diff --git a/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine/misbehaviour_handle.go b/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine/misbehaviour_handle.go
index 26d8d0f5442..e13e23ae46e 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine/misbehaviour_handle.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine/misbehaviour_handle.go
@@ -7,8 +7,18 @@ import (
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 
 	commitmenttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6/modules/core/23-commitment/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v6/modules/core/exported"
 )
 
+// CheckForMisbehaviour returns true for type Misbehaviour (passed VerifyClientMessage check), otherwise returns false
+func (cs ClientState) CheckForMisbehaviour(_ sdk.Context, _ codec.BinaryCodec, _ sdk.KVStore, clientMsg exported.ClientMessage) bool {
+	if _, ok := clientMsg.(*Misbehaviour); ok {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
 func (cs ClientState) verifyMisbehaviour(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.BinaryCodec, clientStore sdk.KVStore, misbehaviour *Misbehaviour) error {
 	// NOTE: a check that the misbehaviour message data are not equal is done by
 	// misbehaviour.ValidateBasic which is called by the 02-client keeper.
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine/update.go b/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine/update.go
index ae32cc95cae..2ccd4d74add 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine/update.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/06-solomachine/update.go
@@ -106,15 +106,6 @@ func (cs ClientState) UpdateState(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.BinaryCodec, client
 	return []exported.Height{clienttypes.NewHeight(0, cs.Sequence)}
 }
 
-// CheckForMisbehaviour returns true for type Misbehaviour (passed VerifyClientMessage check), otherwise returns false
-func (cs ClientState) CheckForMisbehaviour(_ sdk.Context, _ codec.BinaryCodec, _ sdk.KVStore, clientMsg exported.ClientMessage) bool {
-	if _, ok := clientMsg.(*Misbehaviour); ok {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}
-
 // UpdateStateOnMisbehaviour updates state upon misbehaviour. This method should only be called on misbehaviour
 // as it does not perform any misbehaviour checks.
 func (cs ClientState) UpdateStateOnMisbehaviour(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.BinaryCodec, clientStore sdk.KVStore, _ exported.ClientMessage) {