diff --git a/ethers-core/src/types/transaction/eip2718.rs b/ethers-core/src/types/transaction/eip2718.rs
index 270ba0638..5ec5e62b4 100644
--- a/ethers-core/src/types/transaction/eip2718.rs
+++ b/ethers-core/src/types/transaction/eip2718.rs
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ impl TypedTransaction {
 impl Decodable for TypedTransaction {
     fn decode(rlp: &rlp::Rlp) -> Result<Self, rlp::DecoderError> {
         let tx_type: Option<U64> = match rlp.is_data() {
-            true => Some(rlp.data()?.into()),
+            true => Some(U64::decode(rlp)?),
             false => None,
         };
         let rest = rlp::Rlp::new(
@@ -915,6 +915,6 @@ mod tests {
         let tx = hex::decode("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").unwrap();
         let tx_rlp = rlp::Rlp::new(&tx);
         let result = TypedTransaction::decode(&tx_rlp);
-        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err(), rlp::DecoderError::RlpIsTooBig);
     }
 }