diff --git a/txscript/engine.go b/txscript/engine.go
index ef7ad33e..00973a03 100644
--- a/txscript/engine.go
+++ b/txscript/engine.go
@@ -154,12 +154,52 @@ func (vm *Engine) isBranchExecuting() bool {
 	return vm.condStack[len(vm.condStack)-1] == OpCondTrue
 }
 
+// isOpcodeDisabled returns whether or not the opcode is disabled and thus is
+// always bad to see in the instruction stream (even if turned off by a
+// conditional).
+func isOpcodeDisabled(opcode byte) bool {
+	switch opcode {
+	case OP_CAT:
+		return true
+	case OP_SUBSTR:
+		return true
+	case OP_LEFT:
+		return true
+	case OP_RIGHT:
+		return true
+	case OP_INVERT:
+		return true
+	case OP_AND:
+		return true
+	case OP_OR:
+		return true
+	case OP_XOR:
+		return true
+	case OP_2MUL:
+		return true
+	case OP_2DIV:
+		return true
+	case OP_MUL:
+		return true
+	case OP_DIV:
+		return true
+	case OP_MOD:
+		return true
+	case OP_LSHIFT:
+		return true
+	case OP_RSHIFT:
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
 // executeOpcode peforms execution on the passed opcode.  It takes into account
 // whether or not it is hidden by conditionals, but some rules still must be
 // tested in this case.
 func (vm *Engine) executeOpcode(pop *parsedOpcode) error {
 	// Disabled opcodes are fail on program counter.
-	if pop.isDisabled() {
+	if isOpcodeDisabled(pop.opcode.value) {
 		str := fmt.Sprintf("attempt to execute disabled opcode %s",
 			pop.opcode.name)
 		return scriptError(ErrDisabledOpcode, str)
diff --git a/txscript/opcode.go b/txscript/opcode.go
index 893bebdf..62c6649d 100644
--- a/txscript/opcode.go
+++ b/txscript/opcode.go
@@ -619,45 +619,6 @@ type parsedOpcode struct {
 	data   []byte
 }
 
-// isDisabled returns whether or not the opcode is disabled and thus is always
-// bad to see in the instruction stream (even if turned off by a conditional).
-func (pop *parsedOpcode) isDisabled() bool {
-	switch pop.opcode.value {
-	case OP_CAT:
-		return true
-	case OP_SUBSTR:
-		return true
-	case OP_LEFT:
-		return true
-	case OP_RIGHT:
-		return true
-	case OP_INVERT:
-		return true
-	case OP_AND:
-		return true
-	case OP_OR:
-		return true
-	case OP_XOR:
-		return true
-	case OP_2MUL:
-		return true
-	case OP_2DIV:
-		return true
-	case OP_MUL:
-		return true
-	case OP_DIV:
-		return true
-	case OP_MOD:
-		return true
-	case OP_LSHIFT:
-		return true
-	case OP_RSHIFT:
-		return true
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
 // checkParseableInScript checks whether or not the current opcode is able to be
 // parsed at a certain position in a script.
 // This returns the position of the next opcode to be parsed in the script.