diff --git a/src/core_read.cpp b/src/core_read.cpp
index 88e0150e1..d21d2220d 100644
--- a/src/core_read.cpp
+++ b/src/core_read.cpp
@@ -1,224 +1,214 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2009-2016 The Bitcoin Core developers
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "core_io.h"
 
 #include "primitives/block.h"
 #include "primitives/transaction.h"
 #include "script/script.h"
 #include "serialize.h"
 #include "streams.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "utilstrencodings.h"
 #include "version.h"
 
 #include <univalue.h>
 
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/classification.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/split.hpp>
 
 CScript ParseScript(const std::string &s) {
     CScript result;
 
     static std::map<std::string, opcodetype> mapOpNames;
 
     if (mapOpNames.empty()) {
         for (int op = 0; op < FIRST_UNDEFINED_OP_VALUE; op++) {
             if (op < OP_PUSHDATA1) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             const char *name = GetOpName((opcodetype)op);
             if (strcmp(name, "OP_UNKNOWN") == 0) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             std::string strName(name);
             mapOpNames[strName] = (opcodetype)op;
             // Convenience: OP_ADD and just ADD are both recognized:
             boost::algorithm::replace_first(strName, "OP_", "");
             mapOpNames[strName] = (opcodetype)op;
         }
     }
 
     std::vector<std::string> words;
     boost::algorithm::split(words, s, boost::algorithm::is_any_of(" \t\n"),
                             boost::algorithm::token_compress_on);
 
     size_t push_size = 0, next_push_size = 0;
     size_t script_size = 0;
 
     for (const auto &w : words) {
         if (w.empty()) {
             // Empty string, ignore. (boost::split given '' will return one
             // word)
             continue;
         }
 
-        // Check that the expected number of byte where pushed.
-        if (push_size && (result.size() - script_size) != push_size) {
-            throw std::runtime_error(
-                "Hex number doesn't match the number of bytes being pushed");
-        }
-
         // Update script size.
         script_size = result.size();
 
         // Make sure we keep track of the size of push operations.
         push_size = next_push_size;
         next_push_size = 0;
 
         if (all(w, boost::algorithm::is_digit()) ||
             (boost::algorithm::starts_with(w, "-") &&
              all(std::string(w.begin() + 1, w.end()),
                  boost::algorithm::is_digit()))) {
             // Number
             int64_t n = atoi64(w);
             result << n;
-            continue;
+            goto next;
         }
 
         if (boost::algorithm::starts_with(w, "0x") &&
             (w.begin() + 2 != w.end())) {
             if (!IsHex(std::string(w.begin() + 2, w.end()))) {
                 // Should only arrive here for improperly formatted hex values
                 throw std::runtime_error("Hex numbers expected to be formatted "
                                          "in full-byte chunks (ex: 0x00 "
                                          "instead of 0x0)");
             }
 
             // Raw hex data, inserted NOT pushed onto stack:
             std::vector<uint8_t> raw =
                 ParseHex(std::string(w.begin() + 2, w.end()));
-            if (push_size && raw.size() != push_size) {
-                throw std::runtime_error("Hex number doesn't match the "
-                                         "number of bytes being pushed");
-            }
             // If we have what looks like an immediate push, figure out its
             // size.
             if (!push_size && raw.size() == 1 && raw[0] < OP_PUSHDATA1) {
                 next_push_size = raw[0];
             }
 
             result.insert(result.end(), raw.begin(), raw.end());
-            continue;
+            goto next;
         }
 
         if (w.size() >= 2 && boost::algorithm::starts_with(w, "'") &&
             boost::algorithm::ends_with(w, "'")) {
             // Single-quoted string, pushed as data. NOTE: this is poor-man's
             // parsing, spaces/tabs/newlines in single-quoted strings won't
             // work.
             std::vector<uint8_t> value(w.begin() + 1, w.end() - 1);
             result << value;
-            continue;
+            goto next;
         }
 
         if (mapOpNames.count(w)) {
             // opcode, e.g. OP_ADD or ADD:
             opcodetype op = mapOpNames[w];
 
             switch (op) {
                 case OP_PUSHDATA1:
                     next_push_size = 1;
                     break;
                 case OP_PUSHDATA2:
                     next_push_size = 2;
                     break;
                 case OP_PUSHDATA4:
                     next_push_size = 4;
                     break;
                 default:
                     break;
             }
 
             result << op;
-            continue;
+            goto next;
         }
 
         throw std::runtime_error("Error parsing script: " + s);
-    }
 
-    // Check that the expected number of byte where pushed.
-    if (push_size && (result.size() - script_size) != push_size) {
-        throw std::runtime_error(
-            "Hex number doesn't match the number of bytes being pushed");
+    next:
+        size_t size_change = result.size() - script_size;
+        if (push_size && size_change != push_size) {
+            throw std::runtime_error("Wrong number of bytes being pushed.");
+        }
     }
 
     return result;
 }
 
 bool DecodeHexTx(CMutableTransaction &tx, const std::string &strHexTx) {
     if (!IsHex(strHexTx)) {
         return false;
     }
 
     std::vector<uint8_t> txData(ParseHex(strHexTx));
 
     CDataStream ssData(txData, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     try {
         ssData >> tx;
         if (!ssData.empty()) {
             return false;
         }
     } catch (const std::exception &) {
         return false;
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool DecodeHexBlk(CBlock &block, const std::string &strHexBlk) {
     if (!IsHex(strHexBlk)) {
         return false;
     }
 
     std::vector<uint8_t> blockData(ParseHex(strHexBlk));
     CDataStream ssBlock(blockData, SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
     try {
         ssBlock >> block;
     } catch (const std::exception &) {
         return false;
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 uint256 ParseHashUV(const UniValue &v, const std::string &strName) {
     std::string strHex;
     if (v.isStr()) {
         strHex = v.getValStr();
     }
 
     // Note: ParseHashStr("") throws a runtime_error
     return ParseHashStr(strHex, strName);
 }
 
 uint256 ParseHashStr(const std::string &strHex, const std::string &strName) {
     if (!IsHex(strHex)) {
         // Note: IsHex("") is false
         throw std::runtime_error(
             strName + " must be hexadecimal string (not '" + strHex + "')");
     }
 
     uint256 result;
     result.SetHex(strHex);
     return result;
 }
 
 std::vector<uint8_t> ParseHexUV(const UniValue &v, const std::string &strName) {
     std::string strHex;
     if (v.isStr()) {
         strHex = v.getValStr();
     }
 
     if (!IsHex(strHex)) {
         throw std::runtime_error(
             strName + " must be hexadecimal string (not '" + strHex + "')");
     }
 
     return ParseHex(strHex);
 }