diff --git a/wallet/import.go b/wallet/import.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49442fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/wallet/import.go
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+package wallet
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/waddrmgr"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcwallet/walletdb"
+)
+
+// ImportPrivateKey imports a private key to the wallet and writes the new
+// wallet to disk.
+//
+// NOTE: If a block stamp is not provided, then the wallet's birthday will be
+// set to the genesis block of the corresponding chain.
+func (w *Wallet) ImportPrivateKey(scope waddrmgr.KeyScope, wif *btcutil.WIF,
+	bs *waddrmgr.BlockStamp, rescan bool) (string, error) {
+
+	manager, err := w.Manager.FetchScopedKeyManager(scope)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// The starting block for the key is the genesis block unless otherwise
+	// specified.
+	if bs == nil {
+		bs = &waddrmgr.BlockStamp{
+			Hash:      *w.chainParams.GenesisHash,
+			Height:    0,
+			Timestamp: w.chainParams.GenesisBlock.Header.Timestamp,
+		}
+	} else if bs.Timestamp.IsZero() {
+		// Only update the new birthday time from default value if we
+		// actually have timestamp info in the header.
+		header, err := w.chainClient.GetBlockHeader(&bs.Hash)
+		if err == nil {
+			bs.Timestamp = header.Timestamp
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Attempt to import private key into wallet.
+	var addr btcutil.Address
+	var props *waddrmgr.AccountProperties
+	err = walletdb.Update(w.db, func(tx walletdb.ReadWriteTx) error {
+		addrmgrNs := tx.ReadWriteBucket(waddrmgrNamespaceKey)
+		maddr, err := manager.ImportPrivateKey(addrmgrNs, wif, bs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		addr = maddr.Address()
+		props, err = manager.AccountProperties(
+			addrmgrNs, waddrmgr.ImportedAddrAccount,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// We'll only update our birthday with the new one if it is
+		// before our current one. Otherwise, if we do, we can
+		// potentially miss detecting relevant chain events that
+		// occurred between them while rescanning.
+		birthdayBlock, _, err := w.Manager.BirthdayBlock(addrmgrNs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if bs.Height >= birthdayBlock.Height {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		err = w.Manager.SetBirthday(addrmgrNs, bs.Timestamp)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// To ensure this birthday block is correct, we'll mark it as
+		// unverified to prompt a sanity check at the next restart to
+		// ensure it is correct as it was provided by the caller.
+		return w.Manager.SetBirthdayBlock(addrmgrNs, *bs, false)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Rescan blockchain for transactions with txout scripts paying to the
+	// imported address.
+	if rescan {
+		job := &RescanJob{
+			Addrs:      []btcutil.Address{addr},
+			OutPoints:  nil,
+			BlockStamp: *bs,
+		}
+
+		// Submit rescan job and log when the import has completed.
+		// Do not block on finishing the rescan.  The rescan success
+		// or failure is logged elsewhere, and the channel is not
+		// required to be read, so discard the return value.
+		_ = w.SubmitRescan(job)
+	} else {
+		err := w.chainClient.NotifyReceived([]btcutil.Address{addr})
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to subscribe for address ntfns for "+
+				"address %s: %s", addr.EncodeAddress(), err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	addrStr := addr.EncodeAddress()
+	log.Infof("Imported payment address %s", addrStr)
+
+	w.NtfnServer.notifyAccountProperties(props)
+
+	// Return the payment address string of the imported private key.
+	return addrStr, nil
+}
diff --git a/wallet/wallet.go b/wallet/wallet.go
index 7291de5..3f6ed5d 100644
--- a/wallet/wallet.go
+++ b/wallet/wallet.go
@@ -2722,110 +2722,6 @@ func (w *Wallet) DumpWIFPrivateKey(addr btcutil.Address) (string, error) {
 	return wif.String(), nil
 }
 
-// ImportPrivateKey imports a private key to the wallet and writes the new
-// wallet to disk.
-//
-// NOTE: If a block stamp is not provided, then the wallet's birthday will be
-// set to the genesis block of the corresponding chain.
-func (w *Wallet) ImportPrivateKey(scope waddrmgr.KeyScope, wif *btcutil.WIF,
-	bs *waddrmgr.BlockStamp, rescan bool) (string, error) {
-
-	manager, err := w.Manager.FetchScopedKeyManager(scope)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	// The starting block for the key is the genesis block unless otherwise
-	// specified.
-	if bs == nil {
-		bs = &waddrmgr.BlockStamp{
-			Hash:      *w.chainParams.GenesisHash,
-			Height:    0,
-			Timestamp: w.chainParams.GenesisBlock.Header.Timestamp,
-		}
-	} else if bs.Timestamp.IsZero() {
-		// Only update the new birthday time from default value if we
-		// actually have timestamp info in the header.
-		header, err := w.chainClient.GetBlockHeader(&bs.Hash)
-		if err == nil {
-			bs.Timestamp = header.Timestamp
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Attempt to import private key into wallet.
-	var addr btcutil.Address
-	var props *waddrmgr.AccountProperties
-	err = walletdb.Update(w.db, func(tx walletdb.ReadWriteTx) error {
-		addrmgrNs := tx.ReadWriteBucket(waddrmgrNamespaceKey)
-		maddr, err := manager.ImportPrivateKey(addrmgrNs, wif, bs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		addr = maddr.Address()
-		props, err = manager.AccountProperties(
-			addrmgrNs, waddrmgr.ImportedAddrAccount,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// We'll only update our birthday with the new one if it is
-		// before our current one. Otherwise, if we do, we can
-		// potentially miss detecting relevant chain events that
-		// occurred between them while rescanning.
-		birthdayBlock, _, err := w.Manager.BirthdayBlock(addrmgrNs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		if bs.Height >= birthdayBlock.Height {
-			return nil
-		}
-
-		err = w.Manager.SetBirthday(addrmgrNs, bs.Timestamp)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// To ensure this birthday block is correct, we'll mark it as
-		// unverified to prompt a sanity check at the next restart to
-		// ensure it is correct as it was provided by the caller.
-		return w.Manager.SetBirthdayBlock(addrmgrNs, *bs, false)
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	// Rescan blockchain for transactions with txout scripts paying to the
-	// imported address.
-	if rescan {
-		job := &RescanJob{
-			Addrs:      []btcutil.Address{addr},
-			OutPoints:  nil,
-			BlockStamp: *bs,
-		}
-
-		// Submit rescan job and log when the import has completed.
-		// Do not block on finishing the rescan.  The rescan success
-		// or failure is logged elsewhere, and the channel is not
-		// required to be read, so discard the return value.
-		_ = w.SubmitRescan(job)
-	} else {
-		err := w.chainClient.NotifyReceived([]btcutil.Address{addr})
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("Failed to subscribe for address ntfns for "+
-				"address %s: %s", addr.EncodeAddress(), err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	addrStr := addr.EncodeAddress()
-	log.Infof("Imported payment address %s", addrStr)
-
-	w.NtfnServer.notifyAccountProperties(props)
-
-	// Return the payment address string of the imported private key.
-	return addrStr, nil
-}
-
 // LockedOutpoint returns whether an outpoint has been marked as locked and
 // should not be used as an input for created transactions.
 func (w *Wallet) LockedOutpoint(op wire.OutPoint) bool {