diff --git a/library/Misc_Helpers.ttcn b/library/Misc_Helpers.ttcn
index cbc1e70b3..fd2e7bb99 100644
--- a/library/Misc_Helpers.ttcn
+++ b/library/Misc_Helpers.ttcn
@@ -79,4 +79,24 @@ function f_strstr_count(in charstring str, in charstring sub_str) return integer
 	return count;
 }
 
+type record of charstring ro_charstring;
+function f_str_split(charstring str, charstring delim := "\n") return ro_charstring
+{
+	var integer pos := 0;
+	var ro_charstring parts := {};
+	var integer delim_pos;
+	var integer end := lengthof(str);
+	while (pos < end) {
+		delim_pos := f_strstr(str, delim, pos);
+		if (delim_pos < 0) {
+			delim_pos := end;
+		}
+		if (delim_pos > pos) {
+			parts := parts & { substr(str, pos, delim_pos - pos) };
+		}
+		pos := delim_pos + 1;
+	}
+	return parts;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/library/Osmocom_VTY_Functions.ttcn b/library/Osmocom_VTY_Functions.ttcn
index 6b0883f9b..dd3ba3b80 100644
--- a/library/Osmocom_VTY_Functions.ttcn
+++ b/library/Osmocom_VTY_Functions.ttcn
@@ -274,25 +274,6 @@ function f_verify_talloc_count(TELNETasp_PT pt, StrList object_strs, integer exp
 	Misc_Helpers.f_shutdown(__BFILE__, __LINE__, fail, "talloc count mismatch");
 }
 
-public function f_str_split(charstring str, charstring delim := "\n") return ro_charstring
-{
-	var integer pos := 0;
-	var ro_charstring parts := {};
-	var integer delim_pos;
-	var integer end := lengthof(str);
-	while (pos < end) {
-		delim_pos := f_strstr(str, delim, pos);
-		if (delim_pos < 0) {
-			delim_pos := end;
-		}
-		if (delim_pos > pos) {
-			parts := parts & { substr(str, pos, delim_pos - pos) };
-		}
-		pos := delim_pos + 1;
-	}
-	return parts;
-}
-
 public function f_verify_talloc_bytes(TELNETasp_PT pt, ro_charstring object_strs, integer expect_bytes := 0,
 				       integer attempts := 5, float wait_time := 3.0)
 {