diff --git a/src/address.js b/src/address.js
index 79720d4..6f6295d 100644
--- a/src/address.js
+++ b/src/address.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var base58 = require('./base58');
-var conv = require('./convert');
+var convert = require('./convert');
 var util = require('./util');
 var mainnet = require('./network').mainnet.addressVersion;
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var Address = function (bytes, version) {
     else if (typeof bytes === 'string') {
         this.hash =
               bytes.length <= 35     ? base58.checkDecode(bytes)
-            : bytes.length <= 40     ? conv.hexToBytes(bytes)
+            : bytes.length <= 40     ? convert.hexToBytes(bytes)
             :                          util.error('invalid or unrecognized input');
 
         this.version = version || this.hash.version || mainnet;
diff --git a/src/base58.js b/src/base58.js
index ec584c0..47e8020 100644
--- a/src/base58.js
+++ b/src/base58.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ var BigInteger = require('./jsbn/jsbn');
 var Crypto = require('crypto-js');
 var SHA256 = Crypto.SHA256;
 var WordArray = Crypto.lib.WordArray;
-var conv = require('./convert');
-var util = require('./util');
+var convert = require('./convert');
 
 var alphabet = "123456789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz";
 var base = BigInteger.valueOf(58);
@@ -101,8 +100,8 @@ module.exports.checkDecode = function(input) {
 }
 
 function getChecksum(bytes) {
-  var wordArray = util.bytesToWordArray(bytes)
-  return conv.hexToBytes(SHA256(SHA256(wordArray)).toString()).slice(0,4);
+  var wordArray = convert.bytesToWordArray(bytes)
+  return convert.hexToBytes(SHA256(SHA256(wordArray)).toString()).slice(0,4);
 }
 
 module.exports.getChecksum = getChecksum
diff --git a/src/convert.js b/src/convert.js
index 5db63ab..27154be 100644
--- a/src/convert.js
+++ b/src/convert.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+var Crypto = require('crypto-js');
+var WordArray = Crypto.lib.WordArray;
 var base64map = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/';
 
 exports.lpad = function lpad(str, padString, length) {
@@ -100,3 +102,59 @@ exports.stringToBytes = function(string) {
         return x.charCodeAt(0)
     });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Create a byte array representing a number with the given length
+ */
+exports.numToBytes = function(num, bytes) {
+    if (bytes === undefined) bytes = 8;
+    if (bytes === 0) return [];
+    return [num % 256].concat(module.exports.numToBytes(Math.floor(num / 256), bytes - 1));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert a byte array to the number that it represents
+ */
+exports.bytesToNum = function(bytes) {
+    if (bytes.length === 0) return 0;
+    return bytes[0] + 256 * module.exports.bytesToNum(bytes.slice(1));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Turn an integer into a "var_int".
+ *
+ * "var_int" is a variable length integer used by Bitcoin's binary format.
+ *
+ * Returns a byte array.
+ */
+exports.numToVarInt = function(num) {
+    if (num < 253) return [num];
+    if (num < 65536) return [253].concat(exports.numToBytes(num, 2));
+    if (num < 4294967296) return [254].concat(exports.numToBytes(num, 4));
+    return [253].concat(exports.numToBytes(num, 8));
+}
+
+exports.bytesToWords = function (bytes) {
+    var words = [];
+    for (var i = 0, b = 0; i < bytes.length; i++, b += 8) {
+        words[b >>> 5] |= bytes[i] << (24 - b % 32);
+    }
+    return words;
+}
+
+exports.wordsToBytes = function (words) {
+    var bytes = [];
+    for (var b = 0; b < words.length * 32; b += 8) {
+        bytes.push((words[b >>> 5] >>> (24 - b % 32)) & 0xFF);
+    }
+    return bytes;
+}
+
+exports.bytesToWordArray = function (bytes) {
+  return new WordArray.init(exports.bytesToWords(bytes), bytes.length)
+}
+
+exports.wordArrayToBytes = function (wordArray) {
+  return exports.wordsToBytes(wordArray.words)
+}
+
diff --git a/src/ecdsa.js b/src/ecdsa.js
index 0b4e3c2..f189148 100644
--- a/src/ecdsa.js
+++ b/src/ecdsa.js
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 var sec = require('./jsbn/sec');
-var util = require('./util');
 var SecureRandom = require('./jsbn/rng');
 var BigInteger = require('./jsbn/jsbn');
-var conv = require('./convert')
+var convert = require('./convert')
 var HmacSHA256 = require('crypto-js/hmac-sha256');
 
