diff --git a/src/libstore/file-hash.cc b/src/libstore/file-hash.cc
index 549540db2..ebd732759 100644
--- a/src/libstore/file-hash.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/file-hash.cc
@@ -24,4 +24,22 @@ std::string makeFixedOutputCA(FileIngestionMethod method, const Hash & hash)
         + hash.to_string();
 }
 
+template<class... Ts> struct overloaded : Ts... { using Ts::operator()...; };
+template<class... Ts> overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
+
+std::string renderContentAddress(ContentAddress ca) {
+    return std::visit(overloaded {
+        [](TextHash th) {
+            return "text:" + th.hash.to_string();
+        },
+        [](FileSystemHash fsh) {
+            return makeFixedOutputCA(fsh.method, fsh.hash);
+        }
+    }, ca);
+}
+
+std::string renderContentAddress(std::optionalContent<Address> ca) {
+    return ca ? renderContentAddress(*ca) else "";
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/file-hash.hh b/src/libstore/file-hash.hh
index 9d2b78688..e33878bf9 100644
--- a/src/libstore/file-hash.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/file-hash.hh
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ enum struct FileIngestionMethod : uint8_t {
     Recursive = true
 };
 
+struct TextHash {
+    Hash hash;
+};
+
 /// Pair of a hash, and how the file system was ingested
 struct FileSystemHash {
     FileIngestionMethod method;
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ struct FileSystemHash {
     makeFixedOutputPath() / addToStore().
 */
 typedef std::variant<
-    Hash, // for paths computed by makeTextPath() / addTextToStore
+    TextHash, // for paths computed by makeTextPath() / addTextToStore
     FileSystemHash // for path computed by makeFixedOutputPath
 > ContentAddress;
 
@@ -48,4 +52,8 @@ std::string makeFileIngestionPrefix(const FileIngestionMethod m);
    for paths created by makeFixedOutputPath() / addToStore(). */
 std::string makeFixedOutputCA(FileIngestionMethod method, const Hash & hash);
 
+std::string renderContentAddress(ContentAddress ca);
+
+std::string renderContentAddress(std::optional<ContentAddress> ca);
+
 }
diff --git a/src/libstore/path.hh b/src/libstore/path.hh
index 5268b3bbf..dfc0a9531 100644
--- a/src/libstore/path.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/path.hh
@@ -88,15 +88,6 @@ const size_t storePathHashLen = 32; // i.e. 160 bits
 /* Extension of derivations in the Nix store. */
 const std::string drvExtension = ".drv";
 
-std::string to_string(FileIngestionMethod m) {
-    switch(m) {
-    case FileIngestionMethod::Flat:
-        return "false";
-    case FileIngestionMethod::Recursive:
-        return "true";
-    }
-}
-
 struct StorePathWithOutputs
 {
     StorePath path;
diff --git a/src/libstore/store-api.hh b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
index 1f1c1e0eb..faf549fe1 100644
--- a/src/libstore/store-api.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/store-api.hh
@@ -111,20 +111,6 @@ struct SubstitutablePathInfo
 
 typedef std::map<StorePath, SubstitutablePathInfo> SubstitutablePathInfos;
 
-template<class... Ts> struct overloaded : Ts... { using Ts::operator()...; };
-template<class... Ts> overloaded(Ts...) -> overloaded<Ts...>;
-
-std::string renderContentAddress(ContentAddress ca) {
-    return std::visit(overloaded {
-        [](Hash hash) {
-            return "text:" + hash.to_string();
-        },
-        [](FileSystemHash fsh) {
-            return makeFixedOutputCA(fsh.method, fsh.hash);
-        }
-    }, ca);
-}
-
 struct ValidPathInfo
 {
     StorePath path;
diff --git a/src/libutil/tests/libutil-tests b/src/libutil/tests/libutil-tests
index 919c401a1..a4f9bbbc1 100755
Binary files a/src/libutil/tests/libutil-tests and b/src/libutil/tests/libutil-tests differ
diff --git a/src/nix/path-info.cc b/src/nix/path-info.cc
index 91d62bcec..ffe07a3ee 100644
--- a/src/nix/path-info.cc
+++ b/src/nix/path-info.cc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ struct CmdPathInfo : StorePathsCommand, MixJSON
                     std::cout << '\t';
                     Strings ss;
                     if (info->ultimate) ss.push_back("ultimate");
-                    if (info->ca != "") ss.push_back("ca:" + info->ca);
+                    if (info->ca != "") ss.push_back("ca:" + renderContentAddress(*info->ca));
                     for (auto & sig : info->sigs) ss.push_back(sig);
                     std::cout << concatStringsSep(" ", ss);
                 }