diff --git a/tests/test_parse.py b/tests/test_parse.py
index a2c2607..f53e38c 100644
--- a/tests/test_parse.py
+++ b/tests/test_parse.py
@@ -40,34 +40,6 @@
 ]
 
 
-# Quick function to split a string by different characters, used for checking
-# if generated text includes tokens
-def split_by(string, characters):
-    tokens = []
-    curr_token = ""
-    for c in string:
-        if c in characters:
-            if curr_token != "":
-                tokens.append(curr_token)
-            curr_token = ""
-        else:
-            curr_token += c
-    if curr_token != "":
-        tokens.append(curr_token)
-    return tokens
-
-
-# Wrapper to report ParseError nicely to Hypothesis
-def safe_tokenize(code, filename):
-    tokens = []
-    try:
-        tokenizer = parse.Tokenizer(code, filename)
-        tokens = tokenizer.tokenize()
-    except parse.ParseError as e:
-        raise AssertionError("ParseError thrown: %s" % (e))
-    return tokens
-
-
 # A sample token containing code to create a lexer token, and
 # the resulting lexer type and value
 # An type and value of 'None' is used for lexer code that
@@ -257,6 +229,17 @@
     return SampleSoup(all_tokens + [eof], code, filename)
 
 
+# Wrapper to report ParseError nicely to Hypothesis
+def safe_tokenize(code, filename):
+    tokens = []
+    try:
+        tokenizer = parse.Tokenizer(code, filename)
+        tokens = tokenizer.tokenize()
+    except parse.ParseError as e:
+        raise AssertionError("ParseError thrown: %s" % (e))
+    return tokens
+
+
 # Test that we can lex tokens correctly
 @given(draw_token_soup())
 def test_lexer_soup(soup):