diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
index 9cdf052f2..906cc0f95 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/bitcoin-api-abstract-factory.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ export interface AbstractBitcoinApi {
   $getTxIdsForBlock(hash: string): Promise<string[]>;
   $getBlockHash(height: number): Promise<string>;
   $getBlockHeader(hash: string): Promise<string>;
-  $getRawBlock(hash: string): Promise<string>;
   $getBlock(hash: string): Promise<IEsploraApi.Block>;
   $getAddress(address: string): Promise<IEsploraApi.Address>;
   $getAddressTransactions(address: string, lastSeenTxId: string): Promise<IEsploraApi.Transaction[]>;
   $getAddressPrefix(prefix: string): string[];
-  
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.interface.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.interface.ts
index 9ca3cfb75..7ac4e1675 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.interface.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.interface.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export namespace IEsploraApi {
     vin: Vin[];
     vout: Vout[];
     status: Status;
+    hex?: string;
   }
 
   export interface Recent {
diff --git a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
index aa1d46e04..86d4179ad 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/bitcoin/esplora-api.ts
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ class ElectrsApi implements AbstractBitcoinApi {
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
-  $getRawBlock(hash: string): Promise<string> {
-    return axios.get<string>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block/' + hash + '/raw', this.axiosConfig)
-      .then((response) => response.data);
-  }
-
-
   $getBlock(hash: string): Promise<IEsploraApi.Block> {
     return axios.get<IEsploraApi.Block>(config.ESPLORA.REST_API_URL + '/block/' + hash, this.axiosConfig)
       .then((response) => response.data);
diff --git a/backend/src/api/transaction-utils.ts b/backend/src/api/transaction-utils.ts
index cb84396ba..2a5d3a9ad 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/transaction-utils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/transaction-utils.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ class TransactionUtils {
     return this.extendTransaction(transaction);
   }
 
-  public async $getRawTransactionExtended(txId: string, addPrevouts = false): Promise<TransactionExtended> {
-    const transaction: IEsploraApi.Transaction = await bitcoinApi.$getRawTransaction(txId, true, addPrevouts);
-    return this.extendTransaction(transaction);
-  }
-
   private extendTransaction(transaction: IEsploraApi.Transaction): TransactionExtended {
     // @ts-ignore
     if (transaction.vsize) {
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 3b1e4e1d8..f3a06d7d5 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -235,12 +235,11 @@ class Server {
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'mempool/txids', routes.getMempoolTxIds)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'mempool/recent', routes.getRecentMempoolTransactions)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'tx/:txId', routes.getTransaction)
-        .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'tx/:txId/raw', routes.getRawTransaction)
+        .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'tx/:txId/hex', routes.getRawTransaction)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'tx/:txId/status', routes.getTransactionStatus)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'tx/:txId/outspends', routes.getTransactionOutspends)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'block/:hash', routes.getBlock)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'block/:hash/header', routes.getBlockHeader)
-        .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'block/:hash/raw', routes.getRawBlock)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'blocks', routes.getBlocks)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'blocks/:height', routes.getBlocks)
         .get(config.MEMPOOL.API_URL_PREFIX + 'blocks/tip/height', routes.getBlockTipHeight)
diff --git a/backend/src/mempool.interfaces.ts b/backend/src/mempool.interfaces.ts
index bac267a05..fae78ef9b 100644
--- a/backend/src/mempool.interfaces.ts
+++ b/backend/src/mempool.interfaces.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ export interface TransactionExtended extends IEsploraApi.Transaction {
   bestDescendant?: BestDescendant | null;
   cpfpChecked?: boolean;
   deleteAfter?: number;
-  hex?:string
 }
 
 interface Ancestor {
diff --git a/backend/src/routes.ts b/backend/src/routes.ts
index 2bfc9b4fd..cf4caeec8 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes.ts
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ class Routes {
 
   public async getRawTransaction(req: Request, res: Response) {
     try {
-      const transaction = await transactionUtils.$getRawTransactionExtended(req.params.txId, true);
+      const transaction: IEsploraApi.Transaction = await bitcoinApi.$getRawTransaction(req.params.txId, true);
       res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/plain');
       res.send(transaction.hex);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -530,16 +530,6 @@ class Routes {
     }
   }
 
-  public async getRawBlock(req: Request, res: Response) {
-    try {
-      const blockHeader = await bitcoinApi.$getRawBlock(req.params.hash);
-      res.setHeader('content-type', 'text/plain');
-      res.send(blockHeader);
-    } catch (e) {
-      res.status(500).send(e.message || e);
-    }
-  }
-
   public async getBlocks(req: Request, res: Response) {
     try {
       loadingIndicators.setProgress('blocks', 0);
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/block/block.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/block/block.component.html
index 5e98d712d..51740e636 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/block/block.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/block/block.component.html
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@
                   <td i18n="block.header">Block Header Hex</td>
                   <td><a target="_blank" href="/api/block/{{block.id}}/header"><fa-icon [icon]="['fas', 'external-link-alt']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon></a></td>
                 </tr>
-                <tr>
-                  <td i18n="block.raw">Raw Block</td>
-                  <td><a target="_blank" href="/api/block/{{block.id}}/raw"><fa-icon [icon]="['fas', 'external-link-alt']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon></a></td>
-                </tr>
               </tbody>
             </table>
           </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.html b/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.html
index 80ad6d5f8..fb184b99b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.html
+++ b/frontend/src/app/components/transaction/transaction.component.html
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@
             <td [innerHTML]="tx.weight | wuBytes: 2"></td>
           </tr>
           <tr>
-            <td i18n="transaction.raw">Raw Tx</td>
-            <td><a target="_blank" href="/api/tx/{{ txId }}/raw"><fa-icon [icon]="['fas', 'external-link-alt']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon></a></td>
+            <td i18n="transaction.hex">Transaction Hex</td>
+            <td><a target="_blank" href="/api/tx/{{ txId }}/hex"><fa-icon [icon]="['fas', 'external-link-alt']" [fixedWidth]="true"></fa-icon></a></td>
           </tr>
         </tbody>
       </table>