 var ECPointFp = require('./jsbn/ec').ECPointFp;
@@ -43,16 +42,16 @@ function deterministicGenerateK(hash,key) {
     var kArr = [];
     for (var i = 0;i < 32;i++) vArr.push(1);
     for (var i = 0;i < 32;i++) kArr.push(0);
-    var v = util.bytesToWordArray(vArr)
-    var k = util.bytesToWordArray(kArr)
+    var v = convert.bytesToWordArray(vArr)
+    var k = convert.bytesToWordArray(kArr)
 
-    k = HmacSHA256(util.bytesToWordArray(vArr.concat([0]).concat(key).concat(hash)), k)
+    k = HmacSHA256(convert.bytesToWordArray(vArr.concat([0]).concat(key).concat(hash)), k)
     v = HmacSHA256(v, k)
-    vArr = util.wordArrayToBytes(v)
-    k = HmacSHA256(util.bytesToWordArray(vArr.concat([1]).concat(key).concat(hash)), k)
+    vArr = convert.wordArrayToBytes(v)
+    k = HmacSHA256(convert.bytesToWordArray(vArr.concat([1]).concat(key).concat(hash)), k)
     v = HmacSHA256(v,k)
     v = HmacSHA256(v,k)
-    vArr = util.wordArrayToBytes(v)
+    vArr = convert.wordArrayToBytes(v)
     return BigInteger.fromByteArrayUnsigned(vArr);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/eckey.js b/src/eckey.js
index a729d89..62b8f87 100644
--- a/src/eckey.js
+++ b/src/eckey.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var BigInteger = require('./jsbn/jsbn');
 var sec = require('./jsbn/sec');
 var base58 = require('./base58');
 var util = require('./util');
-var conv = require('./convert');
+var convert = require('./convert');
 var Address = require('./address');
 var ecdsa = require('./ecdsa');
 var ECPointFp = require('./jsbn/ec').ECPointFp;
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ ECKey.prototype.import = function (input,compressed,version) {
         : input instanceof BigInteger              ? input.mod(ecparams.getN())
         : Array.isArray(input)                      ? fromBin(input.slice(0,32))
         : typeof input != "string"                 ? null
-        : input.length == 44                       ? fromBin(conv.base64ToBytes(input))
+        : input.length == 44                       ? fromBin(convert.base64ToBytes(input))
         : input.length == 51 && input[0] == '5'    ? fromBin(base58.checkDecode(input))
         : input.length == 51 && input[0] == '9'    ? fromBin(base58.checkDecode(input))
         : input.length == 52 && has('LK',input[0]) ? fromBin(base58.checkDecode(input).slice(0,32))
         : input.length == 52 && input[0] == 'c'    ? fromBin(base58.checkDecode(input).slice(0,32))
-        : has([64,65],input.length)                ? fromBin(conv.hexToBytes(input.slice(0,64)))
+        : has([64,65],input.length)                ? fromBin(convert.hexToBytes(input.slice(0,64)))
                                                    : null
 
     this.compressed =
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ECKey.prototype['export'] = function(format) {
 };
 
 ECKey.prototype.toBin = function() {
-    return conv.bytesToString(this.toBytes())
+    return convert.bytesToString(this.toBytes())
 }
 
