diff --git a/autoload/airline.vim b/autoload/airline.vim
index 5a2dc85..8be602c 100644
--- a/autoload/airline.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline.vim
@@ -100,24 +100,8 @@ function! airline#get_statusline(winnr, active)
   return info.statusline
 endfunction
 
-function! airline#exec_funcrefs(list, break_early)
-  " for 7.2; we cannot iterate list, hence why we use range()
-  " for 7.3-[97, 328]; we cannot reuse the variable, hence the {}
-  for i in range(0, len(a:list) - 1)
-    let Fn{i} = a:list[i]
-    if a:break_early
-      if Fn{i}()
-        return 1
-      endif
-    else
-      call Fn{i}()
-    endif
-  endfor
-  return 0
-endfunction
-
 function! airline#update_statusline()
-  if airline#exec_funcrefs(g:airline_exclude_funcrefs, 1)
+  if airline#util#exec_funcrefs(g:airline_exclude_funcrefs, 1)
     call setwinvar(winnr(), '&statusline', '')
     return
   endif
@@ -134,7 +118,7 @@ function! airline#update_statusline()
   for section in s:sections
     unlet! w:airline_section_{section}
   endfor
-  call airline#exec_funcrefs(g:airline_statusline_funcrefs, 0)
+  call airline#util#exec_funcrefs(g:airline_statusline_funcrefs, 0)
 
   call setwinvar(winnr(), '&statusline', airline#get_statusline(winnr(), 1))
 endfunction
diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
index 3141dab..6846eb5 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:sync_active_winnr()
   if exists('#airline') && winnr() != s:active_winnr
-    if airline#exec_funcrefs(s:ext._cursormove_funcrefs, 1)
+    if airline#util#exec_funcrefs(s:ext._cursormove_funcrefs, 1)
       return
     endif
     call airline#update_statusline()
@@ -158,6 +158,6 @@ function! airline#extensions#load()
     call airline#extensions#iminsert#init()
   endif
 
-  call airline#exec_funcrefs(g:airline_statusline_funcrefs, 0)
+  call airline#util#exec_funcrefs(g:airline_statusline_funcrefs, 0)
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/autoload/airline/util.vim b/autoload/airline/util.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b40b34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autoload/airline/util.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+" MIT license. Copyright (c) 2013 Bailey Ling.
+" vim: ts=2 sts=2 sw=2 fdm=indent
+
+function! airline#util#exec_funcrefs(list, break_early)
+  " for 7.2; we cannot iterate list, hence why we use range()
+  " for 7.3-[97, 328]; we cannot reuse the variable, hence the {}
+  for i in range(0, len(a:list) - 1)
+    let Fn{i} = a:list[i]
+    if a:break_early
+      if Fn{i}()
+        return 1
+      endif
+    else
+      call Fn{i}()
+    endif
+  endfor
+  return 0
+endfunction