diff --git a/modules/field/field.module b/modules/field/field.module
index d02599a01941752952a0e2b8db114f3ecf838dcf..823b0f24c010f94576bb34dad9f9c5c71cc5b5f5 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.module
+++ b/modules/field/field.module
@@ -966,3 +966,33 @@ function theme_field($variables) {
 
   return $output;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Helper form element validator: integer.
+ */
+function _element_validate_integer($element, &$form_state) {
+  $value = $element['#value'];
+  if ($value !== '' && (!is_numeric($value) || intval($value) != $value)) {
+    form_error($element, t('%name must be an integer.', array('%name' => $element['#title'])));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper form element validator: integer > 0.
+ */
+function _element_validate_integer_positive($element, &$form_state) {
+  $value = $element['#value'];
+  if ($value !== '' && (!is_numeric($value) || intval($value) != $value || $value <= 0)) {
+    form_error($element, t('%name must be a positive integer.', array('%name' => $element['#title'])));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Helper form element validator: number.
+ */
+function _element_validate_number($element, &$form_state) {
+  $value = $element['#value'];
+  if ($value != '' && !is_numeric($value)) {
+    form_error($element, t('%name must be a number.', array('%name' => $element['#title'])));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc b/modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
index ffa7330f62f02e5280ef8cdcb119c1a112bff7e5..27ff1e03ad69617335a5900c9f647f6ee8a9640c 100644
--- a/modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
+++ b/modules/field_ui/field_ui.admin.inc
@@ -1946,33 +1946,3 @@ function field_ui_next_destination($entity_type, $bundle) {
   $admin_path = _field_ui_bundle_admin_path($entity_type, $bundle);
   return $admin_path . '/fields';
 }
-
-/**
- * Helper form element validator: integer.
- */
-function _element_validate_integer($element, &$form_state) {
-  $value = $element['#value'];
-  if ($value !== '' && (!is_numeric($value) || intval($value) != $value)) {
-    form_error($element, t('%name must be an integer.', array('%name' => $element['#title'])));
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Helper form element validator: integer > 0.
- */
-function _element_validate_integer_positive($element, &$form_state) {
-  $value = $element['#value'];
-  if ($value !== '' && (!is_numeric($value) || intval($value) != $value || $value <= 0)) {
-    form_error($element, t('%name must be a positive integer.', array('%name' => $element['#title'])));
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Helper form element validator: number.
- */
-function _element_validate_number($element, &$form_state) {
-  $value = $element['#value'];
-  if ($value != '' && !is_numeric($value)) {
-    form_error($element, t('%name must be a number.', array('%name' => $element['#title'])));
-  }
-}