diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/Script.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/Script.java
index 69b36372..ecdf9a02 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/Script.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/Script.java
@@ -257,35 +257,25 @@ public class Script {
             throw new ScriptException(ScriptError.SCRIPT_ERR_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "Script not in the standard scriptPubKey form");
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Retrieves the sender public key from a LOCKTIMEVERIFY transaction
-     * @return the sender public key
-     * @throws ScriptException
-     */
+    @Deprecated
     public byte[] getCLTVPaymentChannelSenderPubKey() throws ScriptException {
-        if (!ScriptPattern.isSentToCltvPaymentChannel(this)) {
+        if (!ScriptPattern.isSentToCltvPaymentChannel(this))
             throw new ScriptException(ScriptError.SCRIPT_ERR_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "Script not a standard CHECKLOCKTIMVERIFY transaction: " + this);
-        }
-        return chunks.get(8).data;
+        return ScriptPattern.extractSenderPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(this);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Retrieves the recipient public key from a LOCKTIMEVERIFY transaction
-     * @return the recipient public key
-     * @throws ScriptException
-     */
+    @Deprecated
     public byte[] getCLTVPaymentChannelRecipientPubKey() throws ScriptException {
-        if (!ScriptPattern.isSentToCltvPaymentChannel(this)) {
+        if (!ScriptPattern.isSentToCltvPaymentChannel(this))
             throw new ScriptException(ScriptError.SCRIPT_ERR_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "Script not a standard CHECKLOCKTIMVERIFY transaction: " + this);
-        }
-        return chunks.get(1).data;
+        return ScriptPattern.extractRecipientPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(this);
     }
 
-    public BigInteger getCLTVPaymentChannelExpiry() {
-        if (!ScriptPattern.isSentToCltvPaymentChannel(this)) {
+    @Deprecated
+    public BigInteger getCLTVPaymentChannelExpiry() throws ScriptException {
+        if (!ScriptPattern.isSentToCltvPaymentChannel(this))
             throw new ScriptException(ScriptError.SCRIPT_ERR_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "Script not a standard CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY transaction: " + this);
-        }
-        return castToBigInteger(chunks.get(4).data, 5, false);
+        return ScriptPattern.extractExpiryFromCltvPaymentChannel(this);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -709,7 +699,7 @@ public class Script {
      * @param requireMinimal check if the number is encoded with the minimum possible number of bytes
      * @throws ScriptException if the chunk is longer than the specified maximum.
      */
-    private static BigInteger castToBigInteger(final byte[] chunk, final int maxLength, final boolean requireMinimal) throws ScriptException {
+    /* package private */ static BigInteger castToBigInteger(final byte[] chunk, final int maxLength, final boolean requireMinimal) throws ScriptException {
         if (chunk.length > maxLength)
             throw new ScriptException(ScriptError.SCRIPT_ERR_UNKNOWN_ERROR, "Script attempted to use an integer larger than " + maxLength + " bytes");
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/ScriptPattern.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/ScriptPattern.java
index d6afe82f..1703763e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/ScriptPattern.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/script/ScriptPattern.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.bitcoinj.script;
 
 import org.bitcoinj.core.Address;
 
+import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.bitcoinj.script.Script.decodeFromOpN;
@@ -136,6 +137,27 @@ public class ScriptPattern {
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the public key of the sender from a LOCKTIMEVERIFY transaction.
+     */
+    public static byte[] extractSenderPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(Script script) {
+        return script.chunks.get(8).data;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the public key of the recipient from a LOCKTIMEVERIFY transaction.
+     */
+    public static byte[] extractRecipientPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(Script script) {
+        return script.chunks.get(1).data;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the locktime from a LOCKTIMEVERIFY transaction.
+     */
+    public static BigInteger extractExpiryFromCltvPaymentChannel(Script script) {
+        return Script.castToBigInteger(script.chunks.get(4).data, 5, false);
+    }
+
     public static boolean isOpReturn(Script script) {
         List<ScriptChunk> chunks = script.chunks;
         return chunks.size() > 0 && chunks.get(0).equalsOpCode(ScriptOpCodes.OP_RETURN);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/Wallet.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/Wallet.java
index 43ed36b7..37c4e809 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/Wallet.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/Wallet.java
@@ -4205,12 +4205,12 @@ public class Wallet extends BaseTaggableObject
             }
         } else if (ScriptPattern.isSentToCltvPaymentChannel(script)) {
             // Any script for which we are the recipient or sender counts.
-            byte[] sender = script.getCLTVPaymentChannelSenderPubKey();
+            byte[] sender = ScriptPattern.extractSenderPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(script);
             ECKey senderKey = findKeyFromPubKey(sender);
             if (senderKey != null && (senderKey.isEncrypted() || senderKey.hasPrivKey())) {
                 return true;
             }
-            byte[] recipient = script.getCLTVPaymentChannelRecipientPubKey();
+            byte[] recipient = ScriptPattern.extractRecipientPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(script);
             ECKey recipientKey = findKeyFromPubKey(sender);
             if (recipientKey != null && (recipientKey.isEncrypted() || recipientKey.hasPrivKey())) {
                 return true;
diff --git a/tools/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/tools/WalletTool.java b/tools/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/tools/WalletTool.java
index 4909a80d..1f31d74e 100644
--- a/tools/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/tools/WalletTool.java
+++ b/tools/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/tools/WalletTool.java
@@ -855,9 +855,9 @@ public class WalletTool {
             }
 
             ECKey key1 = wallet.findKeyFromPubKey(
-                    lockTimeVerifyOutput.getScriptPubKey().getCLTVPaymentChannelSenderPubKey());
+                    ScriptPattern.extractSenderPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(lockTimeVerifyOutput.getScriptPubKey()));
             ECKey key2 = wallet.findKeyFromPubKey(
-                    lockTimeVerifyOutput.getScriptPubKey().getCLTVPaymentChannelRecipientPubKey());
+                    ScriptPattern.extractRecipientPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(lockTimeVerifyOutput.getScriptPubKey()));
             if (key1 == null || key2 == null) {
                 System.err.println("Don't own private keys for both pubkeys");
                 return;
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ public class WalletTool {
                 return;
             }
 
-            req.tx.setLockTime(lockTimeVerifyOutput.getScriptPubKey().getCLTVPaymentChannelExpiry().longValue());
+            req.tx.setLockTime(ScriptPattern.extractExpiryFromCltvPaymentChannel(lockTimeVerifyOutput.getScriptPubKey()).longValue());
 
             if (!value.equals(lockTimeVerifyOutput.getValue())) {
                 System.err.println("You must spend all the money in the input transaction");
@@ -961,7 +961,7 @@ public class WalletTool {
             }
 
             ECKey key = wallet.findKeyFromPubKey(
-                    lockTimeVerifyOutput.getScriptPubKey().getCLTVPaymentChannelSenderPubKey());
+                    ScriptPattern.extractSenderPubKeyFromCltvPaymentChannel(lockTimeVerifyOutput.getScriptPubKey()));
             if (key == null) {
                 System.err.println("Don't own private key for pubkey");
                 return;