diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6bd72ef73b..ebd8699b64 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/v3 v3.0.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/connmgr/v3 v3.0.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/container/apbf v1.0.0
-	github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/blake256 v1.0.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/ripemd160 v1.0.1
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/database/v2 v2.0.3-0.20210129190127-4ebd135a82f1
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec v1.0.0
-	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/edwards/v2 v2.0.1
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.0.0-20210127014238-b33b46cf1a24
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrjson/v3 v3.1.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrutil/v4 v4.0.0-20210129181600-6ae0142d3b28
diff --git a/txscript/go.mod b/txscript/go.mod
index 59e7991953..f06c04789b 100644
--- a/txscript/go.mod
+++ b/txscript/go.mod
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ go 1.13
 
 require (
 	github.com/dchest/siphash v1.2.2
+	github.com/decred/base58 v1.0.3
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/chainhash v1.0.2
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/v3 v3.0.0
+	github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/blake256 v1.0.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/crypto/ripemd160 v1.0.1
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec v1.0.0
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/edwards/v2 v2.0.1
diff --git a/internal/staging/stdaddr/README.md b/txscript/stdaddr/README.md
similarity index 97%
rename from internal/staging/stdaddr/README.md
rename to txscript/stdaddr/README.md
index ebdb625927..7c880dba4b 100644
--- a/internal/staging/stdaddr/README.md
+++ b/txscript/stdaddr/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ stdaddr
 
 [![Build Status](https://github.com/decred/dcrd/workflows/Build%20and%20Test/badge.svg)](https://github.com/decred/dcrd/actions)
 [![ISC License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-ISC-blue.svg)](http://copyfree.org)
-[![Doc](https://img.shields.io/badge/doc-reference-blue.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/decred/dcrd/internal/staging/stdaddr)
+[![Doc](https://img.shields.io/badge/doc-reference-blue.svg)](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/decred/dcrd/txscript/v4/stdaddr)
 
 ## Decred Address Overview
 
@@ -220,12 +220,12 @@ by the interface.
 
 ## Installation and Updating
 
-This package is internal and therefore is neither directly installed nor needs
-to be manually updated.
+This package is part of the `github.com/decred/dcrd/txscript/v4` module.  Use
+the standard go tooling for working with modules to incorporate it.
 
 ## Examples
 
-* [DecodeAddress](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/decred/dcrd/internal/staging/stdaddr#example-DecodeAddress)
+* [DecodeAddress](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/decred/dcrd/txscript/v4/stdaddr#example-DecodeAddress)
 
   Demonstrates decoding addresses, generating their payment scripts and
   associated scripting language versions, determining supported capabilities by
diff --git a/internal/staging/stdaddr/address.go b/txscript/stdaddr/address.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/staging/stdaddr/address.go
rename to txscript/stdaddr/address.go
diff --git a/internal/staging/stdaddr/address_test.go b/txscript/stdaddr/address_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/staging/stdaddr/address_test.go
rename to txscript/stdaddr/address_test.go
diff --git a/internal/staging/stdaddr/addressv0.go b/txscript/stdaddr/addressv0.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/staging/stdaddr/addressv0.go
rename to txscript/stdaddr/addressv0.go
diff --git a/internal/staging/stdaddr/bench_test.go b/txscript/stdaddr/bench_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/staging/stdaddr/bench_test.go
rename to txscript/stdaddr/bench_test.go
diff --git a/internal/staging/stdaddr/error.go b/txscript/stdaddr/error.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/staging/stdaddr/error.go
rename to txscript/stdaddr/error.go
diff --git a/internal/staging/stdaddr/error_test.go b/txscript/stdaddr/error_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from internal/staging/stdaddr/error_test.go
rename to txscript/stdaddr/error_test.go
diff --git a/internal/staging/stdaddr/example_test.go b/txscript/stdaddr/example_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from internal/staging/stdaddr/example_test.go
rename to txscript/stdaddr/example_test.go
index 88b5809e42..d773e3d690 100644
--- a/internal/staging/stdaddr/example_test.go
+++ b/txscript/stdaddr/example_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/chaincfg/v3"
-	"github.com/decred/dcrd/internal/staging/stdaddr"
+	"github.com/decred/dcrd/txscript/v4/stdaddr"
 )
 
 // This example demonstrates decoding addresses, generating their payment