diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index 467af4ce1181..475c058593a4 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -1104,3 +1104,30 @@ function assertArgFn(arg, name, acceptArrayAnnotation) {
       (arg && typeof arg == 'object' ? arg.constructor.name || 'Object' : typeof arg));
   return arg;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Return the value accessible from the object by path. Any undefined traversals are ignored
+ * @param {Object} obj starting object
+ * @param {string} path path to traverse
+ * @param {boolean=true} bindFnToScope
+ * @returns value as accessible by path
+ */
+//TODO(misko): this function needs to be removed
+function getter(obj, path, bindFnToScope) {
+  if (!path) return obj;
+  var keys = path.split('.');
+  var key;
+  var lastInstance = obj;
+  var len = keys.length;
+
+  for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+    key = keys[i];
+    if (obj) {
+      obj = (lastInstance = obj)[key];
+    }
+  }
+  if (!bindFnToScope && isFunction(obj)) {
+    return bind(lastInstance, obj);
+  }
+  return obj;
+}
diff --git a/src/ng/parse.js b/src/ng/parse.js
index 86ac88061137..1a2d10c4a26f 100644
--- a/src/ng/parse.js
+++ b/src/ng/parse.js
@@ -663,33 +663,6 @@ function setter(obj, path, setValue) {
   return setValue;
 }
 
-/**
- * Return the value accesible from the object by path. Any undefined traversals are ignored
- * @param {Object} obj starting object
- * @param {string} path path to traverse
- * @param {boolean=true} bindFnToScope
- * @returns value as accesbile by path
- */
-//TODO(misko): this function needs to be removed
-function getter(obj, path, bindFnToScope) {
-  if (!path) return obj;
-  var keys = path.split('.');
-  var key;
-  var lastInstance = obj;
-  var len = keys.length;
-
-  for (var i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-    key = keys[i];
-    if (obj) {
-      obj = (lastInstance = obj)[key];
-    }
-  }
-  if (!bindFnToScope && isFunction(obj)) {
-    return bind(lastInstance, obj);
-  }
-  return obj;
-}
-
 var getterFnCache = {};
 
 /**