diff --git a/cmd/nebula-service/fips140.go b/cmd/nebula-service/fips140.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1756b76e..00000000
--- a/cmd/nebula-service/fips140.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-//go:build fips140enforce
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"crypto/fips140"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	if !fips140.Enforced() {
-		panic("Nebula compiled with fips140 expects FIPS140 to be enforced. Do not set GODEBUG=fips140, or if you do it must be set as GODEBUG=fips140=only")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/cmd/nebula/fips140.go b/cmd/nebula/fips140.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1756b76e..00000000
--- a/cmd/nebula/fips140.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-//go:build fips140enforce
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"crypto/fips140"
-)
-
-func init() {
-	if !fips140.Enforced() {
-		panic("Nebula compiled with fips140 expects FIPS140 to be enforced. Do not set GODEBUG=fips140, or if you do it must be set as GODEBUG=fips140=only")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/cmd/nebula-cert/fips140.go b/noiseutil/fips140enforce.go
similarity index 93%
rename from cmd/nebula-cert/fips140.go
rename to noiseutil/fips140enforce.go
index 1756b76e..5a6bd56e 100644
--- a/cmd/nebula-cert/fips140.go
+++ b/noiseutil/fips140enforce.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //go:build fips140enforce
 
-package main
+package noiseutil
 
 import (
 	"crypto/fips140"