diff --git a/chain/src/store.rs b/chain/src/store.rs
index 5c27e0a58..0dee43cd1 100644
--- a/chain/src/store.rs
+++ b/chain/src/store.rs
@@ -348,11 +348,11 @@ impl<'a> Batch<'a> {
 	}
 
 	fn get_legacy_input_bitmap(&self, bh: &Hash) -> Result<Bitmap, Error> {
-		if let Ok(Some(bytes)) = self.db.get(&to_key(BLOCK_INPUT_BITMAP_PREFIX, bh)) {
-			Ok(Bitmap::deserialize(&bytes))
-		} else {
-			Err(Error::NotFoundErr("legacy block input bitmap".to_string()))
-		}
+		option_to_not_found(
+			self.db
+				.get_with(&to_key(BLOCK_INPUT_BITMAP_PREFIX, bh), Bitmap::deserialize),
+			|| "legacy block input bitmap".to_string(),
+		)
 	}
 
 	/// Get the "spent index" from the db for the specified block.
diff --git a/store/src/lmdb.rs b/store/src/lmdb.rs
index 1419fc7ae..96a43e06b 100644
--- a/store/src/lmdb.rs
+++ b/store/src/lmdb.rs
@@ -235,14 +235,15 @@ impl Store {
 	}
 
 	/// Gets a value from the db, provided its key
-	pub fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
+	pub fn get_with<T, F>(&self, key: &[u8], f: F) -> Result<Option<T>, Error>
+	where
+		F: Fn(&[u8]) -> T,
+	{
 		let db = self.db.read();
 		let txn = lmdb::ReadTransaction::new(self.env.clone())?;
 		let access = txn.access();
 		let res = access.get(&db.as_ref().unwrap(), key);
-		res.map(|res: &[u8]| res.to_vec())
-			.to_opt()
-			.map_err(From::from)
+		res.map(f).to_opt().map_err(From::from)
 	}
 
 	/// Gets a `Readable` value from the db, provided its key. Encapsulates
@@ -345,8 +346,11 @@ impl<'a> Batch<'a> {
 	}
 
 	/// gets a value from the db, provided its key
-	pub fn get(&self, key: &[u8]) -> Result<Option<Vec<u8>>, Error> {
-		self.store.get(key)
+	pub fn get_with<T, F>(&self, key: &[u8], f: F) -> Result<Option<T>, Error>
+	where
+		F: Fn(&[u8]) -> T,
+	{
+		self.store.get_with(key, f)
 	}
 
 	/// Whether the provided key exists