diff --git a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/utils.rst b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/utils.rst
index 9749b6d..6b34880 100644
--- a/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/utils.rst
+++ b/docs/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/utils.rst
@@ -14,3 +14,13 @@
     :param bytes signature: The signature to decode.
 
     :returns: The decoded tuple ``(r, s)``.
+
+.. function:: encode_rfc6979_signature(r, s)
+
+    Creates an :rfc:`6979` byte string from raw signature values.
+
+    :param int r: The raw signature value ``r``.
+
+    :param int s: The raw signature value ``s``.
+
+    :return bytes: The encoded signature.
diff --git a/src/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/utils.py b/src/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/utils.py
index 5e35b3f..0140e6c 100644
--- a/src/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/utils.py
+++ b/src/cryptography/hazmat/primitives/asymmetric/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
-from pyasn1.codec.der import decoder
+from pyasn1.codec.der import decoder, encoder
 from pyasn1.type import namedtype, univ
 
 
@@ -20,3 +20,10 @@
     r = int(data[0].getComponentByName('r'))
     s = int(data[0].getComponentByName('s'))
     return (r, s)
+
+
+def encode_rfc6979_signature(r, s):
+    sig = _DSSSigValue()
+    sig.setComponentByName('r', r)
+    sig.setComponentByName('s', s)
+    return encoder.encode(sig)
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_asym_utils.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_asym_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2f8850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_asym_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# This file is dual licensed under the terms of the Apache License, Version
+# 2.0, and the BSD License. See the LICENSE file in the root of this repository
+# for complete details.
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.utils import (
+    decode_rfc6979_signature, encode_rfc6979_signature
+)
+
+
+def test_rfc6979_signature():
+    sig = encode_rfc6979_signature(1, 1)
+    assert sig == b"0\x06\x02\x01\x01\x02\x01\x01"
+    assert decode_rfc6979_signature(sig) == (1, 1)
+
+    r_s1 = (
+        1037234182290683143945502320610861668562885151617,
+        559776156650501990899426031439030258256861634312
+    )
+    sig2 = encode_rfc6979_signature(*r_s1)
+    assert sig2 == (
+        b'0-\x02\x15\x00\xb5\xaf0xg\xfb\x8bT9\x00\x13\xccg\x02\r\xdf\x1f,\x0b'
+        b'\x81\x02\x14b\r;"\xabP1D\x0c>5\xea\xb6\xf4\x81)\x8f\x9e\x9f\x08'
+    )
+    assert decode_rfc6979_signature(sig2) == r_s1
+
+    sig3 = encode_rfc6979_signature(0, 0)
+    assert sig3 == b"0\x06\x02\x01\x00\x02\x01\x00"
+    assert decode_rfc6979_signature(sig3) == (0, 0)
+
+    sig4 = encode_rfc6979_signature(-1, 0)
+    assert sig4 == b"0\x06\x02\x01\xFF\x02\x01\x00"
+    assert decode_rfc6979_signature(sig4) == (-1, 0)
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_dsa.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_dsa.py
index 6411b7f..f818f73 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_dsa.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_dsa.py
@@ -12,14 +12,17 @@
 from cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces import DSABackend
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes, interfaces
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import dsa
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.utils import (
+    encode_rfc6979_signature
+)
 from cryptography.utils import bit_length
 
 from .fixtures_dsa import (
     DSA_KEY_1024, DSA_KEY_2048, DSA_KEY_3072
 )
 from ...utils import (
-    der_encode_dsa_signature, load_fips_dsa_key_pair_vectors,
-    load_fips_dsa_sig_vectors, load_vectors_from_file,
+    load_fips_dsa_key_pair_vectors, load_fips_dsa_sig_vectors,
+    load_vectors_from_file,
 )
 
