diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 6846eb96939..1acfd66cf0c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -200,12 +200,12 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   rpc/blockchain.h \
   rpc/client.h \
   rpc/mining.h \
-  rpc/net.h \
   rpc/protocol.h \
   rpc/rawtransaction_util.h \
   rpc/register.h \
   rpc/request.h \
   rpc/server.h \
+  rpc/server_util.h \
   rpc/util.h \
   scheduler.h \
   script/descriptor.h \
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ libbitcoin_server_a_SOURCES = \
   rpc/net.cpp \
   rpc/rawtransaction.cpp \
   rpc/server.cpp \
+  rpc/server_util.cpp \
   script/sigcache.cpp \
   shutdown.cpp \
   signet.cpp \
diff --git a/src/rest.cpp b/src/rest.cpp
index 3746fd752a5..2c0ead26c74 100644
--- a/src/rest.cpp
+++ b/src/rest.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <rpc/blockchain.h>
 #include <rpc/protocol.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
+#include <rpc/server_util.h>
 #include <streams.h>
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
index 55048f68116..6442d30febf 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <policy/rbf.h>
 #include <primitives/transaction.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
+#include <rpc/server_util.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
 #include <streams.h>
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <undo.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
-#include <util/system.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 #include <validationinterface.h>
@@ -62,54 +62,6 @@ static Mutex cs_blockchange;
 static std::condition_variable cond_blockchange;
 static CUpdatedBlock latestblock GUARDED_BY(cs_blockchange);
 
-NodeContext& EnsureAnyNodeContext(const std::any& context)
-{
-    auto node_context = util::AnyPtr<NodeContext>(context);
-    if (!node_context) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Node context not found");
-    }
-    return *node_context;
-}
-
-CTxMemPool& EnsureMemPool(const NodeContext& node)
-{
-    if (!node.mempool) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_MEMPOOL_DISABLED, "Mempool disabled or instance not found");
-    }
-    return *node.mempool;
-}
-
-CTxMemPool& EnsureAnyMemPool(const std::any& context)
-{
-    return EnsureMemPool(EnsureAnyNodeContext(context));
-}
-
-ChainstateManager& EnsureChainman(const NodeContext& node)
-{
-    if (!node.chainman) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Node chainman not found");
-    }
-    return *node.chainman;
-}
-
-ChainstateManager& EnsureAnyChainman(const std::any& context)
-{
-    return EnsureChainman(EnsureAnyNodeContext(context));
-}
-
-CBlockPolicyEstimator& EnsureFeeEstimator(const NodeContext& node)
-{
-    if (!node.fee_estimator) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Fee estimation disabled");
-    }
-    return *node.fee_estimator;
-}
-
-CBlockPolicyEstimator& EnsureAnyFeeEstimator(const std::any& context)
-{
-    return EnsureFeeEstimator(EnsureAnyNodeContext(context));
-}
-
 /* Calculate the difficulty for a given block index.
  */
 double GetDifficulty(const CBlockIndex* blockindex)
diff --git a/src/rpc/blockchain.h b/src/rpc/blockchain.h
index 65f6b1429eb..13295ffaed5 100644
--- a/src/rpc/blockchain.h
+++ b/src/rpc/blockchain.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ extern RecursiveMutex cs_main;
 
 class CBlock;
 class CBlockIndex;
-class CBlockPolicyEstimator;
 class CChainState;
 class CTxMemPool;
 class ChainstateManager;
@@ -53,14 +52,6 @@ UniValue blockheaderToJSON(const CBlockIndex* tip, const CBlockIndex* blockindex
 /** Used by getblockstats to get feerates at different percentiles by weight  */
 void CalculatePercentilesByWeight(CAmount result[NUM_GETBLOCKSTATS_PERCENTILES], std::vector<std::pair<CAmount, int64_t>>& scores, int64_t total_weight);
 
-NodeContext& EnsureAnyNodeContext(const std::any& context);
-CTxMemPool& EnsureMemPool(const NodeContext& node);
-CTxMemPool& EnsureAnyMemPool(const std::any& context);
-ChainstateManager& EnsureChainman(const NodeContext& node);
-ChainstateManager& EnsureAnyChainman(const std::any& context);
-CBlockPolicyEstimator& EnsureFeeEstimator(const NodeContext& node);
-CBlockPolicyEstimator& EnsureAnyFeeEstimator(const std::any& context);
-
 /**
  * Helper to create UTXO snapshots given a chainstate and a file handle.
  * @return a UniValue map containing metadata about the snapshot.
diff --git a/src/rpc/mining.cpp b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
index 89abdd057cd..ac97700f96d 100644
--- a/src/rpc/mining.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/mining.cpp
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 #include <pow.h>
 #include <rpc/blockchain.h>
 #include <rpc/mining.h>
-#include <rpc/net.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
+#include <rpc/server_util.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
 #include <script/script.h>
diff --git a/src/rpc/misc.cpp b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
index 2bd8a6b0509..d9fcbd69974 100644
--- a/src/rpc/misc.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/misc.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <outputtype.h>
 #include <rpc/blockchain.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
+#include <rpc/server_util.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
 #include <script/descriptor.h>
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.cpp b/src/rpc/net.cpp
index e33f1ce4a34..67657357806 100644
--- a/src/rpc/net.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/net.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <chainparams.h>
 #include <clientversion.h>
 #include <core_io.h>
-#include <net.h>
 #include <net_permissions.h>
 #include <net_processing.h>
 #include <net_types.h> // For banmap_t
@@ -17,12 +16,12 @@
 #include <policy/settings.h>
 #include <rpc/blockchain.h>
 #include <rpc/protocol.h>
+#include <rpc/server_util.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <timedata.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/string.h>
-#include <util/system.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 #include <version.h>
@@ -41,22 +40,6 @@ const std::vector<std::string> CONNECTION_TYPE_DOC{
         "feeler (short-lived automatic connection for testing addresses)"
 };
 
