diff --git a/pkg/crypto/hash/hash.go b/pkg/crypto/hash/hash.go
index 45f18c7fd..c56600c3c 100644
--- a/pkg/crypto/hash/hash.go
+++ b/pkg/crypto/hash/hash.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func RipeMD160(data []byte) util.Uint160 {
 	hasher := ripemd160.New()
 	_, _ = hasher.Write(data)
 
-	hash, _ = util.Uint160DecodeBytesBE(hasher.Sum(nil))
+	hasher.Sum(hash[:0])
 	return hash
 }