diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
index bbe796bc24a9b5..256415c9b83ebe 100644
--- a/node.gyp
+++ b/node.gyp
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@
         'src/js_native_api_v8.h',
         'src/js_native_api_v8_internals.h',
         'src/js_stream.cc',
+        'src/json_utils.cc',
         'src/module_wrap.cc',
         'src/node.cc',
         'src/node_api.cc',
@@ -644,6 +645,7 @@
         'src/histogram.h',
         'src/histogram-inl.h',
         'src/js_stream.h',
+        'src/json_utils.h',
         'src/large_pages/node_large_page.cc',
         'src/large_pages/node_large_page.h',
         'src/memory_tracker.h',
@@ -1141,7 +1143,7 @@
         'test/cctest/test_linked_binding.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_per_process.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_platform.cc',
-        'test/cctest/test_report_util.cc',
+        'test/cctest/test_json_utils.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_sockaddr.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_traced_value.cc',
         'test/cctest/test_util.cc',
diff --git a/src/json_utils.cc b/src/json_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..aa03a6d7305d75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include "json_utils.h"
+
+namespace node {
+
+std::string EscapeJsonChars(const std::string& str) {
+  const std::string control_symbols[0x20] = {
+      "\\u0000", "\\u0001", "\\u0002", "\\u0003", "\\u0004", "\\u0005",
+      "\\u0006", "\\u0007", "\\b", "\\t", "\\n", "\\v", "\\f", "\\r",
+      "\\u000e", "\\u000f", "\\u0010", "\\u0011", "\\u0012", "\\u0013",
+      "\\u0014", "\\u0015", "\\u0016", "\\u0017", "\\u0018", "\\u0019",
+      "\\u001a", "\\u001b", "\\u001c", "\\u001d", "\\u001e", "\\u001f"
+  };
+
+  std::string ret;
+  size_t last_pos = 0;
+  size_t pos = 0;
+  for (; pos < str.size(); ++pos) {
+    std::string replace;
+    char ch = str[pos];
+    if (ch == '\\') {
+      replace = "\\\\";
+    } else if (ch == '\"') {
+      replace = "\\\"";
+    } else {
+      size_t num = static_cast<size_t>(ch);
+      if (num < 0x20) replace = control_symbols[num];
+    }
+    if (!replace.empty()) {
+      if (pos > last_pos) {
+        ret += str.substr(last_pos, pos - last_pos);
+      }
+      last_pos = pos + 1;
+      ret += replace;
+    }
+  }
+  // Append any remaining symbols.
+  if (last_pos < str.size()) {
+    ret += str.substr(last_pos, pos - last_pos);
+  }
+  return ret;
+}
+
+std::string Reindent(const std::string& str, int indent_depth) {
+  std::string indent;
+  for (int i = 0; i < indent_depth; i++) indent += ' ';
+
+  std::string out;
+  std::string::size_type pos = 0;
+  do {
+    std::string::size_type prev_pos = pos;
+    pos = str.find('\n', pos);
+
+    out.append(indent);
+
+    if (pos == std::string::npos) {
+      out.append(str, prev_pos, std::string::npos);
+      break;
+    } else {
+      pos++;
+      out.append(str, prev_pos, pos - prev_pos);
+    }
+  } while (true);
+
+  return out;
+}
+
+}  // namespace node
diff --git a/src/json_utils.h b/src/json_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..21e204328058ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/json_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#ifndef SRC_JSON_UTILS_H_
+#define SRC_JSON_UTILS_H_
+
+#if defined(NODE_WANT_INTERNALS) && NODE_WANT_INTERNALS
+
+#include <iomanip>
+#include <ostream>
+#include <limits>
+
+namespace node {
+
+std::string EscapeJsonChars(const std::string& str);
+std::string Reindent(const std::string& str, int indentation);
+
+// JSON compiler definitions.
+class JSONWriter {
+ public:
+  JSONWriter(std::ostream& out, bool compact)
+    : out_(out), compact_(compact) {}
+
+ private:
+  inline void indent() { indent_ += 2; }
+  inline void deindent() { indent_ -= 2; }
+  inline void advance() {
+    if (compact_) return;
+    for (int i = 0; i < indent_; i++) out_ << ' ';
+  }
+  inline void write_one_space() {
+    if (compact_) return;
+    out_ << ' ';
+  }
+  inline void write_new_line() {
+    if (compact_) return;
+    out_ << '\n';
+  }
+
+ public:
+  inline void json_start() {
+    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
+    write_new_line();
+    advance();
+    out_ << '{';
+    indent();
+    state_ = kObjectStart;
+  }
