diff --git a/layers/draw_state.cpp b/layers/draw_state.cpp
index 26838f0..121f583 100644
--- a/layers/draw_state.cpp
+++ b/layers/draw_state.cpp
@@ -4548,6 +4548,27 @@
     return skip;
 }
 
+// Print readable FlagBits in FlagMask
+std::string string_VkAccessFlags(VkAccessFlags accessMask)
+{
+    std::string result;
+    std::string separator;
+
+    if (accessMask == 0) {
+        result = "[None]";
+    } else {
+        result = "[";
+        for (auto i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+            if (accessMask & (1 << i)) {
+                result = result + separator + string_VkAccessFlagBits((VkAccessFlagBits)(1 << i));
+                separator = " | ";
+            }
+        }
+        result = result + "]";
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 // AccessFlags MUST have 'required_bit' set, and may have one or more of 'optional_bits' set.
 // If required_bit is zero, accessMask must have at least one of 'optional_bits' set
 VkBool32 ValidateMaskBits(const layer_data* my_data, VkCommandBuffer cmdBuffer, const VkAccessFlags& accessMask, const VkImageLayout& layout,
diff --git a/layers/vk_layer_utils.cpp b/layers/vk_layer_utils.cpp
index 568d3b0..36e3904 100644
--- a/layers/vk_layer_utils.cpp
+++ b/layers/vk_layer_utils.cpp
@@ -577,24 +577,3 @@
 {
     return vk_format_table[format].channel_count;
 }
-
-// Print readable FlagBits in FlagMask
-std::string string_VkAccessFlags(VkAccessFlags accessMask)
-{
-    std::string result;
-    std::string separator;
-
-    if (accessMask == 0) {
-        result = "[None]";
-    } else {
-        result = "[";
-        for (auto i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
-            if (accessMask & (1 << i)) {
-                result = result + separator + string_VkAccessFlagBits((VkAccessFlagBits)(1 << i));
-                separator = " | ";
-            }
-        }
-        result = result + "]";
-    }
-    return result;
-}
diff --git a/layers/vk_layer_utils.h b/layers/vk_layer_utils.h
index 62b1c3d..52a615f 100644
--- a/layers/vk_layer_utils.h
+++ b/layers/vk_layer_utils.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 bool   vk_format_is_srgb(VkFormat format);
 bool   vk_format_is_compressed(VkFormat format);
 size_t vk_format_get_size(VkFormat format);
-std::string string_VkAccessFlags(VkAccessFlags accessMask);
-
 
 static inline int u_ffs(int val)
 {