diff --git a/pkg/consensus/commit.go b/pkg/consensus/commit.go
index da20be00f..2a3c39445 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/commit.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/commit.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (c *commit) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
 func (c *commit) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
-	r.ReadBE(&c.signature)
+	r.ReadBytes(c.signature[:])
 }
 
 // Signature implements payload.Commit interface.
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/payload.go b/pkg/consensus/payload.go
index 80d73e2c7..f8f635314 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/payload.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/payload.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (p *Payload) Verify() bool {
 // DecodeBinaryUnsigned reads payload from w excluding signature.
 func (p *Payload) DecodeBinaryUnsigned(r *io.BinReader) {
 	r.ReadLE(&p.version)
-	r.ReadBE(p.prevHash[:])
+	r.ReadBytes(p.prevHash[:])
 	r.ReadLE(&p.height)
 	r.ReadLE(&p.validatorIndex)
 	r.ReadLE(&p.timestamp)
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go b/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go
index ef98e6512..a8ab4436f 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/prepare_request.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func (p *prepareRequest) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 func (p *prepareRequest) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
 	r.ReadLE(&p.timestamp)
 	r.ReadLE(&p.nonce)
-	r.ReadBE(p.nextConsensus[:])
+	r.ReadBytes(p.nextConsensus[:])
 	r.ReadArray(&p.transactionHashes)
 	p.minerTx.DecodeBinary(r)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/prepare_response.go b/pkg/consensus/prepare_response.go
index 760b9475c..08bbaac72 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/prepare_response.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/prepare_response.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (p *prepareResponse) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
 func (p *prepareResponse) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
-	r.ReadBE(p.preparationHash[:])
+	r.ReadBytes(p.preparationHash[:])
 }
 
 // PreparationHash implements payload.PrepareResponse interface.
diff --git a/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go b/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go
index 4e6094f66..365e1917f 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/recovery_message.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (m *recoveryMessage) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
 		if l != 0 {
 			if l == util.Uint256Size {
 				m.preparationHash = new(util.Uint256)
-				r.ReadBE(m.preparationHash[:])
+				r.ReadBytes(m.preparationHash[:])
 			} else {
 				r.Err = errors.New("invalid data")
 			}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (p *changeViewCompact) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 func (p *commitCompact) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
 	r.ReadLE(&p.ViewNumber)
 	r.ReadLE(&p.ValidatorIndex)
-	r.ReadBE(p.Signature[:])
+	r.ReadBytes(p.Signature[:])
 	p.InvocationScript = r.ReadVarBytes()
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/account_state.go b/pkg/core/account_state.go
index abec81994..daf07b805 100644
--- a/pkg/core/account_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/account_state.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func NewAccountState(scriptHash util.Uint160) *AccountState {
 // DecodeBinary decodes AccountState from the given BinReader.
 func (s *AccountState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&s.Version)
-	br.ReadLE(&s.ScriptHash)
+	br.ReadBytes(s.ScriptHash[:])
 	br.ReadLE(&s.IsFrozen)
 	br.ReadArray(&s.Votes)
 
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (s *AccountState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	lenBalances := br.ReadVarUint()
 	for i := 0; i < int(lenBalances); i++ {
 		key := util.Uint256{}
-		br.ReadLE(&key)
+		br.ReadBytes(key[:])
 		ubs := make([]UnspentBalance, 0)
 		br.ReadArray(&ubs)
 		s.Balances[key] = ubs
diff --git a/pkg/core/asset_state.go b/pkg/core/asset_state.go
index 00cb7492a..fc0fe09e7 100644
--- a/pkg/core/asset_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/asset_state.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type AssetState struct {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (a *AssetState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	br.ReadLE(&a.ID)
+	br.ReadBytes(a.ID[:])
 	br.ReadLE(&a.AssetType)
 
 	a.Name = br.ReadString()
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ func (a *AssetState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&a.Available)
 	br.ReadLE(&a.Precision)
 	br.ReadLE(&a.FeeMode)
-	br.ReadLE(&a.FeeAddress)
+	br.ReadBytes(a.FeeAddress[:])
 
 	a.Owner = &keys.PublicKey{}
 	a.Owner.DecodeBinary(br)
-	br.ReadLE(&a.Admin)
-	br.ReadLE(&a.Issuer)
+	br.ReadBytes(a.Admin[:])
+	br.ReadBytes(a.Issuer[:])
 	br.ReadLE(&a.Expiration)
 	br.ReadLE(&a.IsFrozen)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/block_base.go b/pkg/core/block_base.go
index e4a4bd64f..7ca235ae2 100644
--- a/pkg/core/block_base.go
+++ b/pkg/core/block_base.go
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ func (b *BlockBase) VerificationHash() util.Uint256 {
 func (b *BlockBase) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	b.decodeHashableFields(br)
 
