diff --git a/src/serialize.h b/src/serialize.h
index cfbbd1e9405..8dd14cd0e33 100644
--- a/src/serialize.h
+++ b/src/serialize.h
@@ -643,8 +643,6 @@ template<typename Stream, typename C> void Unserialize(Stream& is, std::basic_st
  * prevectors of unsigned char are a special case and are intended to be serialized as a single opaque blob.
  */
 template<typename Stream, unsigned int N, typename T> inline void Serialize(Stream& os, const prevector<N, T>& v);
-template<typename Stream, unsigned int N, typename T> void Unserialize_impl(Stream& is, prevector<N, T>& v, const unsigned char&);
-template<typename Stream, unsigned int N, typename T, typename V> void Unserialize_impl(Stream& is, prevector<N, T>& v, const V&);
 template<typename Stream, unsigned int N, typename T> inline void Unserialize(Stream& is, prevector<N, T>& v);
 
 /**
@@ -762,35 +760,25 @@ void Serialize(Stream& os, const prevector<N, T>& v)
 }
 
 
-template<typename Stream, unsigned int N, typename T>
-void Unserialize_impl(Stream& is, prevector<N, T>& v, const unsigned char&)
+template <typename Stream, unsigned int N, typename T>
+void Unserialize(Stream& is, prevector<N, T>& v)
 {
-    // Limit size per read so bogus size value won't cause out of memory
-    v.clear();
-    unsigned int nSize = ReadCompactSize(is);
-    unsigned int i = 0;
-    while (i < nSize)
-    {
-        unsigned int blk = std::min(nSize - i, (unsigned int)(1 + 4999999 / sizeof(T)));
-        v.resize_uninitialized(i + blk);
-        is.read(AsWritableBytes(Span{&v[i], blk}));
-        i += blk;
+    if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, unsigned char>) {
+        // Limit size per read so bogus size value won't cause out of memory
+        v.clear();
+        unsigned int nSize = ReadCompactSize(is);
+        unsigned int i = 0;
+        while (i < nSize) {
+            unsigned int blk = std::min(nSize - i, (unsigned int)(1 + 4999999 / sizeof(T)));
+            v.resize_uninitialized(i + blk);
+            is.read(AsWritableBytes(Span{&v[i], blk}));
+            i += blk;
+        }
+    } else {
+        Unserialize(is, Using<VectorFormatter<DefaultFormatter>>(v));
     }
 }
 
-template<typename Stream, unsigned int N, typename T, typename V>
-void Unserialize_impl(Stream& is, prevector<N, T>& v, const V&)
-{
-    Unserialize(is, Using<VectorFormatter<DefaultFormatter>>(v));
-}
-
-template<typename Stream, unsigned int N, typename T>
-inline void Unserialize(Stream& is, prevector<N, T>& v)
-{
-    Unserialize_impl(is, v, T());
-}
-
-
 
 /**
  * vector