diff --git a/lib/msf/jmx.rb b/lib/msf/jmx.rb
index 6663eba063..ff7fbc1e82 100644
--- a/lib/msf/jmx.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/jmx.rb
@@ -1,74 +1,17 @@
 # -*- coding: binary -*-
 
+require 'rex/java/serialization'
+
 module Msf
   module Jmx
+    require 'msf/jmx/util'
     require 'msf/jmx/discovery'
     require 'msf/jmx/handshake'
     require 'msf/jmx/mbean'
 
+    include Msf::Jmx::Util
     include Msf::Jmx::Discovery
     include Msf::Jmx::Handshake
     include Msf::Jmx::MBean
-
-    def get_instance_answer(stream)
-      new_object = nil
-
-      if stream.contents[1]
-        new_object = stream.contents[1]
-      else
-        print_error("#{peer} - getObjectInstance returned an incorrect answer")
-        return nil
-      end
-
-      unless new_object.class == Rex::Java::Serialization::Model::NewObject
-        print_error("#{peer} - getObjectInstance didn't return a new object")
-        return nil
-      end
-
-      new_object.class_desc.description.class_name.contents
-    end
-
-    def get_mbean_from_url_answer(stream)
-      new_object = nil
-
-      if stream.contents[3]
-        new_object = stream.contents[3]
-      else
-        print_error("#{peer} - getMBeansFromURL returned an incorrect answer")
-        return nil
-      end
-
-      unless new_object.class == Rex::Java::Serialization::Model::NewObject
-        print_error("#{peer} - getMBeansFromURL didn't return a new object")
-        return nil
-      end
-
-      new_object.class_desc.description.class_name.contents
-    end
-
-    def extract_string(io)
-      raw_length = io.read(2)
-      unless raw_length && raw_length.length == 2
-        return nil
-      end
-      length = raw_length.unpack('n')[0]
-
-      string = io.read(length)
-      unless string && string.length == length
-        return nil
-      end
-
-      string
-    end
-
-    def extract_int(io)
-      int_raw = io.read(4)
-      unless int_raw && int_raw.length == 4
-        return nil
-      end
-      int = int_raw.unpack('N')[0]
-
-      int
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/msf/jmx/util.rb b/lib/msf/jmx/util.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f00759dbce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/msf/jmx/util.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# -*- coding: binary -*-
+
+module Msf
+  module Jmx
+    module Util
+      def get_instance_answer(stream)
+        new_object = nil
+
+        if stream.contents[1]
+          new_object = stream.contents[1]
+        else
+          print_error("#{peer} - getObjectInstance returned an incorrect answer")
+          return nil
+        end
+
+        unless new_object.class == Rex::Java::Serialization::Model::NewObject
+          print_error("#{peer} - getObjectInstance didn't return a new object")
+          return nil
+        end
+
+        new_object.class_desc.description.class_name.contents
+      end
+
+      def get_mbean_from_url_answer(stream)
+        new_object = nil
+
+        if stream.contents[3]
+          new_object = stream.contents[3]
+        else
+          print_error("#{peer} - getMBeansFromURL returned an incorrect answer")
+          return nil
+        end
+
+        unless new_object.class == Rex::Java::Serialization::Model::NewObject
+          print_error("#{peer} - getMBeansFromURL didn't return a new object")
+          return nil
+        end
+
+        new_object.class_desc.description.class_name.contents
+      end
+
+      def extract_string(io)
+        raw_length = io.read(2)
+        unless raw_length && raw_length.length == 2
+          return nil
+        end
+        length = raw_length.unpack('n')[0]
+
+        string = io.read(length)
+        unless string && string.length == length
+          return nil
+        end
+
+        string
+      end
+
+      def extract_int(io)
+        int_raw = io.read(4)
+        unless int_raw && int_raw.length == 4
+          return nil
+        end
+        int = int_raw.unpack('N')[0]
+
+        int
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end