diff --git a/internal/peer/common/common.go b/internal/peer/common/common.go
index ea8ea29a59d..6c7035a4a7f 100644
--- a/internal/peer/common/common.go
+++ b/internal/peer/common/common.go
@@ -166,7 +166,11 @@ func InitCrypto(mspMgrConfigDir, localMSPID, localMSPType string) error {
 		return errors.WithMessage(err, "could not decode peer BCCSP configuration")
 	}
 
-	err = mspmgmt.LoadLocalMspWithType(mspMgrConfigDir, bccspConfig, localMSPID, localMSPType)
+	conf, err := msp.GetLocalMspConfigWithType(mspMgrConfigDir, bccspConfig, localMSPID, localMSPType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = mspmgmt.GetLocalMSP(factory.GetDefault()).Setup(conf)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessagef(err, "error when setting up MSP of type %s from directory %s", localMSPType, mspMgrConfigDir)
 	}
diff --git a/msp/mgmt/mgmt.go b/msp/mgmt/mgmt.go
index 60953e6c359..85391d677e6 100644
--- a/msp/mgmt/mgmt.go
+++ b/msp/mgmt/mgmt.go
@@ -19,20 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-// LoadLocalMspWithType loads the local MSP with the specified type from the specified directory
-func LoadLocalMspWithType(dir string, bccspConfig *factory.FactoryOpts, mspID, mspType string) error {
-	if mspID == "" {
-		return errors.New("the local MSP must have an ID")
-	}
-
-	conf, err := msp.GetLocalMspConfigWithType(dir, bccspConfig, mspID, mspType)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return GetLocalMSP(factory.GetDefault()).Setup(conf)
-}
-
 // LoadLocalMsp loads the local MSP from the specified directory
 func LoadLocalMsp(dir string, bccspConfig *factory.FactoryOpts, mspID string) error {
 	if mspID == "" {