diff --git a/server/asset/eth/eth.go b/server/asset/eth/eth.go
index 88b09a3604..0ccbba1ae7 100644
--- a/server/asset/eth/eth.go
+++ b/server/asset/eth/eth.go
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ func (d *Driver) Setup(configPath string, logger dex.Logger, network dex.Network
 
 // DecodeCoinID creates a human-readable representation of a coin ID for Ethereum.
 func (d *Driver) DecodeCoinID(coinID []byte) (string, error) {
-	coinId, err := dexeth.DecodeCoinID(coinID)
+	txHash, err := decodeCoinID(coinID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return coinId.String(), nil
+	return txHash.String(), nil
 }
 
 // UnitInfo returns the dex.UnitInfo for the asset.
@@ -210,19 +210,18 @@ func (eth *Backend) Connect(ctx context.Context) (*sync.WaitGroup, error) {
 
 // TxData fetches the raw transaction data.
 func (eth *Backend) TxData(coinID []byte) ([]byte, error) {
-	cnr, err := dexeth.DecodeCoinID(coinID)
+	txHash, err := decodeCoinID(coinID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("coin ID decoding error: %v", err)
 	}
-	c, is := cnr.(*dexeth.TxCoinID)
-	if !is {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("wrong type of coin ID, %v", cnr)
-	}
 
-	tx, _, err := eth.node.transaction(eth.rpcCtx, c.TxID)
+	tx, _, err := eth.node.transaction(eth.rpcCtx, txHash)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error retrieving transaction: %w", err)
 	}
+	if tx == nil { // Possible?
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no transaction %s", txHash)
+	}
 
 	return tx.MarshalBinary()
 }
@@ -336,11 +335,11 @@ func (eth *Backend) Redemption(redeemCoinID, contractCoinID []byte) (asset.Coin,
 
 // ValidateCoinID attempts to decode the coinID.
 func (eth *Backend) ValidateCoinID(coinID []byte) (string, error) {
-	coinId, err := dexeth.DecodeCoinID(coinID)
+	txHash, err := decodeCoinID(coinID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	return coinId.String(), nil
+	return txHash.String(), nil
 }
 
 // ValidateContract ensures that the secret hash is the correct length.
@@ -506,3 +505,15 @@ out:
 	// Wait for the RPC client to shut down.
 	wg.Wait()
 }
+
+// decodeCoinID decodes the coin ID into a common.Hash. For eth, there are no
+// funding coin IDs, just an account address. Care should be taken not to use
+// decodeCoinID or (Driver).DecodeCoinID for account addresses.
+func decodeCoinID(coinID []byte) (common.Hash, error) {
+	if len(coinID) != common.HashLength {
+		return common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("wrong coin ID length. wanted %d, got %d", common.HashLength, len(coinID))
+	}
+	var h common.Hash
+	h.SetBytes(coinID)
+	return h, nil
+}
diff --git a/server/asset/eth/eth_test.go b/server/asset/eth/eth_test.go
index 5ac59abcf3..946b0d6358 100644
--- a/server/asset/eth/eth_test.go
+++ b/server/asset/eth/eth_test.go
@@ -180,6 +180,50 @@ func TestLoad(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDecodeCoinID(t *testing.T) {
+	drv := &Driver{}
+	txid := "0x1b86600b740d58ecc06eda8eba1c941c7ba3d285c78be89b56678da146ed53d1"
+	txHashB := mustDecodeHex("1b86600b740d58ecc06eda8eba1c941c7ba3d285c78be89b56678da146ed53d1")
+
+	type test struct {
+		name    string
+		input   []byte
+		wantErr bool
+		expRes  string
+	}
+
+	tests := []test{{
+		name:   "ok",
+		input:  txHashB,
+		expRes: txid,
+	}, {
+		name:    "too short",
+		input:   txHashB[:len(txHashB)/2],
+		wantErr: true,
+	}, {
+		name:    "too long",
+		input:   append(txHashB, txHashB...),
+		wantErr: true,
+	}}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		res, err := drv.DecodeCoinID(tt.input)
+		if err != nil {
+			if !tt.wantErr {
+				t.Fatalf("%s: error: %v", tt.name, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if tt.wantErr {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: no error", tt.name)
+		}
+		if res != tt.expRes {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: wrong result. wanted %s, got %s", tt.name, tt.expRes, res)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	// TODO: Test all paths.
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -551,7 +595,7 @@ func TestTxData(t *testing.T) {
 	addr := randomAddress()
 	data := encode.RandomBytes(5)
 	tx := tTx(gasPrice, value, addr, data)
-	goodCoinID := (&dexeth.TxCoinID{TxID: tx.Hash()}).Encode()
+	goodCoinID, _ := hex.DecodeString("09c3bed75b35c6cf0549b0636c9511161b18765c019ef371e2a9f01e4b4a1487")
 	node.tx = tx
 
 	// initial success
@@ -572,14 +616,14 @@ func TestTxData(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Wrong type of coin ID
-	coinID = (&dexeth.SwapCoinID{}).Encode()
-	_, err = eth.TxData(coinID)
+	_, err = eth.TxData(goodCoinID[2:])
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("no error for wrong coin type")
 	}
 
 	// No transaction
-	_, err = eth.TxData(coinID)
+	node.tx = nil
+	_, err = eth.TxData(goodCoinID)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("no error for missing tx")
 	}
@@ -652,3 +696,11 @@ func TestAccountBalance(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("AccountBalance error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func mustDecodeHex(s string) []byte {
+	b, err := hex.DecodeString(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("mustDecodeHex: " + err.Error())
+	}
+	return b
+}