diff --git a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
index 47c738356..4e303526b 100644
--- a/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
+++ b/src/bitcoinrpc.cpp
@@ -113,6 +113,34 @@ std::string HexBits(unsigned int nBits)
     return HexStr(BEGIN(uBits.cBits), END(uBits.cBits));
 }
 
+uint256 ParseHashV(const Value& v, string strName)
+{
+    string strHex;
+    if (v.type() == str_type)
+        strHex = v.get_str();
+    if (!IsHex(strHex)) // Note: IsHex("") is false
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, strName+" must be hexadecimal string (not '"+strHex+"')");
+    uint256 result;
+    result.SetHex(strHex);
+    return result;
+}
+uint256 ParseHashO(const Object& o, string strKey)
+{
+    return ParseHashV(find_value(o, strKey), strKey);
+}
+vector<unsigned char> ParseHexV(const Value& v, string strName)
+{
+    string strHex;
+    if (v.type() == str_type)
+        strHex = v.get_str();
+    if (!IsHex(strHex))
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, strName+" must be hexadecimal string (not '"+strHex+"')");
+    return ParseHex(strHex);
+}
+vector<unsigned char> ParseHexO(const Object& o, string strKey)
+{
+    return ParseHexV(find_value(o, strKey), strKey);
+}
 
 
 ///
diff --git a/src/bitcoinrpc.h b/src/bitcoinrpc.h
index 1aa2e70d2..96c9fa1c6 100644
--- a/src/bitcoinrpc.h
+++ b/src/bitcoinrpc.h
@@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ public:
 
 extern const CRPCTable tableRPC;
 
+//
+// Utilities: convert hex-encoded Values
+// (throws error if not hex).
+//
+extern uint256 ParseHashV(const json_spirit::Value& v, std::string strName);
+extern uint256 ParseHashO(const json_spirit::Object& o, std::string strKey);
+extern std::vector<unsigned char> ParseHexV(const json_spirit::Value& v, std::string strName);
+extern std::vector<unsigned char> ParseHexO(const json_spirit::Object& o, std::string strKey);
+
 extern void InitRPCMining();
 extern void ShutdownRPCMining();
 
diff --git a/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
index 580120f2a..f08598f10 100644
--- a/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcrawtransaction.cpp
@@ -17,39 +17,6 @@ using namespace boost;
 using namespace boost::assign;
 using namespace json_spirit;
 
-//
-// Utilities: convert hex-encoded Values
-// (throws error if not hex).
-//
-uint256 ParseHashV(const Value& v, string strName)
-{
-    string strHex;
-    if (v.type() == str_type)
-        strHex = v.get_str();
-    if (!IsHex(strHex)) // Note: IsHex("") is false
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, strName+" must be hexadecimal string (not '"+strHex+"')");
-    uint256 result;
-    result.SetHex(strHex);
-    return result;
-}
-uint256 ParseHashO(const Object& o, string strKey)
-{
-    return ParseHashV(find_value(o, strKey), strKey);
-}
-vector<unsigned char> ParseHexV(const Value& v, string strName)
-{
-    string strHex;
-    if (v.type() == str_type)
-        strHex = v.get_str();
-    if (!IsHex(strHex))
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_PARAMETER, strName+" must be hexadecimal string (not '"+strHex+"')");
-    return ParseHex(strHex);
-}
-vector<unsigned char> ParseHexO(const Object& o, string strKey)
-{
-    return ParseHexV(find_value(o, strKey), strKey);
-}
-
 void ScriptPubKeyToJSON(const CScript& scriptPubKey, Object& out)
 {
     txnouttype type;