diff --git a/streaming/index.js b/streaming/index.js
index aa75a08b7..78b049723 100644
--- a/streaming/index.js
+++ b/streaming/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const WebSocket = require('ws');
 
 const { logger, httpLogger, initializeLogLevel, attachWebsocketHttpLogger, createWebsocketLogger } = require('./logging');
 const { setupMetrics } = require('./metrics');
-const { isTruthy } = require("./utils");
+const { isTruthy, normalizeHashtag, firstParam } = require("./utils");
 
 const environment = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
 
@@ -1110,34 +1110,6 @@ const startServer = async () => {
     return arr;
   };
 
-  /**
-   * See app/lib/ascii_folder.rb for the canon definitions
-   * of these constants
-   */
-  const NON_ASCII_CHARS        = 'ÀÁÂÃÄÅàáâãäåĀāĂ㥹ÇçĆćĈĉĊċČčÐðĎďĐđÈÉÊËèéêëĒēĔĕĖėĘęĚěĜĝĞğĠġĢģĤĥĦħÌÍÎÏìíîïĨĩĪīĬĭĮįİıĴĵĶķĸĹĺĻļĽľĿŀŁłÑñŃńŅņŇňʼnŊŋÒÓÔÕÖØòóôõöøŌōŎŏŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšſŢţŤťŦŧÙÚÛÜùúûüŨũŪūŬŭŮůŰűŲųŴŵÝýÿŶŷŸŹźŻżŽž';
-  const EQUIVALENT_ASCII_CHARS = 'AAAAAAaaaaaaAaAaAaCcCcCcCcCcDdDdDdEEEEeeeeEeEeEeEeEeGgGgGgGgHhHhIIIIiiiiIiIiIiIiIiJjKkkLlLlLlLlLlNnNnNnNnnNnOOOOOOooooooOoOoOoRrRrRrSsSsSsSssTtTtTtUUUUuuuuUuUuUuUuUuUuWwYyyYyYZzZzZz';
-
-  /**
-   * @param {string} str
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  const foldToASCII = str => {
-    const regex = new RegExp(NON_ASCII_CHARS.split('').join('|'), 'g');
-
-    return str.replace(regex, match => {
-      const index = NON_ASCII_CHARS.indexOf(match);
-      return EQUIVALENT_ASCII_CHARS[index];
-    });
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * @param {string} str
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  const normalizeHashtag = str => {
-    return foldToASCII(str.normalize('NFKC').toLowerCase()).replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}_\u00b7\u200c]/gu, '');
-  };
-
   /**
    * @param {any} req
    * @param {string} name
@@ -1380,18 +1352,6 @@ const startServer = async () => {
     connectedChannels.labels({ type: 'websocket', channel: 'system' }).inc(2);
   };
 
-  /**
-   * @param {string|string[]} arrayOrString
-   * @returns {string}
-   */
-  const firstParam = arrayOrString => {
-    if (Array.isArray(arrayOrString)) {
-      return arrayOrString[0];
-    } else {
-      return arrayOrString;
-    }
-  };
-
   /**
    * @param {WebSocket & { isAlive: boolean }} ws
    * @param {http.IncomingMessage & ResolvedAccount} req
diff --git a/streaming/utils.js b/streaming/utils.js
index ad8dd4889..7b87a1d14 100644
--- a/streaming/utils.js
+++ b/streaming/utils.js
@@ -20,3 +20,50 @@ const isTruthy = value =>
   value && !FALSE_VALUES.includes(value);
 
 exports.isTruthy = isTruthy;
+
+
+/**
+ * See app/lib/ascii_folder.rb for the canon definitions
+ * of these constants
+ */
+const NON_ASCII_CHARS        = 'ÀÁÂÃÄÅàáâãäåĀāĂ㥹ÇçĆćĈĉĊċČčÐðĎďĐđÈÉÊËèéêëĒēĔĕĖėĘęĚěĜĝĞğĠġĢģĤĥĦħÌÍÎÏìíîïĨĩĪīĬĭĮįİıĴĵĶķĸĹĺĻļĽľĿŀŁłÑñŃńŅņŇňʼnŊŋÒÓÔÕÖØòóôõöøŌōŎŏŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšſŢţŤťŦŧÙÚÛÜùúûüŨũŪūŬŭŮůŰűŲųŴŵÝýÿŶŷŸŹźŻżŽž';
+const EQUIVALENT_ASCII_CHARS = 'AAAAAAaaaaaaAaAaAaCcCcCcCcCcDdDdDdEEEEeeeeEeEeEeEeEeGgGgGgGgHhHhIIIIiiiiIiIiIiIiIiJjKkkLlLlLlLlLlNnNnNnNnnNnOOOOOOooooooOoOoOoRrRrRrSsSsSsSssTtTtTtUUUUuuuuUuUuUuUuUuUuWwYyyYyYZzZzZz';
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} str
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function foldToASCII(str) {
+  const regex = new RegExp(NON_ASCII_CHARS.split('').join('|'), 'g');
+
+  return str.replace(regex, function(match) {
+    const index = NON_ASCII_CHARS.indexOf(match);
+    return EQUIVALENT_ASCII_CHARS[index];
+  });
+}
+
+exports.foldToASCII = foldToASCII;
+
+/**
+ * @param {string} str
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function normalizeHashtag(str) {
+  return foldToASCII(str.normalize('NFKC').toLowerCase()).replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}_\u00b7\u200c]/gu, '');
+}
+
+exports.normalizeHashtag = normalizeHashtag;
+
+/**
+ * @param {string|string[]} arrayOrString
+ * @returns {string}
+ */
+function firstParam(arrayOrString) {
+  if (Array.isArray(arrayOrString)) {
+    return arrayOrString[0];
+  } else {
+    return arrayOrString;
+  }
+}
+
+exports.firstParam = firstParam;