diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/components/Configure/Configure.js b/web/cashtab/src/components/Configure/Configure.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/components/Configure/Configure.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/components/Configure/Configure.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 import {
     isValidXecAddress,
     isValidNewWalletNameLength,
+    validateMnemonic,
 } from 'utils/validation';
 import { convertToEcashPrefix } from 'utils/cashMethods';
 import useWindowDimensions from 'hooks/useWindowDimensions';
@@ -479,7 +480,6 @@
         renameSavedWallet,
         renameActiveWallet,
         deleteWallet,
-        validateMnemonic,
         getSavedWallets,
         cashtabSettings,
         changeCashtabSettings,
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/components/OnBoarding/OnBoarding.js b/web/cashtab/src/components/OnBoarding/OnBoarding.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/components/OnBoarding/OnBoarding.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/components/OnBoarding/OnBoarding.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 } from 'components/Common/PrimaryButton';
 import { currency } from 'components/Common/Ticker.js';
 import { Event } from 'utils/GoogleAnalytics';
+import { validateMnemonic } from 'utils/validation';
 
 export const WelcomeCtn = styled.div`
     margin-top: 20px;
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 
 const OnBoarding = () => {
     const ContextValue = React.useContext(WalletContext);
-    const { createWallet, validateMnemonic } = ContextValue;
+    const { createWallet } = ContextValue;
     const [formData, setFormData] = useState({
         dirty: true,
         mnemonic: '',
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/hooks/useWallet.js
@@ -837,23 +837,6 @@
         return wallet;
     };
 
-    const validateMnemonic = (mnemonic, wordlist = bip39.wordlists.english) => {
-        try {
-            if (!mnemonic || !wordlist) return false;
-
-            // Preprocess the words
-            const words = mnemonic.split(' ');
-            // Detect blank phrase
-            if (words.length === 0) return false;
-
-            // Check the words are valid
-            return bip39.validateMnemonic(mnemonic, wordlist);
-        } catch (err) {
-            console.log(err);
-            return false;
-        }
-    };
-
     // Parse chronik ws message for incoming tx notifications
     const processChronikWsMsg = async (msg, wallet, fiatPrice) => {
         // get the message type
@@ -1450,7 +1433,6 @@
         changeCashtabSettings,
         getActiveWalletFromLocalForage,
         getWallet,
-        validateMnemonic,
         getWalletDetails,
         getSavedWallets,
         migrateLegacyWallet,
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/validation.test.js b/web/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/validation.test.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/validation.test.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/utils/__tests__/validation.test.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
     isValidContactList,
     parseInvalidSettingsForMigration,
     isValidCashtabCache,
+    validateMnemonic,
 } from '../validation';
 import { currency } from 'components/Common/Ticker.js';
 import { fromSatoshisToXec } from 'utils/cashMethods';
@@ -50,6 +51,20 @@
 } from 'utils/__mocks__/mockCashtabCache';
 
 describe('Validation utils', () => {
+    it(`validateMnemonic() returns true for a valid mnemonic`, () => {
+        const mnemonic =
+            'labor tail bulb distance estate collect lecture into smile differ yard legal';
+        expect(validateMnemonic(mnemonic)).toBe(true);
+    });
+    it(`validateMnemonic() returns false for an invalid mnemonic`, () => {
+        const mnemonic =
+            'labor tail bulb not valid collect lecture into smile differ yard legal';
+        expect(validateMnemonic(mnemonic)).toBe(false);
+    });
+    it(`validateMnemonic() returns false for an empty string mnemonic`, () => {
+        const mnemonic = '';
+        expect(validateMnemonic(mnemonic)).toBe(false);
+    });
     it(`Returns 'false' if ${currency.ticker} send amount is a valid send amount`, () => {
         expect(shouldRejectAmountInput('10', currency.ticker, 20.0, 300)).toBe(
             false,
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/utils/validation.js b/web/cashtab/src/utils/validation.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/utils/validation.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/utils/validation.js
@@ -2,6 +2,27 @@
 import { currency } from 'components/Common/Ticker.js';
 import { fromSatoshisToXec } from 'utils/cashMethods';
 import cashaddr from 'ecashaddrjs';
+import * as bip39 from 'bip39';
+
+export const validateMnemonic = (
+    mnemonic,
+    wordlist = bip39.wordlists.english,
+) => {
+    try {
+        if (!mnemonic || !wordlist) return false;
+
+        // Preprocess the words
+        const words = mnemonic.split(' ');
+        // Detect blank phrase
+        if (words.length === 0) return false;
+
+        // Check the words are valid
+        return bip39.validateMnemonic(mnemonic, wordlist);
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.log(err);
+        return false;
+    }
+};
 
 // Validate cash amount
 export const shouldRejectAmountInput = (