diff --git a/discovery/chan_series.go b/discovery/chan_series.go
index ddea5104..7ed101b3 100644
--- a/discovery/chan_series.go
+++ b/discovery/chan_series.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/netann"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
 )
 
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func (c *ChanSeries) UpdatesInHorizon(chain chainhash.Hash,
 			continue
 		}
 
-		chanAnn, edge1, edge2, err := CreateChanAnnouncement(
+		chanAnn, edge1, edge2, err := netann.CreateChanAnnouncement(
 			channel.Info.AuthProof, channel.Info, channel.Policy1,
 			channel.Policy2,
 		)
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ func (c *ChanSeries) FetchChanAnns(chain chainhash.Hash,
 			continue
 		}
 
-		chanAnn, edge1, edge2, err := CreateChanAnnouncement(
+		chanAnn, edge1, edge2, err := netann.CreateChanAnnouncement(
 			channel.Info.AuthProof, channel.Info, channel.Policy1,
 			channel.Policy2,
 		)
diff --git a/discovery/gossiper.go b/discovery/gossiper.go
index 5ee79852..742c260d 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper.go
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) processRejectedEdge(
 
 	// We'll then create then validate the new fully assembled
 	// announcement.
-	chanAnn, e1Ann, e2Ann, err := CreateChanAnnouncement(
+	chanAnn, e1Ann, e2Ann, err := netann.CreateChanAnnouncement(
 		proof, chanInfo, e1, e2,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -2158,7 +2158,7 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) processNetworkAnnouncement(
 						msg.ChannelID,
 						peerID)
 
-					chanAnn, _, _, err := CreateChanAnnouncement(
+					chanAnn, _, _, err := netann.CreateChanAnnouncement(
 						chanInfo.AuthProof, chanInfo,
 						e1, e2,
 					)
@@ -2241,7 +2241,7 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) processNetworkAnnouncement(
 			dbProof.BitcoinSig1Bytes = oppositeProof.BitcoinSignature.ToSignatureBytes()
 			dbProof.BitcoinSig2Bytes = msg.BitcoinSignature.ToSignatureBytes()
 		}
-		chanAnn, e1Ann, e2Ann, err := CreateChanAnnouncement(
+		chanAnn, e1Ann, e2Ann, err := netann.CreateChanAnnouncement(
 			&dbProof, chanInfo, e1, e2,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/discovery/utils.go b/discovery/utils.go
index 9114e5a3..6a5e2dee 100644
--- a/discovery/utils.go
+++ b/discovery/utils.go
@@ -3,84 +3,8 @@ package discovery
 import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/netann"
 )
 
