diff --git a/tests/system/shared/debugger.py b/tests/system/shared/debugger.py
index d409d5b0668..bb6b4082b63 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/debugger.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/debugger.py
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@ def removeOldBreakpoints():
 #       This can be the return value of setBreakpointsForCurrentProject() if you
 #       passed the breakpoints into that function in the right order
 def doSimpleDebugging(currentKit, currentConfigName, expectedBPOrder=[], enableQml=True):
+
+    # this function verifies if the text matches the given
+    # regex inside expectedTexts
+    # param text must be a single str
+    # param expectedTexts can be str/list/tuple
+    def regexVerify(text, expectedTexts):
+        if isString(expectedTexts):
+            expectedTexts = [expectedTexts]
+        for curr in expectedTexts:
+            pattern = re.compile(curr)
+            if pattern.match(text):
+                return True
+        return False
+
     expectedLabelTexts = ['Stopped\.', 'Stopped at breakpoint \d+ in thread \d+\.']
     if len(expectedBPOrder) == 0:
         expectedLabelTexts.append("Running\.")
diff --git a/tests/system/shared/utils.py b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
index f5e0f5845f5..d424bd72021 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/utils.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
@@ -370,19 +370,6 @@ def enabledCheckBoxExists(text):
     except:
         return False
 
-# this function verifies if the text matches the given
-# regex inside expectedTexts
-# param text must be a single str
-# param expectedTexts can be str/list/tuple
-def regexVerify(text, expectedTexts):
-    if isString(expectedTexts):
-        expectedTexts = [expectedTexts]
-    for curr in expectedTexts:
-        pattern = re.compile(curr)
-        if pattern.match(text):
-            return True
-    return False
-
 
 # function that opens Options Dialog and parses the configured Qt versions
 # the function returns a list of the found Qt versions