 ECKey.prototype.toBase58 = function() {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ ECKey.prototype.toBase58 = function() {
 ECKey.prototype.toWif = ECKey.prototype.toBase58
 
 ECKey.prototype.toHex = function() {
-    return conv.bytesToHex(this.toBytes())
+    return convert.bytesToHex(this.toBytes())
 }
 
 ECKey.prototype.toBytes = function() {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ECKey.prototype.toBytes = function() {
 }
 
 ECKey.prototype.toBase64 = function() {
-    return conv.bytesToBase64(this.toBytes())
+    return convert.bytesToBase64(this.toBytes())
 }
 
 ECKey.prototype.toString = ECKey.prototype.toBase58
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ ECPubKey.prototype.import = function(input,compressed,version) {
           input instanceof ECPointFp ? input
         : input instanceof ECKey     ? ecparams.getG().multiply(input.priv)
         : input instanceof ECPubKey  ? input.pub
-        : typeof input == "string"   ? decode(conv.hexToBytes(input))
+        : typeof input == "string"   ? decode(convert.hexToBytes(input))
         : Array.isArray(input)        ? decode(input)
                                      : ecparams.getG().multiply(ecdsa.getBigRandom(ecparams.getN()))
 
@@ -182,11 +182,11 @@ ECPubKey.prototype.toBytes = function(compressed) {
 }
 
 ECPubKey.prototype.toHex = function() {
-    return conv.bytesToHex(this.toBytes())
+    return convert.bytesToHex(this.toBytes())
 }
 
 ECPubKey.prototype.toBin = function() {
-    return conv.bytesToString(this.toBytes())
+    return convert.bytesToString(this.toBytes())
 }
 
 ECPubKey.prototype.toBase58 = function() {
diff --git a/src/hdwallet.js b/src/hdwallet.js
index 10d5a6b..309955d 100644
--- a/src/hdwallet.js
+++ b/src/hdwallet.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ var Network = require('./network')
 var HDWallet = module.exports = function(seed, network) {
     if (seed === undefined) return
 
-    var seedWords = util.bytesToWordArray(convert.stringToBytes(seed))
-    var I = util.wordArrayToBytes(HmacSHA512(seedWords, 'Bitcoin seed'))
+    var seedWords = convert.bytesToWordArray(convert.stringToBytes(seed))
+    var I = convert.wordArrayToBytes(HmacSHA512(seedWords, 'Bitcoin seed'))
     this.chaincode = I.slice(32)
     this.network = network || 'mainnet'
     if(!Network.hasOwnProperty(this.network)) {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ HDWallet.fromBytes = function(input) {
     // 4 byte: version bytes (mainnet: 0x0488B21E public, 0x0488ADE4 private;
     // testnet: 0x043587CF public, 0x04358394 private)
     var versionBytes = input.slice(0, 4)
-    var versionWord = util.bytesToWords(versionBytes)[0]
+    var versionWord = convert.bytesToWords(versionBytes)[0]
     var type
 
     for(var name in Network) {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ HDWallet.fromBytes = function(input) {
 
     // 4 bytes: child number. This is the number i in xi = xpar/i, with xi the key being serialized.
     // This is encoded in MSB order. (0x00000000 if master key)
-    hd.index = util.bytesToNum(input.slice(9, 13).reverse())
+    hd.index = convert.bytesToNum(input.slice(9, 13).reverse())
     assert(hd.depth > 0 || hd.index === 0)
 
     // 32 bytes: the chain code
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ HDWallet.prototype.toBytes = function(priv) {
     // 4 byte: version bytes (mainnet: 0x0488B21E public, 0x0488ADE4 private; testnet: 0x043587CF public,
     // 0x04358394 private)
     var version = Network[this.network].hdVersions[priv ? 'priv' : 'pub']
-    var vBytes = util.wordsToBytes([version])
+    var vBytes = convert.wordsToBytes([version])
 
     buffer = buffer.concat(vBytes)
     assert.equal(buffer.length, 4)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ HDWallet.prototype.toBytes = function(priv) {
 
