diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder.h
index 977a81ecc4..44834c0623 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder.h
@@ -88,8 +88,3 @@ void TexDecoder_SetTexFmtOverlayOptions(bool enable, bool center);
 /* Internal method, implemented by TextureDecoder_Generic and TextureDecoder_x64. */
 void _TexDecoder_DecodeImpl(u32* dst, const u8* src, int width, int height, int texformat,
                             const u8* tlut, TlutFormat tlutfmt);
-
-static constexpr int DXTBlend(int v1, int v2)
-{
-  return ((v1 * 3 + v2 * 5) >> 3);
-}
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Common.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Common.cpp
index af1d5e9148..7f151b2406 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Common.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Common.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "Common/MsgHandler.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/LookUpTables.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/TextureDecoder.h"
+#include "VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Util.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/sfont.inc"
 
 static bool TexFmt_Overlay_Enable = false;
@@ -422,18 +423,6 @@ static inline u32 DecodePixel_Paletted(u16 pixel, TlutFormat tlutfmt)
   }
 }
 
-struct DXTBlock
-{
-  u16 color1;
-  u16 color2;
-  u8 lines[4];
-};
-
-static inline u32 MakeRGBA(int r, int g, int b, int a)
-{
-  return (a << 24) | (b << 16) | (g << 8) | r;
-}
-
 void TexDecoder_DecodeTexel(u8* dst, const u8* src, int s, int t, int imageWidth, int texformat,
                             const u8* tlut_, TlutFormat tlutfmt)
 {
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Generic.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Generic.cpp
index 114b9b8207..eb7ed141ef 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Generic.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Generic.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/LookUpTables.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/TextureDecoder.h"
+#include "VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Util.h"
 //#include "VideoCommon/VideoCommon.h" // to get debug logs
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h"
 
@@ -140,18 +141,6 @@ static inline void DecodeBytes_RGBA8(u32* dst, const u16* src, const u16* src2)
 #endif
 }
 
-struct DXTBlock
-{
-  u16 color1;
-  u16 color2;
-  u8 lines[4];
-};
-
-static inline u32 MakeRGBA(int r, int g, int b, int a)
-{
-  return (a << 24) | (b << 16) | (g << 8) | r;
-}
-
 static void DecodeDXTBlock(u32* dst, const DXTBlock* src, int pitch)
 {
   // S3TC Decoder (Note: GCN decodes differently from PC so we can't use native support)
@@ -169,7 +158,6 @@ static void DecodeDXTBlock(u32* dst, const DXTBlock* src, int pitch)
   colors[1] = MakeRGBA(red2, green2, blue2, 255);
   if (c1 > c2)
   {
-    // Approximation of x/3: 3/8 (1/2 - 1/8)
     colors[2] =
         MakeRGBA(DXTBlend(red2, red1), DXTBlend(green2, green1), DXTBlend(blue2, blue1), 255);
     colors[3] =
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Util.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Util.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f34eeb56c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright 2016 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2+
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
+
+struct DXTBlock
+{
+  u16 color1;
+  u16 color2;
+  u8 lines[4];
+};
+
+constexpr u32 MakeRGBA(int r, int g, int b, int a)
+{
+  return (a << 24) | (b << 16) | (g << 8) | r;
+}
+
+constexpr int DXTBlend(int v1, int v2)
+{
+  // 3/8 blend, which is close to 1/3
+  return ((v1 * 3 + v2 * 5) >> 3);
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_x64.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_x64.cpp
index fd00fa73bd..4697e8ba1b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_x64.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_x64.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "VideoCommon/LookUpTables.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/TextureDecoder.h"
+#include "VideoCommon/TextureDecoder_Util.h"
 
 // GameCube/Wii texture decoder
 
@@ -57,13 +58,6 @@ static inline u32 DecodePixel_RGB5A3(u16 val)
   return r | (g << 8) | (b << 16) | (a << 24);
 }
 
-struct DXTBlock
-{
-  u16 color1;
-  u16 color2;
-  u8 lines[4];
-};
-
 static inline void DecodeBytes_C4_IA8(u32* dst, const u8* src, const u8* tlut_)
 {
   const u16* tlut = (u16*)tlut_;
@@ -168,11 +162,6 @@ static inline void DecodeBytes_IA4(u32* dst, const u8* src)
 }
 
 #ifdef CHECK
-static inline u32 MakeRGBA(int r, int g, int b, int a)
-{
-  return (a << 24) | (b << 16) | (g << 8) | r;
-}
-
 static void DecodeDXTBlock(u32* dst, const DXTBlock* src, int pitch)
 {
   // S3TC Decoder (Note: GCN decodes differently from PC so we can't use native support)
@@ -190,7 +179,6 @@ static void DecodeDXTBlock(u32* dst, const DXTBlock* src, int pitch)
   colors[1] = MakeRGBA(red2, green2, blue2, 255);
   if (c1 > c2)
   {
-    // Approximation of x/3: 3/8 (1/2 - 1/8)
     colors[2] =
         MakeRGBA(DXTBlend(red2, red1), DXTBlend(green2, green1), DXTBlend(blue2, blue1), 255);
     colors[3] =
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoCommon.vcxproj.filters b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoCommon.vcxproj.filters
index 5340250808..e9a742a409 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoCommon.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VideoCommon.vcxproj.filters
@@ -203,6 +203,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="TextureDecoder.h">
       <Filter>Decoding</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="TextureDecoder_Util.h">
+      <Filter>Decoding</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="BPFunctions.h">
       <Filter>Register Sections</Filter>
     </ClInclude>