 
@@ -557,7 +560,7 @@
             ),
             y=vector['y']
         ).public_key(backend)
-        sig = der_encode_dsa_signature(vector['r'], vector['s'])
+        sig = encode_rfc6979_signature(vector['r'], vector['s'])
         verifier = public_key.verifier(sig, algorithm())
         verifier.update(vector['msg'])
         if vector['result'] == "F":
diff --git a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_ec.py b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_ec.py
index 3080a6c..a006f01 100644
--- a/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_ec.py
+++ b/tests/hazmat/primitives/test_ec.py
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@
 from cryptography.hazmat.backends.interfaces import EllipticCurveBackend
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes, interfaces
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import ec
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.utils import (
+    encode_rfc6979_signature
+)
 
 from ...utils import (
-    der_encode_dsa_signature, load_fips_ecdsa_key_pair_vectors,
-    load_fips_ecdsa_signing_vectors, load_vectors_from_file,
-    raises_unsupported_algorithm
+    load_fips_ecdsa_key_pair_vectors, load_fips_ecdsa_signing_vectors,
+    load_vectors_from_file, raises_unsupported_algorithm
 )
 
 _HASH_TYPES = {
@@ -305,10 +307,7 @@
             curve_type()
         ).public_key(backend)
 
-        signature = der_encode_dsa_signature(
-            vector['r'],
-            vector['s']
-        )
+        signature = encode_rfc6979_signature(vector['r'], vector['s'])
 
         verifier = key.verifier(
             signature,
@@ -337,10 +336,7 @@
             curve_type()
         ).public_key(backend)
 
-        signature = der_encode_dsa_signature(
-            vector['r'],
-            vector['s']
-        )
+        signature = encode_rfc6979_signature(vector['r'], vector['s'])
 
         verifier = key.verifier(
             signature,
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 637c42b..bc5f2e1 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import cryptography_vectors
 
 from .utils import (
-    check_backend_support, der_encode_dsa_signature, load_cryptrec_vectors,
+    check_backend_support, load_cryptrec_vectors,
     load_fips_dsa_key_pair_vectors, load_fips_dsa_sig_vectors,
     load_fips_ecdsa_key_pair_vectors, load_fips_ecdsa_signing_vectors,
     load_hash_vectors, load_kasvs_dh_vectors, load_nist_vectors,
@@ -110,26 +110,6 @@
         check_backend_support(item)
 
 
-def test_der_encode_dsa_signature_values():
-    sig = der_encode_dsa_signature(1, 1)
-    assert sig == b"0\x06\x02\x01\x01\x02\x01\x01"
-
-    sig2 = der_encode_dsa_signature(
-        1037234182290683143945502320610861668562885151617,
-        559776156650501990899426031439030258256861634312
-    )
-    assert sig2 == (
-        b'0-\x02\x15\x00\xb5\xaf0xg\xfb\x8bT9\x00\x13\xccg\x02\r\xdf\x1f,\x0b'
-        b'\x81\x02\x14b\r;"\xabP1D\x0c>5\xea\xb6\xf4\x81)\x8f\x9e\x9f\x08'
-    )
-
-    sig3 = der_encode_dsa_signature(0, 0)
-    assert sig3 == b"0\x06\x02\x01\x00\x02\x01\x00"
-
-    sig4 = der_encode_dsa_signature(-1, 0)
-    assert sig4 == b"0\x06\x02\x01\xFF\x02\x01\x00"
-
-
 def test_load_nist_vectors():
     vector_data = textwrap.dedent("""
     # CAVS 11.1
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 01ab4e6..37efc58 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 import re
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
-from pyasn1.codec.der import encoder
-from pyasn1.type import namedtype, univ
-
 import pytest
 
 import six
@@ -73,20 +70,6 @@
     assert exc_info.value._reason is reason
 
 
-class _DSSSigValue(univ.Sequence):
-    componentType = namedtype.NamedTypes(
-        namedtype.NamedType('r', univ.Integer()),
-        namedtype.NamedType('s', univ.Integer())
-    )
-
-
-def der_encode_dsa_signature(r, s):
-    sig = _DSSSigValue()
-    sig.setComponentByName('r', r)
-    sig.setComponentByName('s', s)
-    return encoder.encode(sig)
-
-
 def load_vectors_from_file(filename, loader, mode="r"):
     with cryptography_vectors.open_vector_file(filename, mode) as vector_file:
         return loader(vector_file)