diff --git a/test_problems/cxx_ex/example_utils.h b/test_problems/cxx_ex/example_utils.h
index 7e45cb293..6b949ee62 100644
--- a/test_problems/cxx_ex/example_utils.h
+++ b/test_problems/cxx_ex/example_utils.h
@@ -55,4 +55,26 @@ void plotSoln(const std::string& fname, const std::string& fmt,
     writePlotFile(fname, fmt, title, names, soln);
 }
 
+template<class G, class V>
+void makeTransportDataLabels(const G& gas, V& names)
+{
+    size_t nsp = gas.nSpecies();
+    names.resize(nsp + 3);
+    names[0]  = "Temperature (K)";
+    names[1]  = "Viscosity ()";
+    names[2]  = "Thermal Conductivity (W/m-K)";
+    for (size_t k = 0; k < nsp; k++) {
+        names[3+k] = gas.speciesName(k);
+    }
+}
+
+template<class G, class A>
+void plotTransportSoln(const std::string& fname, const std::string& fmt,
+                       const std::string& title, const G& gas, const A& soln)
+{
+    std::vector<std::string> names;
+    makeTransportDataLabels(gas, names);
+    writePlotFile(fname, fmt, title, names, soln);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/test_problems/cxx_ex/transport_example1.cpp b/test_problems/cxx_ex/transport_example1.cpp
index 52d44e49d..1bd5d8989 100644
--- a/test_problems/cxx_ex/transport_example1.cpp
+++ b/test_problems/cxx_ex/transport_example1.cpp
@@ -14,29 +14,6 @@ using namespace Cantera;
 using std::cout;
 using std::endl;
 
-template<class G, class V>
-void makeTransportDataLabels(const G& gas, V& names)
-{
-    size_t nsp = gas.nSpecies();
-    names.resize(nsp + 3);
-    names[0]  = "Temperature (K)";
-    names[1]  = "Viscosity ()";
-    names[2]  = "Thermal Conductivity (W/m-K)";
-    for (size_t k = 0; k < nsp; k++) {
-        names[3+k] = gas.speciesName(k);
-    }
-}
-
-template<class G, class A>
-void plotTransportSoln(const std::string& fname, const std::string& fmt,
-                       const std::string& title, const G& gas, const A& soln)
-{
-    std::vector<std::string> names;
-    makeTransportDataLabels(gas, names);
-    writePlotFile(fname, fmt, title, names, soln);
-}
-
-
 int transport_example1(int job)
 {
     try {
diff --git a/test_problems/cxx_ex/transport_example2.cpp b/test_problems/cxx_ex/transport_example2.cpp
index e4466b512..92d6fa395 100644
--- a/test_problems/cxx_ex/transport_example2.cpp
+++ b/test_problems/cxx_ex/transport_example2.cpp
@@ -15,29 +15,6 @@ using namespace Cantera;
 using std::cout;
 using std::endl;
 
-template<class G, class V>
-void makeTransportDataLabels(const G& gas, V& names)
-{
-    size_t nsp = gas.nSpecies();
-    names.resize(nsp + 3);
-    names[0]  = "Temperature (K)";
-    names[1]  = "Viscosity ()";
-    names[2]  = "Thermal Conductivity (W/m-K)";
-    for (size_t k = 0; k < nsp; k++) {
-        names[3+k] = gas.speciesName(k);
-    }
-}
-
-template<class G, class A>
-void plotTransportSoln(const std::string& fname, const std::string& fmt,
-                       const std::string& title, const G& gas, const A& soln)
-{
-    std::vector<std::string> names;
-    makeTransportDataLabels(gas, names);
-    writePlotFile(fname, fmt, title, names, soln);
-}
-
-
 int transport_example2(int job)
 {
     try {