diff --git a/ndn-cxx/interest.cpp b/ndn-cxx/interest.cpp
index 42917e2..68a8ced 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/interest.cpp
+++ b/ndn-cxx/interest.cpp
@@ -95,13 +95,6 @@
 #endif // NDN_CXX_HAVE_TESTS
   }
 
-  return encode03(encoder);
-}
-
-template<encoding::Tag TAG>
-size_t
-Interest::encode03(EncodingImpl<TAG>& encoder) const
-{
   // Encode as NDN Packet Format v0.3
   // Interest = INTEREST-TYPE TLV-LENGTH
   //              Name
@@ -195,18 +188,9 @@
   if (wire.type() != tlv::Interest) {
     NDN_THROW(Error("Interest", wire.type()));
   }
-
   m_wire = wire;
   m_wire.parse();
 
-  decode03();
-  getNonce(); // force generation of nonce
-  m_isCanBePrefixSet = true; // don't trigger warning from decoded packet
-}
-
-void
-Interest::decode03()
-{
   // Interest = INTEREST-TYPE TLV-LENGTH
   //              Name
   //              [CanBePrefix]
@@ -233,6 +217,7 @@
   }
   m_name = std::move(tempName);
 
+  m_isCanBePrefixSet = true; // don't trigger warning from decoded packet
   m_canBePrefix = m_mustBeFresh = false;
   m_forwardingHint = {};
   m_nonce.reset();
@@ -332,6 +317,8 @@
   if (s_autoCheckParametersDigest && !isParametersDigestValid()) {
     NDN_THROW(Error("ParametersSha256DigestComponent does not match the SHA-256 of Interest parameters"));
   }
+
+  getNonce(); // force generation of nonce
 }
 
 std::string
diff --git a/ndn-cxx/interest.hpp b/ndn-cxx/interest.hpp
index 9a612b3..c386ce8 100644
--- a/ndn-cxx/interest.hpp
+++ b/ndn-cxx/interest.hpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
   explicit
   Interest(const Block& wire);
 
-  /** @brief Prepend wire encoding to @p encoder.
+  /** @brief Prepend wire encoding to @p encoder according to NDN Packet Format v0.3.
    */
   template<encoding::Tag TAG>
   size_t
@@ -355,18 +355,6 @@
   isParametersDigestValid() const;
 
 private:
-  /** @brief Prepend wire encoding to @p encoder in NDN Packet Format v0.3.
-   */
-  template<encoding::Tag TAG>
-  size_t
-  encode03(EncodingImpl<TAG>& encoder) const;
-
-  /** @brief Decode @c m_wire as NDN Packet Format v0.3.
-   *  @throw tlv::Error decoding error.
-   */
-  void
-  decode03();
-
   void
   setApplicationParametersInternal(Block parameters);
 
@@ -403,13 +391,13 @@
   static bool s_autoCheckParametersDigest;
 
   Name m_name;
-  mutable bool m_isCanBePrefixSet = false;
-  bool m_canBePrefix = true;
-  bool m_mustBeFresh = false;
   DelegationList m_forwardingHint;
   mutable optional<uint32_t> m_nonce;
   time::milliseconds m_interestLifetime;
   optional<uint8_t> m_hopLimit;
+  mutable bool m_isCanBePrefixSet = false;
+  bool m_canBePrefix = true;
+  bool m_mustBeFresh = false;
 
   // Stores the "Interest parameters", i.e., all maybe-unrecognized non-critical TLV
   // elements that appear at the end of the Interest, starting from ApplicationParameters.