diff --git a/src/block.js b/src/block.js
index 5b4776f..6f4721a 100644
--- a/src/block.js
+++ b/src/block.js
@@ -167,13 +167,22 @@ class Block {
     toHex(headersOnly) {
         return this.toBuffer(headersOnly).toString('hex');
     }
+    checkTxRoots() {
+        return this.__checkMerkleRoot() &&
+            (this.hasWitnessCommit() ? this.__checkWitnessCommit() : true);
+    }
     checkMerkleRoot() {
+        console.warn('Deprecation Warning: Block method checkMerkleRoot will be ' +
+            'deprecated in v5. Please use checkTxRoots instead.');
+        return this.checkTxRoots();
+    }
+    __checkMerkleRoot() {
         if (!this.transactions)
             throw errorMerkleNoTxes;
         const actualMerkleRoot = Block.calculateMerkleRoot(this.transactions);
         return this.merkleRoot.compare(actualMerkleRoot) === 0;
     }
-    checkWitnessCommit() {
+    __checkWitnessCommit() {
         if (!this.transactions)
             throw errorMerkleNoTxes;
         if (!this.hasWitnessCommit())
diff --git a/test/block.js b/test/block.js
index 76b043d..e646737 100644
--- a/test/block.js
+++ b/test/block.js
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ describe('Block', function () {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('checkMerkleRoot', function () {
+  describe('checkTxRoots', function () {
     fixtures.valid.forEach(function (f) {
       if (f.hex.length === 160) return
 
@@ -136,14 +136,8 @@ describe('Block', function () {
       })
 
       it('returns ' + f.valid + ' for ' + f.id, function () {
-        assert.strictEqual(block.checkMerkleRoot(), true)
+        assert.strictEqual(block.checkTxRoots(), true)
       })
-
-      if (f.witnessCommit) {
-        it('validates witness commit for ' + f.id, function () {
-          assert.strictEqual(block.checkWitnessCommit(), true)
-        })
-      }
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/ts_src/block.ts b/ts_src/block.ts
index cb50559..e5ea071 100644
--- a/ts_src/block.ts
+++ b/ts_src/block.ts
@@ -208,14 +208,25 @@ export class Block {
     return this.toBuffer(headersOnly).toString('hex')
   }
 
+  checkTxRoots (): boolean {
+    return this.__checkMerkleRoot() &&
+      (this.hasWitnessCommit() ? this.__checkWitnessCommit() : true)
+  }
+
   checkMerkleRoot (): boolean {
+    console.warn('Deprecation Warning: Block method checkMerkleRoot will be ' +
+    'deprecated in v5. Please use checkTxRoots instead.')
+    return this.checkTxRoots()
+  }
+
+  __checkMerkleRoot (): boolean {
     if (!this.transactions) throw errorMerkleNoTxes
 
     const actualMerkleRoot = Block.calculateMerkleRoot(this.transactions)
     return this.merkleRoot!.compare(actualMerkleRoot) === 0
   }
 
-  checkWitnessCommit (): boolean {
+  __checkWitnessCommit (): boolean {
     if (!this.transactions) throw errorMerkleNoTxes
     if (!this.hasWitnessCommit()) throw errorWitnessNotSegwit
 
diff --git a/types/block.d.ts b/types/block.d.ts
index ff98de2..3ff2926 100644
--- a/types/block.d.ts
+++ b/types/block.d.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ export declare class Block {
     getUTCDate(): Date;
     toBuffer(headersOnly: boolean): Buffer;
     toHex(headersOnly: boolean): string;
+    checkTxRoots(): boolean;
     checkMerkleRoot(): boolean;
-    checkWitnessCommit(): boolean;
+    __checkMerkleRoot(): boolean;
+    __checkWitnessCommit(): boolean;
     checkProofOfWork(): boolean;
 }