diff --git a/agent/connect/authz.go b/agent/connect/authz.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..605a447374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/connect/authz.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package connect
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
+)
+
+// AuthorizeIntentionTarget determines whether the destination is covered by the given intention
+// and whether the intention action allows a connection.
+// This is a generalized version of the old CertURI.Authorize(), and can be evaluated against sources or destinations.
+//
+// The return value of `auth` is only valid if the second value `match` is true.
+// If `match` is false, then the intention doesn't match this target and any result should be ignored.
+func AuthorizeIntentionTarget(
+	target, targetNS string,
+	ixn *structs.Intention,
+	matchType structs.IntentionMatchType,
+) (auth bool, match bool) {
+
+	switch matchType {
+	case structs.IntentionMatchDestination:
+		if ixn.DestinationNS != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.DestinationNS != targetNS {
+			// Non-matching namespace
+			return false, false
+		}
+
+		if ixn.DestinationName != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.DestinationName != target {
+			// Non-matching name
+			return false, false
+		}
+
+	case structs.IntentionMatchSource:
+		if ixn.SourceNS != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.SourceNS != targetNS {
+			// Non-matching namespace
+			return false, false
+		}
+
+		if ixn.SourceName != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.SourceName != target {
+			// Non-matching name
+			return false, false
+		}
+
+	default:
+		// Reject on any un-recognized match type
+		return false, false
+	}
+
+	// The name and namespace match, so the destination is covered
+	return ixn.Action == structs.IntentionActionAllow, true
+}
diff --git a/agent/connect/authz_test.go b/agent/connect/authz_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4033abb86f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/connect/authz_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+package connect
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestAuthorizeIntentionTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name      string
+		target    string
+		targetNS  string
+		ixn       *structs.Intention
+		matchType structs.IntentionMatchType
+		auth      bool
+		match     bool
+	}{
+		// Source match type
+		{
+			name:     "match exact source, not matching namespace",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				SourceName: "db",
+				SourceNS:   "different",
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact source, not matching name",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				SourceName: "db",
+				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact source, allow",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				SourceName: "web",
+				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:     structs.IntentionActionAllow,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
+			auth:      true,
+			match:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact source, deny",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				SourceName: "web",
+				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:     structs.IntentionActionDeny,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact sourceNS for wildcard service, deny",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				SourceName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
+				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:     structs.IntentionActionDeny,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact sourceNS for wildcard service, allow",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				SourceName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
+				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:     structs.IntentionActionAllow,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
+			auth:      true,
+			match:     true,
+		},
+
+		// Destination match type
+		{
+			name:     "match exact destination, not matching namespace",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				DestinationName: "db",
+				DestinationNS:   "different",
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact destination, not matching name",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				DestinationName: "db",
+				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact destination, allow",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				DestinationName: "web",
+				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:          structs.IntentionActionAllow,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
+			auth:      true,
+			match:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact destination, deny",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				DestinationName: "web",
+				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:          structs.IntentionActionDeny,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact destinationNS for wildcard service, deny",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				DestinationName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
+				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:          structs.IntentionActionDeny,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "match exact destinationNS for wildcard service, allow",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				DestinationName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
+				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:          structs.IntentionActionAllow,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
+			auth:      true,
+			match:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "unknown match type",
+			target:   "web",
+			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+			ixn: &structs.Intention{
+				DestinationName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
+				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
+				Action:          structs.IntentionActionAllow,
+			},
+			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchType("unknown"),
+			auth:      false,
+			match:     false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			auth, match := AuthorizeIntentionTarget(tc.target, tc.targetNS, tc.ixn, tc.matchType)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.auth, auth)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.match, match)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/agent/connect/uri.go b/agent/connect/uri.go
index 5d155d4742..2f44546320 100644
--- a/agent/connect/uri.go
+++ b/agent/connect/uri.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 )
 
