diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 14db9632533..8d4fbba4fb0 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ libbitcoin_common_a_SOURCES = \
   netaddress.cpp \
   netbase.cpp \
   policy/feerate.cpp \
-  psbt.cpp \
   protocol.cpp \
+  psbt.cpp \
   scheduler.cpp \
   script/descriptor.cpp \
   script/ismine.cpp \
diff --git a/src/core_io.h b/src/core_io.h
index ae377eb6e81..19fb7b29f67 100644
--- a/src/core_io.h
+++ b/src/core_io.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class CBlockHeader;
 class CScript;
 class CTransaction;
 struct CMutableTransaction;
-struct PartiallySignedTransaction;
 class uint256;
 class UniValue;
 
@@ -37,11 +36,6 @@ bool DecodeHexBlockHeader(CBlockHeader&, const std::string& hex_header);
  */
 bool ParseHashStr(const std::string& strHex, uint256& result);
 std::vector<unsigned char> ParseHexUV(const UniValue& v, const std::string& strName);
-
-//! Decode a base64ed PSBT into a PartiallySignedTransaction
-NODISCARD bool DecodeBase64PSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& decoded_psbt, const std::string& base64_psbt, std::string& error);
-//! Decode a raw (binary blob) PSBT into a PartiallySignedTransaction
-NODISCARD bool DecodeRawPSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& decoded_psbt, const std::string& raw_psbt, std::string& error);
 int ParseSighashString(const UniValue& sighash);
 
 // core_write.cpp
diff --git a/src/core_read.cpp b/src/core_read.cpp
index 536a7f4f17d..a879a375cef 100644
--- a/src/core_read.cpp
+++ b/src/core_read.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <core_io.h>
 
-#include <psbt.h>
 #include <primitives/block.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <script/script.h>
@@ -177,33 +176,6 @@ bool DecodeHexBlk(CBlock& block, const std::string& strHexBlk)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool DecodeBase64PSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& psbt, const std::string& base64_tx, std::string& error)
-{
-    bool invalid;
-    std::string tx_data = DecodeBase64(base64_tx, &invalid);
-    if (invalid) {
-        error = "invalid base64";
-        return false;
-    }
-    return DecodeRawPSBT(psbt, tx_data, error);
-}
-
-bool DecodeRawPSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& psbt, const std::string& tx_data, std::string& error)
-{
-    CDataStream ss_data(tx_data.data(), tx_data.data() + tx_data.size(), SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    try {
-        ss_data >> psbt;
-        if (!ss_data.empty()) {
-            error = "extra data after PSBT";
-            return false;
-        }
-    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
-        error = e.what();
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool ParseHashStr(const std::string& strHex, uint256& result)
 {
     if ((strHex.size() != 64) || !IsHex(strHex))
diff --git a/src/psbt.cpp b/src/psbt.cpp
index 0fb7d49d7da..734e7897ecb 100644
--- a/src/psbt.cpp
+++ b/src/psbt.cpp
@@ -325,3 +325,30 @@ TransactionError CombinePSBTs(PartiallySignedTransaction& out, const std::vector
 
     return TransactionError::OK;
 }
+
+bool DecodeBase64PSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& psbt, const std::string& base64_tx, std::string& error)
+{
+    bool invalid;
+    std::string tx_data = DecodeBase64(base64_tx, &invalid);
+    if (invalid) {
+        error = "invalid base64";
+        return false;
+    }
+    return DecodeRawPSBT(psbt, tx_data, error);
+}
+
+bool DecodeRawPSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& psbt, const std::string& tx_data, std::string& error)
+{
+    CDataStream ss_data(tx_data.data(), tx_data.data() + tx_data.size(), SER_NETWORK, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
+    try {
+        ss_data >> psbt;
+        if (!ss_data.empty()) {
+            error = "extra data after PSBT";
+            return false;
+        }
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        error = e.what();
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/psbt.h b/src/psbt.h
index c889dad361c..d89fd68c21b 100644
--- a/src/psbt.h
+++ b/src/psbt.h
@@ -580,4 +580,9 @@ bool FinalizeAndExtractPSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& psbtx, CMutableTransacti
  */
 NODISCARD TransactionError CombinePSBTs(PartiallySignedTransaction& out, const std::vector<PartiallySignedTransaction>& psbtxs);
 
+//! Decode a base64ed PSBT into a PartiallySignedTransaction
+NODISCARD bool DecodeBase64PSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& decoded_psbt, const std::string& base64_psbt, std::string& error);
+//! Decode a raw (binary blob) PSBT into a PartiallySignedTransaction
+NODISCARD bool DecodeRawPSBT(PartiallySignedTransaction& decoded_psbt, const std::string& raw_psbt, std::string& error);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_PSBT_H