diff --git a/pkg/consensus/payload.go b/pkg/consensus/payload.go
index f8f635314..52ba5c4b8 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/payload.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/payload.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (p *Payload) SetHeight(h uint32) {
 }
 
 // EncodeBinaryUnsigned writes payload to w excluding signature.
-func (p Payload) EncodeBinaryUnsigned(w *io.BinWriter) {
+func (p *Payload) EncodeBinaryUnsigned(w *io.BinWriter) {
 	w.WriteLE(p.version)
 	w.WriteBytes(p.prevHash[:])
 	w.WriteLE(p.height)
diff --git a/pkg/core/account_state.go b/pkg/core/account_state.go
index daf07b805..cd79fe189 100644
--- a/pkg/core/account_state.go
+++ b/pkg/core/account_state.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func (u *UnspentBalance) DecodeBinary(r *io.BinReader) {
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
-func (u UnspentBalance) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+func (u *UnspentBalance) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 	u.Tx.EncodeBinary(w)
 	w.WriteLE(u.Index)
 	w.WriteLE(u.Value)
diff --git a/pkg/core/block.go b/pkg/core/block.go
index e1e898ed7..2a6af8d27 100644
--- a/pkg/core/block.go
+++ b/pkg/core/block.go
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ func (b *Block) Trim() ([]byte, error) {
 
 	buf.WriteVarUint(uint64(len(b.Transactions)))
 	for _, tx := range b.Transactions {
-		tx.Hash().EncodeBinary(buf.BinWriter)
+		h := tx.Hash()
+		h.EncodeBinary(buf.BinWriter)
 	}
 	if buf.Err != nil {
 		return nil, buf.Err
diff --git a/pkg/core/notification_event.go b/pkg/core/notification_event.go
index fc1c6e727..ee0086cc3 100644
--- a/pkg/core/notification_event.go
+++ b/pkg/core/notification_event.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func getAppExecResultFromStore(s storage.Store, hash util.Uint256) (*AppExecResu
 }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements the Serializable interface.
-func (ne NotificationEvent) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+func (ne *NotificationEvent) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 	w.WriteBytes(ne.ScriptHash[:])
 	vm.EncodeBinaryStackItem(ne.Item, w)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/uint256.go b/pkg/util/uint256.go
index 81521e1b8..b8b5588bf 100644
--- a/pkg/util/uint256.go
+++ b/pkg/util/uint256.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (u Uint256) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 func (u Uint256) CompareTo(other Uint256) int { return bytes.Compare(u[:], other[:]) }
 
 // EncodeBinary implements io.Serializable interface.
-func (u Uint256) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
+func (u *Uint256) EncodeBinary(w *io.BinWriter) {
 	w.WriteBytes(u[:])
 }