 // CertURI represents a Connect-valid URI value for a TLS certificate.
@@ -17,13 +15,6 @@ import (
 // However, we anticipate that we may accept URIs that are also not SPIFFE
 // compliant and therefore the interface is named as such.
 type CertURI interface {
-	// Authorize tests the authorization for this URI as a client
-	// for the given intention. The return value `auth` is only valid if
-	// the second value `match` is true. If the second value `match` is
-	// false, then the intention doesn't match this client and any
-	// result should be ignored.
-	Authorize(*structs.Intention) (auth bool, match bool)
-
 	// URI is the valid URI value used in the cert.
 	URI() *url.URL
 }
diff --git a/agent/connect/uri_agent.go b/agent/connect/uri_agent.go
index 86205dbdcd..981dee61fb 100644
--- a/agent/connect/uri_agent.go
+++ b/agent/connect/uri_agent.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package connect
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 )
 
 // SpiffeIDService is the structure to represent the SPIFFE ID for an agent.
@@ -23,11 +21,6 @@ func (id *SpiffeIDAgent) URI() *url.URL {
 	return &result
 }
 
-// CertURI impl.
-func (id *SpiffeIDAgent) Authorize(_ *structs.Intention) (bool, bool) {
-	return false, false
-}
-
 func (id *SpiffeIDAgent) CommonName() string {
 	return AgentCN(id.Agent, id.Host)
 }
diff --git a/agent/connect/uri_agent_test.go b/agent/connect/uri_agent_test.go
index 8990f552c5..7e0cb81845 100644
--- a/agent/connect/uri_agent_test.go
+++ b/agent/connect/uri_agent_test.go
@@ -15,14 +15,3 @@ func TestSpiffeIDAgentURI(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, "spiffe://1234.consul/agent/client/dc/dc1/id/123", agent.URI().String())
 }
-
-func TestSpiffeIDAgentAuthorize(t *testing.T) {
-	agent := &SpiffeIDAgent{
-		Host:  "1234.consul",
-		Agent: "uuid",
-	}
-
-	auth, match := agent.Authorize(nil)
-	require.False(t, auth)
-	require.False(t, match)
-}
diff --git a/agent/connect/uri_service.go b/agent/connect/uri_service.go
index 405bdcbd96..7136df8ab3 100644
--- a/agent/connect/uri_service.go
+++ b/agent/connect/uri_service.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package connect
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
 )
 
 // SpiffeIDService is the structure to represent the SPIFFE ID for a service.
@@ -25,22 +23,6 @@ func (id *SpiffeIDService) URI() *url.URL {
 	return &result
 }
 
-// CertURI impl.
-func (id *SpiffeIDService) Authorize(ixn *structs.Intention) (bool, bool) {
-	if ixn.SourceNS != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.SourceNS != id.Namespace {
-		// Non-matching namespace
-		return false, false
-	}
-
-	if ixn.SourceName != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.SourceName != id.Service {
-		// Non-matching name
-		return false, false
-	}
-
-	// Match, return allow value
-	return ixn.Action == structs.IntentionActionAllow, true
-}
-
 func (id *SpiffeIDService) CommonName() string {
 	return ServiceCN(id.Service, id.Namespace, id.Host)
 }
diff --git a/agent/connect/uri_service_test.go b/agent/connect/uri_service_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index af917540f8..0000000000
--- a/agent/connect/uri_service_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-package connect
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/structs"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestSpiffeIDServiceAuthorize(t *testing.T) {
-	ns := structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace
-	serviceWeb := &SpiffeIDService{
-		Host:       "1234.consul",
-		Namespace:  structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-		Datacenter: "dc01",
-		Service:    "web",
-	}
-
-	cases := []struct {
-		Name  string
-		URI   *SpiffeIDService
-		Ixn   *structs.Intention
-		Auth  bool
-		Match bool
-	}{
-		{
-			"exact source, not matching namespace",
-			serviceWeb,
-			&structs.Intention{
-				SourceNS:   "different",
-				SourceName: "db",
-			},
-			false,
-			false,
-		},
-
-		{
-			"exact source, not matching name",
-			serviceWeb,
-			&structs.Intention{
-				SourceNS:   ns,
-				SourceName: "db",
-			},
-			false,
-			false,
-		},
-
-		{
-			"exact source, allow",
-			serviceWeb,
-			&structs.Intention{
-				SourceNS:   serviceWeb.Namespace,
-				SourceName: serviceWeb.Service,
-				Action:     structs.IntentionActionAllow,
-			},
-			true,
-			true,
-		},
-
-		{
-			"exact source, deny",
-			serviceWeb,
-			&structs.Intention{
-				SourceNS:   serviceWeb.Namespace,
-				SourceName: serviceWeb.Service,
-				Action:     structs.IntentionActionDeny,
-			},
-			false,
-			true,
-		},
-
-		{
-			"exact namespace, wildcard service, deny",
-			serviceWeb,
-			&structs.Intention{
-				SourceNS:   serviceWeb.Namespace,
-				SourceName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
-				Action:     structs.IntentionActionDeny,
-			},
-			false,
-			true,
-		},
-
-		{
-			"exact namespace, wildcard service, allow",
-			serviceWeb,
-			&structs.Intention{
-				SourceNS:   serviceWeb.Namespace,
-				SourceName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
-				Action:     structs.IntentionActionAllow,
-			},
-			true,
-			true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			auth, match := tc.URI.Authorize(tc.Ixn)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.Auth, auth)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.Match, match)
-		})
-	}
-}
diff --git a/agent/connect/uri_signing.go b/agent/connect/uri_signing.go
index 652f26422d..ad8de307e1 100644
--- a/agent/connect/uri_signing.go
+++ b/agent/connect/uri_signing.go
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ func (id *SpiffeIDSigning) Host() string {
 	return strings.ToLower(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", id.ClusterID, id.Domain))
 }
 
