diff --git a/agent/consul/connect_ca_provider.go b/agent/consul/connect_ca_provider.go
index d7d76f88e..1dbe884c7 100644
--- a/agent/consul/connect_ca_provider.go
+++ b/agent/consul/connect_ca_provider.go
@@ -19,14 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 )
 
-type ConsulCAProviderConfig struct {
-	PrivateKey     string
-	RootCert       string
-	RotationPeriod time.Duration
-}
-
 type ConsulCAProvider struct {
-	config *ConsulCAProviderConfig
+	config *structs.ConsulCAProviderConfig
 
 	id  string
 	srv *Server
@@ -122,8 +116,8 @@ func NewConsulCAProvider(rawConfig map[string]interface{}, srv *Server) (*Consul
 	return provider, nil
 }
 
-func decodeConfig(raw map[string]interface{}) (*ConsulCAProviderConfig, error) {
-	var config *ConsulCAProviderConfig
+func decodeConfig(raw map[string]interface{}) (*structs.ConsulCAProviderConfig, error) {
+	var config *structs.ConsulCAProviderConfig
 	if err := mapstructure.WeakDecode(raw, &config); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error decoding config: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/agent/consul/connect_ca_provider_test.go b/agent/consul/connect_ca_provider_test.go
index adad3acba..583f91722 100644
--- a/agent/consul/connect_ca_provider_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/connect_ca_provider_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,5 @@ func TestCAProvider_Bootstrap(t *testing.T) {
 	state := s1.fsm.State()
 	_, activeRoot, err := state.CARootActive(nil)
 	assert.NoError(err)
-	assert.Equal(root.ID, activeRoot.ID)
-	assert.Equal(root.Name, activeRoot.Name)
-	assert.Equal(root.RootCert, activeRoot.RootCert)
+	assert.Equal(root, activeRoot.RootCert)
 }
diff --git a/agent/structs/connect_ca.go b/agent/structs/connect_ca.go
index 4562fc1ea..c46db703a 100644
--- a/agent/structs/connect_ca.go
+++ b/agent/structs/connect_ca.go
@@ -160,6 +160,12 @@ type CAConfiguration struct {
 	RaftIndex
 }
 
+type ConsulCAProviderConfig struct {
+	PrivateKey     string
+	RootCert       string
+	RotationPeriod time.Duration
+}
+
 // CAConsulProviderState is used to track the built-in Consul CA provider's state.
 type CAConsulProviderState struct {
 	ID         string