diff --git a/src/verification_key.rs b/src/verification_key.rs
index e6df140..0dc11b9 100644
--- a/src/verification_key.rs
+++ b/src/verification_key.rs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ impl VerificationKey {
     /// Converts the verification key into a byte array.
     pub fn into_bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
         let mut buf = Vec::new();
-        VerificationKey::serialize_compressed(&self, &mut buf).unwrap();
+        self.serialize_compressed(&mut buf).unwrap();
         buf
     }