diff --git a/jobspec2/helper_test.go b/jobspec2/helper_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57a6cd360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobspec2/helper_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package jobspec2
+
+func intToPtr(v int) *int {
+	return &v
+}
diff --git a/jobspec2/parse_job.go b/jobspec2/parse_job.go
index 0bb13b541..9b533874f 100644
--- a/jobspec2/parse_job.go
+++ b/jobspec2/parse_job.go
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@ func normalizeTemplates(templates []*api.Template) {
 	}
 }
 
-func intToPtr(v int) *int {
-	return &v
-}
-
 func int8ToPtr(v int8) *int8 {
 	return &v
 }