diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/hd/ledger/derivePrivate.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/hd/ledger/derivePrivate.ts
index c738e7dac..fa6236741 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/src/hd/ledger/derivePrivate.ts
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/hd/ledger/derivePrivate.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,29 @@
 // Copyright 2017-2021 @polkadot/util-crypto authors & contributors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-import BN from 'bn.js';
-
-import { bnToU8a, u8aConcat } from '@polkadot/util';
+import { bnToU8a, u8aConcat, u8aToBn } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 import { hmacSha512 } from '../../hmac';
 
 // performs hard-only derivation on the xprv
 export function ledgerDerivePrivate (xprv: Uint8Array, index: number): Uint8Array {
-  const kl = xprv.slice(0, 32);
-  const kr = xprv.slice(32, 64);
-  const cc = xprv.slice(64, 96);
-
-  const data = new Uint8Array(1 + 64 + 4);
-
-  data.set(bnToU8a(index, { bitLength: 32, isLe: true }), 1 + 64);
-  data.set(kl, 1);
-  data.set(kr, 1 + 32);
-  data[0] = 0x00;
-
+  const kl = xprv.subarray(0, 32);
+  const kr = xprv.subarray(32, 64);
+  const cc = xprv.subarray(64, 96);
+  const data = u8aConcat([0], kl, kr, bnToU8a(index, { bitLength: 32, isLe: true }));
   const z = hmacSha512(cc, data);
 
   data[0] = 0x01;
 
-  const chainCode = hmacSha512(cc, data).slice(32, 64);
-  const zl = z.slice(0, 32);
-  const zr = z.slice(32, 64);
-  const left = bnToU8a(new BN(kl, 16, 'le').add(new BN(zl.slice(0, 28), 16, 'le').mul(new BN(8))), { bitLength: 512, isLe: true }).slice(0, 32);
-  const right = bnToU8a(new BN(kr, 16, 'le').add(new BN(zr, 16, 'le')), { bitLength: 512, isLe: true }).slice(0, 32);
-
-  return u8aConcat(left, right, chainCode);
+  return u8aConcat(
+    bnToU8a(
+      u8aToBn(kl, { isLe: true }).iadd(u8aToBn(z.subarray(0, 28), { isLe: true }).muln(8)),
+      { bitLength: 512, isLe: true }
+    ).subarray(0, 32),
+    bnToU8a(
+      u8aToBn(kr, { isLe: true }).iadd(u8aToBn(z.subarray(32, 64), { isLe: true })),
+      { bitLength: 512, isLe: true }
+    ).subarray(0, 32),
+    hmacSha512(cc, data).subarray(32, 64)
+  );
 }
diff --git a/packages/util-crypto/src/hd/ledger/index.spec.ts b/packages/util-crypto/src/hd/ledger/index.spec.ts
index 16da2947a..a21f878db 100644
--- a/packages/util-crypto/src/hd/ledger/index.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/util-crypto/src/hd/ledger/index.spec.ts
@@ -5,20 +5,52 @@ import { u8aToHex } from '@polkadot/util';
 
 import { hdLedger } from '..';
 
-describe('ledgerDerive', (): void => {
-  it('derives a known private key for Kusama', (): void => {
-    expect(u8aToHex(
-      hdLedger('abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about', `m/44'/${0x01b2}'/0'/0'/0'`)
-        .secretKey
-        .slice(0, 32)
-    )).toEqual('0x98cb4e14e0e08ea876f88d728545ea7572dc07dbbe69f1731c418fb827e69d41');
-  });
+const MNE_0 = 'abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about';
+const MNE_1 = 'open jelly jeans corn ketchup supreme brief element armed lens vault weather original scissors rug priority vicious lesson raven spot gossip powder person volcano';
 
-  it('derives a known private key for Polkadot', (): void => {
-    expect(u8aToHex(
-      hdLedger('abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon abandon about', `m/44'/${0x80000162}/0'/0'/0'`)
-        .secretKey
-        .slice(0, 32)
-    )).toEqual('0xe8c68348586d53e4e8d1a864b0e4e17c75e4eb06e0c63c1432bef2ba29e69d41');
+const TESTS = {
+  Kusama: {
+    slip44: 0x01b2,
+    tests: [
+      {
+        ed25519: '0x98cb4e14e0e08ea876f88d728545ea7572dc07dbbe69f1731c418fb827e69d41',
+        index: [0, 0],
+        mnemonic: MNE_0
+      },
+      {
+        ed25519: '0x70e9010e84c81095aaa5f63b1c5a6a66a1dcbec017a23c2f3b7a1b08fe5ea65a',
+        index: [0, 0],
+        mnemonic: MNE_1
+      },
+      {
+        ed25519: '0xf06730efb1e6ea59ac752a7c3620fade3909062fb88597856cc3af72045fa65a',
+        index: [5, 7],
+        mnemonic: MNE_1
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  Polkadot: {
+    slip44: 0x80000162,
+    tests: [
+      {
+        ed25519: '0xe8c68348586d53e4e8d1a864b0e4e17c75e4eb06e0c63c1432bef2ba29e69d41',
+        index: [0, 0],
+        mnemonic: MNE_0
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+};
+
+describe('ledgerDerive', (): void => {
+  Object.entries(TESTS).forEach(([network, { slip44, tests }]): void => {
+    tests.forEach(({ ed25519, index: [account, address], mnemonic }, index): void => {
+      it(`derives a known ed25519 seed for ${network} (${index})`, (): void => {
+        expect(u8aToHex(
+          hdLedger(mnemonic, `m/44'/${slip44}'/${account}'/0'/${address}'`)
+            .secretKey
+            .slice(0, 32)
+        )).toEqual(ed25519);
+      });
+    });
   });
 });