diff --git a/lnwallet/signdescriptor.go b/lnwallet/signdescriptor.go
index 08c24e5d2..56eca39dd 100644
--- a/lnwallet/signdescriptor.go
+++ b/lnwallet/signdescriptor.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/btcec"
 	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/txscript"
 	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/wire"
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ func WriteSignDescriptor(w io.Writer, sd *SignDescriptor) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := lnwire.WriteTxOut(w, sd.Output); err != nil {
+	if err := writeTxOut(w, sd.Output); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ func ReadSignDescriptor(r io.Reader, sd *SignDescriptor) error {
 	sd.WitnessScript = witnessScript
 
 	txOut := &wire.TxOut{}
-	if err := lnwire.ReadTxOut(r, txOut); err != nil {
+	if err := readTxOut(r, txOut); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	sd.Output = txOut
diff --git a/lnwire/txout.go b/lnwallet/txout.go
similarity index 72%
rename from lnwire/txout.go
rename to lnwallet/txout.go
index f75f51a84..22d1b9d74 100644
--- a/lnwire/txout.go
+++ b/lnwallet/txout.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package lnwire
+package lnwallet
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/roasbeef/btcd/wire"
 )
 
-// WriteTxOut serializes a wire.TxOut struct into the passed io.Writer stream.
-func WriteTxOut(w io.Writer, txo *wire.TxOut) error {
+// writeTxOut serializes a wire.TxOut struct into the passed io.Writer stream.
+func writeTxOut(w io.Writer, txo *wire.TxOut) error {
 	var scratch [8]byte
 
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(scratch[:], uint64(txo.Value))
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func WriteTxOut(w io.Writer, txo *wire.TxOut) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ReadTxOut deserializes a wire.TxOut struct from the passed io.Reader stream.
-func ReadTxOut(r io.Reader, txo *wire.TxOut) error {
+// readTxOut deserializes a wire.TxOut struct from the passed io.Reader stream.
+func readTxOut(r io.Reader, txo *wire.TxOut) error {
 	var scratch [8]byte
 
 	if _, err := io.ReadFull(r, scratch[:]); err != nil {
diff --git a/lnwire/txout_test.go b/lnwallet/txout_test.go
similarity index 89%
rename from lnwire/txout_test.go
rename to lnwallet/txout_test.go
index 4fcd9d135..d697de78d 100644
--- a/lnwire/txout_test.go
+++ b/lnwallet/txout_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package lnwire
+package lnwallet
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ func TestTxOutSerialization(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 
-	if err := WriteTxOut(&buf, &txo); err != nil {
+	if err := writeTxOut(&buf, &txo); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to serialize txout: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	var deserializedTxo wire.TxOut
-	if err := ReadTxOut(&buf, &deserializedTxo); err != nil {
+	if err := readTxOut(&buf, &deserializedTxo); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to deserialize txout: %v", err)
 	}