     // 4 bytes: child number. This is the number i in xi = xpar/i, with xi the key being serialized.
     // This is encoded in MSB order. (0x00000000 if master key)
-    buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToBytes(this.index, 4).reverse())
+    buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToBytes(this.index, 4).reverse())
     assert.equal(buffer.length, 4 + 1 + 4 + 4)
 
     // 32 bytes: the chain code
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ HDWallet.prototype.toBase58 = function(priv) {
 
 HDWallet.prototype.derive = function(i) {
     var I
-    , iBytes = util.numToBytes(i, 4).reverse()
+    , iBytes = convert.numToBytes(i, 4).reverse()
     , cPar = this.chaincode
     , usePriv = i >= HDWallet.HIGHEST_BIT
     , SHA512 = Crypto.algo.SHA512
diff --git a/src/message.js b/src/message.js
index 2c0f03e..c817632 100644
--- a/src/message.js
+++ b/src/message.js
@@ -2,21 +2,20 @@
 
 var SHA256 = require('crypto-js/sha256');
 var ecdsa = require('./ecdsa');
-var conv = require('./convert');
-var util = require('./util');
+var convert = require('./convert');
 
 var Message = {};
 
 Message.magicPrefix = "Bitcoin Signed Message:\n";
 
 Message.makeMagicMessage = function (message) {
-  var magicBytes = conv.stringToBytes(Message.magicPrefix);
-  var messageBytes = conv.stringToBytes(message);
+  var magicBytes = convert.stringToBytes(Message.magicPrefix);
+  var messageBytes = convert.stringToBytes(message);
 
   var buffer = [];
-  buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToVarInt(magicBytes.length));
+  buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToVarInt(magicBytes.length));
   buffer = buffer.concat(magicBytes);
-  buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToVarInt(messageBytes.length));
+  buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToVarInt(messageBytes.length));
   buffer = buffer.concat(messageBytes);
 
   return buffer;
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ Message.makeMagicMessage = function (message) {
 
 Message.getHash = function (message) {
   var buffer = Message.makeMagicMessage(message);
-  return util.wordArrayToBytes(SHA256(SHA256(util.bytesToWordArray(buffer))));
+  return convert.wordArrayToBytes(SHA256(SHA256(convert.bytesToWordArray(buffer))));
 };
 
 Message.signMessage = function (key, message, compressed) {
@@ -48,11 +47,11 @@ Message.signMessage = function (key, message, compressed) {
 
   sig = [i].concat(rBa).concat(sBa);
 
-  return conv.bytesToHex(sig);
+  return convert.bytesToHex(sig);
 };
 
 Message.verifyMessage = function (address, sig, message) {
-  sig = conv.hexToBytes(sig);
+  sig = convert.hexToBytes(sig);
   sig = ecdsa.parseSigCompact(sig);
 
   var hash = Message.getHash(message);
diff --git a/src/script.js b/src/script.js
index aa99322..8c28012 100644
--- a/src/script.js
+++ b/src/script.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 var Opcode = require('./opcode');
 var util = require('./util');
-var conv = require('./convert');
+var convert = require('./convert');
 var Address = require('./address');
 var network = require('./network');
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var Script = function(data) {
 };
 
 Script.fromHex = function(data) {
-    return new Script(conv.hexToBytes(data))
+    return new Script(convert.hexToBytes(data))
 };
 
