diff --git a/lib/bcoin.js b/lib/bcoin.js
index 11667ea6..7ccfd5ec 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin.js
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ bcoin.ecdsa.keypair = require('elliptic/lib/elliptic/ec/key');
 
 bcoin.utils = utils;
 bcoin.utils.debug = bcoin.debug;
+bcoin.reader = require('./bcoin/reader');
+bcoin.writer = require('./bcoin/writer');
 bcoin.profiler = require('./bcoin/profiler');
 bcoin.ec = require('./bcoin/ec');
 bcoin.lru = require('./bcoin/lru');
diff --git a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
index 1cf4ae8f..9f048dcc 100644
--- a/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
+++ b/lib/bcoin/protocol/framer.js
@@ -319,40 +319,6 @@ Framer._getBlocks = function _getBlocks(hashes, stop, writer) {
   return p;
 };
 
-Framer.binput = function _input(input) {
-  var off = 0;
-  var script, p;
-
-  script = input.script.encode();
-  p = new Buffer(32 + 4 + utils.sizeIntv(script.length) + script.length + 4);
-
-  off += utils.copy(new Buffer(input.prevout.hash, 'hex'), p, off);
-  off += utils.writeU32(p, input.prevout.index, off);
-
-  off += utils.writeIntv(p, script.length, off);
-  off += utils.copy(script, p, off);
-
-  off += utils.writeU32(p, input.sequence, off);
-
-  return p;
-};
-
-Framer.boutput = function _output(output) {
-  var off = 0;
-  var script, p;
-
-  script = output.script.encode();
-  p = new Buffer(8 + utils.sizeIntv(script.length) + script.length);
-
-  off += utils.write64(p, output.value, off);
-  assert(output.value.byteLength() <= 8);
-
-  off += utils.writeIntv(p, script.length, off);
-  off += utils.copy(script, p, off);
-
-  return p;
-};
-
 Framer.utxo =
 Framer.coin = function _coin(coin, extended, writer) {
   var p = new BufferWriter(writer);
@@ -380,52 +346,6 @@ Framer.coin = function _coin(coin, extended, writer) {
   return p;
 };
 
-Framer.btx = function _tx(tx) {
-  var inputs = [];
-  var outputs = [];
-  var inputSize = 0;
-  var outputSize = 0;
-  var off = 0;
-  var p, i, input, output;
-
-  for (i = 0; i < tx.inputs.length; i++) {
-    input = Framer.binput(tx.inputs[i]);
-    inputs.push(input);
-    inputSize += input.length;
-  }
-
-  for (i = 0; i < tx.outputs.length; i++) {
-    output = Framer.boutput(tx.outputs[i]);
-    outputs.push(output);
-    outputSize += output.length;
-  }
-
-  p = new Buffer(4
-    + utils.sizeIntv(tx.inputs.length) + inputSize
-    + utils.sizeIntv(tx.outputs.length) + outputSize
-    + 4);
-
-  off += utils.write32(p, tx.version, off);
-
-  off += utils.writeIntv(p, tx.inputs.length, off);
-  for (i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++) {
-    input = inputs[i];
-    off += utils.copy(input, p, off);
-  }
-
-  off += utils.writeIntv(p, tx.outputs.length, off);
-  for (i = 0; i < outputs.length; i++) {
-    output = outputs[i];
-    off += utils.copy(output, p, off);
-  }
-
-  off += utils.writeU32(p, tx.locktime, off);
-
-  p._witnessSize = 0;
-
-  return p;
-};
-
 Framer.tx = function _tx(tx, writer) {
   var p = new BufferWriter(writer);
   var i;