diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 4fbd605d9e..aa1647a63a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES = \
   rpc/rawtransaction.cpp \
   rpc/safemode.cpp \
   rpc/server.cpp \
+  rpc/util.cpp \
   script/sigcache.cpp \
   script/ismine.cpp \
   timedata.cpp \
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
index a1e39be64e..f7d62a6326 100644
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -33,57 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <univalue.h>
 
-class DescribeAddressVisitor : public boost::static_visitor<UniValue>
-{
-public:
-    explicit DescribeAddressVisitor() {}
-
-    UniValue operator()(const CNoDestination &dest) const { return UniValue(UniValue::VOBJ); }
-
-    UniValue operator()(const CKeyID &keyID) const {
-        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-        obj.pushKV("isscript", false);
-        obj.pushKV("iswitness", false);
-        return obj;
-    }
-
-    UniValue operator()(const CScriptID &scriptID) const {
-        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-        obj.pushKV("isscript", true);
-        obj.pushKV("iswitness", false);
-        return obj;
-    }
-
-    UniValue operator()(const WitnessV0KeyHash& id) const
-    {
-        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-        obj.pushKV("isscript", false);
-        obj.pushKV("iswitness", true);
-        obj.pushKV("witness_version", 0);
-        obj.pushKV("witness_program", HexStr(id.begin(), id.end()));
-        return obj;
-    }
-
-    UniValue operator()(const WitnessV0ScriptHash& id) const
-    {
-        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-        obj.pushKV("isscript", true);
-        obj.pushKV("iswitness", true);
-        obj.pushKV("witness_version", 0);
-        obj.pushKV("witness_program", HexStr(id.begin(), id.end()));
-        return obj;
-    }
-
-    UniValue operator()(const WitnessUnknown& id) const
-    {
-        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-        obj.pushKV("iswitness", true);
-        obj.pushKV("witness_version", (int)id.version);
-        obj.pushKV("witness_program", HexStr(id.program, id.program + id.length));
-        return obj;
-    }
-};
-
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 class DescribeWalletAddressVisitor : public boost::static_visitor<UniValue>
 {
@@ -182,6 +131,15 @@ public:
 
     UniValue operator()(const WitnessUnknown& id) const { return UniValue(UniValue::VOBJ); }
 };
+
+UniValue DescribeWalletAddress(CWallet* pwallet, const CTxDestination& dest)
+{
+    UniValue ret(UniValue::VOBJ);
+    UniValue detail = DescribeAddress(dest);
+    ret.pushKVs(detail);
+    ret.pushKVs(boost::apply_visitor(DescribeWalletAddressVisitor(pwallet), dest));
+    return ret;
+}
 #endif
 
 UniValue validateaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
@@ -254,10 +212,8 @@ UniValue validateaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
         isminetype mine = pwallet ? IsMine(*pwallet, dest) : ISMINE_NO;
         ret.pushKV("ismine", bool(mine & ISMINE_SPENDABLE));
         ret.pushKV("iswatchonly", bool(mine & ISMINE_WATCH_ONLY));
-        UniValue detail = boost::apply_visitor(DescribeAddressVisitor(), dest);
+        UniValue detail = DescribeWalletAddress(pwallet, dest);
         ret.pushKVs(detail);
-        UniValue wallet_detail = boost::apply_visitor(DescribeWalletAddressVisitor(pwallet), dest);
-        ret.pushKVs(wallet_detail);
         if (pwallet && pwallet->mapAddressBook.count(dest)) {
             ret.pushKV("account", pwallet->mapAddressBook[dest].name);
         }
@@ -284,6 +240,8 @@ UniValue validateaddress(const JSONRPCRequest& request)
                 }
             }
         }
+#else
+        ret.pushKvs = DescribeAddress(dest);
 #endif
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/rpc/util.cpp b/src/rpc/util.cpp
index 09ded4e46e..cdcb68d15f 100644
--- a/src/rpc/util.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/util.cpp
@@ -66,3 +66,64 @@ CScript CreateMultisigRedeemscript(const int required, const std::vector<CPubKey
 
     return result;
 }
+
+class DescribeAddressVisitor : public boost::static_visitor<UniValue>
+{
+public:
+    explicit DescribeAddressVisitor() {}
+
+    UniValue operator()(const CNoDestination& dest) const
+    {
+        return UniValue(UniValue::VOBJ);
+    }
+
+    UniValue operator()(const CKeyID& keyID) const
+    {
+        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        obj.pushKV("isscript", false);
+        obj.pushKV("iswitness", false);
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    UniValue operator()(const CScriptID& scriptID) const
+    {
+        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        obj.pushKV("isscript", true);
+        obj.pushKV("iswitness", false);
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    UniValue operator()(const WitnessV0KeyHash& id) const
+    {
+        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        obj.pushKV("isscript", false);
+        obj.pushKV("iswitness", true);
+        obj.pushKV("witness_version", 0);
+        obj.pushKV("witness_program", HexStr(id.begin(), id.end()));
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    UniValue operator()(const WitnessV0ScriptHash& id) const
+    {
+        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        obj.pushKV("isscript", true);
+        obj.pushKV("iswitness", true);
+        obj.pushKV("witness_version", 0);
+        obj.pushKV("witness_program", HexStr(id.begin(), id.end()));
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    UniValue operator()(const WitnessUnknown& id) const
+    {
+        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        obj.pushKV("iswitness", true);
+        obj.pushKV("witness_version", (int)id.version);
+        obj.pushKV("witness_program", HexStr(id.program, id.program + id.length));
+        return obj;
+    }
+};
+
+UniValue DescribeAddress(const CTxDestination& dest)
+{
+    return boost::apply_visitor(DescribeAddressVisitor(), dest);
+}
diff --git a/src/rpc/util.h b/src/rpc/util.h
index 568a4260ba..5380d45a83 100644
--- a/src/rpc/util.h
+++ b/src/rpc/util.h
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_RPC_UTIL_H
 #define BITCOIN_RPC_UTIL_H
 
+#include <pubkey.h>
+#include <script/standard.h>
+#include <univalue.h>
+#include <utilstrencodings.h>
+
+#include <boost/variant/static_visitor.hpp>
+
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -16,4 +23,6 @@ CPubKey HexToPubKey(const std::string& hex_in);
 CPubKey AddrToPubKey(CKeyStore* const keystore, const std::string& addr_in);
 CScript CreateMultisigRedeemscript(const int required, const std::vector<CPubKey>& pubkeys);
 
+UniValue DescribeAddress(const CTxDestination& dest);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_RPC_UTIL_H