 Script.fromPubKey = function(str) {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Script.fromPubKey = function(str) {
         if (Opcode.map.hasOwnProperty(s[i])) {
             script.writeOp(Opcode.map[s[i]]);
         } else {
-            script.writeBytes(conv.hexToBytes(s[i]));
+            script.writeBytes(convert.hexToBytes(s[i]));
         }
     }
     return script;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Script.fromScriptSig = function(str) {
         if (Opcode.map.hasOwnProperty(s[i])) {
             script.writeOp(Opcode.map[s[i]]);
         } else {
-            script.writeBytes(conv.hexToBytes(s[i]));
+            script.writeBytes(convert.hexToBytes(s[i]));
         }
     }
     return script;
diff --git a/src/transaction.js b/src/transaction.js
index 5ffd0b7..527a945 100644
--- a/src/transaction.js
+++ b/src/transaction.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var BigInteger = require('./jsbn/jsbn');
 var Script = require('./script');
 var util = require('./util');
-var conv = require('./convert');
+var convert = require('./convert');
 var Wallet = require('./wallet');
 var ECKey = require('./eckey').ECKey;
 var ECDSA = require('./ecdsa');
@@ -120,36 +120,36 @@ Transaction.prototype.addOutput = function (address, value) {
  */
 Transaction.prototype.serialize = function () {
     var buffer = [];
-    buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToBytes(parseInt(this.version),4));
-    buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToVarInt(this.ins.length));
+    buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToBytes(parseInt(this.version),4));
+    buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToVarInt(this.ins.length));
     for (var i = 0; i < this.ins.length; i++) {
         var txin = this.ins[i];
 
         // Why do blockchain.info, blockexplorer.com, sx and just about everybody
         // else use little-endian hashes? No idea...
-        buffer = buffer.concat(conv.hexToBytes(txin.outpoint.hash).reverse());
+        buffer = buffer.concat(convert.hexToBytes(txin.outpoint.hash).reverse());
 
-        buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToBytes(parseInt(txin.outpoint.index),4));
+        buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToBytes(parseInt(txin.outpoint.index),4));
         var scriptBytes = txin.script.buffer;
-        buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToVarInt(scriptBytes.length));
+        buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToVarInt(scriptBytes.length));
         buffer = buffer.concat(scriptBytes);
-        buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToBytes(parseInt(txin.sequence),4));
+        buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToBytes(parseInt(txin.sequence),4));
     }
-    buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToVarInt(this.outs.length));
+    buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToVarInt(this.outs.length));
     for (var i = 0; i < this.outs.length; i++) {
         var txout = this.outs[i];
-        buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToBytes(txout.value,8));
+        buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToBytes(txout.value,8));
         var scriptBytes = txout.script.buffer;
-        buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToVarInt(scriptBytes.length));
+        buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToVarInt(scriptBytes.length));
         buffer = buffer.concat(scriptBytes);
     }
-    buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToBytes(parseInt(this.lock_time),4));
+    buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToBytes(parseInt(this.lock_time),4));
 
     return buffer;
 };
 
 Transaction.prototype.serializeHex = function() {
-    return conv.bytesToHex(this.serialize());
+    return convert.bytesToHex(this.serialize());
 }
 
 var OP_CODESEPARATOR = 171;
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ function (connectedScript, inIndex, hashType)
 
   var buffer = txTmp.serialize();
 
-  buffer = buffer.concat(util.numToBytes(parseInt(hashType),4));
+  buffer = buffer.concat(convert.numToBytes(parseInt(hashType),4));
 
   return Message.getHash(buffer)
 };
@@ -378,12 +378,12 @@ Transaction.prototype.calcImpact = function (wallet) {
 
   // Calculate credit to us from all outputs
   var valueOut = this.outs.filter(function(o) {
-    return wallet.hasHash(conv.bytesToHex(o.script.simpleOutPubKeyHash()));
+    return wallet.hasHash(convert.bytesToHex(o.script.simpleOutPubKeyHash()));
   })
   .reduce(function(t,o) { return t+o.value },0);
 
   var valueIn = this.ins.filter(function(i) {
-    return wallet.hasHash(conv.bytesToHex(i.script.simpleInPubKeyHash()))
+    return wallet.hasHash(convert.bytesToHex(i.script.simpleInPubKeyHash()))
         && wallet.txIndex[i.outpoint.hash];
   })
   .reduce(function(t,i) {
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ Transaction.prototype.calcImpact = function (wallet) {
 
