diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Key.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Key.hs
index 3c73065b0f2..e4c35287584 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Key.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Key.hs
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@
 
 -- | Shelley CLI option data types and functions for cryptographic keys.
 module Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Key
-  ( readSigningKeyFile
-  , readSigningKeyFileAnyOf
-
-  , VerificationKeyOrFile (..)
+  ( VerificationKeyOrFile (..)
   , readVerificationKeyOrFile
   , readVerificationKeyOrTextEnvFile
 
@@ -38,41 +35,6 @@ import qualified Data.Text.Encoding as Text
 
 import           Cardano.CLI.Types
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- Signing key deserialisation
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
--- | Read a signing key from a file.
---
--- The contents of the file can either be Bech32-encoded, hex-encoded, or in
--- the text envelope format.
-readSigningKeyFile
-  :: forall keyrole.
-     ( HasTextEnvelope (SigningKey keyrole)
-     , SerialiseAsBech32 (SigningKey keyrole)
-     )
-  => AsType keyrole
-  -> SigningKeyFile
-  -> IO (Either (FileError InputDecodeError) (SigningKey keyrole))
-readSigningKeyFile asType (SigningKeyFile fp) =
-  readKeyFile
-    (AsSigningKey asType)
-    (NE.fromList [InputFormatBech32, InputFormatHex, InputFormatTextEnvelope])
-    fp
-
--- | Read a signing key from a file given that it is one of the provided types
--- of signing key.
---
--- The contents of the file can either be Bech32-encoded or in the text
--- envelope format.
-readSigningKeyFileAnyOf
-  :: forall b.
-     [FromSomeType SerialiseAsBech32 b]
-  -> [FromSomeType HasTextEnvelope b]
-  -> SigningKeyFile
-  -> IO (Either (FileError InputDecodeError) b)
-readSigningKeyFileAnyOf bech32Types textEnvTypes (SigningKeyFile fp) =
-  readKeyFileAnyOf bech32Types textEnvTypes fp
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -- Verification key deserialisation
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Key.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Key.hs
index bebbade205e..7aaa1ea9570 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Key.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Key.hs
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ import           Cardano.Api.Shelley
 import qualified Cardano.CLI.Byron.Key as Byron
 import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Commands
 import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Key (VerificationKeyTextOrFile (..),
-                   VerificationKeyTextOrFileError, readSigningKeyFileAnyOf,
-                   readVerificationKeyTextOrFileAnyOf, renderVerificationKeyTextOrFileError)
+                   VerificationKeyTextOrFileError, readVerificationKeyTextOrFileAnyOf,
+                   renderVerificationKeyTextOrFileError)
 import           Cardano.CLI.Types (SigningKeyFile (..), VerificationKeyFile (..))
 
 
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ withSomeSigningKey ssk f =
 readSigningKeyFile
   :: SigningKeyFile
   -> ExceptT (FileError InputDecodeError) IO SomeSigningKey
-readSigningKeyFile skFile =
+readSigningKeyFile (SigningKeyFile skFile) =
     newExceptT $
-      readSigningKeyFileAnyOf bech32FileTypes textEnvFileTypes skFile
+      readKeyFileAnyOf bech32FileTypes textEnvFileTypes skFile
   where
     textEnvFileTypes =
       [ FromSomeType (AsSigningKey AsByronKey)
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Node.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Node.hs
index 7f83eb272c7..8681faefb68 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Node.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Node.hs
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import           Cardano.Api
 import           Cardano.Api.Shelley
 
 import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Commands
-import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Key (VerificationKeyOrFile, readSigningKeyFileAnyOf,
-                   readVerificationKeyOrFile)
+import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Key (VerificationKeyOrFile, readVerificationKeyOrFile)
 import           Cardano.CLI.Types (SigningKeyFile (..), VerificationKeyFile (..))
 
 {- HLINT ignore "Reduce duplication" -}
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ runNodeIssueOpCert :: VerificationKeyOrFile KesKey
                    -> OutputFile
                    -> ExceptT ShelleyNodeCmdError IO ()
 runNodeIssueOpCert kesVerKeyOrFile
-                   stakePoolSKeyFile
+                   (SigningKeyFile stakePoolSKeyFile)
                    (OpCertCounterFile ocertCtrPath)
                    kesPeriod
                    (OutputFile certFile) = do
@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ runNodeIssueOpCert kesVerKeyOrFile
 
     signKey <- firstExceptT ShelleyNodeCmdReadKeyFileError
       . newExceptT
-      $ readSigningKeyFileAnyOf
+      $ readKeyFileAnyOf
           bech32PossibleBlockIssuers
           textEnvPossibleBlockIssuers
           stakePoolSKeyFile
diff --git a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Read.hs b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Read.hs
index 744b83be55d..e15ab96d171 100644
--- a/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Read.hs
+++ b/cardano-cli/src/Cardano/CLI/Shelley/Run/Read.hs
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ import           Cardano.Api.Shelley
 import qualified Cardano.Binary as CBOR
 import           Data.Text (Text)
 
-import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Key
 import           Cardano.CLI.Shelley.Parsers
 import           Cardano.CLI.Types
 
@@ -640,9 +639,9 @@ renderReadWitnessSigningDataError err =
 readWitnessSigningData
   :: WitnessSigningData
   -> IO (Either ReadWitnessSigningDataError SomeWitness)
-readWitnessSigningData (KeyWitnessSigningData skFile mbByronAddr) = do
+readWitnessSigningData (KeyWitnessSigningData (SigningKeyFile skFile) mbByronAddr) = do
     eRes <- first ReadWitnessSigningDataSigningKeyDecodeError
-             <$> readSigningKeyFileAnyOf bech32FileTypes textEnvFileTypes skFile
+             <$> readKeyFileAnyOf bech32FileTypes textEnvFileTypes skFile
     return $ do
       res <- eRes
       case (res, mbByronAddr) of
@@ -706,8 +705,8 @@ instance Error RequiredSignerError where
 
 readRequiredSigner :: RequiredSigner -> IO (Either RequiredSignerError (Hash PaymentKey))
 readRequiredSigner (RequiredSignerHash h) = return $ Right h
-readRequiredSigner (RequiredSignerSkeyFile skFile) = do
-  eKeyWit <- first RequiredSignerErrorFile <$> readSigningKeyFileAnyOf bech32FileTypes textEnvFileTypes skFile
+readRequiredSigner (RequiredSignerSkeyFile skFile@(SigningKeyFile skFp)) = do
+  eKeyWit <- first RequiredSignerErrorFile <$> readKeyFileAnyOf bech32FileTypes textEnvFileTypes skFp
   return $ do
     keyWit <- eKeyWit
     case categoriseSomeWitness keyWit of