diff --git a/gitprompt.sh b/gitprompt.sh
index 65dc759..e812a85 100755
--- a/gitprompt.sh
+++ b/gitprompt.sh
@@ -525,6 +525,14 @@ function is_function {
   declare -Ff "$1" >/dev/null;
 }
 
+#Helper function that truncates $PWD depending on window width
+function gp_truncate_pwd {
+  local newPWD="${PWD/#$HOME/~}"
+  local pwdmaxlen=$((${COLUMNS:-80}/3))
+  [ ${#newPWD} -gt $pwdmaxlen ] && newPWD="...${newPWD:3-$pwdmaxlen}"
+  echo -n "$newPWD"
+}
+
 #Sets the window title to the given argument string
 function gp_set_window_title {
   echo -ne "\033]0;"$@"\007"
diff --git a/themes/TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle.bgptheme b/themes/TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle.bgptheme
index 29721c9..b7f94e2 100644
--- a/themes/TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle.bgptheme
+++ b/themes/TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle.bgptheme
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
 override_git_prompt_colors() {
   GIT_PROMPT_THEME_NAME="TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle"
 
-  #Helper function that truncates $PWD depending on window width
-  function gp_truncate_pwd {
-    local newPWD="${PWD/#$HOME/~}"
-    local pwdmaxlen=$((${COLUMNS:-80}/3))
-    [ ${#newPWD} -gt $pwdmaxlen ] && newPWD="...${newPWD:3-$pwdmaxlen}"
-    echo -n "$newPWD"
-  }
-
   #Overrides the prompt_callback function used by bash-git-prompt
   function prompt_callback {
     local PS1="\u@\h: $(gp_truncate_pwd)"
diff --git a/themes/TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle_NoExitState.bgptheme b/themes/TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle_NoExitState.bgptheme
index 5a1bff1..6e63676 100644
--- a/themes/TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle_NoExitState.bgptheme
+++ b/themes/TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle_NoExitState.bgptheme
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@
 override_git_prompt_colors() {
   GIT_PROMPT_THEME_NAME="TruncatedPwd_WindowTitle_NoExitState"
 
-  #Helper function that truncates $PWD depending on window width
-  function gp_truncate_pwd {
-    local newPWD="${PWD/#$HOME/~}"
-    local pwdmaxlen=$((${COLUMNS:-80}/3))
-    [ ${#newPWD} -gt $pwdmaxlen ] && newPWD="...${newPWD:3-$pwdmaxlen}"
-    echo -n "$newPWD"
-  }
-
   #Overrides the prompt_callback function used by bash-git-prompt
   function prompt_callback {
     local PS1="\u@\h: $(gp_truncate_pwd)"