diff --git a/crypto/hd/utils_test.go b/crypto/hd/utils_test.go
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+// NOTE: This code is being used as test helper functions.
+package hd
+
+import (
+	"crypto/ecdsa"
+	"errors"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil/hdkeychain"
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg"
+	bip39 "github.com/tyler-smith/go-bip39"
+)
+
+const issue179FixEnvar = "GO_ETHEREUM_HDWALLET_FIX_ISSUE_179"
+
+// Wallet is the underlying wallet struct.
+type Wallet struct {
+	mnemonic    string
+	masterKey   *hdkeychain.ExtendedKey
+	seed        []byte
+	paths       map[common.Address]accounts.DerivationPath
+	accounts    []accounts.Account
+	stateLock   sync.RWMutex
+	fixIssue172 bool
+}
+
+// NewFromMnemonic returns a new wallet from a BIP-39 mnemonic.
+func NewFromMnemonic(mnemonic string) (*Wallet, error) {
+	if mnemonic == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("mnemonic is required")
+	}
+
+	if !bip39.IsMnemonicValid(mnemonic) {
+		return nil, errors.New("mnemonic is invalid")
+	}
+
+	seed, err := NewSeedFromMnemonic(mnemonic)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	wallet, err := newWallet(seed)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	wallet.mnemonic = mnemonic
+
+	return wallet, nil
+}
+
+// NewSeedFromMnemonic returns a BIP-39 seed based on a BIP-39 mnemonic.
+func NewSeedFromMnemonic(mnemonic string) ([]byte, error) {
+	if mnemonic == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("mnemonic is required")
+	}
+
+	return bip39.NewSeedWithErrorChecking(mnemonic, "")
+}
+
+func newWallet(seed []byte) (*Wallet, error) {
+	masterKey, err := hdkeychain.NewMaster(seed, &chaincfg.MainNetParams)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &Wallet{
+		masterKey:   masterKey,
+		seed:        seed,
+		accounts:    []accounts.Account{},
+		paths:       map[common.Address]accounts.DerivationPath{},
+		fixIssue172: false || len(os.Getenv(issue179FixEnvar)) > 0,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Derive implements accounts.Wallet, deriving a new account at the specific
+// derivation path. If pin is set to true, the account will be added to the list
+// of tracked accounts.
+func (w *Wallet) Derive(path accounts.DerivationPath, pin bool) (accounts.Account, error) {
+	// Try to derive the actual account and update its URL if successful
+	w.stateLock.RLock() // Avoid device disappearing during derivation
+
+	address, err := w.deriveAddress(path)
+
+	w.stateLock.RUnlock()
+
+	// If an error occurred or no pinning was requested, return
+	if err != nil {
+		return accounts.Account{}, err
+	}
+
+	account := accounts.Account{
+		Address: address,
+		URL: accounts.URL{
+			Scheme: "",
+			Path:   path.String(),
+		},
+	}
+
+	if !pin {
+		return account, nil
+	}
+
+	// Pinning needs to modify the state
+	w.stateLock.Lock()
+	defer w.stateLock.Unlock()
+
+	if _, ok := w.paths[address]; !ok {
+		w.accounts = append(w.accounts, account)
+		w.paths[address] = path
+	}
+
+	return account, nil
+}
+
+// MustParseDerivationPath parses the derivation path in string format into
+// []uint32 but will panic if it can't parse it.
+func MustParseDerivationPath(path string) accounts.DerivationPath {
+	parsed, err := accounts.ParseDerivationPath(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return parsed
+}
+
+// DerivePrivateKey derives the private key of the derivation path.
+func (w *Wallet) derivePrivateKey(path accounts.DerivationPath) (*ecdsa.PrivateKey, error) {
+	var err error
+	key := w.masterKey
+	for _, n := range path {
+		if w.fixIssue172 && key.IsAffectedByIssue172() {
+			key, err = key.Derive(n)
+		} else {
+			//lint:ignore SA1019 this is used for testing only
+			//nolint:all
+			key, err = key.DeriveNonStandard(n)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	privateKey, err := key.ECPrivKey()
+	privateKeyECDSA := privateKey.ToECDSA()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return privateKeyECDSA, nil
+}
+
+// derivePublicKey derives the public key of the derivation path.
+func (w *Wallet) derivePublicKey(path accounts.DerivationPath) (*ecdsa.PublicKey, error) {
+	privateKeyECDSA, err := w.derivePrivateKey(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	publicKey := privateKeyECDSA.Public()
+	publicKeyECDSA, ok := publicKey.(*ecdsa.PublicKey)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to get public key")
+	}
+
+	return publicKeyECDSA, nil
+}
+
+// DeriveAddress derives the account address of the derivation path.
+func (w *Wallet) deriveAddress(path accounts.DerivationPath) (common.Address, error) {
+	publicKeyECDSA, err := w.derivePublicKey(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return common.Address{}, err
+	}
+
+	address := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(*publicKeyECDSA)
+	return address, nil
+}