diff --git a/branch.go b/branch.go
index 382d25bbc..78c2e55aa 100644
--- a/branch.go
+++ b/branch.go
@@ -33,10 +33,3 @@ func (b *Branch) getColor() color.Attribute {
 func (b *Branch) getType() string {
 	return strings.Split(b.Name, "/")[0]
 }
-
-func withPadding(str string, padding int) string {
-	if padding-len(str) < 0 {
-		return str
-	}
-	return str + strings.Repeat(" ", padding-len(str))
-}
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 2b9671eb1..08d27806d 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -21,3 +21,10 @@ func splitLines(multilineString string) []string {
 func trimmedContent(v *gocui.View) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(v.Buffer())
 }
+
+func withPadding(str string, padding int) string {
+	if padding-len(str) < 0 {
+		return str
+	}
+	return str + strings.Repeat(" ", padding-len(str))
+}