diff --git a/src/keys.rs b/src/keys.rs
index 6ae0df476..5dce0f29a 100644
--- a/src/keys.rs
+++ b/src/keys.rs
@@ -471,6 +471,12 @@ impl FullViewingKey {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Returns the scalar form of the incoming viewing key for `scope`.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "unstable-voting-circuits", visibility::make(pub))]
+    pub(crate) fn ivk_scalar(&self, scope: Scope) -> pallas::Scalar {
+        *self.to_ivk(scope).ivk.0
+    }
+
     /// Derives an `OutgoingViewingKey` for this full viewing key.
     pub fn to_ovk(&self, scope: Scope) -> OutgoingViewingKey {
         match scope {
diff --git a/src/note/commitment.rs b/src/note/commitment.rs
index 0a6001f7a..176f2f1b8 100644
--- a/src/note/commitment.rs
+++ b/src/note/commitment.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ impl NoteCommitment {
     /// Defined in [Zcash Protocol Spec § 5.4.8.4: Sinsemilla commitments][concretesinsemillacommit].
     ///
     /// [concretesinsemillacommit]: https://zips.z.cash/protocol/nu5.pdf#concretesinsemillacommit
-    pub(super) fn derive(
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "unstable-voting-circuits", visibility::make(pub))]
+    pub(crate) fn derive(
         g_d: [u8; 32],
         pk_d: [u8; 32],
         v: NoteValue,
diff --git a/src/note/nullifier.rs b/src/note/nullifier.rs
index ab4ef7607..8afef7636 100644
--- a/src/note/nullifier.rs
+++ b/src/note/nullifier.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ impl Nullifier {
     /// Defined in [Zcash Protocol Spec § 4.16: Note Commitments and Nullifiers][commitmentsandnullifiers].
     ///
     /// [commitmentsandnullifiers]: https://zips.z.cash/protocol/nu5.pdf#commitmentsandnullifiers
-    pub(super) fn derive(
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "unstable-voting-circuits", visibility::make(pub))]
+    pub(crate) fn derive(
         nk: &NullifierDerivingKey,
         rho: pallas::Base,
         psi: pallas::Base,