diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go b/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
index e51f0bd8ea..83d73ae4f3 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/auth.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/external"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/keystore"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -80,17 +79,3 @@ func NewKeyedTransactor(key *ecdsa.PrivateKey) *TransactOpts {
 		},
 	}
 }
-
-// NewClefTransactor is a utility method to easily create a transaction signer
-// with a clef backend.
-func NewClefTransactor(clef *external.ExternalSigner, account accounts.Account) *TransactOpts {
-	return &TransactOpts{
-		From: account.Address,
-		Signer: func(signer types.Signer, address common.Address, transaction *types.Transaction) (*types.Transaction, error) {
-			if address != account.Address {
-				return nil, errors.New("not authorized to sign this account")
-			}
-			return clef.SignTx(account, transaction, nil) // Clef enforces its own chain id
-		},
-	}
-}
diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/auth_clef.go b/accounts/abi/bind/auth_clef.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56a0bc376b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/auth_clef.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// +build !js
+
+package bind
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/external"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+)
+
+// NewClefTransactor is a utility method to easily create a transaction signer
+// with a clef backend.
+func NewClefTransactor(clef *external.ExternalSigner, account accounts.Account) *TransactOpts {
+	return &TransactOpts{
+		From: account.Address,
+		Signer: func(signer types.Signer, address common.Address, transaction *types.Transaction) (*types.Transaction, error) {
+			if address != account.Address {
+				return nil, errors.New("not authorized to sign this account")
+			}
+			return clef.SignTx(account, transaction, nil) // Clef enforces its own chain id
+		},
+	}
+}