diff --git a/swap/src/bin/swap.rs b/swap/src/bin/swap.rs
index 8ec72734..deb18d18 100644
--- a/swap/src/bin/swap.rs
+++ b/swap/src/bin/swap.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
 use libp2p::{core::Multiaddr, PeerId};
 use prettytable::{row, Table};
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
-use std::{convert::TryFrom, sync::Arc};
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use structopt::StructOpt;
 use swap::{
     alice,
@@ -213,9 +213,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             alice_peer_id,
             alice_addr,
         }) => {
-            let db_swap = db.get_state(swap_id)?;
-
-            let bob_state = BobState::try_from(db_swap)?;
+            let db_state = if let Swap::Bob(db_state) = db.get_state(swap_id)? {
+                db_state
+            } else {
+                bail!("Swap {} is not buy xmr.", swap_id)
+            };
 
             let (bitcoin_wallet, monero_wallet) = setup_wallets(
                 bitcoind_url,
@@ -226,7 +228,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
             .await?;
             bob_swap(
                 swap_id,
-                bob_state,
+                db_state.into(),
                 bitcoin_wallet,
                 monero_wallet,
                 db,
diff --git a/swap/src/bob/swap.rs b/swap/src/bob/swap.rs
index 6dd21e3f..d3b6ec05 100644
--- a/swap/src/bob/swap.rs
+++ b/swap/src/bob/swap.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 use crate::{
     bob::event_loop::EventLoopHandle,
     state,
-    state::{Bob, BobEndState, Swap},
+    state::{Bob, BobEndState},
     storage::Database,
     SwapAmounts,
 };
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
 use async_recursion::async_recursion;
 use rand::{CryptoRng, RngCore};
-use std::{convert::TryFrom, fmt, sync::Arc};
+use std::{fmt, sync::Arc};
 use tokio::select;
 use tracing::info;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -74,31 +74,23 @@ impl From<BobState> for state::Bob {
     }
 }
 
-impl TryFrom<state::Swap> for BobState {
-    type Error = anyhow::Error;
-
-    fn try_from(db_state: state::Swap) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        if let Swap::Bob(state) = db_state {
-            let bob_State = match state {
-                Bob::Started { state0, amounts } => BobState::Started { state0, amounts },
-                Bob::Negotiated { state2 } => BobState::Negotiated(state2),
-                Bob::BtcLocked { state3 } => BobState::BtcLocked(state3),
-                Bob::XmrLocked { state4 } => BobState::XmrLocked(state4),
-                Bob::EncSigSent { state4 } => BobState::EncSigSent(state4),
-                Bob::BtcRedeemed(state5) => BobState::BtcRedeemed(state5),
-                Bob::CancelTimelockExpired(state4) => BobState::CancelTimelockExpired(state4),
-                Bob::BtcCancelled(state4) => BobState::BtcCancelled(state4),
-                Bob::Done(end_state) => match end_state {
-                    BobEndState::SafelyAborted => BobState::SafelyAborted,
-                    BobEndState::XmrRedeemed => BobState::XmrRedeemed,
-                    BobEndState::BtcRefunded(state4) => BobState::BtcRefunded(*state4),
-                    BobEndState::BtcPunished => BobState::BtcPunished,
-                },
-            };
-
-            Ok(bob_State)
-        } else {
-            bail!("Bob swap state expected.")
+impl From<state::Bob> for BobState {
+    fn from(db_state: state::Bob) -> Self {
+        match db_state {
+            Bob::Started { state0, amounts } => BobState::Started { state0, amounts },
+            Bob::Negotiated { state2 } => BobState::Negotiated(state2),
+            Bob::BtcLocked { state3 } => BobState::BtcLocked(state3),
+            Bob::XmrLocked { state4 } => BobState::XmrLocked(state4),
+            Bob::EncSigSent { state4 } => BobState::EncSigSent(state4),
+            Bob::BtcRedeemed(state5) => BobState::BtcRedeemed(state5),
+            Bob::CancelTimelockExpired(state4) => BobState::CancelTimelockExpired(state4),
+            Bob::BtcCancelled(state4) => BobState::BtcCancelled(state4),
+            Bob::Done(end_state) => match end_state {
+                BobEndState::SafelyAborted => BobState::SafelyAborted,
+                BobEndState::XmrRedeemed => BobState::XmrRedeemed,
+                BobEndState::BtcRefunded(state4) => BobState::BtcRefunded(*state4),
+                BobEndState::BtcPunished => BobState::BtcPunished,
+            },
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/swap/tests/happy_path_restart_bob_after_comm.rs b/swap/tests/happy_path_restart_bob_after_comm.rs
index 173a2c4e..a3ec875d 100644
--- a/swap/tests/happy_path_restart_bob_after_comm.rs
+++ b/swap/tests/happy_path_restart_bob_after_comm.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::testutils::{init_alice, init_bob};
 use get_port::get_port;
 use libp2p::Multiaddr;
 use rand::rngs::OsRng;
-use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use swap::{alice, bitcoin, bob, bob::swap::BobState, storage::Database};
 use tempfile::tempdir;
 use testcontainers::clients::Cli;
@@ -114,19 +113,19 @@ async fn given_bob_restarts_after_encsig_is_sent_resume_swap() {
     assert!(matches!(bob_state, BobState::EncSigSent {..}));
 
     let bob_db = Database::open(bob_db_datadir.path()).unwrap();
-    let state_before_restart = bob_db.get_state(bob_swap_id).unwrap();
 
-    if let swap::state::Swap::Bob(state) = state_before_restart.clone() {
+    let resume_state = if let swap::state::Swap::Bob(state) = bob_db.get_state(bob_swap_id).unwrap()
+    {
         assert!(matches!(state, swap::state::Bob::EncSigSent {..}));
-    }
+        state.into()
+    } else {
+        unreachable!()
+    };
 
     let (event_loop_after_restart, event_loop_handle_after_restart) =
         testutils::init_bob_event_loop(alice_peer_id, alice_multiaddr);
     tokio::spawn(event_loop_after_restart.run());
 
-    let db_swap = bob_db.get_state(bob_swap_id).unwrap();
-    let resume_state = BobState::try_from(db_swap).unwrap();
-
     let bob_state = bob::swap::swap(
         resume_state,
         event_loop_handle_after_restart,