-	var padding uint8
-	br.ReadLE(&padding)
-	if padding != 1 {
+	padding := []byte{0}
+	br.ReadBytes(padding)
+	if padding[0] != 1 {
 		br.Err = fmt.Errorf("format error: padding must equal 1 got %d", padding)
 		return
 	}
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ func (b *BlockBase) encodeHashableFields(bw *io.BinWriter) {
 // see Hash() for more information about the fields.
 func (b *BlockBase) decodeHashableFields(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&b.Version)
-	br.ReadLE(&b.PrevHash)
-	br.ReadLE(&b.MerkleRoot)
+	br.ReadBytes(b.PrevHash[:])
+	br.ReadBytes(b.MerkleRoot[:])
 	br.ReadLE(&b.Timestamp)
 	br.ReadLE(&b.Index)
 	br.ReadLE(&b.ConsensusData)
-	br.ReadLE(&b.NextConsensus)
+	br.ReadBytes(b.NextConsensus[:])
 
 	// Make the hash of the block here so we dont need to do this
 	// again.
diff --git a/pkg/core/header.go b/pkg/core/header.go
index e21ce70ed..e3bf50824 100644
--- a/pkg/core/header.go
+++ b/pkg/core/header.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ type Header struct {
 func (h *Header) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
 	h.BlockBase.DecodeBinary(r)
 
-	var padding uint8
-	r.ReadLE(&padding)
+	padding := []byte{0}
+	r.ReadBytes(padding)
 
-	if padding != 0 {
+	if padding[0] != 0 {
 		r.Err = fmt.Errorf("format error: padding must equal 0 got %d", padding)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/notification_event.go b/pkg/core/notification_event.go
index db30b1cfd..fc1c6e727 100644
--- a/pkg/core/notification_event.go
+++ b/pkg/core/notification_event.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (ne NotificationEvent) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements the Serializable interface.
 func (ne *NotificationEvent) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
-	r.ReadLE(&ne.ScriptHash)
+	r.ReadBytes(ne.ScriptHash[:])
 	ne.Item = vm.DecodeBinaryStackItem(r)
 }
 
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@ func (aer *AppExecResult) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements the Serializable interface.
 func (aer *AppExecResult) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
-	r.ReadLE(&aer.TxHash)
+	r.ReadBytes(aer.TxHash[:])
 	r.ReadArray(&aer.Events)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/spent_coin_state.go b/pkg/core/spent_coin_state.go
index c3fe07e0f..f298ff9f5 100644
--- a/pkg/core/spent_coin_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/spent_coin_state.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func NewSpentCoinState(hash util.Uint256, height uint32) *SpentCoinState {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (s *SpentCoinState) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	br.ReadLE(&s.txHash)
+	br.ReadBytes(s.txHash[:])
 	br.ReadLE(&s.txHeight)
 
 	s.items = make(map[uint16]uint32)
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/attribute.go b/pkg/core/transaction/attribute.go
index 3cd92d333..61f208d79 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/attribute.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/attribute.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (attr *Attribute) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	if attr.Usage == ECDH02 || attr.Usage == ECDH03 {
 		attr.Data = make([]byte, 33)
 		attr.Data[0] = byte(attr.Usage)
-		br.ReadLE(attr.Data[1:])
+		br.ReadBytes(attr.Data[1:])
 		return
 	}
 	var datasize uint64
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (attr *Attribute) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 		return
 	}
 	attr.Data = make([]byte, datasize)
-	br.ReadLE(attr.Data)
+	br.ReadBytes(attr.Data)
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/input.go b/pkg/core/transaction/input.go
index 27d895afc..e303e10e5 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/input.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/input.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type Input struct {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (in *Input) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	br.ReadLE(&in.PrevHash)
+	br.ReadBytes(in.PrevHash[:])
 	br.ReadLE(&in.PrevIndex)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/output.go b/pkg/core/transaction/output.go
index 1e31fa92a..34c836915 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/output.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/output.go
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ func NewOutput(assetID util.Uint256, amount util.Fixed8, scriptHash util.Uint160
 
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (out *Output) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
-	br.ReadLE(&out.AssetID)
+	br.ReadBytes(out.AssetID[:])
 	br.ReadLE(&out.Amount)
-	br.ReadLE(&out.ScriptHash)
+	br.ReadBytes(out.ScriptHash[:])
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
diff --git a/pkg/core/transaction/register.go b/pkg/core/transaction/register.go
index cccb6f769..bba131263 100644
--- a/pkg/core/transaction/register.go
+++ b/pkg/core/transaction/register.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (tx *RegisterTX) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	tx.Owner = &keys.PublicKey{}
 	tx.Owner.DecodeBinary(br)
 
