diff --git a/src/browser.js b/src/browser.js
index c459669..037de92 100644
--- a/src/browser.js
+++ b/src/browser.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import createMixin from './shared/mixin'
 import setOptions from './shared/options'
 import { isUndefined } from './shared/is-type'
 import $meta from './client/$meta'
-import hasMetaInfo from './shared/hasMetaInfo'
+import { hasMetaInfo } from './shared/meta-helpers'
 
 /**
  * Plugin install function.
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 9e049d0..470fb7d 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { version } from '../package.json'
 import createMixin from './shared/mixin'
 import setOptions from './shared/options'
 import $meta from './server/$meta'
-import hasMetaInfo from './shared/hasMetaInfo'
+import { hasMetaInfo } from './shared/meta-helpers'
 
 /**
  * Plugin install function.
diff --git a/src/shared/getComponentOption.js b/src/shared/getComponentOption.js
index b66df4c..7e46bec 100644
--- a/src/shared/getComponentOption.js
+++ b/src/shared/getComponentOption.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { merge } from './merge'
-import applyTemplate from './applyTemplate'
-import inMetaInfoBranch from './inMetaInfoBranch'
+import { applyTemplate } from './template'
+import { inMetaInfoBranch } from './meta-helpers'
 import { isFunction, isObject } from './is-type'
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/shared/hasMetaInfo.js b/src/shared/hasMetaInfo.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 033c34a..0000000
--- a/src/shared/hasMetaInfo.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { isObject } from './is-type'
-
-// Vue $root instance has a _vueMeta object property, otherwise its a boolean true
-export default function hasMetaInfo(vm = this) {
-  return vm && (vm._vueMeta === true || isObject(vm._vueMeta))
-}
diff --git a/src/shared/inMetaInfoBranch.js b/src/shared/inMetaInfoBranch.js
deleted file mode 100644
index cf89e9e..0000000
--- a/src/shared/inMetaInfoBranch.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { isUndefined } from './is-type'
-
-// a component is in a metaInfo branch when itself has meta info or one of its (grand-)children has
-export default function inMetaInfoBranch(vm = this) {
-  return vm && !isUndefined(vm._vueMeta)
-}
diff --git a/src/shared/meta-helpers.js b/src/shared/meta-helpers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..382e7f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/shared/meta-helpers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { isUndefined, isObject } from './is-type'
+
+// Vue $root instance has a _vueMeta object property, otherwise its a boolean true
+export function hasMetaInfo(vm = this) {
+  return vm && (vm._vueMeta === true || isObject(vm._vueMeta))
+}
+
+// a component is in a metaInfo branch when itself has meta info or one of its (grand-)children has
+export function inMetaInfoBranch(vm = this) {
+  return vm && !isUndefined(vm._vueMeta)
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/getComponentOptions.test.js b/test/unit/getComponentOptions.test.js
index e49ffaa..7bdc895 100644
--- a/test/unit/getComponentOptions.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/getComponentOptions.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import getComponentOption from '../../src/shared/getComponentOption'
-import inMetaInfoBranch from '../../src/shared/inMetaInfoBranch'
+import { inMetaInfoBranch } from '../../src/shared/meta-helpers'
 import { mount, getVue, loadVueMetaPlugin } from '../utils'
 
 describe('getComponentOption', () => {