diff --git a/commit_verify/src/mpc/block.rs b/commit_verify/src/mpc/block.rs
index 1b0be34e..a6419f70 100644
--- a/commit_verify/src/mpc/block.rs
+++ b/commit_verify/src/mpc/block.rs
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ Changed commitment id: {}",
 }
 
 impl Conceal for MerkleBlock {
-    type Concealed = MerkleHash;
+    type Concealed = Self;
 
     /// Reduces merkle tree into merkle tree root.
     fn conceal(&self) -> Self::Concealed {
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ impl Conceal for MerkleBlock {
             .conceal_except([])
             .expect("broken internal MerkleBlock structure");
         debug_assert_eq!(concealed.cross_section.len(), 1);
-        concealed.cross_section[0].to_merkle_node()
+        concealed
     }
 }
 
@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(cid1, cid2);
 
         assert_eq!(tree.conceal(), block.conceal());
-        assert_eq!(tree.root(), block.conceal());
         assert_eq!(tree.root(), cid1);
         assert_eq!(tree.commit_id(), block.commit_id())
     }
@@ -675,7 +674,6 @@ mod test {
             let block = MerkleBlock::from(&tree);
 
             assert_eq!(tree.conceal(), block.conceal());
-            assert_eq!(tree.root(), block.conceal());
             assert_eq!(tree.commit_id(), block.commit_id())
         }
     }
@@ -688,7 +686,6 @@ mod test {
             let block = MerkleBlock::from(&tree);
 
             assert_eq!(tree.conceal(), block.conceal());
-            assert_eq!(tree.root(), block.conceal());
             assert_eq!(tree.commit_id(), block.commit_id())
         }
     }
diff --git a/commit_verify/src/mpc/tree.rs b/commit_verify/src/mpc/tree.rs
index d9d9f110..0b2939fe 100644
--- a/commit_verify/src/mpc/tree.rs
+++ b/commit_verify/src/mpc/tree.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use amplify::Wrapper;
 pub use self::commit::Error;
 use crate::merkle::MerkleHash;
 use crate::mpc::atoms::Leaf;
-use crate::mpc::{Commitment, Message, MessageMap, Proof, ProtocolId};
+use crate::mpc::{Commitment, MerkleBlock, Message, MessageMap, Proof, ProtocolId};
 use crate::{Conceal, LIB_NAME_COMMIT_VERIFY};
 
 /// Number of cofactor variants tried before moving to the next tree depth.
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ impl MerkleTree {
 }
 
 impl Conceal for MerkleTree {
-    type Concealed = MerkleHash;
+    type Concealed = MerkleBlock;
 
-    fn conceal(&self) -> Self::Concealed { self.root() }
+    fn conceal(&self) -> Self::Concealed { MerkleBlock::from(self.clone()).conceal() }
 }
 
 mod commit {
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ mod test {
     use strict_encoding::StrictEncode;
 
     use crate::mpc::tree::test_helpers::{make_random_messages, make_random_tree};
+    use crate::mpc::MerkleBlock;
     use crate::{CommitId, Conceal};
 
     #[test]
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ mod test {
     fn tree_conceal() {
         let msgs = make_random_messages(9);
         let tree = make_random_tree(&msgs);
-        assert_eq!(tree.conceal(), tree.root());
+        assert_eq!(tree.conceal(), MerkleBlock::from(tree.clone()).conceal());
     }
 
     #[test]