diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a2df160bdd8..64490161cc9 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   script/descriptor.h \
   script/keyorigin.h \
   script/miniscript.h \
+  script/parsing.h \
   script/sigcache.h \
   script/sign.h \
   script/signingprovider.h \
@@ -318,7 +319,6 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   util/serfloat.h \
   util/signalinterrupt.h \
   util/sock.h \
-  util/spanparsing.h \
   util/strencodings.h \
   util/string.h \
   util/subprocess.h \
@@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
   scheduler.cpp \
   script/descriptor.cpp \
   script/miniscript.cpp \
+  script/parsing.cpp \
   script/sign.cpp \
   script/signingprovider.cpp \
   script/solver.cpp \
@@ -752,7 +753,6 @@ libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES = \
   util/threadinterrupt.cpp \
   util/threadnames.cpp \
   util/serfloat.cpp \
-  util/spanparsing.cpp \
   util/strencodings.cpp \
   util/string.cpp \
   util/time.cpp \
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index cfd28b0a4d7..e3a77c65248 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ test_fuzz_fuzz_SOURCES = \
  test/fuzz/script_format.cpp \
  test/fuzz/script_interpreter.cpp \
  test/fuzz/script_ops.cpp \
+ test/fuzz/script_parsing.cpp \
  test/fuzz/script_sigcache.cpp \
  test/fuzz/script_sign.cpp \
  test/fuzz/scriptnum_ops.cpp \
@@ -380,7 +381,6 @@ test_fuzz_fuzz_SOURCES = \
  test/fuzz/signet.cpp \
  test/fuzz/socks5.cpp \
  test/fuzz/span.cpp \
- test/fuzz/spanparsing.cpp \
  test/fuzz/string.cpp \
  test/fuzz/strprintf.cpp \
  test/fuzz/system.cpp \
diff --git a/src/i2p.cpp b/src/i2p.cpp
index 962adb124d0..cb24a93db9c 100644
--- a/src/i2p.cpp
+++ b/src/i2p.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 #include <netaddress.h>
 #include <netbase.h>
 #include <random.h>
+#include <script/parsing.h>
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <tinyformat.h>
 #include <util/fs.h>
 #include <util/readwritefile.h>
 #include <util/sock.h>
-#include <util/spanparsing.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/threadinterrupt.h>
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Session::Reply Session::SendRequestAndGetReply(const Sock& sock,
 
     reply.full = sock.RecvUntilTerminator('\n', recv_timeout, *m_interrupt, MAX_MSG_SIZE);
 
-    for (const auto& kv : spanparsing::Split(reply.full, ' ')) {
+    for (const auto& kv : Split(reply.full, ' ')) {
         const auto& pos = std::find(kv.begin(), kv.end(), '=');
         if (pos != kv.end()) {
             reply.keys.emplace(std::string{kv.begin(), pos}, std::string{pos + 1, kv.end()});
diff --git a/src/script/descriptor.cpp b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
index a11d4dcbd5f..3bc0730c732 100644
--- a/src/script/descriptor.cpp
+++ b/src/script/descriptor.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <key_io.h>
 #include <pubkey.h>
 #include <script/miniscript.h>
+#include <script/parsing.h>
 #include <script/script.h>
 #include <script/signingprovider.h>
 #include <script/solver.h>
@@ -17,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <span.h>
 #include <util/bip32.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
-#include <util/spanparsing.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/vector.h>
 
@@ -1350,8 +1350,6 @@ enum class ParseScriptContext {
 /** Parse a public key that excludes origin information. */
 std::unique_ptr<PubkeyProvider> ParsePubkeyInner(uint32_t key_exp_index, const Span<const char>& sp, ParseScriptContext ctx, FlatSigningProvider& out, bool& apostrophe, std::string& error)
 {
-    using namespace spanparsing;
-
     bool permit_uncompressed = ctx == ParseScriptContext::TOP || ctx == ParseScriptContext::P2SH;
     auto split = Split(sp, '/');
     std::string str(split[0].begin(), split[0].end());
@@ -1424,8 +1422,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<PubkeyProvider> ParsePubkeyInner(uint32_t key_exp_index, const S
 /** Parse a public key including origin information (if enabled). */
 std::unique_ptr<PubkeyProvider> ParsePubkey(uint32_t key_exp_index, const Span<const char>& sp, ParseScriptContext ctx, FlatSigningProvider& out, std::string& error)
 {
-    using namespace spanparsing;
-
     auto origin_split = Split(sp, ']');
     if (origin_split.size() > 2) {
         error = "Multiple ']' characters found for a single pubkey";
@@ -1589,7 +1585,7 @@ struct KeyParser {
 // NOLINTNEXTLINE(misc-no-recursion)
 std::unique_ptr<DescriptorImpl> ParseScript(uint32_t& key_exp_index, Span<const char>& sp, ParseScriptContext ctx, FlatSigningProvider& out, std::string& error)
 {
-    using namespace spanparsing;
+    using namespace script;
 