-// CertURI impl.
-func (id *SpiffeIDSigning) Authorize(ixn *structs.Intention) (bool, bool) {
-	// Never authorize as a client.
-	return false, true
-}
-
 // CanSign takes any CertURI and returns whether or not this signing entity is
 // allowed to sign CSRs for that entity (i.e. represents the trust domain for
 // that entity).
diff --git a/agent/connect/uri_signing_test.go b/agent/connect/uri_signing_test.go
index 6d04a5fab8..9a62ea2448 100644
--- a/agent/connect/uri_signing_test.go
+++ b/agent/connect/uri_signing_test.go
@@ -10,14 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-// Signing ID should never authorize
-func TestSpiffeIDSigningAuthorize(t *testing.T) {
-	var id SpiffeIDSigning
-	auth, ok := id.Authorize(nil)
-	assert.False(t, auth)
-	assert.True(t, ok)
-}
-
 func TestSpiffeIDSigningForCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	// For now it should just append .consul to the ID.
 	config := &structs.CAConfiguration{
@@ -31,10 +23,6 @@ func TestSpiffeIDSigningForCluster(t *testing.T) {
 // about
 type fakeCertURI string
 
-func (f fakeCertURI) Authorize(*structs.Intention) (auth bool, match bool) {
-	return false, false
-}
-
 func (f fakeCertURI) URI() *url.URL {
 	u, _ := url.Parse(string(f))
 	return u
diff --git a/agent/connect_auth.go b/agent/connect_auth.go
index c498cb2e23..9b50ef183e 100644
--- a/agent/connect_auth.go
+++ b/agent/connect_auth.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package agent
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/acl"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/cache"
 	cachetype "github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/cache-types"
@@ -105,7 +104,8 @@ func (a *Agent) ConnectAuthorize(token string,
 	// Figure out which source matches this request.
 	var ixnMatch *structs.Intention
 	for _, ixn := range reply.Matches[0] {
-		if _, ok := uriService.Authorize(ixn); ok {
+		// We match on the intention source because the uriService is the source of the connection to authorize.
+		if _, ok := connect.AuthorizeIntentionTarget(uriService.Service, uriService.Namespace, ixn, structs.IntentionMatchSource); ok {
 			ixnMatch = ixn
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/intention.go b/agent/consul/state/intention.go
index fb19d9c11c..bedf8be3cd 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/intention.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/intention.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package state
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/agent/connect"
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
@@ -743,7 +744,7 @@ func (s *Store) IntentionDecision(
 	// Figure out which source matches this request.
 	var ixnMatch *structs.Intention
 	for _, ixn := range intentions {
-		if _, ok := AuthorizeIntentionTarget(target, targetNS, ixn, matchType); ok {
+		if _, ok := connect.AuthorizeIntentionTarget(target, targetNS, ixn, matchType); ok {
 			ixnMatch = ixn
 			break
 		}
@@ -775,37 +776,6 @@ func (s *Store) IntentionDecision(
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
-// AuthorizeIntentionTarget determines whether the destination is covered by the given intention
-// and whether the intention action allows a connection.
-func AuthorizeIntentionTarget(target, targetNS string, ixn *structs.Intention, matchType structs.IntentionMatchType) (bool, bool) {
-	switch matchType {
-	case structs.IntentionMatchDestination:
-		if ixn.DestinationNS != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.DestinationNS != targetNS {
-			// Non-matching namespace
-			return false, false
-		}
-
-		if ixn.DestinationName != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.DestinationName != target {
-			// Non-matching name
-			return false, false
-		}
-
-	case structs.IntentionMatchSource:
-		if ixn.SourceNS != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.SourceNS != targetNS {
-			// Non-matching namespace
-			return false, false
-		}
-
-		if ixn.SourceName != structs.WildcardSpecifier && ixn.SourceName != target {
-			// Non-matching name
-			return false, false
-		}
-	}
-
-	// The name and namespace match, so the destination is covered
-	return ixn.Action == structs.IntentionActionAllow, true
-}
-
 // IntentionMatch returns the list of intentions that match the namespace and
 // name for either a source or destination. This applies the resolution rules
 // so wildcards will match any value.
diff --git a/agent/consul/state/intention_test.go b/agent/consul/state/intention_test.go
index cc4fc1a7bd..5989dff35c 100644
--- a/agent/consul/state/intention_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/state/intention_test.go
@@ -1870,182 +1870,6 @@ func TestStore_IntentionDecision(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestAuthorizeIntentionTarget(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		name      string
-		target    string
-		targetNS  string
