diff --git a/nitro/ethaddress.nim b/nitro/ethaddress.nim
index 1abeca5..8a17709 100644
--- a/nitro/ethaddress.nim
+++ b/nitro/ethaddress.nim
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type EthAddress* = distinct array[20, byte]
 proc toArray*(address: EthAddress): array[20, byte] =
   array[20, byte](address)
 
-proc fromHex*(_: type EthAddress, hex: string): ?EthAddress =
+proc parse*(_: type EthAddress, hex: string): ?EthAddress =
   EthAddress(array[20, byte].fromHex(hex)).catch.toOption
 
 proc `==`*(a, b: EthAddress): bool {.borrow.}
diff --git a/tests/nitro/protocol/testChannel.nim b/tests/nitro/protocol/testChannel.nim
index d65d41c..48337df 100644
--- a/tests/nitro/protocol/testChannel.nim
+++ b/tests/nitro/protocol/testChannel.nim
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ suite "channel definition":
       chainId: 9001.u256,
       nonce: 1,
       participants: @[
-        EthAddress.fromHex("24b905Dcc8A11C0FE57C2592f3D25f0447402C10").get()
+        EthAddress.parse("24b905Dcc8A11C0FE57C2592f3D25f0447402C10").get()
       ]
     )
     let expected = Destination.parse(
diff --git a/tests/nitro/protocol/testOutcome.nim b/tests/nitro/protocol/testOutcome.nim
index ea0b9ad..ec707fc 100644
--- a/tests/nitro/protocol/testOutcome.nim
+++ b/tests/nitro/protocol/testOutcome.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import pkg/nitro/protocol/abi
 import pkg/nimcrypto
-import pkg/stew/byteutils
 import ../basics
 
 suite "outcome":
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ suite "outcome":
     let outcome = Outcome(@[
       AssetOutcome(
         kind: allocationType,
-        assetHolder: EthAddress.fromHex(
+        assetHolder: EthAddress.parse(
           "1E90B49563da16D2537CA1Ddd9b1285279103D93"
         ).get(),
         allocation: Allocation(@[
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ suite "outcome":
       ),
       AssetOutcome(
         kind: guaranteeType,
-        assetHolder: EthAddress.fromHex(
+        assetHolder: EthAddress.parse(
           "1E90B49563da16D2537CA1Ddd9b1285279103D93"
         ).get(),
         guarantee: Guarantee(
diff --git a/tests/nitro/protocol/testSignature.nim b/tests/nitro/protocol/testSignature.nim
index 447d67c..838bbbc 100644
--- a/tests/nitro/protocol/testSignature.nim
+++ b/tests/nitro/protocol/testSignature.nim
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ suite "signature":
         chainId: 0x1.u256,
         nonce: 1,
         participants: @[
-          EthAddress.fromHex("0x8a64E10FF40Bc9C90EA5750313dB5e036495c10E").get()
+          EthAddress.parse("0x8a64E10FF40Bc9C90EA5750313dB5e036495c10E").get()
         ]
       ),
       outcome: Outcome(@[]),
diff --git a/tests/nitro/protocol/testState.nim b/tests/nitro/protocol/testState.nim
index cacb601..25164a1 100644
--- a/tests/nitro/protocol/testState.nim
+++ b/tests/nitro/protocol/testState.nim
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ suite "state":
         chainId: 0x1.u256,
         nonce: 1,
         participants: @[
-          EthAddress.fromHex("DBE821484648c73C1996Da25f2355342B9803eBD").get()
+          EthAddress.parse("DBE821484648c73C1996Da25f2355342B9803eBD").get()
         ]
       ),
       outcome: Outcome(@[]),