diff --git a/graph/builder.go b/graph/builder.go
index 099725068..d629523f4 100644
--- a/graph/builder.go
+++ b/graph/builder.go
@@ -1231,7 +1231,9 @@ func (b *Builder) processUpdate(msg interface{},
 		// to obtain the full funding outpoint that's encoded within
 		// the channel ID.
 		channelID := lnwire.NewShortChanIDFromInt(msg.ChannelID)
-		fundingTx, err := b.fetchFundingTxWrapper(&channelID)
+		fundingTx, err := lnwallet.FetchFundingTxWrapper(
+			b.cfg.Chain, &channelID, b.quit,
+		)
 		if err != nil {
 			//nolint:lll
 			//
@@ -1448,69 +1450,6 @@ func (b *Builder) processUpdate(msg interface{},
 	return nil
 }
 
-// fetchFundingTxWrapper is a wrapper around fetchFundingTx, except that it
-// will exit if the router has stopped.
-func (b *Builder) fetchFundingTxWrapper(chanID *lnwire.ShortChannelID) (
-	*wire.MsgTx, error) {
-
-	txChan := make(chan *wire.MsgTx, 1)
-	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
-
-	go func() {
-		tx, err := b.fetchFundingTx(chanID)
-		if err != nil {
-			errChan <- err
-			return
-		}
-
-		txChan <- tx
-	}()
-
-	select {
-	case tx := <-txChan:
-		return tx, nil
-
-	case err := <-errChan:
-		return nil, err
-
-	case <-b.quit:
-		return nil, ErrGraphBuilderShuttingDown
-	}
-}
-
-// fetchFundingTx returns the funding transaction identified by the passed
-// short channel ID.
-//
-// TODO(roasbeef): replace with call to GetBlockTransaction? (would allow to
-// later use getblocktxn).
-func (b *Builder) fetchFundingTx(
-	chanID *lnwire.ShortChannelID) (*wire.MsgTx, error) {
-
-	// First fetch the block hash by the block number encoded, then use
-	// that hash to fetch the block itself.
-	blockNum := int64(chanID.BlockHeight)
-	blockHash, err := b.cfg.Chain.GetBlockHash(blockNum)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	fundingBlock, err := b.cfg.Chain.GetBlock(blockHash)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// As a sanity check, ensure that the advertised transaction index is
-	// within the bounds of the total number of transactions within a
-	// block.
-	numTxns := uint32(len(fundingBlock.Transactions))
-	if chanID.TxIndex > numTxns-1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tx_index=#%v "+
-			"is out of range (max_index=%v), network_chan_id=%v",
-			chanID.TxIndex, numTxns-1, chanID)
-	}
-
-	return fundingBlock.Transactions[chanID.TxIndex].Copy(), nil
-}
-
 // routingMsg couples a routing related routing topology update to the
 // error channel.
 type routingMsg struct {
diff --git a/lnwallet/interface.go b/lnwallet/interface.go
index d3b123509..3c59313f7 100644
--- a/lnwallet/interface.go
+++ b/lnwallet/interface.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/fn"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/keychain"
 	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet/chainfee"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -671,3 +672,68 @@ func SupportedWallets() []string {
 
 	return supportedWallets
 }
+
+// FetchFundingTxWrapper is a wrapper around FetchFundingTx, except that it will
+// exit when the supplied quit channel is closed.
+func FetchFundingTxWrapper(chain BlockChainIO, chanID *lnwire.ShortChannelID,
+	quit chan struct{}) (*wire.MsgTx, error) {
+
+	txChan := make(chan *wire.MsgTx, 1)
+	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
+
+	go func() {
+		tx, err := FetchFundingTx(chain, chanID)
+		if err != nil {
+			errChan <- err
+			return
+		}
+
+		txChan <- tx
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case tx := <-txChan:
+		return tx, nil
+
+	case err := <-errChan:
+		return nil, err
+
+	case <-quit:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("quit channel passed to " +
+			"lnwallet.FetchFundingTxWrapper has been closed")
+	}
+}
+
+// FetchFundingTx uses the given BlockChainIO to fetch and return the funding
+// transaction identified by the passed short channel ID.
+//
+// TODO(roasbeef): replace with call to GetBlockTransaction? (would allow to
+// later use getblocktxn).
+func FetchFundingTx(chain BlockChainIO,
+	chanID *lnwire.ShortChannelID) (*wire.MsgTx, error) {
+
+	// First fetch the block hash by the block number encoded, then use
+	// that hash to fetch the block itself.
+	blockNum := int64(chanID.BlockHeight)
+	blockHash, err := chain.GetBlockHash(blockNum)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	fundingBlock, err := chain.GetBlock(blockHash)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// As a sanity check, ensure that the advertised transaction index is
+	// within the bounds of the total number of transactions within a
+	// block.
+	numTxns := uint32(len(fundingBlock.Transactions))
+	if chanID.TxIndex > numTxns-1 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("tx_index=#%v "+
+			"is out of range (max_index=%v), network_chan_id=%v",
+			chanID.TxIndex, numTxns-1, chanID)
+	}
+
+	return fundingBlock.Transactions[chanID.TxIndex].Copy(), nil
+}