diff --git a/utils/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1.go b/utils/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1.go
index 7dbbf9f84f7d..a72735860337 100644
--- a/utils/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1.go
+++ b/utils/crypto/secp256k1/secp256k1.go
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4/ecdsa"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/cache"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/cb58"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/hashing"
 
 	stdecdsa "crypto/ecdsa"
+
 	secp256k1 "github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4"
 )
 
@@ -166,6 +170,10 @@ func (k *PublicKey) Address() ids.ShortID {
 	return k.addr
 }
 
+func (k *PublicKey) EthAddress() common.Address {
+	return crypto.PubkeyToAddress(*(k.ToECDSA()))
+}
+
 func (k *PublicKey) Bytes() []byte {
 	if k.bytes == nil {
 		k.bytes = k.pk.SerializeCompressed()
diff --git a/vms/secp256k1fx/keychain.go b/vms/secp256k1fx/keychain.go
index aceacb26ac5d..1d2849655154 100644
--- a/vms/secp256k1fx/keychain.go
+++ b/vms/secp256k1fx/keychain.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/crypto/keychain"
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ func (kc *Keychain) Add(key *secp256k1.PrivateKey) {
 	avaxAddr := pk.Address()
 	if _, ok := kc.avaxAddrToKeyIndex[avaxAddr]; !ok {
 		kc.avaxAddrToKeyIndex[avaxAddr] = len(kc.Keys)
-		ethAddr := PublicKeyToEthAddress(pk)
+		ethAddr := pk.EthAddress()
 		kc.ethAddrToKeyIndex[ethAddr] = len(kc.Keys)
 		kc.Keys = append(kc.Keys, key)
 		kc.Addrs.Add(avaxAddr)
@@ -169,7 +168,3 @@ func (kc Keychain) get(id ids.ShortID) (*secp256k1.PrivateKey, bool) {
 	}
 	return nil, false
 }
-
-func PublicKeyToEthAddress(pk *secp256k1.PublicKey) common.Address {
-	return crypto.PubkeyToAddress(*(pk.ToECDSA()))
-}
diff --git a/wallet/subnet/primary/examples/c-chain-import/main.go b/wallet/subnet/primary/examples/c-chain-import/main.go
index 1b8274c3cd06..98f747f2223d 100644
--- a/wallet/subnet/primary/examples/c-chain-import/main.go
+++ b/wallet/subnet/primary/examples/c-chain-import/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func main() {
 	uri := primary.LocalAPIURI
 	kc := secp256k1fx.NewKeychain(key)
 	avaxAddr := key.Address()
-	ethAddr := secp256k1fx.PublicKeyToEthAddress(key.PublicKey())
+	ethAddr := key.PublicKey().EthAddress()
 
 	ctx := context.Background()