diff --git a/lnrpc/autopilotrpc/autopilot_server.go b/lnrpc/autopilotrpc/autopilot_server.go
index f274de71..7d43dff8 100644
--- a/lnrpc/autopilotrpc/autopilot_server.go
+++ b/lnrpc/autopilotrpc/autopilot_server.go
@@ -60,16 +60,6 @@ type Server struct {
 // AutopilotServer gRPC service.
 var _ AutopilotServer = (*Server)(nil)
 
-// fileExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
-func fileExists(name string) bool {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 // New returns a new instance of the autopilotrpc Autopilot sub-server. We also
 // return the set of permissions for the macaroons that we may create within
 // this method. If the macaroons we need aren't found in the filepath, then
diff --git a/lnrpc/signrpc/signer_server.go b/lnrpc/signrpc/signer_server.go
index 04ada861..20abf43b 100644
--- a/lnrpc/signrpc/signer_server.go
+++ b/lnrpc/signrpc/signer_server.go
@@ -69,16 +69,6 @@ type Server struct {
 // gRPC service.
 var _ SignerServer = (*Server)(nil)
 
-// fileExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
-func fileExists(name string) bool {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 // New returns a new instance of the signrpc Signer sub-server. We also return
 // the set of permissions for the macaroons that we may create within this
 // method. If the macaroons we need aren't found in the filepath, then we'll
@@ -96,7 +86,7 @@ func New(cfg *Config) (*Server, lnrpc.MacaroonPerms, error) {
 	// Now that we know the full path of the signer macaroon, we can check
 	// to see if we need to create it or not.
 	macFilePath := cfg.SignerMacPath
-	if cfg.MacService != nil && !fileExists(macFilePath) {
+	if cfg.MacService != nil && !lnrpc.FileExists(macFilePath) {
 		log.Infof("Making macaroons for Signer RPC Server at: %v",
 			macFilePath)
 
diff --git a/lnrpc/walletrpc/walletkit_server.go b/lnrpc/walletrpc/walletkit_server.go
index 77964ee8..1e2770b1 100644
--- a/lnrpc/walletrpc/walletkit_server.go
+++ b/lnrpc/walletrpc/walletkit_server.go
@@ -93,16 +93,6 @@ type WalletKit struct {
 // WalletKitServer gRPC service.
 var _ WalletKitServer = (*WalletKit)(nil)
 
-// fileExists reports whether the named file or directory exists.
-func fileExists(name string) bool {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(name); err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
 // New creates a new instance of the WalletKit sub-RPC server.
 func New(cfg *Config) (*WalletKit, lnrpc.MacaroonPerms, error) {
 	// If the path of the wallet kit macaroon wasn't specified, then we'll
@@ -116,7 +106,7 @@ func New(cfg *Config) (*WalletKit, lnrpc.MacaroonPerms, error) {
 	// Now that we know the full path of the wallet kit macaroon, we can
 	// check to see if we need to create it or not.
 	macFilePath := cfg.WalletKitMacPath
-	if !fileExists(macFilePath) && cfg.MacService != nil {
+	if !lnrpc.FileExists(macFilePath) && cfg.MacService != nil {
 		log.Infof("Baking macaroons for WalletKit RPC Server at: %v",
 			macFilePath)