diff --git a/test/compiler-test.js b/test/compiler-test.js
index d84375b..3c10657 100644
--- a/test/compiler-test.js
+++ b/test/compiler-test.js
@@ -1,62 +1,5 @@
 (function(global) {
 
-/* ===== Helpers ===== */
-
-global.throws = function(block, exceptionType, exceptionProperties) {
-  var exception = null;
-  try {
-    block();
-  } catch (e) {
-    exception = e;
-  }
-
-  ok(
-    exception !== null,
-    exception !== null ? "okay: thrown something" : "failed, nothing thrown"
-  );
-  if (exception !== null) {
-    ok(
-      exception instanceof exceptionType,
-      exception instanceof exceptionType
-        ? "okay: thrown " + exceptionType.name
-        : "failed, thrown " + exception.name + " instead of " + exceptionType.name
-    );
-
-    for (var property in exceptionProperties) {
-      strictEqual(exception[property], exceptionProperties[property]);
-    }
-  }
-};
-
-global.parses = function(parser, input, expected) {
-  deepEqual(parser.parse(input), expected);
-};
-
-global.doesNotParse = function(parser, input) {
-  throws(function() { parser.parse(input); }, parser.SyntaxError);
-};
-
-global.doesNotParseWithMessage = function(parser, input, message) {
-  throws(
-    function() { parser.parse(input); },
-    parser.SyntaxError,
-    { message: message }
-  );
-};
-
-global.doesNotParseWithPos = function(parser, input, line, column) {
-  var exception = throws(
-    function() { parser.parse(input); },
-    parser.SyntaxError,
-    {
-      line:   line,
-      column: column
-    }
-  );
-};
-
-/* ===== PEG.compiler ===== */
-
 module("PEG.compiler");
 
 test("choices", function() {
diff --git a/test/helpers.js b/test/helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..027075a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+(function(global) {
+
+global.throws = function(block, exceptionType, exceptionProperties) {
+  var exception = null;
+  try {
+    block();
+  } catch (e) {
+    exception = e;
+  }
+
+  ok(
+    exception !== null,
+    exception !== null ? "okay: thrown something" : "failed, nothing thrown"
+  );
+  if (exception !== null) {
+    ok(
+      exception instanceof exceptionType,
+      exception instanceof exceptionType
+        ? "okay: thrown " + exceptionType.name
+        : "failed, thrown " + exception.name + " instead of " + exceptionType.name
+    );
+
+    for (var property in exceptionProperties) {
+      strictEqual(exception[property], exceptionProperties[property]);
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+global.parses = function(parser, input, expected) {
+  deepEqual(parser.parse(input), expected);
+};
+
+global.doesNotParse = function(parser, input) {
+  throws(function() { parser.parse(input); }, parser.SyntaxError);
+};
+
+global.doesNotParseWithMessage = function(parser, input, message) {
+  throws(
+    function() { parser.parse(input); },
+    parser.SyntaxError,
+    { message: message }
+  );
+};
+
+global.doesNotParseWithPos = function(parser, input, line, column) {
+  var exception = throws(
+    function() { parser.parse(input); },
+    parser.SyntaxError,
+    {
+      line:   line,
+      column: column
+    }
+  );
+};
+
+global.parserParses = function(input, expected) {
+  global.parses(PEG.parser, input, expected);
+};
+
+global.parserDoesNotParse = function(input) {
+  global.doesNotParse(PEG.parser, input);
+}
+
+global.parserDoesNotParseWithMessage = function(input, message) {
+  global.doesNotParseWithMessage(PEG.parser, input, message);
+}
+
+})(this);
diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index 7b4c352..89c8bf8 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <title>PEG.js Test Suite</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="vendor/qunit/qunit.css">
-    <script src="vendor/qunit/qunit.js"></script>
     <script src="../lib/peg.js"></script>
-    <script src="compiler-test.js"></script>
+    <script src="vendor/qunit/qunit.js"></script>
+    <script src="helpers.js"></script>
+    <script src="parser-test.js"></script>
     <script src="checks-test.js"></script>
     <script src="passes-test.js"></script>
-    <script src="parser-test.js"></script>
+    <script src="compiler-test.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
     <h1 id="qunit-header">PEG.js Test Suite</h1>
diff --git a/test/parser-test.js b/test/parser-test.js
index c82865a..2a39ba4 100644
--- a/test/parser-test.js
+++ b/test/parser-test.js
@@ -1,21 +1,5 @@
 (function(global) {
 
-/* ===== Helpers ===== */
-
-global.parserParses = function(input, expected) {
-  global.parses(PEG.parser, input, expected);
-};
-
-global.parserDoesNotParse = function(input) {
-  global.doesNotParse(PEG.parser, input);
-}
-
-global.parserDoesNotParseWithMessage = function(input, message) {
-  global.doesNotParseWithMessage(PEG.parser, input, message);
-}
-
-/* ===== PEG.parser ===== */
-
 module("PEG.parser");
 
 function initializer(code) {