diff --git a/t/test-lib-functions.sh b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
index 1701fe2a06..92ed029371 100644
--- a/t/test-lib-functions.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib-functions.sh
@@ -705,6 +705,32 @@ test_cmp_bin() {
 	cmp "$@"
 }
 
+# Use this instead of test_cmp to compare files that contain expected and
+# actual output from git commands that can be translated.  When running
+# under GETTEXT_POISON this pretends that the command produced expected
+# results.
+test_i18ncmp () {
+	test -n "$GETTEXT_POISON" || test_cmp "$@"
+}
+
+# Use this instead of "grep expected-string actual" to see if the
+# output from a git command that can be translated either contains an
+# expected string, or does not contain an unwanted one.  When running
+# under GETTEXT_POISON this pretends that the command produced expected
+# results.
+test_i18ngrep () {
+	if test -n "$GETTEXT_POISON"
+	then
+	    : # pretend success
+	elif test "x!" = "x$1"
+	then
+		shift
+		! grep "$@"
+	else
+		grep "$@"
+	fi
+}
+
 # Call any command "$@" but be more verbose about its
 # failure. This is handy for commands like "test" which do
 # not output anything when they fail.
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index 9a0a21f49a..852b22c80a 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -1062,32 +1062,6 @@ else
 	test_set_prereq C_LOCALE_OUTPUT
 fi
 
-# Use this instead of test_cmp to compare files that contain expected and
-# actual output from git commands that can be translated.  When running
-# under GETTEXT_POISON this pretends that the command produced expected
-# results.
-test_i18ncmp () {
-	test -n "$GETTEXT_POISON" || test_cmp "$@"
-}
-
-# Use this instead of "grep expected-string actual" to see if the
-# output from a git command that can be translated either contains an
-# expected string, or does not contain an unwanted one.  When running
-# under GETTEXT_POISON this pretends that the command produced expected
-# results.
-test_i18ngrep () {
-	if test -n "$GETTEXT_POISON"
-	then
-	    : # pretend success
-	elif test "x!" = "x$1"
-	then
-		shift
-		! grep "$@"
-	else
-		grep "$@"
-	fi
-}
-
 test_lazy_prereq PIPE '
 	# test whether the filesystem supports FIFOs
 	test_have_prereq !MINGW,!CYGWIN &&