diff --git a/include/abg-sptr-utils.h b/include/abg-sptr-utils.h
index a160601e..7012d8e9 100644
--- a/include/abg-sptr-utils.h
+++ b/include/abg-sptr-utils.h
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ template<>
 regex_t_sptr
 build_sptr<regex_t>(regex_t *p);
 
+/// A deleter for shared pointers that ... doesn't delete the object
+/// managed by the shared pointer.
+struct noop_deleter
+{
+  template<typename T>
+  void
+  operator()(const T*)
+  {}
+};
 }// end namespace sptr_utils
 }// end namespace abigail
 
diff --git a/src/abg-comparison.cc b/src/abg-comparison.cc
index 8d835833..f9aed71d 100644
--- a/src/abg-comparison.cc
+++ b/src/abg-comparison.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "abg-hash.h"
 #include "abg-comparison.h"
 #include "abg-comp-filter.h"
+#include "abg-sptr-utils.h"
 
 namespace abigail
 {
@@ -40,16 +41,7 @@ namespace comparison
 using std::vector;
 using std::tr1::dynamic_pointer_cast;
 using std::tr1::static_pointer_cast;
-
-/// A deleter for shared pointers that ... doesn't delete the object
-/// managed by the shared pointer.
-struct noop_deleter
-{
-  template<typename T>
-  void
-  operator()(const T*)
-  {}
-};
+using abigail::sptr_utils::noop_deleter;
 
 /// Convenience typedef for a pair of decls.
 typedef std::pair<const decl_base_sptr, const decl_base_sptr> decls_type;