diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@
 	rpc/net.cpp
 	rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
 	rpc/server.cpp
+	rpc/util.cpp
 	script/scriptcache.cpp
 	script/sigcache.cpp
 	script/ismine.cpp
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@
   rpc/net.cpp \
   rpc/rawtransaction.cpp \
   rpc/server.cpp \
+  rpc/util.cpp \
   script/scriptcache.cpp \
   script/sigcache.cpp \
   script/ismine.cpp \
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -33,27 +33,6 @@
 #include <malloc.h>
 #endif
 
-class DescribeAddressVisitor : public boost::static_visitor<UniValue> {
-public:
-    explicit DescribeAddressVisitor() {}
-
-    UniValue operator()(const CNoDestination &dest) const {
-        return UniValue(UniValue::VOBJ);
-    }
-
-    UniValue operator()(const CKeyID &keyID) const {
-        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-        obj.pushKV("isscript", false);
-        return obj;
-    }
-
-    UniValue operator()(const CScriptID &scriptID) const {
-        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-        obj.pushKV("isscript", true);
-        return obj;
-    }
-};
-
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
 class DescribeWalletAddressVisitor : public boost::static_visitor<UniValue> {
 public:
@@ -73,8 +52,7 @@
         if (ExtractDestination(subscript, embedded)) {
             // Only when the script corresponds to an address.
             UniValue subobj(UniValue::VOBJ);
-            UniValue detail =
-                boost::apply_visitor(DescribeAddressVisitor(), embedded);
+            UniValue detail = DescribeAddress(embedded);
             subobj.pushKVs(detail);
             UniValue wallet_detail = boost::apply_visitor(*this, embedded);
             subobj.pushKVs(wallet_detail);
@@ -142,6 +120,15 @@
         return obj;
     }
 };
+
+UniValue DescribeWalletAddress(CWallet *pwallet, const CTxDestination &dest) {
+    UniValue ret(UniValue::VOBJ);
+    UniValue detail = DescribeAddress(dest);
+    ret.pushKVs(detail);
+    ret.pushKVs(
+        boost::apply_visitor(DescribeWalletAddressVisitor(pwallet), dest));
+    return ret;
+}
 #endif
 
 static UniValue validateaddress(const Config &config,
@@ -237,11 +224,8 @@
         isminetype mine = pwallet ? IsMine(*pwallet, dest) : ISMINE_NO;
         ret.pushKV("ismine", bool(mine & ISMINE_SPENDABLE));
         ret.pushKV("iswatchonly", bool(mine & ISMINE_WATCH_ONLY));
-        UniValue detail = boost::apply_visitor(DescribeAddressVisitor(), dest);
+        UniValue detail = DescribeWalletAddress(pwallet, dest);
         ret.pushKVs(detail);
-        UniValue wallet_detail =
-            boost::apply_visitor(DescribeWalletAddressVisitor(pwallet), dest);
-        ret.pushKVs(wallet_detail);
         if (pwallet && pwallet->mapAddressBook.count(dest)) {
             ret.pushKV("account", pwallet->mapAddressBook[dest].name);
         }
@@ -269,6 +253,8 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+#else
+        ret.pushKvs = DescribeAddress(dest);
 #endif
     }
     return ret;
diff --git a/src/rpc/util.h b/src/rpc/util.h
--- a/src/rpc/util.h
+++ b/src/rpc/util.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 class CKeyStore;
 class CPubKey;
 class CScript;
+class UniValue;
 
 CPubKey HexToPubKey(const std::string &hex_in);
 CPubKey AddrToPubKey(const CChainParams &chainparams, CKeyStore *const keystore,
@@ -19,4 +20,6 @@
 CScript CreateMultisigRedeemscript(const int required,
                                    const std::vector<CPubKey> &pubkeys);
 
+UniValue DescribeAddress(const CTxDestination &dest);
+
 #endif // BITCOIN_RPC_UTIL_H
diff --git a/src/rpc/util.cpp b/src/rpc/util.cpp
--- a/src/rpc/util.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/util.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
 #include <tinyformat.h>
 #include <utilstrencodings.h>
 
+#include <univalue.h>
+
+#include <boost/variant/static_visitor.hpp>
+
 // Converts a hex string to a public key if possible
 CPubKey HexToPubKey(const std::string &hex_in) {
     if (!IsHex(hex_in)) {
@@ -84,3 +88,28 @@
 
     return result;
 }
+
+class DescribeAddressVisitor : public boost::static_visitor<UniValue> {
+public:
+    explicit DescribeAddressVisitor() {}
+
+    UniValue operator()(const CNoDestination &dest) const {
+        return UniValue(UniValue::VOBJ);
+    }
+
+    UniValue operator()(const CKeyID &keyID) const {
+        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        obj.pushKV("isscript", false);
+        return obj;
+    }
+
+    UniValue operator()(const CScriptID &scriptID) const {
+        UniValue obj(UniValue::VOBJ);
+        obj.pushKV("isscript", true);
+        return obj;
+    }
+};
+
+UniValue DescribeAddress(const CTxDestination &dest) {
+    return boost::apply_visitor(DescribeAddressVisitor(), dest);
+}