 Transaction.deserialize = function(buffer) {
     if (typeof buffer == "string") {
-        buffer = conv.hexToBytes(buffer)
+        buffer = convert.hexToBytes(buffer)
     }
     var pos = 0;
     var readAsInt = function(bytes) {
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ Transaction.deserialize = function(buffer) {
     for (var i = 0; i < ins; i++) {
         obj.ins.push({
             outpoint: {
-                hash: conv.bytesToHex(readBytes(32).reverse()),
+                hash: convert.bytesToHex(readBytes(32).reverse()),
                 index: readAsInt(4)
             },
             script: new Script(readVarString()),
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ Transaction.deserialize = function(buffer) {
     var outs = readVarInt();
     for (var i = 0; i < outs; i++) {
         obj.outs.push({
-            value: util.bytesToNum(readBytes(8)),
+            value: convert.bytesToNum(readBytes(8)),
             script: new Script(readVarString())
         });
     }
@@ -523,8 +523,8 @@ Transaction.prototype.applyMultisigs = function(index, script, sigs, type) {
 Transaction.prototype.validateSig = function(index, script, sig, pub) {
     script = new Script(script);
     var hash = this.hashTransactionForSignature(script,index,1);
-    return ECDSA.verify(hash, conv.coerceToBytes(sig),
-                                      conv.coerceToBytes(pub));
+    return ECDSA.verify(hash, convert.coerceToBytes(sig),
+                                      convert.coerceToBytes(pub));
 }
 
 
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ var TransactionOut = function (data) {
     this.script =
         data.script instanceof Script    ? data.script.clone()
       : Array.isArray(data.script)        ? new Script(data.script)
-      : typeof data.script == "string"   ? new Script(conv.hexToBytes(data.script))
+      : typeof data.script == "string"   ? new Script(convert.hexToBytes(data.script))
       : data.scriptPubKey                ? Script.fromScriptSig(data.scriptPubKey)
       : data.address                     ? Script.createOutputScript(data.address)
       :                                    new Script();
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ var TransactionOut = function (data) {
     if (this.script.buffer.length > 0) this.address = this.script.toAddress();
 
     this.value =
-        Array.isArray(data.value)         ? util.bytesToNum(data.value)
+        Array.isArray(data.value)         ? convert.bytesToNum(data.value)
       : "string" == typeof data.value    ? parseInt(data.value)
       : data.value instanceof BigInteger ? parseInt(data.value.toString())
       :                                    data.value;
diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index bc61ec7..bdebae8 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -1,63 +1,8 @@
+var convert = require('./convert.js')
 var Crypto = require('crypto-js');
 var RIPEMD160 = Crypto.RIPEMD160;
 var SHA256 = Crypto.SHA256;
 var HMAC= Crypto.algo.HMAC;
-var WordArray = Crypto.lib.WordArray;
-
-/**
- * Create a byte array representing a number with the given length
- */
-exports.numToBytes = function(num, bytes) {
-    if (bytes === undefined) bytes = 8;
-    if (bytes === 0) return [];
-    return [num % 256].concat(module.exports.numToBytes(Math.floor(num / 256), bytes - 1));
-}
-
-/**
- * Convert a byte array to the number that it represents
- */
-exports.bytesToNum = function(bytes) {
-    if (bytes.length === 0) return 0;
-    return bytes[0] + 256 * module.exports.bytesToNum(bytes.slice(1));
-}
-
-/**
- * Turn an integer into a "var_int".
- *
- * "var_int" is a variable length integer used by Bitcoin's binary format.
- *
- * Returns a byte array.
- */
-exports.numToVarInt = function(num) {
-    if (num < 253) return [num];
-    if (num < 65536) return [253].concat(exports.numToBytes(num, 2));
-    if (num < 4294967296) return [254].concat(exports.numToBytes(num, 4));
-    return [253].concat(exports.numToBytes(num, 8));
-}
-
-exports.bytesToWords = function (bytes) {
-    var words = [];
-    for (var i = 0, b = 0; i < bytes.length; i++, b += 8) {
-        words[b >>> 5] |= bytes[i] << (24 - b % 32);
-    }
-    return words;
-}
-
-exports.wordsToBytes = function (words) {
-    var bytes = [];
-    for (var b = 0; b < words.length * 32; b += 8) {
-        bytes.push((words[b >>> 5] >>> (24 - b % 32)) & 0xFF);
-    }
-    return bytes;
-}
-
-exports.bytesToWordArray = function (bytes) {
-  return new WordArray.init(exports.bytesToWords(bytes), bytes.length)
-}
-
-exports.wordArrayToBytes = function (wordArray) {
-  return exports.wordsToBytes(wordArray.words)
-}
 
