diff --git a/src/Makefile.test_util.include b/src/Makefile.test_util.include
index cf55d141b0f..139b7095692 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test_util.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test_util.include
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ EXTRA_LIBRARIES += \
 TEST_UTIL_H = \
     test/util/blockfilter.h \
     test/util/logging.h \
+    test/util/mining.h \
     test/util/setup_common.h \
     test/util/str.h \
     test/util/transaction_utils.h
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ libtest_util_a_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 libtest_util_a_SOURCES = \
   test/util/blockfilter.cpp \
   test/util/logging.cpp \
+  test/util/mining.cpp \
   test/util/setup_common.cpp \
   test/util/str.cpp \
   test/util/transaction_utils.cpp \
@@ -28,4 +30,3 @@ LIBTEST_UTIL += $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER)
 LIBTEST_UTIL += $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON)
 LIBTEST_UTIL += $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL)
 LIBTEST_UTIL += $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO_BASE)
-
diff --git a/src/bench/block_assemble.cpp b/src/bench/block_assemble.cpp
index 2f47398d99d..2ccae0c6675 100644
--- a/src/bench/block_assemble.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/block_assemble.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <consensus/validation.h>
 #include <crypto/sha256.h>
 #include <test/util.h>
+#include <test/util/mining.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 
diff --git a/src/bench/wallet_balance.cpp b/src/bench/wallet_balance.cpp
index 0e660d6bcd6..bd79ddfdd6d 100644
--- a/src/bench/wallet_balance.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/wallet_balance.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <node/context.h>
 #include <optional.h>
 #include <test/util.h>
+#include <test/util/mining.h>
 #include <validationinterface.h>
 #include <wallet/wallet.h>
 
diff --git a/src/test/util.cpp b/src/test/util.cpp
index ed031270f2d..e775ad323ba 100644
--- a/src/test/util.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util.cpp
@@ -4,15 +4,9 @@
 
 #include <test/util.h>
 
-#include <chainparams.h>
-#include <consensus/merkle.h>
 #include <key_io.h>
-#include <miner.h>
 #include <outputtype.h>
-#include <pow.h>
 #include <script/standard.h>
-#include <validation.h>
-#include <validationinterface.h>
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 #include <wallet/wallet.h>
 #endif
@@ -44,41 +38,3 @@ void importaddress(CWallet& wallet, const std::string& address)
     wallet.SetAddressBook(dest, /* label */ "", "receive");
 }
 #endif // ENABLE_WALLET
-
-CTxIn generatetoaddress(const std::string& address)
-{
-    const auto dest = DecodeDestination(address);
-    assert(IsValidDestination(dest));
-    const auto coinbase_script = GetScriptForDestination(dest);
-
-    return MineBlock(coinbase_script);
-}
-
-CTxIn MineBlock(const CScript& coinbase_scriptPubKey)
-{
-    auto block = PrepareBlock(coinbase_scriptPubKey);
-
-    while (!CheckProofOfWork(block->GetHash(), block->nBits, Params().GetConsensus())) {
-        ++block->nNonce;
-        assert(block->nNonce);
-    }
-
-    bool processed{ProcessNewBlock(Params(), block, true, nullptr)};
-    assert(processed);
-
-    return CTxIn{block->vtx[0]->GetHash(), 0};
-}
-
-std::shared_ptr<CBlock> PrepareBlock(const CScript& coinbase_scriptPubKey)
-{
-    auto block = std::make_shared<CBlock>(
-        BlockAssembler{Params()}
-            .CreateNewBlock(coinbase_scriptPubKey)
-            ->block);
-
-    LOCK(cs_main);
-    block->nTime = ::ChainActive().Tip()->GetMedianTimePast() + 1;
-    block->hashMerkleRoot = BlockMerkleRoot(*block);
-
-    return block;
-}
diff --git a/src/test/util.h b/src/test/util.h
index 3cf830dd386..7adeaea7721 100644
--- a/src/test/util.h
+++ b/src/test/util.h
@@ -5,33 +5,19 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_TEST_UTIL_H
 #define BITCOIN_TEST_UTIL_H
 
-#include <memory>
 #include <string>
 
-class CBlock;
-class CScript;
-class CTxIn;
 class CWallet;
 
 // Constants //
 
 extern const std::string ADDRESS_BCRT1_UNSPENDABLE;
 
-// Lower-level utils //
-
-/** Returns the generated coin */
-CTxIn MineBlock(const CScript& coinbase_scriptPubKey);
-/** Prepare a block to be mined */
-std::shared_ptr<CBlock> PrepareBlock(const CScript& coinbase_scriptPubKey);
-
-
 // RPC-like //
 
 /** Import the address to the wallet */
 void importaddress(CWallet& wallet, const std::string& address);
 /** Returns a new address from the wallet */
 std::string getnewaddress(CWallet& w);
-/** Returns the generated coin */
-CTxIn generatetoaddress(const std::string& address);
 
 #endif // BITCOIN_TEST_UTIL_H
diff --git a/src/test/util/mining.cpp b/src/test/util/mining.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..30f0f5d7e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/util/mining.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <test/util/mining.h>
+
+#include <chainparams.h>
+#include <consensus/merkle.h>
+#include <key_io.h>
+#include <miner.h>
+#include <pow.h>
+#include <script/standard.h>
+#include <validation.h>
+
+CTxIn generatetoaddress(const std::string& address)
+{
+    const auto dest = DecodeDestination(address);
+    assert(IsValidDestination(dest));
+    const auto coinbase_script = GetScriptForDestination(dest);
+
+    return MineBlock(coinbase_script);
+}
+
+CTxIn MineBlock(const CScript& coinbase_scriptPubKey)
+{
+    auto block = PrepareBlock(coinbase_scriptPubKey);
+
+    while (!CheckProofOfWork(block->GetHash(), block->nBits, Params().GetConsensus())) {
+        ++block->nNonce;
+        assert(block->nNonce);
+    }
+
+    bool processed{ProcessNewBlock(Params(), block, true, nullptr)};
+    assert(processed);
+
+    return CTxIn{block->vtx[0]->GetHash(), 0};
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<CBlock> PrepareBlock(const CScript& coinbase_scriptPubKey)
+{
+    auto block = std::make_shared<CBlock>(
+        BlockAssembler{Params()}
+            .CreateNewBlock(coinbase_scriptPubKey)
+            ->block);
+
+    LOCK(cs_main);
+    block->nTime = ::ChainActive().Tip()->GetMedianTimePast() + 1;
+    block->hashMerkleRoot = BlockMerkleRoot(*block);
+
+    return block;
+}
diff --git a/src/test/util/mining.h b/src/test/util/mining.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..afe4de684f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/util/mining.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2019 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_TEST_UTIL_MINING_H
+#define BITCOIN_TEST_UTIL_MINING_H
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+class CBlock;
+class CScript;
+class CTxIn;
+
+/** Returns the generated coin */
+CTxIn MineBlock(const CScript& coinbase_scriptPubKey);
+
+/** Prepare a block to be mined */
+std::shared_ptr<CBlock> PrepareBlock(const CScript& coinbase_scriptPubKey);
+
+/** RPC-like helper function, returns the generated coin */
+CTxIn generatetoaddress(const std::string& address);
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_TEST_UTIL_MINING_H