-CConnman& EnsureConnman(const NodeContext& node)
-{
-    if (!node.connman) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
-    }
-    return *node.connman;
-}
-
-PeerManager& EnsurePeerman(const NodeContext& node)
-{
-    if (!node.peerman) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
-    }
-    return *node.peerman;
-}
-
 static RPCHelpMan getconnectioncount()
 {
     return RPCHelpMan{"getconnectioncount",
diff --git a/src/rpc/net.h b/src/rpc/net.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a4d8440ba4..00000000000
--- a/src/rpc/net.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2021 The Bitcoin Core developers
-// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
-// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
-
-#ifndef BITCOIN_RPC_NET_H
-#define BITCOIN_RPC_NET_H
-
-class CConnman;
-class PeerManager;
-struct NodeContext;
-
-CConnman& EnsureConnman(const NodeContext& node);
-PeerManager& EnsurePeerman(const NodeContext& node);
-
-#endif // BITCOIN_RPC_NET_H
diff --git a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
index 7f3917b6383..68d21312b09 100644
--- a/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/rawtransaction.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <rpc/blockchain.h>
 #include <rpc/rawtransaction_util.h>
 #include <rpc/server.h>
+#include <rpc/server_util.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <script/script.h>
 #include <script/sign.h>
diff --git a/src/rpc/server_util.cpp b/src/rpc/server_util.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3fc35222e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rpc/server_util.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <rpc/server_util.h>
+
+#include <net_processing.h>
+#include <node/context.h>
+#include <policy/fees.h>
+#include <rpc/protocol.h>
+#include <rpc/request.h>
+#include <txmempool.h>
+#include <util/system.h>
+#include <validation.h>
+
+#include <any>
+
+NodeContext& EnsureAnyNodeContext(const std::any& context)
+{
+    auto node_context = util::AnyPtr<NodeContext>(context);
+    if (!node_context) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Node context not found");
+    }
+    return *node_context;
+}
+
+CTxMemPool& EnsureMemPool(const NodeContext& node)
+{
+    if (!node.mempool) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_MEMPOOL_DISABLED, "Mempool disabled or instance not found");
+    }
+    return *node.mempool;
+}
+
+CTxMemPool& EnsureAnyMemPool(const std::any& context)
+{
+    return EnsureMemPool(EnsureAnyNodeContext(context));
+}
+
+ChainstateManager& EnsureChainman(const NodeContext& node)
+{
+    if (!node.chainman) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Node chainman not found");
+    }
+    return *node.chainman;
+}
+
+ChainstateManager& EnsureAnyChainman(const std::any& context)
+{
+    return EnsureChainman(EnsureAnyNodeContext(context));
+}
+
+CBlockPolicyEstimator& EnsureFeeEstimator(const NodeContext& node)
+{
+    if (!node.fee_estimator) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INTERNAL_ERROR, "Fee estimation disabled");
+    }
+    return *node.fee_estimator;
+}
+
+CBlockPolicyEstimator& EnsureAnyFeeEstimator(const std::any& context)
+{
+    return EnsureFeeEstimator(EnsureAnyNodeContext(context));
+}
+
+CConnman& EnsureConnman(const NodeContext& node)
+{
+    if (!node.connman) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    }
+    return *node.connman;
+}
+
+PeerManager& EnsurePeerman(const NodeContext& node)
+{
+    if (!node.peerman) {
+        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    }
+    return *node.peerman;
+}
diff --git a/src/rpc/server_util.h b/src/rpc/server_util.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad3c149c900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rpc/server_util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2021 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_RPC_SERVER_UTIL_H
+#define BITCOIN_RPC_SERVER_UTIL_H
+
+#include <any>
+
+class CBlockPolicyEstimator;
+class CConnman;
+class ChainstateManager;
+class CTxMemPool;
+struct NodeContext;
+class PeerManager;
+
+NodeContext& EnsureAnyNodeContext(const std::any& context);
+CTxMemPool& EnsureMemPool(const NodeContext& node);
+CTxMemPool& EnsureAnyMemPool(const std::any& context);
+ChainstateManager& EnsureChainman(const NodeContext& node);
+ChainstateManager& EnsureAnyChainman(const std::any& context);
+CBlockPolicyEstimator& EnsureFeeEstimator(const NodeContext& node);
+CBlockPolicyEstimator& EnsureAnyFeeEstimator(const std::any& context);
+CConnman& EnsureConnman(const NodeContext& node);
+PeerManager& EnsurePeerman(const NodeContext& node);
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_RPC_SERVER_UTIL_H