diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/ECKey.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/ECKey.java
index 10bd089d2..53a529a7e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/ECKey.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/ECKey.java
@@ -198,19 +198,19 @@ public class ECKey implements EncryptableItem {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Utility for compressing an elliptic curve point. Returns the same point if it's already compressed.
-     * See the ECKey class docs for a discussion of point compression.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link LazyECPoint#compress()}
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static LazyECPoint compressPoint(LazyECPoint point) {
-        return point.isCompressed() ? point : new LazyECPoint(point.get(), true);
+        return point.compress();
     }
 
     /**
-     * Utility for decompressing an elliptic curve point. Returns the same point if it's already uncompressed.
-     * See the ECKey class docs for a discussion of point compression.
+     * @deprecated Use {@link LazyECPoint#decompress()}
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static LazyECPoint decompressPoint(LazyECPoint point) {
-        return !point.isCompressed() ? point : new LazyECPoint(point.get(), false);
+        return point.decompress();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/DeterministicKey.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/DeterministicKey.java
index 192a41c77..76f6827d9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/DeterministicKey.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/DeterministicKey.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class DeterministicKey extends ECKey {
                             LazyECPoint publicAsPoint,
                             @Nullable BigInteger priv,
                             @Nullable DeterministicKey parent) {
-        super(priv, compressPoint(checkNotNull(publicAsPoint)));
+        super(priv, publicAsPoint.compress());
         checkArgument(chainCode.length == 32);
         this.parent = parent;
         this.childNumberPath = HDPath.M(checkNotNull(childNumberPath));
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class DeterministicKey extends ECKey {
                             @Nullable DeterministicKey parent,
                             int depth,
                             int parentFingerprint) {
-        super(null, compressPoint(checkNotNull(publicAsPoint)));
+        super(null, publicAsPoint.compress());
         checkArgument(chainCode.length == 32);
         this.parent = parent;
         this.childNumberPath = HDPath.M(checkNotNull(childNumberPath));
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/LazyECPoint.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/LazyECPoint.java
index 33b6b8084..6477c2708 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/LazyECPoint.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/crypto/LazyECPoint.java
@@ -70,6 +70,22 @@ public class LazyECPoint {
         this.bits = null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a compressed version of this elliptic curve point. Returns the same point if it's already compressed.
+     * See the {@link ECKey} class docs for a discussion of point compression.
+     */
+    public LazyECPoint compress() {
+        return compressed ? this : new LazyECPoint(get(), true);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a decompressed version of this elliptic curve point. Returns the same point if it's already compressed.
+     * See the {@link ECKey} class docs for a discussion of point compression.
+     */
+    public LazyECPoint decompress() {
+        return !compressed ? this : new LazyECPoint(get(), false);
+    }
+
     public ECPoint get() {
         if (point == null)
             point = curve.decodePoint(bits);