diff --git a/identity/src/ed25519.rs b/identity/src/ed25519.rs
index 64c54a2f9f8..b565599d277 100644
--- a/identity/src/ed25519.rs
+++ b/identity/src/ed25519.rs
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ impl Clone for Keypair {
         let secret = SecretKey::from_bytes(&mut sk_bytes)
             .expect("ed25519::SecretKey::from_bytes(to_bytes(k)) != k")
             .0;
-        let public = ed25519::PublicKey::from_bytes(&self.0.public.to_bytes())
-            .expect("ed25519::PublicKey::from_bytes(to_bytes(k)) != k");
-        Keypair(ed25519::Keypair { secret, public })
+
+        Keypair(ed25519::Keypair {
+            secret,
+            public: self.0.public,
+        })
     }
 }