diff --git a/src/bench/crypto_hash.cpp b/src/bench/crypto_hash.cpp
index 162b02f344d..96d707f5c54 100644
--- a/src/bench/crypto_hash.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/crypto_hash.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 /* Number of bytes to hash per iteration */
 static const uint64_t BUFFER_SIZE = 1000*1000;
 
-static void RIPEMD160(benchmark::Bench& bench)
+static void BenchRIPEMD160(benchmark::Bench& bench)
 {
     uint8_t hash[CRIPEMD160::OUTPUT_SIZE];
     std::vector<uint8_t> in(BUFFER_SIZE,0);
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void MuHashPrecompute(benchmark::Bench& bench)
     });
 }
 
-BENCHMARK(RIPEMD160, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
+BENCHMARK(BenchRIPEMD160, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
 BENCHMARK(SHA1, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
 BENCHMARK(SHA256, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
 BENCHMARK(SHA512, benchmark::PriorityLevel::HIGH);
diff --git a/src/hash.h b/src/hash.h
index b1ff3acc7df..40e809e85e4 100644
--- a/src/hash.h
+++ b/src/hash.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <crypto/sha256.h>
 #include <prevector.h>
 #include <serialize.h>
+#include <span.h>
 #include <uint256.h>
 #include <version.h>
 
@@ -223,4 +224,12 @@ void BIP32Hash(const ChainCode &chainCode, unsigned int nChild, unsigned char he
  */
 HashWriter TaggedHash(const std::string& tag);
 
+/** Compute the 160-bit RIPEMD-160 hash of an array. */
+inline uint160 RIPEMD160(Span<const unsigned char> data)
+{
+    uint160 result;
+    CRIPEMD160().Write(data.data(), data.size()).Finalize(result.begin());
+    return result;
+}
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_HASH_H
diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.cpp b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
index 864eb8864fd..ca5183ded45 100644
--- a/src/script/descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
 
+#include <hash.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <pubkey.h>
 #include <script/miniscript.h>
 #include <script/script.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
+#include <uint256.h>
 
 #include <span.h>
 #include <util/bip32.h>
@@ -1618,8 +1620,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<DescriptorImpl> InferScript(const CScript& script, ParseScriptCo
         }
     }
     if (txntype == TxoutType::WITNESS_V0_SCRIPTHASH && (ctx == ParseScriptContext::TOP || ctx == ParseScriptContext::P2SH)) {
-        CScriptID scriptid;
-        CRIPEMD160().Write(data[0].data(), data[0].size()).Finalize(scriptid.begin());
+        CScriptID scriptid{RIPEMD160(data[0])};
         CScript subscript;
         if (provider.GetCScript(scriptid, subscript)) {
             auto sub = InferScript(subscript, ParseScriptContext::P2WSH, provider);
diff --git a/src/script/sign.cpp b/src/script/sign.cpp
index 0d74a661a59..a86c21ebd41 100644
--- a/src/script/sign.cpp
+++ b/src/script/sign.cpp
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ static bool SignStep(const SigningProvider& provider, const BaseSignatureCreator
                      std::vector<valtype>& ret, TxoutType& whichTypeRet, SigVersion sigversion, SignatureData& sigdata)
 {
     CScript scriptRet;
-    uint160 h160;
     ret.clear();
     std::vector<unsigned char> sig;
 
@@ -314,8 +313,8 @@ static bool SignStep(const SigningProvider& provider, const BaseSignatureCreator
         ret.push_back(ToByteVector(pubkey));
         return true;
     }
-    case TxoutType::SCRIPTHASH:
-        h160 = uint160(vSolutions[0]);
+    case TxoutType::SCRIPTHASH: {
+        uint160 h160{vSolutions[0]};
         if (GetCScript(provider, sigdata, CScriptID{h160}, scriptRet)) {
             ret.push_back(std::vector<unsigned char>(scriptRet.begin(), scriptRet.end()));
             return true;
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ static bool SignStep(const SigningProvider& provider, const BaseSignatureCreator
         // Could not find redeemScript, add to missing
         sigdata.missing_redeem_script = h160;
         return false;
-
+    }
     case TxoutType::MULTISIG: {
         size_t required = vSolutions.front()[0];
         ret.push_back(valtype()); // workaround CHECKMULTISIG bug
@@ -349,8 +348,7 @@ static bool SignStep(const SigningProvider& provider, const BaseSignatureCreator
         return true;
 
