diff --git a/uspv/txstore.go b/uspv/txstore.go
index e666ed6c6..036ca4fe0 100644
--- a/uspv/txstore.go
+++ b/uspv/txstore.go
@@ -30,11 +30,12 @@ type TxStore struct {
 }
 
 type Utxo struct { // cash money.
-	// combo of outpoint and txout which has all the info needed to spend
-	AtHeight int32         // block height where this tx was confirmed, 0 for unconf
-	KeyIdx   uint32        // index for private key needed to sign / spend
-	Op       wire.OutPoint // where
-	Txo      wire.TxOut    // what
+	// all the info needed to spend
+	AtHeight int32  // block height where this tx was confirmed, 0 for unconf
+	KeyIdx   uint32 // index for private key needed to sign / spend
+	Value    int64  // higher is better
+
+	Op wire.OutPoint // where
 }
 
 type MyAdr struct { // an address I have the private key for
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func (t *TxStore) AbsorbTx(tx *wire.MsgTx, height int32) error {
 				var newu Utxo
 				newu.AtHeight = height
 				newu.KeyIdx = a.KeyIdx
-				newu.Txo = *out
+				newu.Value = out.Value
 
 				var newop wire.OutPoint
 				newop.Hash = tx.TxSha()
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ func (t *TxStore) ExpellTx(tx *wire.MsgTx, height int32) error {
 		for i, myutxo := range t.Utxos {
 			if myutxo.Op == in.PreviousOutPoint {
 				hits++
-				loss += myutxo.Txo.Value
+				loss += myutxo.Value
 				err := t.MarkSpent(&myutxo.Op, height, tx)
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
diff --git a/uspv/utxodb.go b/uspv/utxodb.go
index e27e91400..ffa7ee008 100644
--- a/uspv/utxodb.go
+++ b/uspv/utxodb.go
@@ -171,13 +171,7 @@ func (u *Utxo) ToBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// write 8 byte amount of money at the utxo
-	err = binary.Write(&buf, binary.BigEndian, u.Txo.Value)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// write variable length (usually like 25 byte) pkscript
-	_, err = buf.Write(u.Txo.PkScript)
+	err = binary.Write(&buf, binary.BigEndian, u.Value)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -218,11 +212,9 @@ func UtxoFromBytes(b []byte) (Utxo, error) {
 		return u, err
 	}
 	// read 8 byte amount of money at the utxo
-	err = binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &u.Txo.Value)
+	err = binary.Read(buf, binary.BigEndian, &u.Value)
 	if err != nil {
 		return u, err
 	}
-	// read variable length (usually like 25 byte) pkscript
-	u.Txo.PkScript = buf.Bytes()
 	return u, nil
 }