diff --git a/checker/report.go b/checker/report.go
index b0e035d..b909fe3 100644
--- a/checker/report.go
+++ b/checker/report.go
@@ -164,17 +164,6 @@ func sevRank(s string) int {
 	}
 }
 
-// hasPKIXUsage reports whether any TLSA record at this target demands PKIX
-// validation (usage 0 or 1).
-func hasPKIXUsage(t TargetResult) bool {
-	for _, r := range t.Records {
-		if r.Usage == UsagePKIXTA || r.Usage == UsagePKIXEE {
-			return true
-		}
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 // proposedTLSA renders a ready-to-paste replacement RR computed from the
 // live chain. The (usage, selector, matching) triplet is taken from the
 // user's first existing record so the suggestion stays consistent with
diff --git a/checker/rule.go b/checker/rule.go
index c4d63a4..7586974 100644
--- a/checker/rule.go
+++ b/checker/rule.go
@@ -269,6 +269,17 @@ func indexProbes(related []sdk.RelatedObservation) map[string]*tls.TLSProbe {
 	return out
 }
 
+// hasPKIXUsage reports whether any TLSA record at this target demands PKIX
+// validation (usage 0 or 1).
+func hasPKIXUsage(t TargetResult) bool {
+	for _, r := range t.Records {
+		if r.Usage == UsagePKIXTA || r.Usage == UsagePKIXEE {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func truncHex(s string) string {
 	if len(s) > 12 {
 		return s[:12] + "…"