diff --git a/pkg/crypto/hash/hash.go b/pkg/crypto/hash/hash.go
index af77d8f58..9be7f65ee 100644
--- a/pkg/crypto/hash/hash.go
+++ b/pkg/crypto/hash/hash.go
@@ -37,13 +37,10 @@ func RipeMD160(data []byte) util.Uint160 {
 // Hash160 performs sha256 and then ripemd160
 // on the given data.
 func Hash160(data []byte) util.Uint160 {
-	var hash util.Uint160
-
 	h1 := Sha256(data)
 	h2 := RipeMD160(h1.BytesBE())
-	hash, _ = util.Uint160DecodeBytesBE(h2.BytesBE())
 
-	return hash
+	return h2
 }
 
 // Checksum returns the checksum for a given piece of data