-// CreateChanAnnouncement is a helper function which creates all channel
-// announcements given the necessary channel related database items. This
-// function is used to transform out database structs into the corresponding wire
-// structs for announcing new channels to other peers, or simply syncing up a
-// peer's initial routing table upon connect.
-func CreateChanAnnouncement(chanProof *channeldb.ChannelAuthProof,
-	chanInfo *channeldb.ChannelEdgeInfo,
-	e1, e2 *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy) (*lnwire.ChannelAnnouncement,
-	*lnwire.ChannelUpdate, *lnwire.ChannelUpdate, error) {
-
-	// First, using the parameters of the channel, along with the channel
-	// authentication chanProof, we'll create re-create the original
-	// authenticated channel announcement.
-	chanID := lnwire.NewShortChanIDFromInt(chanInfo.ChannelID)
-	chanAnn := &lnwire.ChannelAnnouncement{
-		ShortChannelID:  chanID,
-		NodeID1:         chanInfo.NodeKey1Bytes,
-		NodeID2:         chanInfo.NodeKey2Bytes,
-		ChainHash:       chanInfo.ChainHash,
-		BitcoinKey1:     chanInfo.BitcoinKey1Bytes,
-		BitcoinKey2:     chanInfo.BitcoinKey2Bytes,
-		Features:        lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(),
-		ExtraOpaqueData: chanInfo.ExtraOpaqueData,
-	}
-
-	var err error
-	chanAnn.BitcoinSig1, err = lnwire.NewSigFromRawSignature(
-		chanProof.BitcoinSig1Bytes,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
-	}
-	chanAnn.BitcoinSig2, err = lnwire.NewSigFromRawSignature(
-		chanProof.BitcoinSig2Bytes,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
-	}
-	chanAnn.NodeSig1, err = lnwire.NewSigFromRawSignature(
-		chanProof.NodeSig1Bytes,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
-	}
-	chanAnn.NodeSig2, err = lnwire.NewSigFromRawSignature(
-		chanProof.NodeSig2Bytes,
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	// We'll unconditionally queue the channel's existence chanProof as it
-	// will need to be processed before either of the channel update
-	// networkMsgs.
-
-	// Since it's up to a node's policy as to whether they advertise the
-	// edge in a direction, we don't create an advertisement if the edge is
-	// nil.
-	var edge1Ann, edge2Ann *lnwire.ChannelUpdate
-	if e1 != nil {
-		edge1Ann, err = netann.ChannelUpdateFromEdge(chanInfo, e1)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, err
-		}
-	}
-	if e2 != nil {
-		edge2Ann, err = netann.ChannelUpdateFromEdge(chanInfo, e2)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return chanAnn, edge1Ann, edge2Ann, nil
-}
-
 // remotePubFromChanInfo returns the public key of the remote peer given a
 // ChannelEdgeInfo that describe a channel we have with them.
 func remotePubFromChanInfo(chanInfo *channeldb.ChannelEdgeInfo,
diff --git a/netann/channel_announcement.go b/netann/channel_announcement.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99f909e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netann/channel_announcement.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package netann
+
+import (
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+)
+
+// CreateChanAnnouncement is a helper function which creates all channel
+// announcements given the necessary channel related database items. This
+// function is used to transform out database structs into the corresponding wire
+// structs for announcing new channels to other peers, or simply syncing up a
+// peer's initial routing table upon connect.
+func CreateChanAnnouncement(chanProof *channeldb.ChannelAuthProof,
+	chanInfo *channeldb.ChannelEdgeInfo,
+	e1, e2 *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy) (*lnwire.ChannelAnnouncement,
+	*lnwire.ChannelUpdate, *lnwire.ChannelUpdate, error) {
+
+	// First, using the parameters of the channel, along with the channel
+	// authentication chanProof, we'll create re-create the original
+	// authenticated channel announcement.
+	chanID := lnwire.NewShortChanIDFromInt(chanInfo.ChannelID)
+	chanAnn := &lnwire.ChannelAnnouncement{
+		ShortChannelID:  chanID,
+		NodeID1:         chanInfo.NodeKey1Bytes,
+		NodeID2:         chanInfo.NodeKey2Bytes,
+		ChainHash:       chanInfo.ChainHash,
+		BitcoinKey1:     chanInfo.BitcoinKey1Bytes,
+		BitcoinKey2:     chanInfo.BitcoinKey2Bytes,
+		Features:        lnwire.NewRawFeatureVector(),
+		ExtraOpaqueData: chanInfo.ExtraOpaqueData,
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	chanAnn.BitcoinSig1, err = lnwire.NewSigFromRawSignature(
+		chanProof.BitcoinSig1Bytes,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+	chanAnn.BitcoinSig2, err = lnwire.NewSigFromRawSignature(
+		chanProof.BitcoinSig2Bytes,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+	chanAnn.NodeSig1, err = lnwire.NewSigFromRawSignature(
+		chanProof.NodeSig1Bytes,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+	chanAnn.NodeSig2, err = lnwire.NewSigFromRawSignature(
+		chanProof.NodeSig2Bytes,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	// We'll unconditionally queue the channel's existence chanProof as it
+	// will need to be processed before either of the channel update
+	// networkMsgs.
+
+	// Since it's up to a node's policy as to whether they advertise the
+	// edge in a direction, we don't create an advertisement if the edge is
+	// nil.
+	var edge1Ann, edge2Ann *lnwire.ChannelUpdate
+	if e1 != nil {
+		edge1Ann, err = ChannelUpdateFromEdge(chanInfo, e1)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	if e2 != nil {
+		edge2Ann, err = ChannelUpdateFromEdge(chanInfo, e2)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return chanAnn, edge1Ann, edge2Ann, nil
+}