diff --git "a/frameworks\\utest/source/default_handlers.cpp" "b/frameworks\\utest/source/default_handlers.cpp"
index ad027b2afc..ce7d0792f1 100644
--- "a/frameworks\\utest/source/default_handlers.cpp"
+++ "b/frameworks\\utest/source/default_handlers.cpp"
@@ -21,30 +21,6 @@
 
 using namespace mbed::test::v0;
 
-const char* failureToString(failure_t failure)
-{
-    switch(failure)
-    {
-        case FAILURE_NONE:
-            return "No Failure";
-        case FAILURE:
-            return "Unspecified Failure";
-        case FAILURE_CASES:
-            return "Test Cases Failed";
-        case FAILURE_EMPTY_CASE:
-            return "Test Case is Empty";
-        case FAILURE_SETUP:
-            return "Setup Failed";
-        case FAILURE_TEARDOWN:
-            return "Teardown Failed";
-        case FAILURE_TIMEOUT:
-            return "Timed Out";
-        case FAILURE_ASSERTION:
-            return "Assertion Failed";
-    }
-    return "Unknown Failure";
-}
-
 status_t mbed::test::v0::verbose_test_setup_handler(const size_t number_of_cases)
 {
     printf(">>> Running %u test cases...\n", number_of_cases);
@@ -57,7 +33,7 @@ void mbed::test::v0::verbose_test_teardown_handler(const size_t passed, const si
     if (failure == FAILURE_NONE) {
         printf("\n");
     } else  {
-        printf(" with reason '%s'\n", failureToString(failure));
+        printf(" with reason '%s'\n", stringify(failure));
     }
     if (failed) printf(">>> TESTS FAILED!\n");
 }
@@ -74,7 +50,7 @@ status_t mbed::test::v0::verbose_case_teardown_handler(const Case *const source,
     if (failure == FAILURE_NONE) {
         printf("\n");
     } else  {
-        printf(" with reason '%s'\n", failureToString(failure));
+        printf(" with reason '%s'\n", stringify(failure));
     }
     return STATUS_CONTINUE;
 }
@@ -84,7 +60,7 @@ status_t mbed::test::v0::verbose_case_failure_handler(const Case *const /*source
     if (reason == FAILURE_ASSERTION) {
         printf("\n");
     } else {
-        printf(">>> failed with reason '%s'\n", failureToString(reason));
+        printf(">>> failed with reason '%s'\n", stringify(reason));
     }
     return (reason == FAILURE_TEARDOWN) ? STATUS_ABORT : STATUS_CONTINUE;
 }
diff --git "a/frameworks\\utest/source/types.cpp" "b/frameworks\\utest/source/types.cpp"
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c08fb95bb
--- /dev/null
+++ "b/frameworks\\utest/source/types.cpp"
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, ARM Limited, All Rights Reserved
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ ****************************************************************************
+ */
+
+ #include "mbed-test-async/types.h"
+
+const char* mbed::test::v0::stringify(mbed::test::v0::failure_t failure)
+{
+    switch(failure)
+    {
+        case FAILURE_NONE:
+            return "No Failure";
+        case FAILURE:
+            return "Unspecified Failure";
+        case FAILURE_CASES:
+            return "Test Cases Failed";
+        case FAILURE_EMPTY_CASE:
+            return "Test Case is Empty";
+        case FAILURE_SETUP:
+            return "Setup Failed";
+        case FAILURE_TEARDOWN:
+            return "Teardown Failed";
+        case FAILURE_TIMEOUT:
+            return "Timed Out";
+        case FAILURE_ASSERTION:
+            return "Assertion Failed";
+    }
+    return "Unknown Failure";
+}