-		ixn       *structs.Intention
-		matchType structs.IntentionMatchType
-		auth      bool
-		match     bool
-	}{
-		// Source match type
-		{
-			name:     "match exact source, not matching namespace",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				SourceName: "db",
-				SourceNS:   "different",
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
-			auth:      false,
-			match:     false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact source, not matching name",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				SourceName: "db",
-				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
-			auth:      false,
-			match:     false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact source, allow",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				SourceName: "web",
-				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-				Action:     structs.IntentionActionAllow,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
-			auth:      true,
-			match:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact source, deny",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				SourceName: "web",
-				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-				Action:     structs.IntentionActionDeny,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
-			auth:      false,
-			match:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact sourceNS for wildcard service, deny",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				SourceName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
-				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-				Action:     structs.IntentionActionDeny,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
-			auth:      false,
-			match:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact sourceNS for wildcard service, allow",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				SourceName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
-				SourceNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-				Action:     structs.IntentionActionAllow,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchSource,
-			auth:      true,
-			match:     true,
-		},
-
-		// Destination match type
-		{
-			name:     "match exact destination, not matching namespace",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				DestinationName: "db",
-				DestinationNS:   "different",
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
-			auth:      false,
-			match:     false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact destination, not matching name",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				DestinationName: "db",
-				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
-			auth:      false,
-			match:     false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact destination, allow",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				DestinationName: "web",
-				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-				Action:          structs.IntentionActionAllow,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
-			auth:      true,
-			match:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact destination, deny",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				DestinationName: "web",
-				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-				Action:          structs.IntentionActionDeny,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
-			auth:      false,
-			match:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact destinationNS for wildcard service, deny",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				DestinationName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
-				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-				Action:          structs.IntentionActionDeny,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
-			auth:      false,
-			match:     true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:     "match exact destinationNS for wildcard service, allow",
-			target:   "web",
-			targetNS: structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-			ixn: &structs.Intention{
-				DestinationName: structs.WildcardSpecifier,
-				DestinationNS:   structs.IntentionDefaultNamespace,
-				Action:          structs.IntentionActionAllow,
-			},
-			matchType: structs.IntentionMatchDestination,
-			auth:      true,
-			match:     true,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range cases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			auth, match := AuthorizeIntentionTarget(tc.target, tc.targetNS, tc.ixn, tc.matchType)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.auth, auth)
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.match, match)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func disableLegacyIntentions(s *Store) error {
 	return s.SystemMetadataSet(1, &structs.SystemMetadataEntry{
 		Key:   structs.SystemMetadataIntentionFormatKey,