diff --git a/etcdserver/server.go b/etcdserver/server.go
index 23521e759..cd2fe2a31 100644
--- a/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -1255,22 +1255,3 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) swapKV(kv dstorage.ConsistentWatchableKV) dstorage.Consiste
 	s.kv = kv
 	return old
 }
-
-// isConnectedToQuorumSince checks whether the local member is connected to the
-// quorum of the cluster since the given time.
-func isConnectedToQuorumSince(transport rafthttp.Transporter, since time.Time, self types.ID, members []*Member) bool {
-	var connectedNum int
-	for _, m := range members {
-		if m.ID == self || isConnectedSince(transport, since, m.ID) {
-			connectedNum++
-		}
-	}
-	return connectedNum >= (len(members)+1)/2
-}
-
-// isConnectedSince checks whether the local member is connected to the
-// remote member since the given time.
-func isConnectedSince(transport rafthttp.Transporter, since time.Time, remote types.ID) bool {
-	t := transport.ActiveSince(remote)
-	return !t.IsZero() && t.Before(since)
-}
diff --git a/etcdserver/util.go b/etcdserver/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e02a1d0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etcdserver/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+// Copyright 2015 CoreOS, Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package etcdserver
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/rafthttp"
+)
+
+// isConnectedToQuorumSince checks whether the local member is connected to the
+// quorum of the cluster since the given time.
+func isConnectedToQuorumSince(transport rafthttp.Transporter, since time.Time, self types.ID, members []*Member) bool {
+	var connectedNum int
+	for _, m := range members {
+		if m.ID == self || isConnectedSince(transport, since, m.ID) {
+			connectedNum++
+		}
+	}
+	return connectedNum >= (len(members)+1)/2
+}
+
+// isConnectedSince checks whether the local member is connected to the
+// remote member since the given time.
+func isConnectedSince(transport rafthttp.Transporter, since time.Time, remote types.ID) bool {
+	t := transport.ActiveSince(remote)
+	return !t.IsZero() && t.Before(since)
+}