diff --git a/include/xeus-cpp/xutils.hpp b/include/xeus-cpp/xutils.hpp
index a87e3bc7..a80bab8a 100644
--- a/include/xeus-cpp/xutils.hpp
+++ b/include/xeus-cpp/xutils.hpp
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ namespace xcpp
     XEUS_CPP_API
     void stop_handler(int sig);
 
-    XEUS_CPP_API
-    bool should_print_version(int argc, char* argv[]);
-
-    XEUS_CPP_API
-    std::string extract_filename(int &argc, char* argv[]);
-
     XEUS_CPP_API
     interpreter_ptr build_interpreter(int argc, char** argv);
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 7896b2ec..116b03d1 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <xeus/xkernel.hpp>
 #include <xeus/xkernel_configuration.hpp>
+#include "xeus/xhelper.hpp"
 
 #include "xeus-zmq/xzmq_context.hpp"
 #include <xeus-zmq/xserver_zmq.hpp>
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-    if (xcpp::should_print_version(argc, argv))
+    if (xeus::should_print_version(argc, argv))
     {
         std::clog << "xcpp " << XEUS_CPP_VERSION << std::endl;
         return 0;
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 #endif
     signal(SIGINT, xcpp::stop_handler);
 
-    std::string file_name = xcpp::extract_filename(argc, argv);
+    std::string file_name = xeus::extract_filename(argc, argv);
 
     interpreter_ptr interpreter = xcpp::build_interpreter(argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/src/xutils.cpp b/src/xutils.cpp
index d530f162..c2314480 100644
--- a/src/xutils.cpp
+++ b/src/xutils.cpp
@@ -50,37 +50,6 @@ namespace xcpp
         exit(0);
     }
 
-    bool should_print_version(int argc, char* argv[])
-    {
-        for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
-        {
-            if (std::string(argv[i]) == "--version")
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    std::string extract_filename(int &argc, char* argv[])
-    {
-        std::string res = "";
-        for (int i = 0; i < argc; ++i)
-        {
-            if ((std::string(argv[i]) == "-f") && (i + 1 < argc))
-            {
-                res = argv[i + 1];
-                for (int j = i; j < argc - 2; ++j)
-                {
-                    argv[j] = argv[j + 2];
-                }
-                argc -= 2;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-        return res;
-    }
-
     interpreter_ptr build_interpreter(int argc, char** argv)
     {
         std::vector<const char*> interpreter_argv(argc);
diff --git a/test/test_interpreter.cpp b/test/test_interpreter.cpp
index 364e1fd7..4a5a4688 100644
--- a/test/test_interpreter.cpp
+++ b/test/test_interpreter.cpp
@@ -260,19 +260,6 @@ TEST_SUITE("is_complete_request")
     }
 }
 
-TEST_SUITE("extract_filename")
-{
-    TEST_CASE("extract_filename_basic_test")
-    {
-        const char* arguments[] = {"argument1", "-f", "filename.txt", "argument4"};
-        int argc = sizeof(arguments) / sizeof(arguments[0]);
-
-        std::string result = xcpp::extract_filename(argc, const_cast<char**>(arguments));
-        REQUIRE(result == "filename.txt");
-        REQUIRE(argc == 2);
-    }
-}
-
 TEST_SUITE("trim"){
 
     TEST_CASE("trim_basic_test"){
@@ -313,40 +300,6 @@ TEST_SUITE("trim"){
 
 }
 
-TEST_SUITE("should_print_version")
-{
-    // This test case checks if the function `should_print_version` correctly identifies
-    // when the "--version" argument is passed. It sets up a scenario where "--version"
-    // is one of the command line arguments and checks if the function returns true.
-    TEST_CASE("should_print_version_with_version_arg")
-    {
-        char arg1[] = "program_name";
-        char arg2[] = "--version";
-        char* argv[] = {arg1, arg2};
-        int argc = 2;
-
-        bool result = xcpp::should_print_version(argc, argv);
-
-        REQUIRE(result == true);
-    }
-
-    // This test case checks if the function `should_print_version` correctly identifies
-    // when the "--version" argument is not passed. It sets up a scenario where "--version"
-    // is not one of the command line arguments and checks if the function returns false.
-    TEST_CASE("should_print_version_without_version_arg")
-    {
-        char arg1[] = "program_name";
-        char arg2[] = "-f";
-        char arg3[] = "filename";
-        char* argv[] = {arg1, arg2, arg3};
-        int argc = 3;
-
-        bool result = xcpp::should_print_version(argc, argv);
-
-        REQUIRE(result == false);
-    }
-}
-
 TEST_SUITE("build_interpreter")
 {
     // This test case checks if the function `build_interpreter` returns a non-null pointer