diff --git a/src/packet.rs b/src/packet.rs
index a9a84bc88e..33d3476067 100644
--- a/src/packet.rs
+++ b/src/packet.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 use bincode::{deserialize, serialize};
 use byteorder::{LittleEndian, ReadBytesExt, WriteBytesExt};
 use result::{Error, Result};
+use serde::Serialize;
 use signature::PublicKey;
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::fmt;
@@ -216,6 +217,25 @@ impl Packets {
     }
 }
 
+pub fn to_packets<T: Serialize>(r: &PacketRecycler, xs: Vec<T>) -> Vec<SharedPackets> {
+    let mut out = vec![];
+    for x in xs.chunks(NUM_PACKETS) {
+        let p = r.allocate();
+        p.write()
+            .unwrap()
+            .packets
+            .resize(x.len(), Default::default());
+        for (i, o) in x.iter().zip(p.write().unwrap().packets.iter_mut()) {
+            let v = serialize(&i).expect("serialize request");
+            let len = v.len();
+            o.data[..len].copy_from_slice(&v);
+            o.meta.size = len;
+        }
+        out.push(p);
+    }
+    return out;
+}
+
 const BLOB_INDEX_END: usize = size_of::<u64>();
 const BLOB_ID_END: usize = BLOB_INDEX_END + size_of::<usize>() + size_of::<PublicKey>();
 
@@ -308,11 +328,13 @@ impl Blob {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    use packet::{Blob, BlobRecycler, Packet, PacketRecycler, Packets};
+    use packet::{to_packets, Blob, BlobRecycler, Packet, PacketRecycler, Packets, NUM_PACKETS};
+    use request::Request;
     use std::collections::VecDeque;
     use std::io;
     use std::io::Write;
     use std::net::UdpSocket;
+
     #[test]
     pub fn packet_recycler_test() {
         let r = PacketRecycler::default();
@@ -354,6 +376,24 @@ mod test {
         r.recycle(p);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_to_packets() {
+        let tr = Request::GetTransactionCount;
+        let re = PacketRecycler::default();
+        let rv = to_packets(&re, vec![tr.clone(); 1]);
+        assert_eq!(rv.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), 1);
+
+        let rv = to_packets(&re, vec![tr.clone(); NUM_PACKETS]);
+        assert_eq!(rv.len(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), NUM_PACKETS);
+
+        let rv = to_packets(&re, vec![tr.clone(); NUM_PACKETS + 1]);
+        assert_eq!(rv.len(), 2);
+        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), NUM_PACKETS);
+        assert_eq!(rv[1].read().unwrap().packets.len(), 1);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     pub fn blob_send_recv() {
         trace!("start");
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 1be8ee01dc..7c5d23b52b 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 //! The `request` module defines the messages for the thin client.
 
-use bincode::serialize;
 use hash::Hash;
-use packet;
-use packet::SharedPackets;
 use signature::PublicKey;
 
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "cargo-clippy", allow(large_enum_variant))]
@@ -27,46 +24,3 @@ pub enum Response {
     LastId { id: Hash },
     TransactionCount { transaction_count: u64 },
 }
-
-pub fn to_request_packets(r: &packet::PacketRecycler, reqs: Vec<Request>) -> Vec<SharedPackets> {
-    let mut out = vec![];
-    for rrs in reqs.chunks(packet::NUM_PACKETS) {
-        let p = r.allocate();
-        p.write()
-            .unwrap()
-            .packets
-            .resize(rrs.len(), Default::default());
-        for (i, o) in rrs.iter().zip(p.write().unwrap().packets.iter_mut()) {
-            let v = serialize(&i).expect("serialize request");
-            let len = v.len();
-            o.data[..len].copy_from_slice(&v);
-            o.meta.size = len;
-        }
-        out.push(p);
-    }
-    return out;
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use packet::{PacketRecycler, NUM_PACKETS};
-    use request::{to_request_packets, Request};
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_to_packets() {
-        let tr = Request::GetTransactionCount;
-        let re = PacketRecycler::default();
-        let rv = to_request_packets(&re, vec![tr.clone(); 1]);
-        assert_eq!(rv.len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), 1);
-
-        let rv = to_request_packets(&re, vec![tr.clone(); NUM_PACKETS]);
-        assert_eq!(rv.len(), 1);
-        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), NUM_PACKETS);
-
-        let rv = to_request_packets(&re, vec![tr.clone(); NUM_PACKETS + 1]);
-        assert_eq!(rv.len(), 2);
-        assert_eq!(rv[0].read().unwrap().packets.len(), NUM_PACKETS);
-        assert_eq!(rv[1].read().unwrap().packets.len(), 1);
-    }
-}