diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index eecc17a263..5d47ad7656 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -1891,13 +1891,6 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) check_or_expr(node ast.OrExpr, ret_type ast.Type, expr_re
 	}
 }
 
-fn is_noreturn_callexpr(expr ast.Expr) bool {
-	if expr is ast.CallExpr {
-		return expr.is_noreturn
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 pub fn (mut c Checker) selector_expr(mut node ast.SelectorExpr) ast.Type {
 	prevent_sum_type_unwrapping_once := c.prevent_sum_type_unwrapping_once
 	c.prevent_sum_type_unwrapping_once = false
@@ -2075,7 +2068,6 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) selector_expr(mut node ast.SelectorExpr) ast.Type {
 	return ast.void_type
 }
 
-// TODO: non deferred
 pub fn (mut c Checker) const_decl(mut node ast.ConstDecl) {
 	if node.fields.len == 0 {
 		c.warn('const block must have at least 1 declaration', node.pos)
@@ -2177,30 +2169,6 @@ pub fn (mut c Checker) enum_decl(mut node ast.EnumDecl) {
 	}
 }
 
-fn scope_register_it(mut s ast.Scope, pos token.Position, typ ast.Type) {
-	s.register(ast.Var{
-		name: 'it'
-		pos: pos
-		typ: typ
-		is_used: true
-	})
-}
-
-fn scope_register_a_b(mut s ast.Scope, pos token.Position, typ ast.Type) {
-	s.register(ast.Var{
-		name: 'a'
-		pos: pos
-		typ: typ.ref()
-		is_used: true
-	})
-	s.register(ast.Var{
-		name: 'b'
-		pos: pos
-		typ: typ.ref()
-		is_used: true
-	})
-}
-
 fn (mut c Checker) check_array_init_para_type(para string, expr ast.Expr, pos token.Position) {
 	sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(c.expr(expr))
 	if sym.kind !in [.int, .int_literal] {
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
index 790ff0912f..02d24cb76e 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/comptime.v
@@ -800,3 +800,27 @@ fn (mut c Checker) array_builtin_method_call(mut node ast.CallExpr, left_type as
 	}
 	return node.return_type
 }
+
+fn scope_register_it(mut s ast.Scope, pos token.Position, typ ast.Type) {
+	s.register(ast.Var{
+		name: 'it'
+		pos: pos
+		typ: typ
+		is_used: true
+	})
+}
+
+fn scope_register_a_b(mut s ast.Scope, pos token.Position, typ ast.Type) {
+	s.register(ast.Var{
+		name: 'a'
+		pos: pos
+		typ: typ.ref()
+		is_used: true
+	})
+	s.register(ast.Var{
+		name: 'b'
+		pos: pos
+		typ: typ.ref()
+		is_used: true
+	})
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/return.v b/vlib/v/checker/return.v
index 4c10f49bac..d593605c11 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/return.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/return.v
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module checker
 import v.ast
 import v.pref
 
+// TODO: non deferred
 pub fn (mut c Checker) return_stmt(mut node ast.Return) {
 	c.expected_type = c.table.cur_fn.return_type
 	mut expected_type := c.unwrap_generic(c.expected_type)
@@ -309,3 +310,10 @@ fn uses_return_stmt(stmts []ast.Stmt) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+fn is_noreturn_callexpr(expr ast.Expr) bool {
+	if expr is ast.CallExpr {
+		return expr.is_noreturn
+	}
+	return false
+}