diff --git a/discovery/gossiper.go b/discovery/gossiper.go
index 8c9ed6e59..5ee79852f 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/multimutex"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/netann"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/ticker"
@@ -2469,7 +2470,9 @@ func (d *AuthenticatedGossiper) updateChannel(info *channeldb.ChannelEdgeInfo,
 
 	// With the update applied, we'll generate a new signature over a
 	// digest of the channel announcement itself.
-	sig, err := SignAnnouncement(d.cfg.AnnSigner, d.selfKey, chanUpdate)
+	sig, err := netann.SignAnnouncement(
+		d.cfg.AnnSigner, d.selfKey, chanUpdate,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/discovery/gossiper_test.go b/discovery/gossiper_test.go
index 4252397c1..f927a9609 100644
--- a/discovery/gossiper_test.go
+++ b/discovery/gossiper_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnpeer"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest/wait"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/netann"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/ticker"
@@ -550,7 +551,7 @@ func createNodeAnnouncement(priv *btcec.PrivateKey,
 	}
 
 	signer := mockSigner{priv}
-	sig, err := SignAnnouncement(&signer, priv.PubKey(), a)
+	sig, err := netann.SignAnnouncement(&signer, priv.PubKey(), a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ func createUpdateAnnouncement(blockHeight uint32,
 func signUpdate(nodeKey *btcec.PrivateKey, a *lnwire.ChannelUpdate) error {
 	pub := nodeKey.PubKey()
 	signer := mockSigner{nodeKey}
-	sig, err := SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
+	sig, err := netann.SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -644,7 +645,7 @@ func createRemoteChannelAnnouncement(blockHeight uint32,
 
 	pub := nodeKeyPriv1.PubKey()
 	signer := mockSigner{nodeKeyPriv1}
-	sig, err := SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
+	sig, err := netann.SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -655,7 +656,7 @@ func createRemoteChannelAnnouncement(blockHeight uint32,
 
 	pub = nodeKeyPriv2.PubKey()
 	signer = mockSigner{nodeKeyPriv2}
-	sig, err = SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
+	sig, err = netann.SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -666,7 +667,7 @@ func createRemoteChannelAnnouncement(blockHeight uint32,
 
 	pub = bitcoinKeyPriv1.PubKey()
 	signer = mockSigner{bitcoinKeyPriv1}
-	sig, err = SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
+	sig, err = netann.SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ func createRemoteChannelAnnouncement(blockHeight uint32,
 
 	pub = bitcoinKeyPriv2.PubKey()
 	signer = mockSigner{bitcoinKeyPriv2}
-	sig, err = SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
+	sig, err = netann.SignAnnouncement(&signer, pub, a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/discovery/utils.go b/discovery/utils.go
index ce211493e..04793a606 100644
--- a/discovery/utils.go
+++ b/discovery/utils.go
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package discovery
 
 import (
-	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
-	"github.com/go-errors/errors"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
-	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 )
 
@@ -109,34 +106,6 @@ func CreateChanAnnouncement(chanProof *channeldb.ChannelAuthProof,
 	return chanAnn, edge1Ann, edge2Ann, nil
 }
 
-// SignAnnouncement is a helper function which is used to sign any outgoing
-// channel node node announcement messages.
-func SignAnnouncement(signer lnwallet.MessageSigner, pubKey *btcec.PublicKey,
-	msg lnwire.Message) (*btcec.Signature, error) {
-
-	var (
-		data []byte
-		err  error
-	)
-
-	switch m := msg.(type) {
-	case *lnwire.ChannelAnnouncement:
-		data, err = m.DataToSign()
-	case *lnwire.ChannelUpdate:
-		data, err = m.DataToSign()
-	case *lnwire.NodeAnnouncement:
-		data, err = m.DataToSign()
-	default:
-		return nil, errors.New("can't sign message " +
-			"of this format")
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("unable to get data to sign: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return signer.SignMessage(pubKey, data)
-}
-
 // remotePubFromChanInfo returns the public key of the remote peer given a
 // ChannelEdgeInfo that describe a channel we have with them.
 func remotePubFromChanInfo(chanInfo *channeldb.ChannelEdgeInfo,
diff --git a/netann/sign.go b/netann/sign.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a6696201
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netann/sign.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package netann
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcec"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+)
+
+// SignAnnouncement signs any type of gossip message that is announced on the
+// network.
+func SignAnnouncement(signer lnwallet.MessageSigner, pubKey *btcec.PublicKey,
+	msg lnwire.Message) (*btcec.Signature, error) {
+
+	var (
+		data []byte
+		err  error
+	)
+
+	switch m := msg.(type) {
+	case *lnwire.ChannelAnnouncement:
+		data, err = m.DataToSign()
+	case *lnwire.ChannelUpdate:
+		data, err = m.DataToSign()
+	case *lnwire.NodeAnnouncement:
+		data, err = m.DataToSign()
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't sign %T message", m)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get data to sign: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return signer.SignMessage(pubKey, data)
+}
diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 98f446d7b..32caa33e8 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ func newServer(listenAddrs []net.Addr, chanDB *channeldb.DB,
 
 	// With the announcement generated, we'll sign it to properly
 	// authenticate the message on the network.
-	authSig, err := discovery.SignAnnouncement(
+	authSig, err := netann.SignAnnouncement(
 		s.nodeSigner, s.identityPriv.PubKey(), nodeAnn,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@ func (s *server) genNodeAnnouncement(refresh bool,
 	// Now that the announcement is fully updated, we'll generate a new
 	// signature over the announcement to ensure nodes on the network
 	// accepted the new authenticated announcement.
-	sig, err := discovery.SignAnnouncement(
+	sig, err := netann.SignAnnouncement(
 		s.nodeSigner, s.identityPriv.PubKey(), s.currentNodeAnn,
 	)
 	if err != nil {