diff --git a/coins/bitcoin/src/wallet/mod.rs b/coins/bitcoin/src/wallet/mod.rs
index ed6f00ce..195182ff 100644
--- a/coins/bitcoin/src/wallet/mod.rs
+++ b/coins/bitcoin/src/wallet/mod.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl ReceivedOutput {
     let output;
     let outpoint;
     {
-      let mut buf_r = BufReader::new(r);
+      let mut buf_r = BufReader::with_capacity(0, r);
       output =
         TxOut::consensus_decode(&mut buf_r).map_err(|_| io::Error::other("invalid TxOut"))?;
       outpoint =
diff --git a/processor/src/networks/bitcoin.rs b/processor/src/networks/bitcoin.rs
index e89c9138..183444b1 100644
--- a/processor/src/networks/bitcoin.rs
+++ b/processor/src/networks/bitcoin.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl EventualityTrait for Eventuality {
     buf
   }
   fn read_completion<R: io::Read>(reader: &mut R) -> io::Result<Transaction> {
-    Transaction::consensus_decode(&mut io::BufReader::new(reader))
+    Transaction::consensus_decode(&mut io::BufReader::with_capacity(0, reader))
       .map_err(|e| io::Error::other(format!("{e}")))
   }
 }