+
+  inline void json_end() {
+    write_new_line();
+    deindent();
+    advance();
+    out_ << '}';
+    state_ = kAfterValue;
+  }
+  template <typename T>
+  inline void json_objectstart(T key) {
+    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
+    write_new_line();
+    advance();
+    write_string(key);
+    out_ << ':';
+    write_one_space();
+    out_ << '{';
+    indent();
+    state_ = kObjectStart;
+  }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  inline void json_arraystart(T key) {
+    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
+    write_new_line();
+    advance();
+    write_string(key);
+    out_ << ':';
+    write_one_space();
+    out_ << '[';
+    indent();
+    state_ = kObjectStart;
+  }
+  inline void json_objectend() {
+    write_new_line();
+    deindent();
+    advance();
+    out_ << '}';
+    if (indent_ == 0) {
+      // Top-level object is complete, so end the line.
+      out_ << '\n';
+    }
+    state_ = kAfterValue;
+  }
+
+  inline void json_arrayend() {
+    write_new_line();
+    deindent();
+    advance();
+    out_ << ']';
+    state_ = kAfterValue;
+  }
+  template <typename T, typename U>
+  inline void json_keyvalue(const T& key, const U& value) {
+    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
+    write_new_line();
+    advance();
+    write_string(key);
+    out_ << ':';
+    write_one_space();
+    write_value(value);
+    state_ = kAfterValue;
+  }
+
+  template <typename U>
+  inline void json_element(const U& value) {
+    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
+    write_new_line();
+    advance();
+    write_value(value);
+    state_ = kAfterValue;
+  }
+
+  struct Null {};  // Usable as a JSON value.
+
+  struct ForeignJSON {
+    std::string as_string;
+  };
+
+ private:
+  template <typename T,
+            typename test_for_number = typename std::
+                enable_if<std::numeric_limits<T>::is_specialized, bool>::type>
+  inline void write_value(T number) {
+    if (std::is_same<T, bool>::value)
+      out_ << (number ? "true" : "false");
+    else
+      out_ << number;
+  }
+
+  inline void write_value(Null null) { out_ << "null"; }
+  inline void write_value(const char* str) { write_string(str); }
+  inline void write_value(const std::string& str) { write_string(str); }
+
+  inline void write_value(const ForeignJSON& json) {
+    out_ << Reindent(json.as_string, indent_);
+  }
+
+  inline void write_string(const std::string& str) {
+    out_ << '"' << EscapeJsonChars(str) << '"';
+  }
+  inline void write_string(const char* str) { write_string(std::string(str)); }
+
+  enum JSONState { kObjectStart, kAfterValue };
+  std::ostream& out_;
+  bool compact_;
+  int indent_ = 0;
+  int state_ = kObjectStart;
+};
+
+}  // namespace node
+
+#endif  // defined(NODE_WANT_INTERNALS) && NODE_WANT_INTERNALS
+
+#endif  // SRC_JSON_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/src/node_report.cc b/src/node_report.cc
index ff2206dbb44ef0..98da24c9567a28 100644
--- a/src/node_report.cc
+++ b/src/node_report.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "env-inl.h"
+#include "json_utils.h"
 #include "node_report.h"
 #include "debug_utils-inl.h"
 #include "diagnosticfilename-inl.h"
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <iostream>
 #include <cstring>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <cwctype>
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ using node::arraysize;
 using node::ConditionVariable;
 using node::DiagnosticFilename;
 using node::Environment;
+using node::JSONWriter;
 using node::Mutex;
 using node::NativeSymbolDebuggingContext;
 using node::TIME_TYPE;
diff --git a/src/node_report.h b/src/node_report.h
index 808e302223e5f8..98490784dd6e70 100644
--- a/src/node_report.h
+++ b/src/node_report.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "node.h"
 #include "node_buffer.h"
 #include "uv.h"
-#include "v8.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
@@ -11,19 +10,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <climits>
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <cstring>
 #include <iomanip>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <sstream>
-#include <limits>
-#include <algorithm>
-#include <queue>
-#include <string>
-#include <utility>
-#include <vector>
 
