diff --git a/cmd/lncli/cmd_open_channel.go b/cmd/lncli/cmd_open_channel.go
index e3044c835..f0585ed47 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/cmd_open_channel.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/cmd_open_channel.go
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func openChannel(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	if ctx.IsSet("utxo") {
 		utxos := ctx.StringSlice("utxo")
 
-		outpoints, err := utxosToOutpoints(utxos)
+		outpoints, err := UtxosToOutpoints(utxos)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to decode utxos: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -1141,21 +1141,3 @@ func decodePsbt(psbt string) ([]byte, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not a PSBT")
 	}
 }
-
-// parseUtxos parses a comma separated list of utxos into outpoints that are
-// passed to the server.
-func utxosToOutpoints(utxos []string) ([]*lnrpc.OutPoint, error) {
-	var outpoints []*lnrpc.OutPoint
-	if len(utxos) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no utxos specified")
-	}
-	for _, utxo := range utxos {
-		outpoint, err := NewProtoOutPoint(utxo)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		outpoints = append(outpoints, outpoint)
-	}
-
-	return outpoints, nil
-}
diff --git a/cmd/lncli/types.go b/cmd/lncli/types.go
index b878811a0..a93d3e2c6 100644
--- a/cmd/lncli/types.go
+++ b/cmd/lncli/types.go
@@ -85,3 +85,22 @@ func NewFailedUpdateFromProto(update *lnrpc.FailedUpdate) *FailedUpdate {
 		UpdateError: update.UpdateError,
 	}
 }
+
+// UtxosToOutpoints converts a slice of UTXO strings into a slice of OutPoint
+// protobuf objects. It returns an error if no UTXOs are specified or if any
+// UTXO string cannot be parsed into an OutPoint.
+func UtxosToOutpoints(utxos []string) ([]*lnrpc.OutPoint, error) {
+	var outpoints []*lnrpc.OutPoint
+	if len(utxos) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no utxos specified")
+	}
+	for _, utxo := range utxos {
+		outpoint, err := NewProtoOutPoint(utxo)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		outpoints = append(outpoints, outpoint)
+	}
+
+	return outpoints, nil
+}