diff --git a/devimint/src/external.rs b/devimint/src/external.rs
index 22b59a65a80..052f381e6f8 100644
--- a/devimint/src/external.rs
+++ b/devimint/src/external.rs
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ impl Bitcoind {
         self.client.clone()
     }
 
+    /// Returns the total number of blocks in the chain.
+    ///
+    /// Fedimint's IBitcoindRpc considers block count the total number of
+    /// blocks, where bitcoind's rpc returns the height. Since the genesis
+    /// block has height 0, we need to add 1 to get the total block count.
+    pub fn get_block_count(&self) -> Result<u64> {
+        Ok(self.client().get_block_count()? + 1)
+    }
+
     pub async fn mine_blocks(&self, block_num: u64) -> Result<()> {
         info!(target: LOG_DEVIMINT, ?block_num, "Mining bitcoin blocks");
         let client = self.client();
diff --git a/devimint/src/federation.rs b/devimint/src/federation.rs
index c3585336a0d..a074a8575d1 100644
--- a/devimint/src/federation.rs
+++ b/devimint/src/federation.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use std::{env, fs};
 
 use anyhow::{anyhow, bail, Context, Result};
 use bitcoincore_rpc::bitcoin::Network;
-use bitcoincore_rpc::RpcApi;
 use fedimint_core::admin_client::{
     ConfigGenConnectionsRequest, ConfigGenParamsRequest, WsAdminClient,
 };
@@ -219,10 +218,7 @@ impl Federation {
 
     pub async fn await_block_sync(&self) -> Result<u64> {
         let finality_delay = self.get_finality_delay().await?;
-        // Fedimint's IBitcoindRpc considers block count the total number of blocks,
-        // where bitcoind's rpc returns the height. Since the genesis block has height
-        // 0, we need to add 1 to get the total block count.
-        let block_count = self.bitcoind.client().get_block_count()? + 1;
+        let block_count = self.bitcoind.get_block_count()?;
         let expected = block_count.saturating_sub(finality_delay.into());
         cmd!(self, "dev", "wait-block-count", expected)
             .run()