diff --git a/src/deepmerge.ts b/src/deepmerge.ts
index cfb6afb..b813efd 100644
--- a/src/deepmerge.ts
+++ b/src/deepmerge.ts
@@ -1,60 +1,22 @@
 import isPlainObj from 'is-plain-obj'
+import {
+	cloneUnlessOtherwiseSpecified,
+	getKeys,
+	getMergeFunction,
+	propertyIsOnObject,
+	propertyIsUnsafe
+} from './utils'
 
 function defaultIsMergeable(value) {
 	return Array.isArray(value) || isPlainObj(value)
 }
 
-function emptyTarget(val) {
-	return Array.isArray(val) ? [] : {}
-}
-
-function cloneUnlessOtherwiseSpecified(value, options) {
-	return (options.clone !== false && options.isMergeable(value))
-		? deepmergeImpl(emptyTarget(value), value, options)
-		: value
-}
-
 function defaultArrayMerge(target, source, options) {
 	return target.concat(source).map((element) =>
 		cloneUnlessOtherwiseSpecified(element, options)
 	)
 }
 
-function getMergeFunction(key, options) {
-	if (!options.customMerge) {
-		return deepmergeImpl
-	}
-	const customMerge = options.customMerge(key)
-	return typeof customMerge === 'function' ? customMerge : deepmergeImpl
-}
-
-function getEnumerableOwnPropertySymbols(target) {
-	return Object.getOwnPropertySymbols
-		? Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(target).filter((symbol) =>
-			target.propertyIsEnumerable(symbol)
-		)
-		: []
-}
-
-function getKeys(target) {
-	return Object.keys(target).concat(getEnumerableOwnPropertySymbols(target))
-}
-
-function propertyIsOnObject(object, property) {
-	try {
-		return property in object
-	} catch(_) {
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
-// Protects from prototype poisoning and unexpected merging up the prototype chain.
-function propertyIsUnsafe(target, key) {
-	return propertyIsOnObject(target, key) // Properties are safe to merge if they don't exist in the target yet,
-		&& !(Object.hasOwnProperty.call(target, key) // unsafe if they exist up the prototype chain,
-			&& Object.propertyIsEnumerable.call(target, key)) // and also unsafe if they're nonenumerable.
-}
-
 function mergeObject(target, source, options) {
 	const destination = {}
 	if (options.isMergeable(target)) {
@@ -76,7 +38,7 @@ function mergeObject(target, source, options) {
 	return destination
 }
 
-function deepmergeImpl(target, source, options) {
+export function deepmergeImpl(target, source, options) {
 	const sourceIsArray = Array.isArray(source)
 	const targetIsArray = Array.isArray(target)
 	const sourceAndTargetTypesMatch = sourceIsArray === targetIsArray
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a040967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { deepmergeImpl } from './deepmerge';
+
+function emptyTarget(value) {
+	return Array.isArray(value) ? [] : {}
+}
+
+export function cloneUnlessOtherwiseSpecified(value, options) {
+	return (options.clone !== false && options.isMergeable(value))
+		? deepmergeImpl(emptyTarget(value), value, options)
+		: value
+}
+
+function getEnumerableOwnPropertySymbols(target) {
+	return Object.getOwnPropertySymbols
+		? Object.getOwnPropertySymbols(target).filter((symbol) => target.propertyIsEnumerable(symbol)
+		)
+		: [];
+}
+
+export function getKeys(target) {
+	return Object.keys(target).concat(getEnumerableOwnPropertySymbols(target));
+}
+
+export function propertyIsOnObject(object, property) {
+	try {
+		return property in object;
+	} catch (_) {
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+export function getMergeFunction(key, options) {
+	if (!options.customMerge) {
+		return deepmergeImpl
+	}
+	const customMerge = options.customMerge(key)
+	return typeof customMerge === 'function' ? customMerge : deepmergeImpl
+}
+
+// Protects from prototype poisoning and unexpected merging up the prototype chain.
+export function propertyIsUnsafe(target, key) {
+	return propertyIsOnObject(target, key) // Properties are safe to merge if they don't exist in the target yet,
+		&& !(Object.hasOwnProperty.call(target, key) // unsafe if they exist up the prototype chain,
+			&& Object.propertyIsEnumerable.call(target, key)) // and also unsafe if they're nonenumerable.
+}