diff --git a/dids/did/did.go b/dids/did/did.go
index e1d8a05..cfd88a0 100644
--- a/dids/did/did.go
+++ b/dids/did/did.go
@@ -141,3 +141,12 @@ func Parse(input string) (DID, error) {
 
 	return did, nil
 }
+
+// MustParse parses a DID URI with Parse, and panics on error
+func MustParse(input string) DID {
+	did, err := Parse(input)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return did
+}
diff --git a/dids/did/did_test.go b/dids/did/did_test.go
index 0adfef1..6919903 100644
--- a/dids/did/did_test.go
+++ b/dids/did/did_test.go
@@ -124,27 +124,27 @@ func TestDID_ScanValueRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			raw:    "did:example:123456789abcdefghi",
-			object: MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi"),
+			object: did.MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi"),
 		},
 		{
 			raw:    "did:example:123456789abcdefghi;foo=bar;baz=qux",
-			object: MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi;foo=bar;baz=qux"),
+			object: did.MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi;foo=bar;baz=qux"),
 		},
 		{
 			raw:    "did:example:123456789abcdefghi?foo=bar&baz=qux",
-			object: MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi?foo=bar&baz=qux"),
+			object: did.MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi?foo=bar&baz=qux"),
 		},
 		{
 			raw:    "did:example:123456789abcdefghi#keys-1",
-			object: MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi#keys-1"),
+			object: did.MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi#keys-1"),
 		},
 		{
 			raw:    "did:example:123456789abcdefghi?foo=bar&baz=qux#keys-1",
-			object: MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi?foo=bar&baz=qux#keys-1"),
+			object: did.MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi?foo=bar&baz=qux#keys-1"),
 		},
 		{
 			raw:    "did:example:123456789abcdefghi;foo=bar;baz=qux?foo=bar&baz=qux#keys-1",
-			object: MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi;foo=bar;baz=qux?foo=bar&baz=qux#keys-1"),
+			object: did.MustParse("did:example:123456789abcdefghi;foo=bar;baz=qux?foo=bar&baz=qux#keys-1"),
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -163,11 +163,3 @@ func TestDID_ScanValueRoundtrip(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
-
-func MustParse(input string) did.DID {
-	d, err := did.Parse(input)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	return d
-}