diff --git a/src/core/utils/algorithm.rs b/src/core/utils/algorithm.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9bc1bc8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/algorithm.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use std::cmp::Ordering;
+
+#[allow(clippy::impl_trait_in_params)]
+pub fn common_elements(
+	mut iterators: impl Iterator<Item = impl Iterator<Item = Vec<u8>>>, check_order: impl Fn(&[u8], &[u8]) -> Ordering,
+) -> Option<impl Iterator<Item = Vec<u8>>> {
+	let first_iterator = iterators.next()?;
+	let mut other_iterators = iterators.map(Iterator::peekable).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+	Some(first_iterator.filter(move |target| {
+		other_iterators.iter_mut().all(|it| {
+			while let Some(element) = it.peek() {
+				match check_order(element, target) {
+					Ordering::Greater => return false, // We went too far
+					Ordering::Equal => return true,    // Element is in both iters
+					Ordering::Less => {
+						// Keep searching
+						it.next();
+					},
+				}
+			}
+			false
+		})
+	}))
+}
diff --git a/src/core/utils/mod.rs b/src/core/utils/mod.rs
index 1556646e..29d0b87b 100644
--- a/src/core/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/src/core/utils/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+pub mod algorithm;
 pub mod bytes;
 pub mod content_disposition;
 pub mod debug;
@@ -13,9 +14,10 @@ pub mod sys;
 mod tests;
 pub mod time;
 
-use std::cmp::{self, Ordering};
+use std::cmp;
 
 pub use ::ctor::{ctor, dtor};
+pub use algorithm::common_elements;
 pub use bytes::{increment, u64_from_bytes, u64_from_u8, u64_from_u8x8};
 pub use conduit_macros::implement;
 pub use debug::slice_truncated as debug_slice_truncated;
@@ -47,27 +49,3 @@ pub fn generate_keypair() -> Vec<u8> {
 	);
 	value
 }
-
-#[allow(clippy::impl_trait_in_params)]
-pub fn common_elements(
-	mut iterators: impl Iterator<Item = impl Iterator<Item = Vec<u8>>>, check_order: impl Fn(&[u8], &[u8]) -> Ordering,
-) -> Option<impl Iterator<Item = Vec<u8>>> {
-	let first_iterator = iterators.next()?;
-	let mut other_iterators = iterators.map(Iterator::peekable).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-	Some(first_iterator.filter(move |target| {
-		other_iterators.iter_mut().all(|it| {
-			while let Some(element) = it.peek() {
-				match check_order(element, target) {
-					Ordering::Greater => return false, // We went too far
-					Ordering::Equal => return true,    // Element is in both iters
-					Ordering::Less => {
-						// Keep searching
-						it.next();
-					},
-				}
-			}
-			false
-		})
-	}))
-}