diff --git a/src/main/java/org/tron/core/capsule/TransactionCapsule.java b/src/main/java/org/tron/core/capsule/TransactionCapsule.java
index 6ad69ad614d..3bf6ca21b33 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/tron/core/capsule/TransactionCapsule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/tron/core/capsule/TransactionCapsule.java
@@ -221,11 +221,10 @@ public boolean checkBalance(byte[] address, byte[] to, long amount, long balance
     return true;
   }
 
-  @Deprecated
   public void sign(byte[] privateKey) {
     ECKey ecKey = ECKey.fromPrivate(privateKey);
     ECDSASignature signature = ecKey.sign(getRawHash().getBytes());
-    ByteString sig = ByteString.copyFrom(signature.toBase64().getBytes());
+    ByteString sig = ByteString.copyFrom(signature.toByteArray());
     this.transaction = this.transaction.toBuilder().addSignature(sig).build();
   }