diff --git a/lib/bcoin/script.js b/lib/bcoin/script.js
index 284cbd3c..8d3ed316 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/script.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/script.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ script.decode = function decode(s) {
 
     // Raw number
     if (b >= 0x51 && b <= 0x60) {
-      opcodes.push([ b - 0x50 ]);
+      opcodes.push(b - 0x50);
       continue;
     }
 
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ script.encode = function encode(s) {
     if (Array.isArray(instr)) {
       if (instr.length === 0) {
         res.push(0);
-      } else if (instr.length === 1 && 0 < instr[0] && instr[0] <= 16) {
-        res.push(0x50 + instr[0]);
       } else if (1 <= instr.length && instr.length <= 0x4b) {
         res = res.concat(instr.length, instr);
       } else if (instr.length <= 0xff) {
diff --git a/test/script-test.js b/test/script-test.js
index 40b581ed..5ec732ce 100644
--- a/test/script-test.js
+++ b/test/script-test.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ describe('Script', function() {
   });
 
   it('should encode/decode numbers', function() {
-    var script = [ [], [1], [2], [16] ];
+    var script = [ [], 1, 2, 16 ];
     var encoded = bcoin.script.encode(script);
     assert.deepEqual(encoded, [ 0, 0x51, 0x52, 0x60 ]);
     var decoded = bcoin.script.decode(encoded);