diff --git a/helper/helper.go b/helper/helper.go
index b108b826..72847a71 100644
--- a/helper/helper.go
+++ b/helper/helper.go
@@ -12,18 +12,9 @@ import (
 
 type testfunc func(p *proctl.DebuggedProcess)
 
-func GetRegisters(p *proctl.DebuggedProcess, t *testing.T) proctl.Registers {
-	regs, err := p.Registers()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("Registers():", err)
-	}
-
-	return regs
-}
-
 func WithTestProcess(name string, t *testing.T, fn testfunc) {
 	runtime.LockOSThread()
-	base, err := CompileTestProg(name)
+	base, err := compileTestProg(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Could not compile %s due to %s", name, err)
 	}
@@ -39,12 +30,7 @@ func WithTestProcess(name string, t *testing.T, fn testfunc) {
 	fn(p)
 }
 
-func CompileTestProg(source string) (string, error) {
+func compileTestProg(source string) (string, error) {
 	base := filepath.Base(source)
 	return base, exec.Command("go", "build", "-gcflags=-N -l", "-o", base, source+".go").Run()
 }
-
-func startTestProcess(name string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
-	cmd := exec.Command("./" + name)
-	return cmd, cmd.Start()
-}
diff --git a/proctl/proctl_test.go b/proctl/proctl_test.go
index aa935b92..3090d8ef 100644
--- a/proctl/proctl_test.go
+++ b/proctl/proctl_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derekparker/delve/proctl"
 )
 
+func getRegisters(p *proctl.DebuggedProcess, t *testing.T) proctl.Registers {
+	regs, err := p.Registers()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Registers():", err)
+	}
+
+	return regs
+}
+
 func dataAtAddr(pid int, addr uint64) ([]byte, error) {
 	data := make([]byte, 1)
 	_, err := proctl.ReadMemory(pid, uintptr(addr), data)
@@ -50,13 +59,13 @@ func TestStep(t *testing.T) {
 		assertNoError(err, t, "Break()")
 		assertNoError(p.Continue(), t, "Continue()")
 
-		regs := helper.GetRegisters(p, t)
+		regs := getRegisters(p, t)
 		rip := regs.PC()
 
 		err = p.Step()
 		assertNoError(err, t, "Step()")
 
-		regs = helper.GetRegisters(p, t)
+		regs = getRegisters(p, t)
 		if rip >= regs.PC() {
 			t.Errorf("Expected %#v to be greater than %#v", regs.PC(), rip)
 		}