diff --git a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/index.spec.js b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/index.spec.js
index b6e5fa8f0a..e073ed0efc 100644
--- a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/index.spec.js
+++ b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/index.spec.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ const keyring = testingPairs();
 describe('encode', () => {
   it('encodes extrinsic correctly', () => {
     expect(
-      encode(keyring.nobody.publicKey(), 1234)(
+      encode(
+        keyring.nobody.publicKey(), 1234,
         extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
         [10101],
         'latest'
diff --git a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/index.ts b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/index.ts
index 58c477ae27..0db887c4f5 100644
--- a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/index.ts
+++ b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/index.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,11 @@ import { ExtrinsicWithAccount } from '../types';
 import encodeCall from './call';
 import encodeExtrinsic from './extrinsic';
 
-type Encoder = (extrinsic: SectionItem<Extrinsics>, values: Array<any>, version: EncodingVersions) => ExtrinsicWithAccount;
-
-export default function encode (publicKey: Uint8Array, index: number | BN): Encoder {
-  return (extrinsic: SectionItem<Extrinsics>, values: Array<any>, version: EncodingVersions): ExtrinsicWithAccount =>
-    encodeCall(
-      publicKey,
-      index,
-      encodeExtrinsic(extrinsic, values, version),
-      version
-    );
+export default function encode (publicKey: Uint8Array, index: number | BN, extrinsic: SectionItem<Extrinsics>, values: Array<any>, version: EncodingVersions): ExtrinsicWithAccount {
+  return encodeCall(
+    publicKey,
+    index,
+    encodeExtrinsic(extrinsic, values, version),
+    version
+  );
 }
diff --git a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/unchecked.spec.js b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/unchecked.spec.js
index 24544b72e3..dc58ca3241 100644
--- a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/unchecked.spec.js
+++ b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/unchecked.spec.js
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ const keyring = testingPairs();
 describe('unchecked', () => {
   it('encodes extrinsic correctly (nobody)', () => {
     expect(
-      encode(keyring.nobody, 1234)(
+      encode(
+        keyring.nobody, 1234,
         extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
         [10101]
       )
@@ -37,9 +38,11 @@ describe('unchecked', () => {
 
   it('encodes extrinsic correctly (one)', () => {
     expect(
-      encode(keyring.one, 258, 'poc-1')(
+      encode(
+        keyring.one, 258,
         extrinsics.staking.public.transfer,
-        [keyring.two.publicKey(), 69]
+        [keyring.two.publicKey(), 69],
+        'poc-1'
       )
     ).toEqual(
       new Uint8Array([
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ describe('unchecked', () => {
 
   it('encodes extrinsic correctly (one + latest)', () => {
     expect(
-      encode(keyring.one, 258)(
+      encode(
+        keyring.one, 258,
         extrinsics.staking.public.transfer,
         [keyring.two.publicKey(), 69]
       )
@@ -89,7 +93,8 @@ describe('unchecked', () => {
 
   it('encodes timetamp.set extrinsic correctly (actual values)', () => {
     expect(
-      encode(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+      encode(
+        keyring.nobody, 0,
         extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
         [0x5b13c37b]
       )
@@ -102,7 +107,8 @@ describe('unchecked', () => {
 
   it('encoded parachains.setHeads correctly (actual values)', () => {
     expect(
-      encode(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+      encode(
+        keyring.nobody, 0,
         extrinsics.parachains.public.setHeads,
         [[]]
       )
diff --git a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/unchecked.ts b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/unchecked.ts
index 04948e5003..abcb86aec0 100644
--- a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/unchecked.ts
+++ b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/unchecked.ts
@@ -13,21 +13,15 @@ import u8aConcat from '@polkadot/util/u8a/concat';
 import encode from './index';
 import prefixes from './prefixes';
 
-type Encoder = (extrinsic: SectionItem<Extrinsics>, values: Array<any>) => UncheckedRaw;
+export default function unchecked (pair: KeyringPair, index: number | BN, extrinsic: SectionItem<Extrinsics>, values: Array<any>, version: EncodingVersions = 'latest'): UncheckedRaw {
+  const message = encode(pair.publicKey(), index, extrinsic, values, version);
+  const signature = pair.sign(message);
 
