diff --git a/lib/mining/miner.js b/lib/mining/miner.js
index 83380ff1..66ff68b7 100644
--- a/lib/mining/miner.js
+++ b/lib/mining/miner.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 var assert = require('assert');
 var util = require('../utils/util');
 var co = require('../utils/co');
+var Heap = require('../utils/heap');
 var AsyncObject = require('../utils/asyncobject');
 var Address = require('../primitives/address');
 var MinerBlock = require('./minerblock');
@@ -368,7 +369,7 @@ Miner.prototype.getAddress = function getAddress() {
 Miner.prototype.build = function build(attempt) {
   var depMap = {};
   var block = attempt.block;
-  var queue = new Queue(cmpRate);
+  var queue = new Heap(cmpRate);
   var priority = this.priorityWeight > 0;
   var i, j, entry, item, tx, hash, input;
   var prev, deps, hashes, weight, sigops;
@@ -438,7 +439,7 @@ Miner.prototype.build = function build(attempt) {
       if (weight > this.options.priorityWeight
           || item.priority < this.options.priorityThreshold) {
         queue.set(cmpRate);
-        queue.sort();
+        queue.init();
         priority = false;
         queue.push(item);
         continue;
@@ -615,45 +616,6 @@ MinerOptions.fromOptions = function fromOptions(options) {
   return new MinerOptions().fromOptions(options);
 };
 
-/**
- * Queue
- * @constructor
- * @ignore
- */
-
-function Queue(cmp) {
-  if (!(this instanceof Queue))
-    return new Queue(cmp);
-
-  this.cmp = null;
-  this.items = [];
-  this.set(cmp);
-}
-
-Queue.prototype.size = function size() {
-  return this.items.length;
-};
-
-Queue.prototype.push = function push(item) {
-  assert(this.cmp, 'No comparator for queue.');
-  util.binaryInsert(this.items, item, this.cmp);
-};
-
-Queue.prototype.pop = function pop() {
-  return this.items.pop();
-};
-
-Queue.prototype.set = function set(cmp) {
-  assert(cmp == null || typeof cmp === 'function',
-    'Comparator must be a function.');
-  this.cmp = cmp || null;
-};
-
-Queue.prototype.sort = function sort() {
-  assert(this.cmp, 'No comparator for queue.');
-  this.items.sort(this.cmp);
-};
-
 /*
  * Helpers
  */
diff --git a/lib/utils/heap.js b/lib/utils/heap.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..afcc0eb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils/heap.js
@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+/*!
+ * heap.js - heap object for bcoin
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017, Christopher Jeffrey (MIT License).
+ * https://github.com/bcoin-org/bcoin
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+var assert = require('assert');
+
+/**
+ * Priority Queue
+ * @alias module:utils.Heap
+ * @constructor
+ * @param {Function?} cmp
+ */
+
+function Heap(cmp) {
+  if (!(this instanceof Heap))
+    return new Heap(cmp);
+
+  this.cmp = null;
+  this.items = [];
+  this.set(cmp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize and sort heap.
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.init = function init() {
+  var n = this.items.length;
+  var i;
+
+  if (n <= 1)
+    return;
+
+  for (i = (n / 2 | 0) - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+    this.down(i, n);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Get heap size.
+ * @returns {Number}
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.size = function size() {
+  return this.items.length;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Set comparator.
+ * @param {Function} cmp
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.set = function set(cmp) {
+  assert(cmp == null || typeof cmp === 'function',
+    'Comparator must be a function.');
+  this.cmp = cmp || null;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Push item onto heap.
+ * @param {Object} item
+ * @returns {Number}
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.push = function push(item) {
+  this.items.push(item);
+  this.up(this.items.length - 1);
+  return this.items.length;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Pop next item off of heap.
+ * @param {Object} item
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.pop = function pop(item) {
+  var n;
+
+  if (this.items.length === 0)
+    return;
+
+  n = this.items.length - 1;
+
+  this.swap(0, n);
+  this.down(0, n);
+
+  return this.items.pop();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Remove item from heap.
+ * @param {Number} i
+ * @returns {Object}
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.remove = function remove(i) {
+  var n;
+
+  if (this.items.length === 0)
+    return;
+
+  n = this.items.length - 1;
+
+  if (n !== i) {
+    this.swap(i, n);
+    this.down(i, n);
+    this.up(i);
+  }
+
+  return this.items.pop();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Swap indicies.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Number} a
+ * @param {Number} b
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.swap = function swap(a, b) {
+  var x = this.items[a];
+  var y = this.items[b];
+  this.items[a] = y;
+  this.items[b] = x;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Compare indicies.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Number} i
+ * @param {Number} j
+ * @returns {Boolean}
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.less = function less(i, j) {
+  return this.cmp(this.items[i], this.items[j]) >= 0;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Bubble item down.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Number} i
+ * @param {Number} n
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.down = function down(i, n) {
+  var j, l, r;
+
+  for (;;) {
+    l = 2 * i + 1;
+
+    assert(l >= 0);
+
+    if (l < 0 || l >= n)
+      break;
+
+    j = l;
+    r = l + 1;
+
+    if (r < n && !this.less(l, r))
+      j = r;
+
+    if (!this.less(j, i))
+      break;
+
+    this.swap(i, j);
+    i = j;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Bubble item up.
+ * @private
+ * @param {Number} i
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.up = function up(i) {
+  var j;
+
+  for (;;) {
+    j = (i - 1) / 2 | 0;
+
+    assert(j >= 0);
+
+    if (j < 0 || j === i)
+      break;
+
+    if (!this.less(i, j))
+      break;
+
+    this.swap(j, i);
+    i = j;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Convert heap to sorted array.
+ * @returns {Object[]}
+ */
+
+Heap.prototype.toArray = function toArray() {
+  var heap = new Heap(this.cmp);
+  var result = [];
+
+  heap.items = this.items.slice();
+
+  while (heap.size() > 0)
+    result.push(heap.pop());
+
+  return result.reverse();
+};
+
+/**
+ * Instantiate heap from array and comparator.
+ * @param {Function} cmp
+ * @param {Object[]} items
+ * @returns {Heap}
+ */
+
+Heap.fromArray = function fromArray(cmp, items) {
+  var heap = new Heap(cmp);
+  heap.items = items;
+  heap.init();
+  return heap;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Expose
+ */
+
+module.exports = Heap;