diff --git a/pkg/util.go b/pkg/util.go
index 2d9ca3f..5a2ca8e 100644
--- a/pkg/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util.go
@@ -19,11 +19,6 @@ package validator
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
-	blockstore "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore"
-	dshelp "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help"
-	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
-
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-blockservice"
 	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/core"
 	"github.com/ipfs/kubo/repo/fsrepo"
@@ -46,36 +41,3 @@ func InitIPFSBlockService(ipfsPath string) (blockservice.BlockService, error) {
 	}
 	return ipfsNode.Blocks, nil
 }
-
-// PublishRaw derives a cid from raw bytes and provided codec and multihash type, and writes it to the db tx
-func PublishRaw(tx *sqlx.Tx, codec, mh uint64, raw []byte, blockNumber uint64) (string, error) {
-	c, err := RawdataToCid(codec, raw, mh)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-	dbKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(c.Hash())
-	prefixedKey := blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + dbKey.String()
-	_, err = tx.Exec(`INSERT INTO public.blocks (key, data, block_number) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`, prefixedKey, raw, blockNumber)
-	return c.String(), err
-}
-
-// RawdataToCid takes the desired codec, multihash type, and a slice of bytes
-// and returns the proper cid of the object.
-func RawdataToCid(codec uint64, rawdata []byte, multiHash uint64) (cid.Cid, error) {
-	c, err := cid.Prefix{
-		Codec:    codec,
-		Version:  1,
-		MhType:   multiHash,
-		MhLength: -1,
-	}.Sum(rawdata)
-	if err != nil {
-		return cid.Cid{}, err
-	}
-	return c, nil
-}
-
-// ResetTestDB drops all rows in the test db public.blocks table
-func ResetTestDB(db *sqlx.DB) error {
-	_, err := db.Exec("DELETE FROM public.blocks")
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/pkg/util_test.go b/pkg/util_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46bc5af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package validator_test
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+	blockstore "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-blockstore"
+	dshelp "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs-ds-help"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+)
+
+// PublishRaw derives a cid from raw bytes and provided codec and multihash type, and writes it to the db tx
+func PublishRaw(tx *sqlx.Tx, codec, mh uint64, raw []byte, blockNumber uint64) (string, error) {
+	c, err := RawdataToCid(codec, raw, mh)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	dbKey := dshelp.MultihashToDsKey(c.Hash())
+	prefixedKey := blockstore.BlockPrefix.String() + dbKey.String()
+	_, err = tx.Exec(`INSERT INTO public.blocks (key, data, block_number) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`, prefixedKey, raw, blockNumber)
+	return c.String(), err
+}
+
+// RawdataToCid takes the desired codec, multihash type, and a slice of bytes
+// and returns the proper cid of the object.
+func RawdataToCid(codec uint64, rawdata []byte, multiHash uint64) (cid.Cid, error) {
+	c, err := cid.Prefix{
+		Codec:    codec,
+		Version:  1,
+		MhType:   multiHash,
+		MhLength: -1,
+	}.Sum(rawdata)
+	if err != nil {
+		return cid.Cid{}, err
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+// ResetTestDB drops all rows in the test db public.blocks table
+func ResetTestDB(db *sqlx.DB) error {
+	_, err := db.Exec("DELETE FROM public.blocks")
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/validator_test.go b/pkg/validator_test.go
index 4ccb996..8c50b85 100644
--- a/pkg/validator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/validator_test.go
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PG-IPFS Validator", func() {
 	})
 	Describe("ValidateTrie", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
-			err = validator.ResetTestDB(db)
+			err = ResetTestDB(db)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 		It("Returns an error if the state root node is missing", func() {
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PG-IPFS Validator", func() {
 
 	Describe("ValidateStateTrie", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
-			err = validator.ResetTestDB(db)
+			err = ResetTestDB(db)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 		It("Returns an error the state root node is missing", func() {
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PG-IPFS Validator", func() {
 
 	Describe("ValidateStorageTrie", func() {
 		AfterEach(func() {
-			err = validator.ResetTestDB(db)
+			err = ResetTestDB(db)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 		It("Returns an error the storage root node is missing", func() {
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ func loadTrie(stateNodes, storageNodes [][]byte) {
 	tx, err := db.Beginx()
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	for _, node := range stateNodes {
-		_, err := validator.PublishRaw(tx, cid.EthStateTrie, multihash.KECCAK_256, node, blockNumber)
+		_, err := PublishRaw(tx, cid.EthStateTrie, multihash.KECCAK_256, node, blockNumber)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	}
 	for _, node := range storageNodes {
-		_, err := validator.PublishRaw(tx, cid.EthStorageTrie, multihash.KECCAK_256, node, blockNumber)
+		_, err := PublishRaw(tx, cid.EthStorageTrie, multihash.KECCAK_256, node, blockNumber)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	}
 	err = tx.Commit()