diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9fdab2cb0a0b..9e32ce9be0c2 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1959,6 +1959,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "parity-scale-codec",
  "scale-info",
  "snowbridge-core",
+ "sp-core",
  "sp-runtime",
  "sp-std 8.0.0",
  "staging-xcm",
diff --git a/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/common/src/digest_item.rs b/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/common/src/digest_item.rs
index 8ea1bc05c0f2..f0be93172722 100644
--- a/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/common/src/digest_item.rs
+++ b/cumulus/parachains/runtimes/bridge-hubs/common/src/digest_item.rs
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@ pub enum CustomDigestItem {
 /// Convert custom application digest item into a concrete digest item
 impl Into<DigestItem> for CustomDigestItem {
 	fn into(self) -> DigestItem {
-		match self {
-			// For snowbridge, we sidestep SCALE-encoding of `CustomDigestItem`, and insert the
-			// merkle root directly into the DigestItem::Other payload. This reduces complexity
-			// and gas costs on the Ethereum side.
-			//
-			// Other light clients can discriminate between custom digest items by checking the
-			// length of the encoded payload. If the length is greater than 32, then its a digest
-			// item inserted by some application other than Snowbridge.
-			CustomDigestItem::Snowbridge(merkle_root) =>
-				DigestItem::Other(merkle_root.to_fixed_bytes().into()),
-		}
+		DigestItem::Other(self.encode())
 	}
 }