diff --git a/plugins/common/common.go b/plugins/common/common.go
index 19dfbdd4582..53a7e27fd02 100644
--- a/plugins/common/common.go
+++ b/plugins/common/common.go
@@ -617,10 +617,3 @@ func VerifyAppName(appName string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func times(str string, n int) (out string) {
-	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-		out += str
-	}
-	return
-}
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions.go b/plugins/common/functions.go
index 986c4d0845a..185ddd9f5da 100644
--- a/plugins/common/functions.go
+++ b/plugins/common/functions.go
@@ -45,3 +45,10 @@ func removeEmptyEntries(s []string) []string {
 	}
 	return r
 }
+
+func times(str string, n int) (out string) {
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		out += str
+	}
+	return
+}