diff --git a/segpy/toolkit.py b/segpy/toolkit.py
index fb2a155..1769c8a 100644
--- a/segpy/toolkit.py
+++ b/segpy/toolkit.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from segpy.catalog import CatalogBuilder
 from segpy.datatypes import CTYPES, size_in_bytes
 from segpy.encoding import guess_encoding, is_supported_encoding, UnsupportedEncodingError
 from segpy.binary_reel_header_definition import HEADER_DEF
-from segpy.ibm_float import ibm2ieee, ieee2ibm, IBMFloat
+from segpy.ibm_float import IBMFloat
 from segpy.revisions import canonicalize_revision
 from segpy.trace_header_definition import TRACE_HEADER_DEF
 from segpy.util import file_length, batched, pad, complementary_intervals, NATIVE_ENDIANNESS
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ def unpack_ibm_floats(data, count):
     Returns:
         A sequence of floats.
     """
-    return array('d', (IBMFloat.from_bytes(data[i: i+4]) for i in range(0, count * 4, 4)))
+    return [IBMFloat.from_bytes(data[i: i+4]) for i in range(0, count * 4, 4)]
 
 
 def unpack_values(buf, count, fmt, endian='>'):
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ def pack_ibm_floats(values):
         A sequence of bytes. (Python 2 - a str object, Python 3 - a bytes
             object)
     """
-    return EMPTY_BYTE_STRING.join(ieee2ibm(value) for value in values)
+    return EMPTY_BYTE_STRING.join(bytes(IBMFloat.from_real(value)) for value in values)
 
 
 def pack_values(values, fmt, endian='>'):