diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/AbstractBlockChain.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/AbstractBlockChain.java
index 84c731ba614..9d060b217e5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/AbstractBlockChain.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/AbstractBlockChain.java
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ private void connectBlock(final Block block, StoredBlock storedPrev, boolean exp
             throw new VerificationException("Block failed checkpoint lockin at " + (storedPrev.getHeight() + 1));
         if (shouldVerifyTransactions()) {
             for (Transaction tx : block.getTransactions())
-                if (!tx.isFinal(storedPrev.getHeight() + 1, block.getTimeSeconds()))
+                if (!tx.isFinal(storedPrev.getHeight() + 1, block.time()))
                    throw new VerificationException("Block contains non-final transaction");
         }
         
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
index 4b6beb59625..3071a29e595 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/core/Transaction.java
@@ -1674,7 +1674,7 @@ public Sha256Hash findWitnessCommitment() {
      * <p>A transaction is time-locked if at least one of its inputs is non-final and it has a lock time. A transaction can
      * also have a relative lock time which this method doesn't tell. Use {@link #hasRelativeLockTime()} to find out.</p>
      *
-     * <p>To check if this transaction is final at a given height and time, see {@link Transaction#isFinal(int, long)}
+     * <p>To check if this transaction is final at a given height and time, see {@link Transaction#isFinal(int, Instant)}
      * </p>
      */
     public boolean isTimeLocked() {
@@ -1720,12 +1720,18 @@ public boolean isOptInFullRBF() {
      * <p>Note that currently the replacement feature is disabled in Bitcoin Core and will need to be
      * re-activated before this functionality is useful.</p>
      */
-    public boolean isFinal(int height, long blockTimeSeconds) {
+    public boolean isFinal(int height, Instant blockTime) {
         LockTime locktime = lockTime();
-        return locktime.rawValue() < (locktime instanceof HeightLock ? height : blockTimeSeconds) ||
+        return locktime.rawValue() < (locktime instanceof HeightLock ? height : blockTime.getEpochSecond()) ||
                 !isTimeLocked();
     }
 
+    /** @deprecated use {@link #isFinal(int, Instant)} */
+    @Deprecated
+    public boolean isFinal(int height, long blockTimeSeconds) {
+        return isFinal(height, Instant.ofEpochSecond(blockTimeSeconds));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns either the lock time, if it was specified as a timestamp, or an estimate based on the time in
      * the current head block if it was specified as a block height.
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/DefaultRiskAnalysis.java b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/DefaultRiskAnalysis.java
index 9799cb073b0..a5c45b15e99 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/DefaultRiskAnalysis.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/bitcoinj/wallet/DefaultRiskAnalysis.java
@@ -102,14 +102,13 @@ private Result analyzeIsFinal() {
         // If the transaction has a lock time specified in blocks, we consider that if the tx would become final in the
         // next block it is not risky (as it would confirm normally).
         final int adjustedHeight = height + 1;
-        final long timeSecs = time.get().getEpochSecond();
 
-        if (!tx.isFinal(adjustedHeight, timeSecs)) {
+        if (!tx.isFinal(adjustedHeight, time.get())) {
             nonFinal = tx;
             return Result.NON_FINAL;
         }
         for (Transaction dep : dependencies) {
-            if (!dep.isFinal(adjustedHeight, timeSecs)) {
+            if (!dep.isFinal(adjustedHeight, time.get())) {
                 nonFinal = dep;
                 return Result.NON_FINAL;
             }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/FullBlockTestGenerator.java b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/FullBlockTestGenerator.java
index 0eef3871eb1..b6866ffad13 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/FullBlockTestGenerator.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/bitcoinj/core/FullBlockTestGenerator.java
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ public boolean add(Rule element) {
             tx.addOutput(ZERO, OP_TRUE_SCRIPT);
             addOnlyInputToTransaction(tx, out18, 0);
             b62.addTransaction(tx);
-            checkState(!tx.isFinal(chainHeadHeight + 17, b62.block.getTimeSeconds()));
+            checkState(!tx.isFinal(chainHeadHeight + 17, b62.block.time()));
         }
         b62.solve();
         blocks.add(new BlockAndValidity(b62, false, true, b60.getHash(), chainHeadHeight + 18, "b62"));
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ public boolean add(Rule element) {
         {
             b63.block.getTransactions().get(0).setLockTime(0xffffffffL);
             b63.block.getTransactions().get(0).getInput(0).setSequenceNumber(0xdeadbeefL);
-            checkState(!b63.block.getTransactions().get(0).isFinal(chainHeadHeight + 17, b63.block.getTimeSeconds()));
+            checkState(!b63.block.getTransactions().get(0).isFinal(chainHeadHeight + 17, b63.block.time()));
         }
         b63.solve();
         blocks.add(new BlockAndValidity(b63, false, true, b60.getHash(), chainHeadHeight + 18, "b63"));