     auto expr = Expr(sp);
     if (Func("pk", expr)) {
@@ -2038,8 +2034,6 @@ std::unique_ptr<DescriptorImpl> InferScript(const CScript& script, ParseScriptCo
 /** Check a descriptor checksum, and update desc to be the checksum-less part. */
 bool CheckChecksum(Span<const char>& sp, bool require_checksum, std::string& error, std::string* out_checksum = nullptr)
 {
-    using namespace spanparsing;
-
     auto check_split = Split(sp, '#');
     if (check_split.size() > 2) {
         error = "Multiple '#' symbols";
diff --git a/src/script/miniscript.h b/src/script/miniscript.h
index 4880f324104..17e0cf5c8da 100644
--- a/src/script/miniscript.h
+++ b/src/script/miniscript.h
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 
 #include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
+#include <script/parsing.h>
 #include <script/script.h>
 #include <span.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
-#include <util/spanparsing.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <util/vector.h>
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ void BuildBack(const MiniscriptContext script_ctx, Fragment nt, std::vector<Node
 template<typename Key, typename Ctx>
 inline NodeRef<Key> Parse(Span<const char> in, const Ctx& ctx)
 {
-    using namespace spanparsing;
+    using namespace script;
 
     // Account for the minimum script size for all parsed fragments so far. It "borrows" 1
     // script byte from all leaf nodes, counting it instead whenever a space for a recursive
diff --git a/src/util/spanparsing.cpp b/src/script/parsing.cpp
similarity index 94%
rename from src/util/spanparsing.cpp
rename to src/script/parsing.cpp
index c464fc2b87a..3528ac9bfae 100644
--- a/src/util/spanparsing.cpp
+++ b/src/script/parsing.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#include <util/spanparsing.h>
+#include <script/parsing.h>
 
 #include <span.h>
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <string>
 
-namespace spanparsing {
+namespace script {
 
 bool Const(const std::string& str, Span<const char>& sp)
 {
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ Span<const char> Expr(Span<const char>& sp)
     return ret;
 }
 
-} // namespace spanparsing
+} // namespace script
diff --git a/src/util/spanparsing.h b/src/script/parsing.h
similarity index 77%
rename from src/util/spanparsing.h
rename to src/script/parsing.h
index 71006ae151b..850faea041a 100644
--- a/src/util/spanparsing.h
+++ b/src/script/parsing.h
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-#ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_SPANPARSING_H
-#define BITCOIN_UTIL_SPANPARSING_H
+#ifndef BITCOIN_SCRIPT_PARSING_H
+#define BITCOIN_SCRIPT_PARSING_H
 
 #include <span.h>
-#include <util/string.h>
 
 #include <string>
 
-namespace spanparsing {
+namespace script {
 
 /** Parse a constant.
  *
@@ -36,13 +35,6 @@ bool Func(const std::string& str, Span<const char>& sp);
  */
 Span<const char> Expr(Span<const char>& sp);
 
-/** Split alias for backwards compatibility */
-template <typename... Args>
-auto Split(Args&&... args)
-{
-    return ::Split(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
-}
+} // namespace script
 
-} // namespace spanparsing
-
-#endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_SPANPARSING_H
+#endif // BITCOIN_SCRIPT_PARSING_H
diff --git a/src/test/fuzz/spanparsing.cpp b/src/test/fuzz/script_parsing.cpp
similarity index 77%
rename from src/test/fuzz/spanparsing.cpp
rename to src/test/fuzz/script_parsing.cpp
index b8996632bca..77f4503d47b 100644
--- a/src/test/fuzz/spanparsing.cpp
+++ b/src/test/fuzz/script_parsing.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
+#include <script/parsing.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/FuzzedDataProvider.h>
 #include <test/fuzz/fuzz.h>
-#include <util/spanparsing.h>
+#include <util/string.h>
 
-FUZZ_TARGET(spanparsing)
+FUZZ_TARGET(script_parsing)
 {
     FuzzedDataProvider fuzzed_data_provider(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
     const size_t query_size = fuzzed_data_provider.ConsumeIntegral<size_t>();
@@ -15,16 +16,16 @@ FUZZ_TARGET(spanparsing)
     const Span<const char> const_span{span_str};
 
     Span<const char> mut_span = const_span;
-    (void)spanparsing::Const(query, mut_span);
+    (void)script::Const(query, mut_span);
 
     mut_span = const_span;
-    (void)spanparsing::Func(query, mut_span);
+    (void)script::Func(query, mut_span);
 
     mut_span = const_span;
-    (void)spanparsing::Expr(mut_span);
+    (void)script::Expr(mut_span);
 
     if (!query.empty()) {
         mut_span = const_span;
-        (void)spanparsing::Split(mut_span, query.front());
+        (void)Split(mut_span, query.front());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/util_tests.cpp b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
index dcf1b7ace7a..f59ce260585 100644
--- a/src/test/util_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <common/signmessage.h> // For MessageSign(), MessageVerify(), MESSAGE_MAGIC
 #include <hash.h> // For Hash()
 #include <key.h>  // For CKey
+#include <script/parsing.h>
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <test/util/random.h>
 #include <test/util/setup_common.h>
@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <util/moneystr.h>
 #include <util/overflow.h>
 #include <util/readwritefile.h>
-#include <util/spanparsing.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <util/time.h>
@@ -1292,9 +1292,9 @@ static std::string SpanToStr(const Span<const char>& span)
     return std::string(span.begin(), span.end());
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_spanparsing)
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_script_parsing)
 {
-    using namespace spanparsing;
+    using namespace script;
     std::string input;
     Span<const char> sp;
     bool success;