-export default function unchecked (pair: KeyringPair, index: number | BN, version: EncodingVersions = 'latest'): Encoder {
-  const encoder = encode(pair.publicKey(), index);
-
-  return (extrinsic: SectionItem<Extrinsics>, values: Array<any>): UncheckedRaw => {
-    const message = encoder(extrinsic, values, version);
-    const signature = pair.sign(message);
-
-    return u8aConcat(
-      version === 'poc-1'
-        ? prefixes.none
-        : prefixes.publicKey,
-      message,
-      signature
-    );
-  };
+  return u8aConcat(
+    version === 'poc-1'
+      ? prefixes.none
+      : prefixes.publicKey,
+    message,
+    signature
+  );
 }
diff --git a/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/uncheckedLength.ts b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/uncheckedLength.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33a3ed5d4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/type-extrinsics/src/codec/encode/uncheckedLength.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright 2017-2018 @polkadot/extrinsics authors & contributors
+// This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+// of the ISC license. See the LICENSE file for details.
+
+import BN from 'bn.js';
+import { EncodingVersions, SectionItem } from '@polkadot/params/types';
+import { UncheckedRaw } from '@polkadot/primitives/extrinsic';
+import { KeyringPair } from '@polkadot/util-keyring/types';
+import { Extrinsics } from '../../types';
+
+import encodeUnchecked from './unchecked';
+import encodeLength from './length';
+
+export default function uncheckedLength (pair: KeyringPair, index: number | BN, extrinsic: SectionItem<Extrinsics>, values: Array<any>, version: EncodingVersions = 'latest'): UncheckedRaw {
+  return encodeLength(
+    encodeUnchecked(
+      pair,
+      index,
+      extrinsic,
+      values,
+      version
+    )
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/type-primitives/src/codec/block/decodeRaw.spec.js b/packages/type-primitives/src/codec/block/decodeRaw.spec.js
index 405a079e52..7323c0f0dd 100644
--- a/packages/type-primitives/src/codec/block/decodeRaw.spec.js
+++ b/packages/type-primitives/src/codec/block/decodeRaw.spec.js
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ describe('decodeRaw', () => {
       )
     ).toMatchObject({
       extrinsics: [
-        encodeUnchecked(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+        encodeUnchecked(
+          keyring.nobody, 0,
           extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
           [10101]
         )
diff --git a/packages/type-primitives/src/codec/block/encode.spec.js b/packages/type-primitives/src/codec/block/encode.spec.js
index e0f304e041..40b32dfeec 100644
--- a/packages/type-primitives/src/codec/block/encode.spec.js
+++ b/packages/type-primitives/src/codec/block/encode.spec.js
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ describe('encodeBlock', () => {
             stateRoot: hexToU8a('0xf707774183723f201b875024069f30e7089b7f83c3c3cdc534b10d15fca91262')
           },
           extrinsics: [
-            encodeUnchecked(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+            encodeUnchecked
+              (keyring.nobody, 0,
               extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
               [0x5b13c3a4]
             ),
-            encodeUnchecked(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+            encodeUnchecked(
+              keyring.nobody, 0,
               extrinsics.parachains.public.setHeads,
               [[]]
             )
diff --git a/packages/type-primitives/src/create/block.spec.js b/packages/type-primitives/src/create/block.spec.js
index d68c735ff8..3b6049e0e5 100644
--- a/packages/type-primitives/src/create/block.spec.js
+++ b/packages/type-primitives/src/create/block.spec.js
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ describe('block', () => {
 
   it('creates a valid block, with defaults submitted', () => {
     const transactions = [
-      encodeUnchecked(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+      encodeUnchecked(
+        keyring.nobody, 0,
         extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
         [0x5b13c3a4]
       ),
-      encodeUnchecked(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+      encodeUnchecked(
+        keyring.nobody, 0,
         extrinsics.parachains.public.setHeads,
         [[]]
       )
diff --git a/packages/type-primitives/src/create/extrinsic/rootRaw.spec.js b/packages/type-primitives/src/create/extrinsic/rootRaw.spec.js
index ce238cf3d0..74d52ef277 100644
--- a/packages/type-primitives/src/create/extrinsic/rootRaw.spec.js
+++ b/packages/type-primitives/src/create/extrinsic/rootRaw.spec.js
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ describe('root', () => {
   it('calculates the root correctly (actual)', () => {
     expect(
       root([
-        encodeUnchecked(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+        encodeUnchecked(
+          keyring.nobody, 0,
           extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
           [0x5b13c3a4]
         ),
-        encodeUnchecked(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+        encodeUnchecked(
+          keyring.nobody, 0,
           extrinsics.parachains.public.setHeads,
           [[]]
         )
diff --git a/packages/type-primitives/src/create/header.spec.js b/packages/type-primitives/src/create/header.spec.js
index 95179412bb..428baa0145 100644
--- a/packages/type-primitives/src/create/header.spec.js
+++ b/packages/type-primitives/src/create/header.spec.js
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@ describe('header', () => {
 
   it('applies the all transactions (extrinsicsRoot)', () => {
     const transactions = [
-      encodeUnchecked(keyring.nobody, 0)(
+      encodeUnchecked(
+        keyring.nobody, 0,
         extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
         [54321]
       ),
-      encodeUnchecked(keyring.one, 0)(
+      encodeUnchecked(
+        keyring.one, 0,
         extrinsics.timestamp.public.set,
         [12345]
       )