diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index afd9c78d..4833a919 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 unreleased
 =========================
 
+* extract shared utility functions
 * remove `unpipe` package and use native `unpipe()` method
 
 2.0.1 / 2024-09-10
diff --git a/lib/types/json.js b/lib/types/json.js
index 30bf8cab..5b4a5ff3 100644
--- a/lib/types/json.js
+++ b/lib/types/json.js
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
  */
 
 var bytes = require('bytes')
-var contentType = require('content-type')
 var createError = require('http-errors')
 var debug = require('debug')('body-parser:json')
 var isFinished = require('on-finished').isFinished
 var read = require('../read')
 var typeis = require('type-is')
+var { getCharset, typeChecker } = require('../utils')
 
 /**
  * Module exports.
@@ -196,21 +196,6 @@ function firstchar (str) {
     : undefined
 }
 
-/**
- * Get the charset of a request.
- *
- * @param {object} req
- * @api private
- */
-
-function getCharset (req) {
-  try {
-    return (contentType.parse(req).parameters.charset || '').toLowerCase()
-  } catch (e) {
-    return undefined
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Normalize a SyntaxError for JSON.parse.
  *
@@ -235,16 +220,3 @@ function normalizeJsonSyntaxError (error, obj) {
 
   return error
 }
-
-/**
- * Get the simple type checker.
- *
- * @param {string} type
- * @return {function}
- */
-
-function typeChecker (type) {
-  return function checkType (req) {
-    return Boolean(typeis(req, type))
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/types/raw.js b/lib/types/raw.js
index bfe274cf..f3931116 100644
--- a/lib/types/raw.js
+++ b/lib/types/raw.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var debug = require('debug')('body-parser:raw')
 var isFinished = require('on-finished').isFinished
 var read = require('../read')
 var typeis = require('type-is')
+var { typeChecker } = require('../utils')
 
 /**
  * Module exports.
@@ -89,16 +90,3 @@ function raw (options) {
     })
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Get the simple type checker.
- *
- * @param {string} type
- * @return {function}
- */
-
-function typeChecker (type) {
-  return function checkType (req) {
-    return Boolean(typeis(req, type))
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/types/text.js b/lib/types/text.js
index b153931b..8cbd3338 100644
--- a/lib/types/text.js
+++ b/lib/types/text.js
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
  */
 
 var bytes = require('bytes')
-var contentType = require('content-type')
 var debug = require('debug')('body-parser:text')
 var isFinished = require('on-finished').isFinished
 var read = require('../read')
 var typeis = require('type-is')
+var { getCharset, typeChecker } = require('../utils')
 
 /**
  * Module exports.
@@ -94,31 +94,3 @@ function text (options) {
     })
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Get the charset of a request.
- *
- * @param {object} req
- * @api private
- */
-
-function getCharset (req) {
-  try {
-    return (contentType.parse(req).parameters.charset || '').toLowerCase()
-  } catch (e) {
-    return undefined
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the simple type checker.
- *
- * @param {string} type
- * @return {function}
- */
-
-function typeChecker (type) {
-  return function checkType (req) {
-    return Boolean(typeis(req, type))
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/types/urlencoded.js b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
index 687745f8..a974f34c 100644
--- a/lib/types/urlencoded.js
+++ b/lib/types/urlencoded.js
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
  */
 
 var bytes = require('bytes')
-var contentType = require('content-type')
 var createError = require('http-errors')
 var debug = require('debug')('body-parser:urlencoded')
 var isFinished = require('on-finished').isFinished
 var read = require('../read')
 var typeis = require('type-is')
 var qs = require('qs')
+var { getCharset, typeChecker } = require('../utils')
 
 /**
  * Module exports.
@@ -184,21 +184,6 @@ function createQueryParser (options, extended) {
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Get the charset of a request.
- *
- * @param {object} req
- * @api private
- */
-
-function getCharset (req) {
-  try {
-    return (contentType.parse(req).parameters.charset || '').toLowerCase()
-  } catch (e) {
-    return undefined
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Count the number of parameters, stopping once limit reached
  *
@@ -222,16 +207,3 @@ function parameterCount (body, limit) {
 
   return count
 }
-
-/**
- * Get the simple type checker.
- *
- * @param {string} type
- * @return {function}
- */
-
-function typeChecker (type) {
-  return function checkType (req) {
-    return Boolean(typeis(req, type))
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e97f78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*!
+ * body-parser
+ * Copyright(c) 2014-2015 Douglas Christopher Wilson
+ * MIT Licensed
+ */
+
+'use strict'
+
+/**
+ * Module dependencies.
+ */
+
+var contentType = require('content-type')
+var typeis = require('type-is')
+
+/**
+ * Module exports.
+ */
+
+module.exports = {
+  getCharset,
+  typeChecker
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the charset of a request.
+ *
+ * @param {object} req
+ * @api private
+ */
+
+function getCharset (req) {
+  try {
+    return (contentType.parse(req).parameters.charset || '').toLowerCase()
+  } catch (e) {
+    return undefined
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the simple type checker.
+ *
+ * @param {string} type
+ * @return {function}
+ */
+
+function typeChecker (type) {
+  return function checkType (req) {
+    return Boolean(typeis(req, type))
+  }
+}