diff --git a/libp2p/identity/identify/identify.py b/libp2p/identity/identify/identify.py
index 4e8931ba..146fbd2d 100644
--- a/libp2p/identity/identify/identify.py
+++ b/libp2p/identity/identify/identify.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from libp2p.custom_types import (
 from libp2p.network.stream.exceptions import (
     StreamClosed,
 )
-from libp2p.peer.peerstore import create_signed_peer_record
+from libp2p.peer.peerstore import env_to_send_in_RPC
 from libp2p.utils import (
     decode_varint_with_size,
     get_agent_version,
@@ -65,11 +65,7 @@ def _mk_identify_protobuf(
     protocols = tuple(str(p) for p in host.get_mux().get_protocols() if p is not None)
 
     # Create a signed peer-record for the remote peer
-    envelope = create_signed_peer_record(
-        host.get_id(),
-        host.get_addrs(),
-        host.get_private_key(),
-    )
+    envelope_bytes, _ = env_to_send_in_RPC(host)
 
     observed_addr = observed_multiaddr.to_bytes() if observed_multiaddr else b""
     return Identify(
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ def _mk_identify_protobuf(
         listen_addrs=map(_multiaddr_to_bytes, laddrs),
         observed_addr=observed_addr,
         protocols=protocols,
-        signedPeerRecord=envelope.marshal_envelope(),
+        signedPeerRecord=envelope_bytes,
     )