diff --git a/lib/balance-tx/lib/internal/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx.hs b/lib/balance-tx/lib/internal/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx.hs
index ed03fd1dc2f..4371d9b2c23 100644
--- a/lib/balance-tx/lib/internal/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx.hs
+++ b/lib/balance-tx/lib/internal/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx.hs
@@ -51,15 +51,16 @@ module Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx
     , Version
 
     -- * Tx
-    , Core.Tx
-    , Core.TxBody
+    , Tx
+    , TxBody
     , serializeTx
+    , deserializeTx
 
     -- * TxId
     , Ledger.TxId
 
     -- * TxOut
-    , Core.TxOut
+    , TxOut
     , BabbageTxOut (..)
     , TxOutInBabbage
     , TxOutInRecentEra (..)
@@ -132,7 +133,10 @@ import Cardano.Ledger.Alonzo.Scripts
     ( AlonzoScript (..)
     )
 import Cardano.Ledger.Api
-    ( coinTxOutL
+    ( Tx
+    , TxBody
+    , TxOut
+    , coinTxOutL
     , upgradeTxOut
     )
 import Cardano.Ledger.Api.UTxO
@@ -284,8 +288,6 @@ unsafeMkTxIn hash ix = Ledger.mkTxInPartial
 -- TxOut
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-type TxOut era = Core.TxOut era
-
 type TxOutInBabbage = Babbage.BabbageTxOut Babbage
 
 type Address = Ledger.Addr StandardCrypto
@@ -479,11 +481,28 @@ forceUTxOToEra (UTxO utxo) =
 
 serializeTx
     :: forall era. IsRecentEra era
-    => Core.Tx era
+    => Tx era
     -> ByteString
 serializeTx tx =
     CardanoApi.serialiseToCBOR $ toCardanoApiTx tx
 
+deserializeTx :: forall era. IsRecentEra era => ByteString -> Tx era
+deserializeTx = case recentEra @era of
+    RecentEraBabbage -> deserializeBabbageTx
+    RecentEraConway -> deserializeConwayTx
+  where
+    deserializeBabbageTx :: ByteString -> Tx Babbage
+    deserializeBabbageTx
+        = fromCardanoApiTx
+        . either (error . show) id
+        . CardanoApi.deserialiseFromCBOR (CardanoApi.AsTx CardanoApi.AsBabbageEra)
+
+    deserializeConwayTx :: ByteString -> Tx Conway
+    deserializeConwayTx
+        = fromCardanoApiTx
+        . either (error . show) id
+        . CardanoApi.deserialiseFromCBOR (CardanoApi.AsTx CardanoApi.AsConwayEra)
+
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Compatibility
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -491,14 +510,14 @@ serializeTx tx =
 fromCardanoApiTx
     :: IsRecentEra era
     => CardanoApi.Tx (CardanoApiEra era)
-    -> Core.Tx era
+    -> Tx era
 fromCardanoApiTx = \case
     CardanoApi.ShelleyTx _era tx ->
         tx
 
 toCardanoApiTx
     :: forall era. IsRecentEra era
-    => Core.Tx era
+    => Tx era
     -> CardanoApi.Tx (CardanoApiEra era)
 toCardanoApiTx =
     CardanoApi.ShelleyTx
@@ -593,7 +612,7 @@ evaluateTransactionBalance
     => PParams era
     -> (StakeCredential -> Maybe Coin)
     -> Shelley.UTxO era
-    -> Core.TxBody era
+    -> TxBody era
     -> Core.Value era
 evaluateTransactionBalance pp depositLookup =
     Ledger.evalBalanceTxBody
diff --git a/lib/balance-tx/test/spec/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/BalanceSpec.hs b/lib/balance-tx/test/spec/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/BalanceSpec.hs
index 44f1dac050f..74a680e3581 100644
--- a/lib/balance-tx/test/spec/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/BalanceSpec.hs
+++ b/lib/balance-tx/test/spec/Internal/Cardano/Write/Tx/BalanceSpec.hs
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ import Internal.Cardano.Write.Tx
     , TxOutInRecentEra (..)
     , UTxO (..)
     , Value
+    , deserializeTx
     , fromCardanoApiTx
     , serializeTx
     , toCardanoApiTx
@@ -1920,23 +1921,6 @@ balanceTxWithDummyChangeState utxoAssumptions utxo seed partialTx =
   where
     utxoIndex = constructUTxOIndex $ fromWalletUTxO utxo
 
-deserializeTx :: forall era. IsRecentEra era => ByteString -> Tx era
-deserializeTx = case recentEra @era of
-    RecentEraBabbage -> deserializeBabbageTx
-    RecentEraConway -> deserializeConwayTx
-
-deserializeBabbageTx :: ByteString -> Tx Babbage
-deserializeBabbageTx
-    = fromCardanoApiTx
-    . either (error . show) id
-    . CardanoApi.deserialiseFromCBOR (CardanoApi.AsTx CardanoApi.AsBabbageEra)
-
-deserializeConwayTx :: ByteString -> Tx Conway
-deserializeConwayTx
-    = fromCardanoApiTx
-    . either (error . show) id
-    . CardanoApi.deserialiseFromCBOR (CardanoApi.AsTx CardanoApi.AsConwayEra)
-
 fromWalletTxIn :: W.TxIn -> TxIn
 fromWalletTxIn = Convert.toLedger