diff --git a/prover/scripts/e2e.rs b/prover/scripts/e2e.rs
index f6cd434aa2..379e95d0e9 100644
--- a/prover/scripts/e2e.rs
+++ b/prover/scripts/e2e.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,6 @@ pub fn main() {
 
     println!(
         "{:?}",
-        String::from_utf8(hex::encode(proof.encoded_proof)).unwrap()
+        String::from_utf8(hex::encode(proof.encoded_proof())).unwrap()
     );
 }
diff --git a/prover/src/verify.rs b/prover/src/verify.rs
index ed47cee3d3..9b9af6fa64 100644
--- a/prover/src/verify.rs
+++ b/prover/src/verify.rs
@@ -400,13 +400,14 @@ impl<C: SP1ProverComponents> SP1Prover<C> {
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let prover = PlonkBn254Prover::new();
 
-        let vkey_hash = BigUint::from_str(&proof.public_inputs[0])?;
-        let committed_values_digest = BigUint::from_str(&proof.public_inputs[1])?;
+        let public_inputs = proof.public_inputs();
+        let vkey_hash = BigUint::from_str(&public_inputs[0])?;
+        let committed_values_digest = BigUint::from_str(&public_inputs[1])?;
 
         // Verify the proof with the corresponding public inputs.
         prover.verify(proof, &vkey_hash, &committed_values_digest, build_dir);
 
-        verify_plonk_bn254_public_inputs(vk, public_values, &proof.public_inputs)?;
+        verify_plonk_bn254_public_inputs(vk, public_values, &public_inputs)?;
 
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/recursion/gnark-ffi/src/plonk_bn254.rs b/recursion/gnark-ffi/src/plonk_bn254.rs
index 2b7c071f6c..8bf9037e62 100644
--- a/recursion/gnark-ffi/src/plonk_bn254.rs
+++ b/recursion/gnark-ffi/src/plonk_bn254.rs
@@ -24,10 +24,42 @@ pub struct PlonkBn254Prover;
 /// A zero-knowledge proof generated by the PLONK protocol with a Base64 encoded gnark PLONK proof.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
 pub struct PlonkBn254Proof {
-    pub public_inputs: [String; 2],
-    pub encoded_proof: String,
-    pub raw_proof: String,
-    pub plonk_vkey_hash: [u8; 32],
+    pub(crate) public_inputs: [String; 2],
+    pub(crate) encoded_proof: String,
+    pub(crate) raw_proof: String,
+    pub(crate) plonk_vkey_hash: [u8; 32],
+}
+
+impl PlonkBn254Proof {
+    pub fn new(
+        public_inputs: [String; 2],
+        encoded_proof: String,
+        raw_proof: String,
+        plonk_vkey_hash: [u8; 32],
+    ) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            public_inputs,
+            encoded_proof,
+            raw_proof,
+            plonk_vkey_hash,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn public_inputs(&self) -> [String; 2] {
+        self.public_inputs.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn encoded_proof(&self) -> String {
+        self.encoded_proof.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn raw_proof(&self) -> String {
+        self.raw_proof.clone()
+    }
+
+    pub fn plonk_vkey_hash(&self) -> [u8; 32] {
+        self.plonk_vkey_hash
+    }
 }
 
 impl PlonkBn254Prover {
diff --git a/sdk/src/proof.rs b/sdk/src/proof.rs
index 86d8939f74..a60295138c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/proof.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/proof.rs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ impl SP1ProofWithPublicValues {
     /// Returns the raw proof as a string.
     pub fn raw(&self) -> String {
         match &self.proof {
-            SP1Proof::Plonk(plonk) => plonk.raw_proof.clone(),
+            SP1Proof::Plonk(plonk) => plonk.raw_proof().clone(),
             _ => unimplemented!(),
         }
     }
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ impl SP1ProofWithPublicValues {
     pub fn bytes(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
         match &self.proof {
             SP1Proof::Plonk(plonk_proof) => {
-                let mut bytes = Vec::with_capacity(4 + plonk_proof.encoded_proof.len());
-                bytes.extend_from_slice(&plonk_proof.plonk_vkey_hash[..4]);
-                bytes.extend_from_slice(
-                    &hex::decode(&plonk_proof.encoded_proof).expect("Invalid Plonk proof"),
-                );
+                let encoded_proof = plonk_proof.encoded_proof();
+                let vkey_hash = plonk_proof.plonk_vkey_hash();
+                let mut bytes = Vec::with_capacity(4 + encoded_proof.len());
+                bytes.extend_from_slice(&vkey_hash[..4]);
+                bytes.extend_from_slice(encoded_proof.as_bytes());
                 bytes
             }
             _ => unimplemented!("only Plonk proofs are verifiable onchain"),
diff --git a/sdk/src/provers/mock.rs b/sdk/src/provers/mock.rs
index 893643ba6b..8c845107c3 100644
--- a/sdk/src/provers/mock.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/provers/mock.rs
@@ -94,15 +94,15 @@ impl Prover<DefaultProverComponents> for MockProver {
             SP1ProofKind::Plonk => {
                 let (public_values, _) = self.prover.execute(&pk.elf, &stdin, context)?;
                 Ok(SP1ProofWithPublicValues {
-                    proof: SP1Proof::Plonk(PlonkBn254Proof {
-                        public_inputs: [
+                    proof: SP1Proof::Plonk(PlonkBn254Proof::new(
+                        [
                             pk.vk.hash_bn254().as_canonical_biguint().to_string(),
                             public_values.hash().to_string(),
                         ],
-                        encoded_proof: "".to_string(),
-                        raw_proof: "".to_string(),
-                        plonk_vkey_hash: [0; 32],
-                    }),
+                        "".to_string(),
+                        "".to_string(),
+                        [0; 32],
+                    )),
                     stdin,
                     public_values,
                     sp1_version: self.version().to_string(),
@@ -117,10 +117,12 @@ impl Prover<DefaultProverComponents> for MockProver {
         vkey: &SP1VerifyingKey,
     ) -> Result<(), SP1VerificationError> {
         match &bundle.proof {
-            SP1Proof::Plonk(PlonkBn254Proof { public_inputs, .. }) => {
-                verify_plonk_bn254_public_inputs(vkey, &bundle.public_values, public_inputs)
-                    .map_err(SP1VerificationError::Plonk)
-            }
+            SP1Proof::Plonk(plonk) => verify_plonk_bn254_public_inputs(
+                vkey,
+                &bundle.public_values,
+                &plonk.public_inputs(),
+            )
+            .map_err(SP1VerificationError::Plonk),
             _ => Ok(()),
         }
     }