diff --git a/src/modules/generator/main_impl.h b/src/modules/generator/main_impl.h
index f1cd07797..c20d4cc33 100644
--- a/src/modules/generator/main_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/generator/main_impl.h
@@ -296,17 +296,11 @@ int secp256k1_pedersen_commitment_parse(const secp256k1_context* ctx, secp256k1_
 }
 
 int secp256k1_pedersen_commitment_serialize(const secp256k1_context* ctx, unsigned char *output, const secp256k1_pedersen_commitment* commit) {
-    secp256k1_ge ge;
-
     VERIFY_CHECK(ctx != NULL);
     ARG_CHECK(output != NULL);
     ARG_CHECK(commit != NULL);
 
-    secp256k1_pedersen_commitment_load(&ge, commit);
-
-    output[0] = 9 ^ secp256k1_fe_is_square_var(&ge.y);
-    secp256k1_fe_normalize_var(&ge.x);
-    secp256k1_fe_get_b32(&output[1], &ge.x);
+    memcpy(output, commit->data, 33);
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/generator/tests_impl.h b/src/modules/generator/tests_impl.h
index 14a993b93..f5a34bc65 100644
--- a/src/modules/generator/tests_impl.h
+++ b/src/modules/generator/tests_impl.h
@@ -264,7 +264,13 @@ static void test_pedersen(void) {
     }
     CHECK(secp256k1_pedersen_blind_sum(CTX, &blinds[(total - 1) * 32], bptr, total - 1, inputs));
     for (i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+        unsigned char result[33];
+        secp256k1_pedersen_commitment parse;
+
         CHECK(secp256k1_pedersen_commit(CTX, &commits[i], &blinds[i * 32], values[i], secp256k1_generator_h));
+        CHECK(secp256k1_pedersen_commitment_serialize(CTX, result, &commits[i]));
+        CHECK(secp256k1_pedersen_commitment_parse(CTX, &parse, result));
+        CHECK(secp256k1_memcmp_var(&commits[i], &parse, 33) == 0);
     }
     CHECK(secp256k1_pedersen_verify_tally(CTX, cptr, inputs, &cptr[inputs], outputs));
     CHECK(secp256k1_pedersen_verify_tally(CTX, &cptr[inputs], outputs, cptr, inputs));