diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/abstractformeditortool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/abstractformeditortool.cpp
index 5f2400d18fc..b1c92b9ba88 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/abstractformeditortool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/abstractformeditortool.cpp
@@ -264,6 +264,33 @@ Snapper::Snapping AbstractFormEditorTool::generateUseSnapping(Qt::KeyboardModifi
     return useSnapping;
 }
 
+static bool isNotAncestorOfItemInList(FormEditorItem *formEditorItem, const QList<FormEditorItem*> &itemList)
+{
+    foreach (FormEditorItem *item, itemList) {
+        if (item
+            && item->qmlItemNode().isValid()
+            && item->qmlItemNode().isAncestorOf(formEditorItem->qmlItemNode()))
+            return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+FormEditorItem *AbstractFormEditorTool::containerFormEditorItem(const QList<QGraphicsItem *> &itemUnderMouseList, const QList<FormEditorItem *> &selectedItemList) const
+{
+    foreach (QGraphicsItem* item, itemUnderMouseList) {
+        FormEditorItem *formEditorItem = FormEditorItem::fromQGraphicsItem(item);
+        if (formEditorItem
+           && !selectedItemList.contains(formEditorItem)
+           && isNotAncestorOfItemInList(formEditorItem, selectedItemList)
+           && formEditorItem->isContainer())
+                return formEditorItem;
+
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void AbstractFormEditorTool::clear()
 {
     m_itemList.clear();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/abstractformeditortool.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/abstractformeditortool.h
index e1ec429893e..b6f7f77370c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/abstractformeditortool.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/abstractformeditortool.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ protected:
     virtual void selectedItemsChanged(const QList<FormEditorItem*> &itemList) = 0;
     virtual void showContextMenu(QGraphicsSceneMouseEvent *event);
     Snapper::Snapping generateUseSnapping(Qt::KeyboardModifiers keyboardModifier) const;
+    FormEditorItem *containerFormEditorItem(const QList<QGraphicsItem*> &itemUnderMouseList, const QList<FormEditorItem*> &selectedItemList) const;
 
     FormEditorView *view() const;
     void setView(FormEditorView *view);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movetool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movetool.cpp
index 4e961809401..b50ef660f8d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movetool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movetool.cpp
@@ -319,35 +319,7 @@ void MoveTool::beginWithPoint(const QPointF &beginPoint)
     m_moveManipulator.begin(beginPoint);
 }
 
-static bool isNotAncestorOfItemInList(FormEditorItem *formEditorItem, const QList<FormEditorItem*> &itemList)
-{
-    foreach (FormEditorItem *item, itemList) {
-        if (item
-            && item->qmlItemNode().isValid()
-            && item->qmlItemNode().isAncestorOf(formEditorItem->qmlItemNode()))
-            return false;
-    }
 
-    return true;
-}
-
-FormEditorItem* MoveTool::containerFormEditorItem(const QList<QGraphicsItem*> &itemUnderMouseList,
-                                        const QList<FormEditorItem*> &selectedItemList)
-{
-    Q_ASSERT(!selectedItemList.isEmpty());
-
-    foreach (QGraphicsItem* item, itemUnderMouseList) {
-        FormEditorItem *formEditorItem = FormEditorItem::fromQGraphicsItem(item);
-        if (formEditorItem
-           && !selectedItemList.contains(formEditorItem)
-           && isNotAncestorOfItemInList(formEditorItem, selectedItemList)
-           && formEditorItem->isContainer())
-                return formEditorItem;
-
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
 
 QList<FormEditorItem*> movalbeItems(const QList<FormEditorItem*> &itemList)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movetool.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movetool.h
index 230bd73d05d..9947037ea1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movetool.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/movetool.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ protected:
 
     static QList<FormEditorItem*> movingItems(const QList<FormEditorItem*> &selectedItemList);
 
-    static FormEditorItem* containerFormEditorItem(const QList<QGraphicsItem*> &itemUnderMouseList,
-                                            const QList<FormEditorItem*> &selectedItemList);
 
     static bool isAncestorOfAllItems(FormEditorItem* maybeAncestorItem,
                                     const QList<FormEditorItem*> &itemList);