diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index 5dbf63d1d6..f409bb7b08 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
@@ -35,6 +36,39 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
+// So we can deterministically seed different blockchains
+var (
+	canonicalSeed = 1
+	forkSeed      = 2
+)
+
+// newCanonical creates a chain database, and injects a deterministic canonical
+// chain. Depending on the full flag, if creates either a full block chain or a
+// header only chain.
+func newCanonical(engine consensus.Engine, n int, full bool) (ethdb.Database, *BlockChain, error) {
+	var (
+		db      = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
+		genesis = new(Genesis).MustCommit(db)
+	)
+
+	// Initialize a fresh chain with only a genesis block
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, engine, vm.Config{})
+	// Create and inject the requested chain
+	if n == 0 {
+		return db, blockchain, nil
+	}
+	if full {
+		// Full block-chain requested
+		blocks := makeBlockChain(genesis, n, engine, db, canonicalSeed)
+		_, err := blockchain.InsertChain(blocks)
+		return db, blockchain, err
+	}
+	// Header-only chain requested
+	headers := makeHeaderChain(genesis.Header(), n, engine, db, canonicalSeed)
+	_, err := blockchain.InsertHeaderChain(headers, 1)
+	return db, blockchain, err
+}
+
 // Test fork of length N starting from block i
 func testFork(t *testing.T, blockchain *BlockChain, i, n int, full bool, comparator func(td1, td2 *big.Int)) {
 	// Copy old chain up to #i into a new db
diff --git a/core/chain_makers.go b/core/chain_makers.go
index fcba90bb87..c1e4b4264a 100644
--- a/core/chain_makers.go
+++ b/core/chain_makers.go
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
-// So we can deterministically seed different blockchains
-var (
-	canonicalSeed = 1
-	forkSeed      = 2
-)
-
 // BlockGen creates blocks for testing.
 // See GenerateChain for a detailed explanation.
 type BlockGen struct {
@@ -252,33 +246,6 @@ func makeHeader(chain consensus.ChainReader, parent *types.Block, state *state.S
 	}
 }
 
-// newCanonical creates a chain database, and injects a deterministic canonical
-// chain. Depending on the full flag, if creates either a full block chain or a
-// header only chain.
-func newCanonical(engine consensus.Engine, n int, full bool) (ethdb.Database, *BlockChain, error) {
-	var (
-		db      = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-		genesis = new(Genesis).MustCommit(db)
-	)
-
-	// Initialize a fresh chain with only a genesis block
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, engine, vm.Config{})
-	// Create and inject the requested chain
-	if n == 0 {
-		return db, blockchain, nil
-	}
-	if full {
-		// Full block-chain requested
-		blocks := makeBlockChain(genesis, n, engine, db, canonicalSeed)
-		_, err := blockchain.InsertChain(blocks)
-		return db, blockchain, err
-	}
-	// Header-only chain requested
-	headers := makeHeaderChain(genesis.Header(), n, engine, db, canonicalSeed)
-	_, err := blockchain.InsertHeaderChain(headers, 1)
-	return db, blockchain, err
-}
-
 // makeHeaderChain creates a deterministic chain of headers rooted at parent.
 func makeHeaderChain(parent *types.Header, n int, engine consensus.Engine, db ethdb.Database, seed int) []*types.Header {
 	blocks := makeBlockChain(types.NewBlockWithHeader(parent), n, engine, db, seed)