diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.cpp b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
index 70294629670b02..e20677c05ff62e 100644
--- a/src/script/descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ struct PubkeyProvider
     virtual bool ToNormalizedString(const SigningProvider& arg, std::string& out, const DescriptorCache* cache = nullptr) const = 0;
 
     /** Derive a private key, if private data is available in arg. */
-    virtual bool GetPrivKey(int pos, const SigningProvider& arg, CKey& key) const = 0;
+    virtual void GetPrivKey(int pos, const SigningProvider& arg, FlatSigningProvider& out) const = 0;
 
     /** Return the non-extended public key for this PubkeyProvider, if it has one. */
     virtual std::optional<CPubKey> GetRootPubKey() const = 0;
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ class OriginPubkeyProvider final : public PubkeyProvider
         }
         return true;
     }
-    bool GetPrivKey(int pos, const SigningProvider& arg, CKey& key) const override
+    void GetPrivKey(int pos, const SigningProvider& arg, FlatSigningProvider& out) const override
     {
-        return m_provider->GetPrivKey(pos, arg, key);
+        m_provider->GetPrivKey(pos, arg, out);
     }
     std::optional<CPubKey> GetRootPubKey() const override
     {
@@ -332,9 +332,12 @@ class ConstPubkeyProvider final : public PubkeyProvider
         ret = ToString(StringType::PUBLIC);
         return true;
     }
-    bool GetPrivKey(int pos, const SigningProvider& arg, CKey& key) const override
+    void GetPrivKey(int pos, const SigningProvider& arg, FlatSigningProvider& out) const override
     {
-        return arg.GetKey(m_pubkey.GetID(), key);
+        CKeyID id = m_pubkey.GetID();
+        CKey key;
+        if (!arg.GetKey(id, key)) return;
+        out.keys.emplace(id, key);
     }
     std::optional<CPubKey> GetRootPubKey() const override
     {
@@ -552,15 +555,14 @@ class BIP32PubkeyProvider final : public PubkeyProvider
         }
         return true;
     }
-    bool GetPrivKey(int pos, const SigningProvider& arg, CKey& key) const override
+    void GetPrivKey(int pos, const SigningProvider& arg, FlatSigningProvider& out) const override
     {
         CExtKey extkey;
         CExtKey dummy;
-        if (!GetDerivedExtKey(arg, extkey, dummy)) return false;
-        if (m_derive == DeriveType::UNHARDENED && !extkey.Derive(extkey, pos)) return false;
-        if (m_derive == DeriveType::HARDENED && !extkey.Derive(extkey, pos | 0x80000000UL)) return false;
-        key = extkey.key;
-        return true;
+        if (!GetDerivedExtKey(arg, extkey, dummy)) return;
+        if (m_derive == DeriveType::UNHARDENED && !extkey.Derive(extkey, pos)) return;
+        if (m_derive == DeriveType::HARDENED && !extkey.Derive(extkey, pos | 0x80000000UL)) return;
+        out.keys.emplace(extkey.key.GetPubKey().GetID(), extkey.key);
     }
     std::optional<CPubKey> GetRootPubKey() const override
     {
@@ -747,8 +749,7 @@ class DescriptorImpl : public Descriptor
     {
         for (const auto& p : m_pubkey_args) {
             CKey key;
-            if (!p->GetPrivKey(pos, provider, key)) continue;
-            out.keys.emplace(key.GetPubKey().GetID(), key);
+            p->GetPrivKey(pos, provider, out);
         }
         for (const auto& arg : m_subdescriptor_args) {
             arg->ExpandPrivate(pos, provider, out);