diff --git a/src/algorithms/lcs.rs b/src/algorithms/lcs.rs
index 6c60c1f..e48e550 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/lcs.rs
+++ b/src/algorithms/lcs.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::ops::{Index, Range};
 use std::time::Instant;
 
+use crate::algorithms::utils::is_empty_range;
 use crate::algorithms::DiffHook;
-use crate::utils::is_empty_range;
 
 /// Hunt–McIlroy / Hunt–Szymanski LCS diff algorithm.
 ///
diff --git a/src/algorithms/mod.rs b/src/algorithms/mod.rs
index 20136c4..23cf81c 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/mod.rs
+++ b/src/algorithms/mod.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 mod capture;
 mod hook;
 mod replace;
+mod utils;
 
 use std::hash::Hash;
 use std::ops::{Index, Range};
diff --git a/src/algorithms/myers.rs b/src/algorithms/myers.rs
index c3117dd..9c9ddb7 100644
--- a/src/algorithms/myers.rs
+++ b/src/algorithms/myers.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 use std::ops::{Index, IndexMut, Range};
 use std::time::Instant;
 
+use crate::algorithms::utils::is_empty_range;
 use crate::algorithms::DiffHook;
-use crate::utils::is_empty_range;
 
 /// Myers' diff algorithm.
 ///
diff --git a/src/algorithms/utils.rs b/src/algorithms/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c0a693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/algorithms/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use std::ops::Range;
+
+/// Utility function to check if a range is empty that works on older rust versions
+#[inline(always)]
+pub(crate) fn is_empty_range<T: PartialOrd>(range: &Range<T>) -> bool {
+    !(range.start < range.end)
+}
diff --git a/src/utils.rs b/src/utils.rs
index 55708d6..1f8fdc9 100644
--- a/src/utils.rs
+++ b/src/utils.rs
@@ -401,12 +401,6 @@ pub fn diff_lines<'x, T: DiffableStrRef + ?Sized>(
         .collect()
 }
 
-/// Utility function to check if a range is empty that works on older rust versions
-#[inline(always)]
-pub(crate) fn is_empty_range<T: PartialOrd>(range: &Range<T>) -> bool {
-    !(range.start < range.end)
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_remapper() {
     let a = "foo bar baz";