diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionOutputChanges.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionOutputChanges.java
index 431dedcd570..0fd7a47ab0e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionOutputChanges.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/TransactionOutputChanges.java
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ public TransactionOutputChanges(InputStream in) throws IOException {
         int numOutsCreated = (int) Utils.readUint32FromStream(in);
         txOutsCreated = new LinkedList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < numOutsCreated; i++)
-            txOutsCreated.add(new UTXO(in));
+            txOutsCreated.add(UTXO.fromStream(in));
         
         int numOutsSpent = (int) Utils.readUint32FromStream(in);
         txOutsSpent = new LinkedList<>();
         for (int i = 0; i < numOutsSpent; i++)
-            txOutsSpent.add(new UTXO(in));
+            txOutsSpent.add(UTXO.fromStream(in));
     }
 
     public void serializeToStream(OutputStream bos) throws IOException {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/UTXO.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/UTXO.java
index e148c83f8cd..3962b60621d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/UTXO.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/UTXO.java
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ public UTXO(Sha256Hash hash,
         this.address = address;
     }
 
-    public UTXO(InputStream in) throws IOException {
-        deserializeFromStream(in);
-    }
-
     /** The value which this Transaction output holds. */
     public Coin getValue() {
         return value;
@@ -153,32 +149,34 @@ public void serializeToStream(OutputStream bos) throws IOException {
         bos.write(new byte[] { (byte)(coinbase ? 1 : 0) });
     }
 
-    public void deserializeFromStream(InputStream in) throws IOException {
+    public static UTXO fromStream(InputStream in) throws IOException {
         byte[] valueBytes = new byte[8];
         if (in.read(valueBytes, 0, 8) != 8)
             throw new EOFException();
-        value = Coin.valueOf(Utils.readInt64(valueBytes, 0));
+        Coin value = Coin.valueOf(Utils.readInt64(valueBytes, 0));
 
         int scriptBytesLength = (int) Utils.readUint32FromStream(in);
         byte[] scriptBytes = new byte[scriptBytesLength];
         if (in.read(scriptBytes) != scriptBytesLength)
             throw new EOFException();
-        script = new Script(scriptBytes);
+        Script script = new Script(scriptBytes);
 
         byte[] hashBytes = new byte[32];
         if (in.read(hashBytes) != 32)
             throw new EOFException();
-        hash = Sha256Hash.wrap(hashBytes);
+        Sha256Hash hash = Sha256Hash.wrap(hashBytes);
 
         byte[] indexBytes = new byte[4];
         if (in.read(indexBytes) != 4)
             throw new EOFException();
-        index = Utils.readUint32(indexBytes, 0);
+        long index = Utils.readUint32(indexBytes, 0);
 
-        height = (int) Utils.readUint32FromStream(in);
+        int height = (int) Utils.readUint32FromStream(in);
 
         byte[] coinbaseByte = new byte[1];
         in.read(coinbaseByte);
-        coinbase = coinbaseByte[0] == 1;
+        boolean coinbase = coinbaseByte[0] == 1;
+
+        return new UTXO(hash, index, value, height, coinbase, script);
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore.java
index 814f953808d..7cfbc5c3275 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/store/LevelDBFullPrunedBlockStore.java
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ public UTXO getTransactionOutput(Sha256Hash hash, long index) throws BlockStoreE
                 return null;
             }
             ByteArrayInputStream bis = new ByteArrayInputStream(inbytes);
-            UTXO txout = new UTXO(bis);
+            UTXO txout = UTXO.fromStream(bis);
 
             if (instrument)
                 endMethod("getTransactionOutput");
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/UTXOTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/UTXOTest.java
index a5ba276d1ee..324d84be031 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/UTXOTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/UTXOTest.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public void testSerialization() throws Exception {
         ByteArrayOutputStream os = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         utxo.serializeToStream(os);
         InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream(os.toByteArray());
-        UTXO utxoCopy = new UTXO(is);
+        UTXO utxoCopy = UTXO.fromStream(is);
         assertEquals(utxo, utxoCopy);
         assertEquals(utxo.getValue(), utxoCopy.getValue());
         assertEquals(utxo.getHeight(), utxoCopy.getHeight());