diff --git a/k256/src/arithmetic/scalar.rs b/k256/src/arithmetic/scalar.rs
index 1c92f81bf..22483a524 100644
--- a/k256/src/arithmetic/scalar.rs
+++ b/k256/src/arithmetic/scalar.rs
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ impl Retrieve for Scalar {
     type Output = U256;
 
     fn retrieve(&self) -> U256 {
-        U256::from_be_byte_array(self.to_bytes())
+        self.0
     }
 }