diff --git a/discovery/gossiper.go b/discovery/gossiper.go
index 290e529bd..cb6db7a86 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper.go
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) fetchPKScript(chanID *lnwire.ShortChannelID) (
 func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) addNode(msg *lnwire.NodeAnnouncement,
 	op ...batch.SchedulerOption) error {
 
-	if err := graph.ValidateNodeAnn(msg); err != nil {
+	if err := netann.ValidateNodeAnn(msg); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to validate node announcement: %w",
 			err)
 	}
diff --git a/graph/ann_validation.go b/graph/ann_validation.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c93d06e5..000000000
--- a/graph/ann_validation.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-package graph
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2"
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
-	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
-)
-
-// ValidateNodeAnn validates the node announcement by ensuring that the
-// attached signature is needed a signature of the node announcement under the
-// specified node public key.
-func ValidateNodeAnn(a *lnwire.NodeAnnouncement) error {
-	// Reconstruct the data of announcement which should be covered by the
-	// signature so we can verify the signature shortly below
-	data, err := a.DataToSign()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	nodeSig, err := a.Signature.ToSignature()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	nodeKey, err := btcec.ParsePubKey(a.NodeID[:])
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Finally ensure that the passed signature is valid, if not we'll
-	// return an error so this node announcement can be rejected.
-	dataHash := chainhash.DoubleHashB(data)
-	if !nodeSig.Verify(dataHash, nodeKey) {
-		var msgBuf bytes.Buffer
-		if _, err := lnwire.WriteMessage(&msgBuf, a, 0); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		return errors.Errorf("signature on NodeAnnouncement(%x) is "+
-			"invalid: %x", nodeKey.SerializeCompressed(),
-			msgBuf.Bytes())
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/netann/node_announcement.go b/netann/node_announcement.go
index 5b6f7a430..3b5114c7d 100644
--- a/netann/node_announcement.go
+++ b/netann/node_announcement.go
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package netann
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"image/color"
 	"net"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec/v2"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash"
+	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/keychain"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
@@ -76,3 +80,40 @@ func SignNodeAnnouncement(signer lnwallet.MessageSigner,
 	nodeAnn.Signature, err = lnwire.NewSigFromSignature(sig)
 	return err
 }
+
+// ValidateNodeAnn validates the node announcement by ensuring that the
+// attached signature is needed a signature of the node announcement under the
+// specified node public key.
+func ValidateNodeAnn(a *lnwire.NodeAnnouncement) error {
+	// Reconstruct the data of announcement which should be covered by the
+	// signature so we can verify the signature shortly below
+	data, err := a.DataToSign()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	nodeSig, err := a.Signature.ToSignature()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	nodeKey, err := btcec.ParsePubKey(a.NodeID[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Finally ensure that the passed signature is valid, if not we'll
+	// return an error so this node announcement can be rejected.
+	dataHash := chainhash.DoubleHashB(data)
+	if !nodeSig.Verify(dataHash, nodeKey) {
+		var msgBuf bytes.Buffer
+		if _, err := lnwire.WriteMessage(&msgBuf, a, 0); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return errors.Errorf("signature on NodeAnnouncement(%x) is "+
+			"invalid: %x", nodeKey.SerializeCompressed(),
+			msgBuf.Bytes())
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}