
+
+    /// Serializes the public key to bytes.
+    pub fn to_vec(self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
         self.write_into(&mut buf).expect("vecs don't error");
         buf
@@ -442,8 +446,13 @@ impl PrivateKey {
         }
     }
 
+
     /// Serializes the private key to bytes.
-    pub fn to_bytes(self) -> Vec<u8> { self.inner[..].to_vec() }
+    #[deprecated(since = "TBD", note = "use to_vec instead")]
+    pub fn to_bytes(self) -> Vec<u8> { self.to_vec() }
+
+    /// Serializes the private key to bytes.
+    pub fn to_vec(self) -> Vec<u8> { self.inner[..].to_vec() }
 
     /// Deserializes a private key from a slice.
     pub fn from_slice(