diff --git a/lib/bcoin/block.js b/lib/bcoin/block.js
index e60f1fd6..c8b0ddb6 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/block.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/block.js
@@ -264,15 +264,13 @@ Block.prototype.toCompact = function toCompact() {
 };
 
 Block._fromCompact = function _fromCompact(json) {
-  var raw, parser, data;
+  var raw, data;
 
   assert.equal(json.type, 'block');
 
   raw = new Buffer(json.block, 'hex');
 
-  parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
-  data = parser.parseBlock(raw);
+  data = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseBlock(raw);
 
   data.height = json.height;
 
@@ -295,8 +293,6 @@ Block.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(enc) {
 };
 
 Block._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc, type) {
-  var parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   if (enc === 'hex')
     data = new Buffer(data, 'hex');
 
@@ -306,7 +302,7 @@ Block._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc, type) {
   if (type === 'headers')
     return bcoin.headers._fromRaw(data);
 
-  return parser.parseBlock(data);
+  return bcoin.protocol.parser.parseBlock(data);
 };
 
 Block.fromRaw = function fromRaw(data, enc, type) {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js b/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
index 107e2d45..bd9e4ece 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/blockdb.js
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ function BlockDB(options) {
 
   this.options = options;
 
-  this.parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   this.data = new BlockData(options);
 
   this.cache = {
@@ -548,7 +546,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.getCoinsByAddress = function getCoinsByAddress(addresses, opti
             return done();
 
           try {
-            data = self.parser.parseOutput(data);
+            data = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseOutput(data);
           } catch (e) {
             return iter.end(function() {
               done(e);
@@ -604,7 +602,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.getCoin = function getCoin(hash, index, callback) {
         return callback();
 
       try {
-        data = self.parser.parseOutput(data);
+        data = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseOutput(data);
       } catch (e) {
         return callback(e);
       }
@@ -696,7 +694,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.getTXByAddress = function getTXByAddress(addresses, options, c
             return next();
 
           try {
-            tx = self.parser.parseTX(data);
+            tx = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseTX(data);
             tx = new bcoin.tx(tx);
           } catch (e) {
             return iter.end(function() {
@@ -759,7 +757,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.getTX = function getTX(hash, callback) {
 
       if (data) {
         try {
-          tx = self.parser.parseTX(data);
+          tx = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseTX(data);
           tx = new bcoin.tx(tx);
         } catch (e) {
           return callback(e);
@@ -813,7 +811,7 @@ BlockDB.prototype.getBlock = function getBlock(hash, callback) {
 
       if (data) {
         try {
-          block = self.parser.parseBlock(data);
+          block = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseBlock(data);
           block = new bcoin.block(block, 'block');
         } catch (e) {
           return callback(e);
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/coin.js b/lib/bcoin/coin.js
index 3b87b7a8..3ab8eb0e 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/coin.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/coin.js
@@ -170,12 +170,10 @@ Coin.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(enc) {
 };
 
 Coin._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc) {
-  var parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   if (enc === 'hex')
     data = new Buffer(data, 'hex');
 
-  data = parser.parseCoin(data, true);
+  data = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseCoin(data, true);
 
   return data;
 };
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/headers.js b/lib/bcoin/headers.js
index 3d0a44ae..5f868bea 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/headers.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/headers.js
@@ -67,12 +67,10 @@ Headers.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(enc) {
 };
 
 Headers._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc) {
-  var parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   if (enc === 'hex')
     data = new Buffer(data, 'hex');
 
-  return parser.parseHeaders(data);
+  return bcoin.protocol.parser.parseHeaders(data);
 };
 
 Headers.fromRaw = function fromRaw(data, enc) {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/input.js b/lib/bcoin/input.js
index 60ecfe8b..0e6cd808 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/input.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/input.js
@@ -396,12 +396,10 @@ Input.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(enc) {
 };
 
 Input._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc) {
-  var parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   if (enc === 'hex')
     data = new Buffer(data, 'hex');
 
-  data = parser.parseInput(data);
+  data = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseInput(data);
 
   return data;
 };
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/merkleblock.js b/lib/bcoin/merkleblock.js
index cfade6d1..8256e616 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/merkleblock.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/merkleblock.js
@@ -146,12 +146,10 @@ MerkleBlock.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(enc) {
 };
 
 MerkleBlock._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc) {
-  var parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   if (enc === 'hex')
     data = new Buffer(data, 'hex');
 
-  return parser.parseMerkleBlock(data);
+  return bcoin.protocol.parser.parseMerkleBlock(data);
 };
 
 MerkleBlock.fromRaw = function fromRaw(data, enc) {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/mtx.js b/lib/bcoin/mtx.js
index efaee05d..df9b3a64 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/mtx.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/mtx.js
@@ -1134,12 +1134,10 @@ MTX.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(enc) {
 };
 
 MTX._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc) {
-  var parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   if (enc === 'hex')
     data = new Buffer(data, 'hex');
 
-  return parser.parseTX(data);
+  return bcoin.protocol.parser.parseTX(data);
 };
 
 MTX.fromRaw = function fromRaw(data, enc) {
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/output.js b/lib/bcoin/output.js
index 50c4ecff..60674111 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/output.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/output.js
@@ -307,12 +307,10 @@ Output.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(enc) {
 };
 
 Output._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc) {
-  var parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   if (enc === 'hex')
     data = new Buffer(data, 'hex');
 
-  data = parser.parseOutput(data);
+  data = bcoin.protocol.parser.parseOutput(data);
 
   return data;
 };
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/tx.js b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
index ccaf2760..34baefcc 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/tx.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/tx.js
@@ -844,12 +844,10 @@ TX.prototype.toRaw = function toRaw(enc) {
 };
 
 TX._fromRaw = function _fromRaw(data, enc) {
-  var parser = bcoin.protocol.parser;
-
   if (enc === 'hex')
     data = new Buffer(data, 'hex');
 
-  return parser.parseTX(data);
+  return bcoin.protocol.parser.parseTX(data);
 };
 
 TX.fromRaw = function fromRaw(data, enc) {