diff --git a/src/mixins.ts b/src/mixins.ts
index 3314d94..7f754b5 100644
--- a/src/mixins.ts
+++ b/src/mixins.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { proxyMix } from './proxy';
+import { proxyMix, softMixProtos } from './proxy';
 import { Class, Longest } from './types'; // TODO: need something more than just Longest: also forces all to be subset of longest
 import { settings } from './settings';
-import { copyProps, hardMixProtos, softMixProtos } from './util';
+import { copyProps, hardMixProtos } from './util';
 import { directDecoratorSearch, deepDecoratorSearch, PropertyAndMethodDecorators } from './decorator';
 import { registerMixins } from './mixin-tracking';
 
diff --git a/src/proxy.ts b/src/proxy.ts
index 5a820bc..817e4e9 100644
--- a/src/proxy.ts
+++ b/src/proxy.ts
@@ -80,3 +80,10 @@ export const proxyMix = (ingredients: any[], prototype = Object.prototype) => ne
 			);
 	},
 });
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new proxy-prototype object that is a "soft" mixture of the given prototypes.  The mixing is achieved by
+ * proxying all property access to the ingredients.  This is not ES5 compatible and less performant.  However, any
+ * changes made to the source prototypes will be reflected in the proxy-prototype, which may be desirable.
+ */
+export const softMixProtos = (ingredients: any[], constructor: Function): object => proxyMix([...ingredients, {constructor}]);
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 265ddff..5dca296 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { proxyMix } from './proxy';
-
 /**
  * Utility function that works like `Object.apply`, but copies getters and setters properly as well.  Additionally gives
  * the option to exclude properties by name.
@@ -82,15 +80,6 @@ export const hardMixProtos = (ingredients: any[], constructor: Function | null,
 	return mixedProto;
 };
 
-/**
- * Creates a new proxy-prototype object that is a "soft" mixture of the given prototypes.  The mixing is achieved by
- * proxying all property access to the ingredients.  This is not ES5 compatible and less performant.  However, any
- * changes made to the source prototypes will be reflected in the proxy-prototype, which may be desirable.
- */
-export const softMixProtos = (ingredients: any[], constructor: Function): object => {
-	return proxyMix([...ingredients, { constructor }]);
-};
-
 export const unique = <T>(arr: T[]): T[] =>
 	arr.filter((e, i) => arr.indexOf(e) == i);