diff --git a/spec/editor-component-spec.coffee b/spec/editor-component-spec.coffee
index 113a05620..112ffec88 100644
--- a/spec/editor-component-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/editor-component-spec.coffee
@@ -374,12 +374,6 @@ describe "EditorComponent", ->
         expect(line2LeafNodes[2].textContent).toBe '  '
         expect(line2LeafNodes[2].classList.contains('indent-guide')).toBe false
 
-    getLeafNodes = (node) ->
-      if node.children.length > 0
-        flatten(toArray(node.children).map(getLeafNodes))
-      else
-        [node]
-
     describe "when the buffer contains null bytes", ->
       it "excludes the null byte from character measurement", ->
         editor.setText("a\0b")
@@ -401,6 +395,12 @@ describe "EditorComponent", ->
         foldedLineNode = component.lineNodeForScreenRow(4)
         expect(foldedLineNode.querySelector('.fold-marker')).toBeFalsy()
 
+    getLeafNodes = (node) ->
+      if node.children.length > 0
+        flatten(toArray(node.children).map(getLeafNodes))
+      else
+        [node]
+
   describe "gutter rendering", ->
     [gutter] = []