diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/identity/PartyAndCertificate.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/identity/PartyAndCertificate.kt
index 7f01393eaf..60d11c613f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/identity/PartyAndCertificate.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/identity/PartyAndCertificate.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package net.corda.core.identity
 
 import net.corda.core.internal.CertRole
 import net.corda.core.internal.uncheckedCast
+import net.corda.core.internal.validate
 import net.corda.core.serialization.CordaSerializable
 import java.security.PublicKey
 import java.security.cert.*
@@ -40,9 +41,7 @@ class PartyAndCertificate(val certPath: CertPath) {
 
     /** Verify the certificate path is valid. */
     fun verify(trustAnchor: TrustAnchor): PKIXCertPathValidatorResult {
-        val parameters = PKIXParameters(setOf(trustAnchor)).apply { isRevocationEnabled = false }
-        val validator = CertPathValidator.getInstance("PKIX")
-        val result = validator.validate(certPath, parameters) as PKIXCertPathValidatorResult
+        val result = certPath.validate(trustAnchor)
         // Apply Corda-specific validity rules to the chain. This only applies to chains with any roles present, so
         // an all-null chain is in theory valid.
         var parentRole: CertRole? = CertRole.extract(result.trustAnchor.trustedCert)
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/internal/InternalUtils.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/internal/InternalUtils.kt
index 3632d5a9c0..2f3899293f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/internal/InternalUtils.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/core/internal/InternalUtils.kt
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import java.nio.file.attribute.FileTime
 import java.security.KeyPair
 import java.security.PrivateKey
 import java.security.PublicKey
-import java.security.cert.X509Certificate
+import java.security.cert.*
 import java.time.Duration
 import java.time.temporal.Temporal
 import java.util.*
@@ -386,6 +386,22 @@ fun ExecutorService.join() {
     }
 }
 
+fun CertPath.validate(trustAnchor: TrustAnchor): PKIXCertPathValidatorResult {
+    val parameters = PKIXParameters(setOf(trustAnchor)).apply { isRevocationEnabled = false }
+    try {
+        return CertPathValidator.getInstance("PKIX").validate(this, parameters) as PKIXCertPathValidatorResult
+    } catch (e: CertPathValidatorException) {
+        throw CertPathValidatorException(
+                """Cert path failed to validate against trust anchor.
+Reason: ${e.reason}
+Offending cert index: ${e.index}
+Cert path: $this
+
+Trust anchor:
+$trustAnchor""", e, this, e.index)
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Return the underlying X.500 name from this Corda-safe X.500 name. These are guaranteed to have a consistent
  * ordering, such that their `toString()` function returns the same value every time for the same [CordaX500Name].
diff --git a/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/crypto/X509Utilities.kt b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/crypto/X509Utilities.kt
index 245263768f..85e00d7807 100644
--- a/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/crypto/X509Utilities.kt
+++ b/node-api/src/main/kotlin/net/corda/nodeapi/internal/crypto/X509Utilities.kt
@@ -104,20 +104,7 @@ object X509Utilities {
     }
 
     fun validateCertPath(trustedRoot: X509Certificate, certPath: CertPath) {
-        val params = PKIXParameters(setOf(TrustAnchor(trustedRoot, null)))
-        params.isRevocationEnabled = false
-        try {
-            CertPathValidator.getInstance("PKIX").validate(certPath, params)
-        } catch (e: CertPathValidatorException) {
-            throw CertPathValidatorException(
-                    """Cert path failed to validate against root certificate.
-Reason: ${e.reason}
-Offending cert index: ${e.index}
-Cert path: $certPath
-
-Root certificate:
-$trustedRoot""", e, certPath, e.index)
-        }
+        certPath.validate(TrustAnchor(trustedRoot, null))
     }
 
     /**