diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Address.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Address.java
index 15fe09bb..51de9000 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Address.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Address.java
@@ -51,11 +51,18 @@ public class Address extends VersionedChecksummedBytes {
     private transient NetworkParameters params;
 
     /**
-     * Construct an address from parameters, the address version, and the hash160 form. Example:<p>
-     *
-     * <pre>new Address(MainNetParams.get(), NetworkParameters.getAddressHeader(), Hex.decode("4a22c3c4cbb31e4d03b15550636762bda0baf85a"));</pre>
+     * Private constructor. Use {@link #fromBase58(NetworkParameters, String)},
+     * {@link #Address(NetworkParameters, byte[])}, {@link #fromP2SHHash(NetworkParameters, byte[])} or
+     * {@link #fromKey(NetworkParameters, ECKey)}.
+     * 
+     * @param params
+     *            network this address is valid for
+     * @param version
+     *            version header of the address
+     * @param hash160
+     *            20-byte hash of pubkey or script
      */
-    public Address(NetworkParameters params, int version, byte[] hash160) throws WrongNetworkException {
+    private Address(NetworkParameters params, int version, byte[] hash160) throws WrongNetworkException {
         super(version, hash160);
         checkNotNull(params);
         checkArgument(hash160.length == 20, "Addresses are 160-bit hashes, so you must provide 20 bytes");
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/WalletTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/WalletTest.java
index 98e62d76..d8f6e70e 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/WalletTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/WalletTest.java
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public class WalletTest extends TestWithWallet {
 
     @Test
     public void basicSpendingToP2SH() throws Exception {
-        Address destination = new Address(PARAMS, PARAMS.getP2SHHeader(), HEX.decode("4a22c3c4cbb31e4d03b15550636762bda0baf85a"));
+        Address destination = Address.fromP2SHHash(PARAMS, HEX.decode("4a22c3c4cbb31e4d03b15550636762bda0baf85a"));
         basicSpendingCommon(wallet, myAddress, destination, null);
     }