diff --git a/src/plotattr.jl b/src/plotattr.jl
index c917eecc..c9449830 100644
--- a/src/plotattr.jl
+++ b/src/plotattr.jl
@@ -77,22 +77,3 @@ function plotattr(attrtype::Symbol, attribute::AbstractString)
         def == "" ? "" : " default: $(printnothing(def))",
     )
 end
-
-axisattrcache = Dict{Symbol, Dict{Symbol, Symbol}}()
-
-get_axis_attr(letter, keyword::String) = get_axis_attr(letter, Symbol(keyword))
-function get_axis_attr(letter, keyword)
-    lt = if haskey(axisattrcache, letter)
-        axisattrcache[letter]
-    else
-        axisattrcache[letter] = Dict{Symbol, Symbol}()
-    end
-
-    lk = if haskey(lt, keyword)
-            lt[keyword]
-        else
-            lt[keyword] = Symbol(letter, keyword)
-        end
-
-    return lk
-end
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index 7570d2c1..4952bf7b 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -1214,3 +1214,22 @@ function mesh3d_triangles(x, y, z, cns)
     end
     return X, Y, Z
 end
+
+axisattrcache = Dict{Symbol, Dict{Symbol, Symbol}}()
+
+get_axis_attr(letter, keyword::String) = get_axis_attr(letter, Symbol(keyword))
+function get_axis_attr(letter, keyword)
+    lt = if haskey(axisattrcache, letter)
+        axisattrcache[letter]
+    else
+        axisattrcache[letter] = Dict{Symbol, Symbol}()
+    end
+
+    lk = if haskey(lt, keyword)
+            lt[keyword]
+        else
+            lt[keyword] = Symbol(letter, keyword)
+        end
+
+    return lk
+end