-	br.ReadLE(&tx.Admin)
+	br.ReadBytes(tx.Admin[:])
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
diff --git a/pkg/crypto/keys/publickey.go b/pkg/crypto/keys/publickey.go
index 8f5f3fde9..46a58370d 100644
--- a/pkg/crypto/keys/publickey.go
+++ b/pkg/crypto/keys/publickey.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (p *PublicKey) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
 	case 0x02, 0x03:
 		// Compressed public keys
 		xbytes := make([]byte, 32)
-		r.ReadLE(xbytes)
+		r.ReadBytes(xbytes)
 		if r.Err != nil {
 			return
 		}
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ func (p *PublicKey) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
 	case 0x04:
 		xbytes := make([]byte, 32)
 		ybytes := make([]byte, 32)
-		r.ReadLE(xbytes)
-		r.ReadLE(ybytes)
+		r.ReadBytes(xbytes)
+		r.ReadBytes(ybytes)
 		if r.Err != nil {
 			return
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryReader.go b/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
index 6bc67fd66..e7c07dcf8 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryReader.go
@@ -132,10 +132,19 @@ func (r *BinReader) ReadVarUint() uint64 {
 func (r *BinReader) ReadVarBytes() []byte {
 	n := r.ReadVarUint()
 	b := make([]byte, n)
-	r.ReadLE(b)
+	r.ReadBytes(b)
 	return b
 }
 
+// ReadBytes copies fixed-size buffer from the reader to provided slice.
+func (r *BinReader) ReadBytes(buf []byte) {
+	if r.Err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	_, r.Err = io.ReadFull(r.r, buf)
+}
+
 // ReadString calls ReadVarBytes and casts the results as a string.
 func (r *BinReader) ReadString() string {
 	b := r.ReadVarBytes()
diff --git a/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go b/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
index 7047357a8..40a6d42f2 100644
--- a/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
+++ b/pkg/io/binaryrw_test.go
@@ -332,3 +332,28 @@ func TestBinReader_ReadArray(t *testing.T) {
 	r.Err = errors.New("error")
 	require.Panics(t, func() { r.ReadArray(1) })
 }
+
+func TestBinReader_ReadBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	data := []byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7}
+	r := NewBinReaderFromBuf(data)
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 4)
+	r.ReadBytes(buf)
+	require.NoError(t, r.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, data[:4], buf)
+
+	r.ReadBytes([]byte{})
+	require.NoError(t, r.Err)
+
+	buf = make([]byte, 3)
+	r.ReadBytes(buf)
+	require.NoError(t, r.Err)
+	require.Equal(t, data[4:7], buf)
+
+	buf = make([]byte, 2)
+	r.ReadBytes(buf)
+	require.Error(t, r.Err)
+
+	r.ReadBytes([]byte{})
+	require.Error(t, r.Err)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/network/message.go b/pkg/network/message.go
index 9459079ff..0b656194d 100644
--- a/pkg/network/message.go
+++ b/pkg/network/message.go
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func (m *Message) CommandType() CommandType {
 // Decode decodes a Message from the given reader.
 func (m *Message) Decode(br *io.BinReader) error {
 	br.ReadLE(&m.Magic)
-	br.ReadLE(&m.Command)
+	br.ReadBytes(m.Command[:])
 	br.ReadLE(&m.Length)
 	br.ReadLE(&m.Checksum)
 	if br.Err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/address.go b/pkg/network/payload/address.go
index c8a4f9ece..9c8d3444b 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/address.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/address.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func NewAddressAndTime(e *net.TCPAddr, t time.Time) *AddressAndTime {
 func (p *AddressAndTime) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadLE(&p.Timestamp)
 	br.ReadLE(&p.Services)
-	br.ReadBE(&p.IP)
+	br.ReadBytes(p.IP[:])
 	br.ReadBE(&p.Port)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/network/payload/getblocks.go b/pkg/network/payload/getblocks.go
index 5c5caaebc..45e567119 100644
--- a/pkg/network/payload/getblocks.go
+++ b/pkg/network/payload/getblocks.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func NewGetBlocks(start []util.Uint256, stop util.Uint256) *GetBlocks {
 // DecodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
 func (p *GetBlocks) DecodeBinary(br *io.BinReader) {
 	br.ReadArray(&p.HashStart)
-	br.ReadLE(&p.HashStop)
+	br.ReadBytes(p.HashStop[:])
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements Serializable interface.
diff --git a/pkg/util/uint256.go b/pkg/util/uint256.go
index 2c7085e69..81521e1b8 100644
--- a/pkg/util/uint256.go
+++ b/pkg/util/uint256.go
@@ -123,5 +123,5 @@ func (u Uint256) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 
 // DecodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
 func (u *Uint256) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
-	r.ReadBE(u[:])
+	r.ReadBytes(u[:])
 }