diff --git a/src/services/stringCompletions.ts b/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
index b287ebdb406..58195b5cb3c 100644
--- a/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
+++ b/src/services/stringCompletions.ts
@@ -627,30 +627,6 @@ namespace ts.Completions.StringCompletions {
         }
     }
 
-    function findPackageJsons(directory: string, host: LanguageServiceHost): string[] {
-        const paths: string[] = [];
-        forEachAncestorDirectory(directory, ancestor => {
-            const currentConfigPath = findConfigFile(ancestor, (f) => tryFileExists(host, f), "package.json");
-            if (!currentConfigPath) {
-                return true; // break out
-            }
-            paths.push(currentConfigPath);
-        });
-        return paths;
-    }
-
-    function findPackageJson(directory: string, host: LanguageServiceHost): string | undefined {
-        let packageJson: string | undefined;
-        forEachAncestorDirectory(directory, ancestor => {
-            if (ancestor === "node_modules") return true;
-            packageJson = findConfigFile(ancestor, (f) => tryFileExists(host, f), "package.json");
-            if (packageJson) {
-                return true; // break out
-            }
-        });
-        return packageJson;
-    }
-
     function enumerateNodeModulesVisibleToScript(host: LanguageServiceHost, scriptPath: string): ReadonlyArray<string> {
         if (!host.readFile || !host.fileExists) return emptyArray;
 
@@ -706,31 +682,6 @@ namespace ts.Completions.StringCompletions {
 
     const nodeModulesDependencyKeys: ReadonlyArray<string> = ["dependencies", "devDependencies", "peerDependencies", "optionalDependencies"];
 
-    function tryGetDirectories(host: LanguageServiceHost, directoryName: string): string[] {
-        return tryIOAndConsumeErrors(host, host.getDirectories, directoryName) || [];
-    }
-
-    function tryReadDirectory(host: LanguageServiceHost, path: string, extensions?: ReadonlyArray<string>, exclude?: ReadonlyArray<string>, include?: ReadonlyArray<string>): ReadonlyArray<string> {
-        return tryIOAndConsumeErrors(host, host.readDirectory, path, extensions, exclude, include) || emptyArray;
-    }
-
-    function tryFileExists(host: LanguageServiceHost, path: string): boolean {
-        return tryIOAndConsumeErrors(host, host.fileExists, path);
-    }
-
-    function tryDirectoryExists(host: LanguageServiceHost, path: string): boolean {
-        return tryAndIgnoreErrors(() => directoryProbablyExists(path, host)) || false;
-    }
-
-    function tryIOAndConsumeErrors<T>(host: LanguageServiceHost, toApply: ((...a: any[]) => T) | undefined, ...args: any[]) {
-        return tryAndIgnoreErrors(() => toApply && toApply.apply(host, args));
-    }
-
-    function tryAndIgnoreErrors<T>(cb: () => T): T | undefined {
-        try { return cb(); }
-        catch { return undefined; }
-    }
-
     function containsSlash(fragment: string) {
         return stringContains(fragment, directorySeparator);
     }
diff --git a/src/services/utilities.ts b/src/services/utilities.ts
index 852d22106a2..98406c6879c 100644
--- a/src/services/utilities.ts
+++ b/src/services/utilities.ts
@@ -2022,4 +2022,53 @@ namespace ts {
         // If even 2/5 places have a semicolon, the user probably wants semicolons
         return withSemicolon / withoutSemicolon > 1 / nStatementsToObserve;
     }
+
+    export function tryGetDirectories(host: LanguageServiceHost, directoryName: string): string[] {
+        return tryIOAndConsumeErrors(host, host.getDirectories, directoryName) || [];
+    }
+
+    export function tryReadDirectory(host: LanguageServiceHost, path: string, extensions?: ReadonlyArray<string>, exclude?: ReadonlyArray<string>, include?: ReadonlyArray<string>): ReadonlyArray<string> {
+        return tryIOAndConsumeErrors(host, host.readDirectory, path, extensions, exclude, include) || emptyArray;
+    }
+
+    export function tryFileExists(host: LanguageServiceHost, path: string): boolean {
+        return tryIOAndConsumeErrors(host, host.fileExists, path);
+    }
+
+    export function tryDirectoryExists(host: LanguageServiceHost, path: string): boolean {
+        return tryAndIgnoreErrors(() => directoryProbablyExists(path, host)) || false;
+    }
+
+    export function tryAndIgnoreErrors<T>(cb: () => T): T | undefined {
+        try { return cb(); }
+        catch { return undefined; }
+    }
+
+    export function tryIOAndConsumeErrors<T>(host: LanguageServiceHost, toApply: ((...a: any[]) => T) | undefined, ...args: any[]) {
+        return tryAndIgnoreErrors(() => toApply && toApply.apply(host, args));
+    }
+
+    export function findPackageJsons(directory: string, host: LanguageServiceHost): string[] {
+        const paths: string[] = [];
+        forEachAncestorDirectory(directory, ancestor => {
+            const currentConfigPath = findConfigFile(ancestor, (f) => tryFileExists(host, f), "package.json");
+            if (!currentConfigPath) {
+                return true; // break out
+            }
+            paths.push(currentConfigPath);
+        });
+        return paths;
+    }
+
+    export function findPackageJson(directory: string, host: LanguageServiceHost): string | undefined {
+        let packageJson: string | undefined;
+        forEachAncestorDirectory(directory, ancestor => {
+            if (ancestor === "node_modules") return true;
+            packageJson = findConfigFile(ancestor, (f) => tryFileExists(host, f), "package.json");
+            if (packageJson) {
+                return true; // break out
+            }
+        });
+        return packageJson;
+    }
 }