diff --git a/src/key.h b/src/key.h
index c0fce18bf3..c43e4ee235 100644
--- a/src/key.h
+++ b/src/key.h
@@ -220,22 +220,6 @@ public:
             return false;
         return true;
     }
-
-    static bool Sign(const CPrivKey& vchPrivKey, uint256 hash, std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig)
-    {
-        CKey key;
-        if (!key.SetPrivKey(vchPrivKey))
-            return false;
-        return key.Sign(hash, vchSig);
-    }
-
-    static bool Verify(const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchPubKey, uint256 hash, const std::vector<unsigned char>& vchSig)
-    {
-        CKey key;
-        if (!key.SetPubKey(vchPubKey))
-            return false;
-        return key.Verify(hash, vchSig);
-    }
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/keystore.cpp b/src/keystore.cpp
index f659495a1a..de13958a8b 100644
--- a/src/keystore.cpp
+++ b/src/keystore.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ bool CCryptoKeyStore::AddCryptedKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey,
     return true;
 }
 
-bool CCryptoKeyStore::GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CPrivKey& keyOut) const
+bool CCryptoKeyStore::GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CKey& keyOut) const
 {
     CRITICAL_BLOCK(cs_vMasterKey)
     {
@@ -114,9 +114,7 @@ bool CCryptoKeyStore::GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CP
             CSecret vchSecret;
             if (!DecryptSecret(vMasterKey, (*mi).second, Hash((*mi).first.begin(), (*mi).first.end()), vchSecret))
                 return false;
-            CKey key;
-            key.SetSecret(vchSecret);
-            keyOut = key.GetPrivKey();
+            keyOut.SetSecret(vchSecret);
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/keystore.h b/src/keystore.h
index 8d445befea..0dc09f05b8 100644
--- a/src/keystore.h
+++ b/src/keystore.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool AddKey(const CKey& key) =0;
     virtual bool HaveKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey) const =0;
-    virtual bool GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CPrivKey& keyOut) const =0;
+    virtual bool GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CKey& keyOut) const =0;
     virtual std::vector<unsigned char> GenerateNewKey();
 };
 
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ public:
     {
         return (mapKeys.count(vchPubKey) > 0);
     }
-    bool GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CPrivKey& keyOut) const
+    bool GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CKey& keyOut) const
     {
         std::map<std::vector<unsigned char>, CPrivKey>::const_iterator mi = mapKeys.find(vchPubKey);
         if (mi != mapKeys.end())
         {
-            keyOut = (*mi).second;
+            keyOut.SetPrivKey((*mi).second);
             return true;
         }
         return false;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
             return CBasicKeyStore::HaveKey(vchPubKey);
         return mapCryptedKeys.count(vchPubKey) > 0;
     }
-    bool GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CPrivKey& keyOut) const;
+    bool GetPrivKey(const std::vector<unsigned char> &vchPubKey, CKey& keyOut) const;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/script.cpp b/src/script.cpp
index 13a53d6b9c..aa7f1f5116 100644
--- a/src/script.cpp
+++ b/src/script.cpp
@@ -1038,13 +1038,13 @@ bool Solver(const CKeyStore& keystore, const CScript& scriptPubKey, uint256 hash
             {
                 // Sign
                 const valtype& vchPubKey = item.second;
-                CPrivKey privkey;
-                if (!keystore.GetPrivKey(vchPubKey, privkey))
+                CKey key;
+                if (!keystore.GetPrivKey(vchPubKey, key))
                     return false;
                 if (hash != 0)
                 {
                     vector<unsigned char> vchSig;
-                    if (!CKey::Sign(privkey, hash, vchSig))
+                    if (!key.Sign(hash, vchSig))
                         return false;
                     vchSig.push_back((unsigned char)nHashType);
                     scriptSigRet << vchSig;
@@ -1057,13 +1057,13 @@ bool Solver(const CKeyStore& keystore, const CScript& scriptPubKey, uint256 hash
                 if (mi == mapPubKeys.end())
                     return false;
                 const vector<unsigned char>& vchPubKey = (*mi).second;
-                CPrivKey privkey;
-                if (!keystore.GetPrivKey(vchPubKey, privkey))
+                CKey key;
+                if (!keystore.GetPrivKey(vchPubKey, key))
                     return false;
                 if (hash != 0)
                 {
                     vector<unsigned char> vchSig;
-                    if (!CKey::Sign(privkey, hash, vchSig))
+                    if (!key.Sign(hash, vchSig))
                         return false;
                     vchSig.push_back((unsigned char)nHashType);
                     scriptSigRet << vchSig << vchPubKey;