diff --git a/basicswap/basicswap.py b/basicswap/basicswap.py
index a08cbe8..2c27b18 100644
--- a/basicswap/basicswap.py
+++ b/basicswap/basicswap.py
@@ -3965,7 +3965,7 @@ class BasicSwap(BaseApp, BSXNetwork, UIApp):
     def isValidSwapDest(self, ci, dest: bytes):
         ensure(isinstance(dest, bytes), "Swap destination must be bytes")
         if ci.coin_type() in (Coins.PART_BLIND,):
-            return ci.isValidPubkey(dest)
+            return ci.verifyPubkey(dest)
         # TODO: allow p2wsh
         return ci.isValidAddressHash(dest)
 
@@ -10905,7 +10905,7 @@ class BasicSwap(BaseApp, BSXNetwork, UIApp):
         )
         ensure(
             ci_from.isValidAddressHash(bid_data.dest_af)
-            or ci_from.isValidPubkey(bid_data.dest_af),
+            or ci_from.verifyPubkey(bid_data.dest_af),
             "Invalid destination address",
         )
 
diff --git a/basicswap/interface/base.py b/basicswap/interface/base.py
index 295e9d7..9ed10ef 100644
--- a/basicswap/interface/base.py
+++ b/basicswap/interface/base.py
@@ -220,12 +220,6 @@ class Secp256k1Interface(CoinInterface, AdaptorSigInterface):
         if hash_len == 20:
             return True
 
-    def isValidPubkey(self, pubkey: bytes) -> bool:
-        try:
-            return self.verifyPubkey(pubkey)
-        except Exception:
-            return False
-
     def verifySig(self, pubkey: bytes, signed_hash: bytes, sig: bytes) -> bool:
         pubkey = PublicKey(pubkey)
         return pubkey.verify(sig, signed_hash, hasher=None)