diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/BloomFilter.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/BloomFilter.java
index 8ccd6e9c..52bfc1db 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/BloomFilter.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/BloomFilter.java
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ public class BloomFilter extends Message {
         insert(key.getPubKeyHash());
     }
 
+    /** Inserts the given transaction outpoint. */
+    public synchronized void insert(TransactionOutPoint outpoint) {
+        insert(outpoint.unsafeBitcoinSerialize());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets this filter to match all objects. A Bloom filter which matches everything may seem pointless, however,
      * it is useful in order to reduce steady state bandwidth usage when you want full blocks. Instead of receiving
@@ -339,7 +344,7 @@ public class BloomFilter extends Message {
                 if (contains(chunk.data)) {
                     boolean isSendingToPubKeys = ScriptPattern.isPayToPubKey(script) || ScriptPattern.isSentToMultisig(script);
                     if (flag == BloomUpdate.UPDATE_ALL || (flag == BloomUpdate.UPDATE_P2PUBKEY_ONLY && isSendingToPubKeys))
-                        insert(output.getOutPointFor().unsafeBitcoinSerialize());
+                        insert(output.getOutPointFor());
                     found = true;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/Wallet.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/Wallet.java
index 4de7d244..50a7c73f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/Wallet.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/Wallet.java
@@ -4649,7 +4649,7 @@ public class Wallet extends BaseTaggableObject
                 }
             }
             for (TransactionOutPoint point : bloomOutPoints)
-                filter.insert(point.unsafeBitcoinSerialize());
+                filter.insert(point);
             return filter;
         } finally {
             endBloomFilterCalculation();