 /**
  * Calculate RIPEMD160(SHA256(data)).
@@ -66,15 +11,14 @@ exports.wordArrayToBytes = function (wordArray) {
  * array.
  */
 exports.sha256ripe160 = function (data) {
-    var wordArray = RIPEMD160(SHA256(exports.bytesToWordArray(data)))
-    return exports.wordArrayToBytes(wordArray)
+    var wordArray = RIPEMD160(SHA256(convert.bytesToWordArray(data)))
+    return convert.wordArrayToBytes(wordArray)
 }
 
-
 exports.HmacFromBytesToBytes = function (hasher, message, key) {
-  var hmac = HMAC.create(hasher, exports.bytesToWordArray(key))
-  hmac.update(exports.bytesToWordArray(message))
-  return exports.wordArrayToBytes(hmac.finalize())
+  var hmac = HMAC.create(hasher, convert.bytesToWordArray(key))
+  hmac.update(convert.bytesToWordArray(message))
+  return convert.wordArrayToBytes(hmac.finalize())
 }
 
 exports.error = function(msg) {
diff --git a/src/wallet.js b/src/wallet.js
index bf6efe2..d203a54 100644
--- a/src/wallet.js
+++ b/src/wallet.js
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 var Script = require('./script');
 var ECKey = require('./eckey').ECKey;
-var conv = require('./convert');
-var util = require('./util');
+var convert = require('./convert');
 var assert = require('assert');
-
 var BigInteger = require('./jsbn/jsbn');
-
 var Transaction = require('./transaction').Transaction;
 var TransactionIn = require('./transaction').TransactionIn;
 var TransactionOut = require('./transaction').TransactionOut;
 var HDWallet = require('./hdwallet.js')
-
 var SecureRandom = require('./jsbn/rng');
 var rng = new SecureRandom();
 
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ var Wallet = function (seed, options) {
         if (!seed) {
             var seedBytes = new Array(32);
             rng.nextBytes(seedBytes);
-            seed = conv.bytesToString(seedBytes)
+            seed = convert.bytesToString(seedBytes)
         }
         masterkey = new HDWallet(seed, network);
         keys = []
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ var Wallet = function (seed, options) {
     // Processes a transaction object
     // If "verified" is true, then we trust the transaction as "final"
     this.processTx = function(tx, verified) {
-        var txhash = conv.bytesToHex(tx.getHash())
+        var txhash = convert.bytesToHex(tx.getHash())
         for (var i = 0; i < tx.outs.length; i++) {
             if (this.addresses.indexOf(tx.outs[i].address.toString()) >= 0) {
                 me.outputs[txhash+':'+i] = {
diff --git a/test/base58.js b/test/base58.js
index 772214e..c95bfd7 100644
--- a/test/base58.js
+++ b/test/base58.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /* global describe, it */
 var assert = require('assert');
 var base58 = require('../').base58;
-var conv = require('../').convert;
+var convert = require('../').convert;
 
