diff --git a/internal/experiment/openvpn/richerinput.go b/internal/experiment/openvpn/richerinput.go
index e84d5c41c..5cf212770 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/openvpn/richerinput.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/openvpn/richerinput.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package openvpn
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/experimentconfig"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model"
@@ -102,13 +101,6 @@ func (tl *targetLoader) Load(ctx context.Context) ([]model.ExperimentTarget, err
 	return tl.loadFromDefaultEndpoints()
 }
 
-// TODO: move to targets.
-func lookupHost(ctx context.Context, hostname string, r model.Resolver) ([]string, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-	return r.LookupHost(ctx, hostname)
-}
-
 func (tl *targetLoader) loadFromDefaultEndpoints() ([]model.ExperimentTarget, error) {
 	targets := []model.ExperimentTarget{}
 
diff --git a/internal/experiment/openvpn/targets.go b/internal/experiment/openvpn/targets.go
index 873a286ab..99fdb7dd5 100644
--- a/internal/experiment/openvpn/targets.go
+++ b/internal/experiment/openvpn/targets.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"slices"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/legacy/netx"
 	"github.com/ooni/probe-cli/v3/internal/model"
@@ -98,6 +99,12 @@ func resolveOONIAddresses(logger model.Logger) ([]string, error) {
 	return valid, nil
 }
 
+func lookupHost(ctx context.Context, hostname string, r model.Resolver) ([]string, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+	return r.LookupHost(ctx, hostname)
+}
+
 // pickOONIOpenVPNTargets crafts targets from the passed array of IP addresses.
 func pickOONIOpenVPNTargets(ipaddrList []string) ([]string, error) {