diff --git a/libp2p/multiaddress.nim b/libp2p/multiaddress.nim
index 4c3f8c1ff..438703c6b 100644
--- a/libp2p/multiaddress.nim
+++ b/libp2p/multiaddress.nim
@@ -632,6 +632,23 @@ proc validate*(ma: MultiAddress): bool =
       discard
   result = true
 
+proc init*(mtype: typedesc[MultiAddress], address: TransportAddress): MultiAddress =
+  ## Returns a multiaddr of ``address``.
+  case address.family
+  of AddressFamily.IPv4:
+    var a = IpAddress(
+      family: IpAddressFamily.IPv4,
+      address_v4: address.address_v4
+    )
+    result = MultiAddress.init(a, Protocol.IPPROTO_TCP, address.port)
+  of AddressFamily.IPv6:
+    var a = IpAddress(family: IpAddressFamily.IPv6,
+                      address_v6: address.address_v6)
+    result = MultiAddress.init(a, Protocol.IPPROTO_TCP, address.port)
+  else:
+    raise newException(TransportAddressError,
+        "Invalid address for transport!")
+
 proc init*(mtype: typedesc[MultiAddress], protocol: MultiCodec,
            value: openarray[byte]): MultiAddress =
   ## Initialize MultiAddress object from protocol id ``protocol`` and array
diff --git a/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim b/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
index d171bee2b..095a396b8 100644
--- a/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
+++ b/libp2p/transports/tcptransport.nim
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ proc connHandler*(t: Transport,
                   Future[Connection] {.async, gcsafe.} =
   trace "handling connection for", address = $client.remoteAddress
   let conn: Connection = newConnection(newChronosStream(server, client))
-  conn.observedAddrs = client.remoteAddress.toMultiAddr()
+  conn.observedAddrs = MultiAddress.init(client.remoteAddress)
   if not initiator:
     let handlerFut = if t.handler == nil: nil else: t.handler(conn)
     let connHolder: ConnHolder = ConnHolder(connection: conn,
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ method listen*(t: TcpTransport,
   t.server.start()
 
   # always get the resolved address in case we're bound to 0.0.0.0:0
-  t.ma = t.server.sock.getLocalAddress().toMultiAddr()
+  t.ma = MultiAddress.init(t.server.sock.getLocalAddress())
   result = t.server.join()
   debug "started node on", address = t.ma
 
diff --git a/libp2p/wire.nim b/libp2p/wire.nim
index 511286aab..1b7dc7256 100644
--- a/libp2p/wire.nim
+++ b/libp2p/wire.nim
@@ -140,19 +140,3 @@ proc getLocalAddress*(sock: AsyncFD): TransportAddress =
   if getsockname(SocketHandle(sock), cast[ptr SockAddr](addr saddr),
                  addr slen) == 0:
     fromSAddr(addr saddr, slen, result)
-
-proc toMultiAddr*(address: TransportAddress): MultiAddress = 
-  ## Returns a multiaddr of ``address``.
-  case address.family
-  of AddressFamily.IPv4:
-    var a = IpAddress(
-      family: IpAddressFamily.IPv4,
-      address_v4: address.address_v4
-    )
-    result = MultiAddress.init(a, Protocol.IPPROTO_TCP, address.port)
-  of AddressFamily.IPv6:
-    var a = IpAddress(family: IpAddressFamily.IPv6,
-                      address_v6: address.address_v6)
-    result = MultiAddress.init(a, Protocol.IPPROTO_TCP, address.port)
-  else:
-    raise newException(TransportAddressError, "Invalid address for transport!")