     case TxoutType::WITNESS_V0_SCRIPTHASH:
-        CRIPEMD160().Write(vSolutions[0].data(), vSolutions[0].size()).Finalize(h160.begin());
-        if (GetCScript(provider, sigdata, CScriptID{h160}, scriptRet)) {
+        if (GetCScript(provider, sigdata, CScriptID{RIPEMD160(vSolutions[0])}, scriptRet)) {
             ret.push_back(std::vector<unsigned char>(scriptRet.begin(), scriptRet.end()));
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/src/script/sign.h b/src/script/sign.h
index 813dfe04e38..b1026391b88 100644
--- a/src/script/sign.h
+++ b/src/script/sign.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <script/interpreter.h>
 #include <script/keyorigin.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
+#include <uint256.h>
 
 class CKey;
 class CKeyID;
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp b/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
index ddf10cae155..2bfb533418c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpc/backup.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <clientversion.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
 #include <fs.h>
+#include <hash.h>
 #include <interfaces/chain.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <merkleblock.h>
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <script/script.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
 #include <sync.h>
+#include <uint256.h>
 #include <util/bip32.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
 #include <util/time.h>
@@ -885,9 +887,7 @@ static std::string RecurseImportData(const CScript& script, ImportData& import_d
     }
     case TxoutType::WITNESS_V0_SCRIPTHASH: {
         if (script_ctx == ScriptContext::WITNESS_V0) throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Trying to nest P2WSH inside another P2WSH");
-        uint256 fullid(solverdata[0]);
-        CScriptID id;
-        CRIPEMD160().Write(fullid.begin(), fullid.size()).Finalize(id.begin());
+        CScriptID id{RIPEMD160(solverdata[0])};
         auto subscript = std::move(import_data.witnessscript); // Remove redeemscript from import_data to check for superfluous script later.
         if (!subscript) return "missing witnessscript";
         if (CScriptID(*subscript) != id) return "witnessScript does not match the scriptPubKey or redeemScript";
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpc/coins.cpp b/src/wallet/rpc/coins.cpp
index 6021e4bf4ff..d14c171288e 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpc/coins.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpc/coins.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include <core_io.h>
+#include <hash.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <util/moneystr.h>
@@ -679,8 +680,7 @@ RPCHelpMan listunspent()
                             CHECK_NONFATAL(extracted);
                             // Also return the witness script
                             const WitnessV0ScriptHash& whash = std::get<WitnessV0ScriptHash>(witness_destination);
-                            CScriptID id;
-                            CRIPEMD160().Write(whash.begin(), whash.size()).Finalize(id.begin());
+                            CScriptID id{RIPEMD160(whash)};
                             CScript witnessScript;
                             if (provider->GetCScript(id, witnessScript)) {
                                 entry.pushKV("witnessScript", HexStr(witnessScript));
@@ -689,8 +689,7 @@ RPCHelpMan listunspent()
                     }
                 } else if (scriptPubKey.IsPayToWitnessScriptHash()) {
                     const WitnessV0ScriptHash& whash = std::get<WitnessV0ScriptHash>(address);
-                    CScriptID id;
-                    CRIPEMD160().Write(whash.begin(), whash.size()).Finalize(id.begin());
+                    CScriptID id{RIPEMD160(whash)};
                     CScript witnessScript;
                     if (provider->GetCScript(id, witnessScript)) {
                         entry.pushKV("witnessScript", HexStr(witnessScript));
diff --git a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
index 896ade77dd2..bdd5504467b 100644
--- a/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/scriptpubkeyman.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <hash.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <logging.h>
 #include <outputtype.h>
@@ -166,9 +167,7 @@ IsMineResult IsMineInner(const LegacyScriptPubKeyMan& keystore, const CScript& s
         if (sigversion == IsMineSigVersion::TOP && !keystore.HaveCScript(CScriptID(CScript() << OP_0 << vSolutions[0]))) {
             break;
         }
-        uint160 hash;
-        CRIPEMD160().Write(vSolutions[0].data(), vSolutions[0].size()).Finalize(hash.begin());
-        CScriptID scriptID = CScriptID(hash);
+        CScriptID scriptID{RIPEMD160(vSolutions[0])};
         CScript subscript;
         if (keystore.GetCScript(scriptID, subscript)) {
             ret = std::max(ret, recurse_scripthash ? IsMineInner(keystore, subscript, IsMineSigVersion::WITNESS_V0) : IsMineResult::SPENDABLE);