 describe('base58', function() {
     describe('decode', function() {
         it('validates known examples', function() {
             var enc = '5HueCGU8rMjxEXxiPuD5BDku4MkFqeZyd4dZ1jvhTVqvbTLvyTJ';
             var hex = '800c28fca386c7a227600b2fe50b7cae11ec86d3bf1fbe471be89827e19d72aa1d507a5b8d';
-            assert.deepEqual(base58.decode(enc), conv.hexToBytes(hex));
+            assert.deepEqual(base58.decode(enc), convert.hexToBytes(hex));
         })
     })
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('base58', function() {
         it('handles known examples', function() {
             var enc = '5HueCGU8rMjxEXxiPuD5BDku4MkFqeZyd4dZ1jvhTVqvbTLvyTJ';
             var hex = '800c28fca386c7a227600b2fe50b7cae11ec86d3bf1fbe471be89827e19d72aa1d507a5b8d';
-            assert.equal(base58.encode(conv.hexToBytes(hex)), enc);
+            assert.equal(base58.encode(convert.hexToBytes(hex)), enc);
         })
     })
 
diff --git a/test/convert.js b/test/convert.js
index 2e8b510..b1c6001 100644
--- a/test/convert.js
+++ b/test/convert.js
@@ -44,4 +44,31 @@ describe('convert', function() {
             assert.equal(b64('foobar'), 'Zm9vYmFy')
         })
     })
+
+    describe('byte array and word array conversions', function(){
+        var bytes, wordArray;
+
+        beforeEach(function(){
+            bytes = [
+                98, 233, 7, 177, 92, 191, 39, 213, 66, 83,
+                153, 235, 246, 240, 251, 80, 235, 184, 143, 24
+            ]
+            wordArray = {
+                words: [1659439025, 1556031445, 1112775147, -151979184, -340226280],
+                sigBytes: 20
+            }
+        })
+
+        describe('bytesToWords', function() {
+            it('works', function() {
+                assert.deepEqual(convert.bytesToWordArray(bytes), wordArray)
+            })
+        })
+
+        describe('bytesToWords', function() {
+            it('works', function() {
+                assert.deepEqual(convert.wordArrayToBytes(wordArray), bytes)
+            })
+        })
+    })
 })
diff --git a/test/misc.js b/test/misc.js
index e1d0adc..2c85b89 100644
--- a/test/misc.js
+++ b/test/misc.js
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ var rng = new SecureRandom();
 
 var ecparams = sec('secp256k1');
 var ECPointFp = bitcoinjs.ECPointFp;
-var util = require('../src/util');
+var convert = require('../src/convert');
 
 function sha256FromBytesToBytes(message){
-  return util.wordArrayToBytes(SHA256(util.bytesToWordArray(message)))
+  return convert.wordArrayToBytes(SHA256(convert.bytesToWordArray(message)))
 }
 
 it('Keys & Key Management', function () {
diff --git a/test/util.js b/test/util.js
deleted file mode 100644
index f76b5a5..0000000
--- a/test/util.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-var util = require('../src/util.js')
-var assert = require('assert')
-
-describe('util', function() {
-
-  describe('byte array and word array conversions', function(){
-    var bytes, wordArray;
-
-    beforeEach(function(){
-      bytes = [
-        98, 233, 7, 177, 92, 191, 39, 213, 66, 83,
-        153, 235, 246, 240, 251, 80, 235, 184, 143, 24
-      ]
-      wordArray = {
-        words: [1659439025, 1556031445, 1112775147, -151979184, -340226280],
-        sigBytes: 20
-      }
-    })
-
-    describe('bytesToWords', function() {
-      it('works', function() {
-        assert.deepEqual(util.bytesToWordArray(bytes), wordArray)
-      })
-    })
-
-    describe('bytesToWords', function() {
-      it('works', function() {
-        assert.deepEqual(util.wordArrayToBytes(wordArray), bytes)
-      })
-    })
-  })
-
-})