diff --git a/src/jose/algorithms/signing/ed25519.ts b/src/jose/algorithms/signing/ed25519.ts
index ea08e48dc..45852beed 100644
--- a/src/jose/algorithms/signing/ed25519.ts
+++ b/src/jose/algorithms/signing/ed25519.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ export const ed25519: SignatureAlgorithm = {
   sign: async (content: Uint8Array, privateJwk: PrivateJwk): Promise<Uint8Array> => {
     validateKey(privateJwk);
 
-    const contentHex = Ed25519.etc.bytesToHex(content);
     const privateKeyBytes = Encoder.base64UrlToBytes(privateJwk.d);
-    const privateKeyHex = Ed25519.etc.bytesToHex(privateKeyBytes);
 
-    return Ed25519.signAsync(contentHex, privateKeyHex);
+    return Ed25519.signAsync(content, privateKeyBytes);
   },
 
   verify: async (content: Uint8Array, signature: Uint8Array, publicJwk: PublicJwk): Promise<boolean> => {
@@ -44,8 +42,7 @@ export const ed25519: SignatureAlgorithm = {
 
   generateKeyPair: async (): Promise<{publicJwk: PublicJwk, privateJwk: PrivateJwk}> => {
     const privateKeyBytes = Ed25519.utils.randomPrivateKey();
-    const privateKeyHex = Ed25519.etc.bytesToHex(privateKeyBytes);
-    const publicKeyBytes = await Ed25519.getPublicKeyAsync(privateKeyHex);
+    const publicKeyBytes = await Ed25519.getPublicKeyAsync(privateKeyBytes);
 
     const d = Encoder.bytesToBase64Url(privateKeyBytes);
 
diff --git a/src/utils/secp256k1.ts b/src/utils/secp256k1.ts
index fed6c2f2e..e3356590f 100644
--- a/src/utils/secp256k1.ts
+++ b/src/utils/secp256k1.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ export class Secp256k1 {
   // ensure public key is in uncompressed format so we can convert it into both x and y value
     let uncompressedPublicKeyBytes;
     if (publicKeyBytes.byteLength === 33) {
-    // this means given key is compressed
-      const publicKeyHex = secp256k1.etc.bytesToHex(publicKeyBytes);
-      const curvePoints = secp256k1.ProjectivePoint.fromHex(publicKeyHex);
+      // this means given key is compressed
+      const curvePoints = secp256k1.ProjectivePoint.fromHex(publicKeyBytes);
       uncompressedPublicKeyBytes = curvePoints.toRawBytes(false); // isCompressed = false
     } else {
       uncompressedPublicKeyBytes = publicKeyBytes;
@@ -96,11 +95,9 @@ export class Secp256k1 {
     // the underlying lib expects us to hash the content ourselves:
     // https://github.com/paulmillr/noble-secp256k1/blob/97aa518b9c12563544ea87eba471b32ecf179916/index.ts#L1160
     const hashedContent = await sha256.encode(content);
-    const hashedContentHex = secp256k1.etc.bytesToHex(hashedContent);
     const privateKeyBytes = Secp256k1.privateJwkToBytes(privateJwk);
-    const privateKeyHex = secp256k1.etc.bytesToHex(privateKeyBytes);
 
-    return (await secp256k1.signAsync(hashedContentHex, privateKeyHex, )).toCompactRawBytes();
+    return (await secp256k1.signAsync(hashedContent, privateKeyBytes)).toCompactRawBytes();
   }
 
   /**