diff --git a/precomputed_reps_spectral_gap.jl b/precomputed_reps_spectral_gap.jl
index c0696e3..a666bc6 100644
--- a/precomputed_reps_spectral_gap.jl
+++ b/precomputed_reps_spectral_gap.jl
@@ -68,16 +68,6 @@ function load_principal_repr(i, q = 109; CC = AcbField(PRECISION))
     return a, b
 end
 
-function safe_eigvals(m::acb_mat)
-    evs = eigvals(m)
-    all(isfinite.(evs)) && return evs
-    CC = base_ring(m)
-    X = matrix(CC, rand(CC, size(m)))
-    evs = eigvals(X * m * inv(X))
-    all(isfinite.(evs)) && return evs
-    throw(ArgumentError("Could not compute eigenvalues"))
-end
-
 if !isinteractive()
 
     for i = 0:27
diff --git a/src/nemo_utils.jl b/src/nemo_utils.jl
index 182707b..bf26abe 100644
--- a/src/nemo_utils.jl
+++ b/src/nemo_utils.jl
@@ -163,3 +163,14 @@ function _count_multiplicites(evs)
         rev = true,
     )
 end
+
+function safe_eigvals(m::acb_mat)
+    evs = eigvals(m)
+    all(isfinite.(evs)) && return evs
+    CC = base_ring(m)
+    X = matrix(CC, rand(CC, size(m)))
+    evs = eigvals(X * m * inv(X))
+    return evs
+    all(isfinite.(evs)) && return evs
+    throw(ArgumentError("Could not compute eigenvalues"))
+end