 namespace report {
 
@@ -43,8 +30,6 @@ void GetNodeReport(v8::Isolate* isolate,
 
 // Function declarations - utility functions in src/node_report_utils.cc
 void WalkHandle(uv_handle_t* h, void* arg);
-std::string EscapeJsonChars(const std::string& str);
-std::string Reindent(const std::string& str, int indentation);
 
 template <typename T>
 std::string ValueToHexString(T value) {
@@ -59,148 +44,4 @@ std::string ValueToHexString(T value) {
 void WriteReport(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
 void GetReport(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& info);
 
-// Node.js boot time - defined in src/node.cc
-extern double prog_start_time;
-
-// JSON compiler definitions.
-class JSONWriter {
- public:
-  JSONWriter(std::ostream& out, bool compact)
-    : out_(out), compact_(compact) {}
-
- private:
-  inline void indent() { indent_ += 2; }
-  inline void deindent() { indent_ -= 2; }
-  inline void advance() {
-    if (compact_) return;
-    for (int i = 0; i < indent_; i++) out_ << ' ';
-  }
-  inline void write_one_space() {
-    if (compact_) return;
-    out_ << ' ';
-  }
-  inline void write_new_line() {
-    if (compact_) return;
-    out_ << '\n';
-  }
-
- public:
-  inline void json_start() {
-    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
-    write_new_line();
-    advance();
-    out_ << '{';
-    indent();
-    state_ = kObjectStart;
-  }
-
-  inline void json_end() {
-    write_new_line();
-    deindent();
-    advance();
-    out_ << '}';
-    state_ = kAfterValue;
-  }
-  template <typename T>
-  inline void json_objectstart(T key) {
-    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
-    write_new_line();
-    advance();
-    write_string(key);
-    out_ << ':';
-    write_one_space();
-    out_ << '{';
-    indent();
-    state_ = kObjectStart;
-  }
-
-  template <typename T>
-  inline void json_arraystart(T key) {
-    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
-    write_new_line();
-    advance();
-    write_string(key);
-    out_ << ':';
-    write_one_space();
-    out_ << '[';
-    indent();
-    state_ = kObjectStart;
-  }
-  inline void json_objectend() {
-    write_new_line();
-    deindent();
-    advance();
-    out_ << '}';
-    if (indent_ == 0) {
-      // Top-level object is complete, so end the line.
-      out_ << '\n';
-    }
-    state_ = kAfterValue;
-  }
-
-  inline void json_arrayend() {
-    write_new_line();
-    deindent();
-    advance();
-    out_ << ']';
-    state_ = kAfterValue;
-  }
-  template <typename T, typename U>
-  inline void json_keyvalue(const T& key, const U& value) {
-    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
-    write_new_line();
-    advance();
-    write_string(key);
-    out_ << ':';
-    write_one_space();
-    write_value(value);
-    state_ = kAfterValue;
-  }
-
-  template <typename U>
-  inline void json_element(const U& value) {
-    if (state_ == kAfterValue) out_ << ',';
-    write_new_line();
-    advance();
-    write_value(value);
-    state_ = kAfterValue;
-  }
-
-  struct Null {};  // Usable as a JSON value.
-
-  struct ForeignJSON {
-    std::string as_string;
-  };
-
- private:
-  template <typename T,
-            typename test_for_number = typename std::
-                enable_if<std::numeric_limits<T>::is_specialized, bool>::type>
-  inline void write_value(T number) {
-    if (std::is_same<T, bool>::value)
-      out_ << (number ? "true" : "false");
-    else
-      out_ << number;
-  }
-
-  inline void write_value(Null null) { out_ << "null"; }
-  inline void write_value(const char* str) { write_string(str); }
-  inline void write_value(const std::string& str) { write_string(str); }
-
-  inline void write_value(const ForeignJSON& json) {
-    out_ << Reindent(json.as_string, indent_);
-  }
-
-  inline void write_string(const std::string& str) {
-    out_ << '"' << EscapeJsonChars(str) << '"';
-  }
-  inline void write_string(const char* str) { write_string(std::string(str)); }
-
-  enum JSONState { kObjectStart, kAfterValue };
-  std::ostream& out_;
-  bool compact_;
-  int indent_ = 0;
-  int state_ = kObjectStart;
-};
-
 }  // namespace report
diff --git a/src/node_report_utils.cc b/src/node_report_utils.cc
index efa15790b9bc96..abbf6d529d0ef7 100644
--- a/src/node_report_utils.cc
+++ b/src/node_report_utils.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+#include "json_utils.h"
 #include "node_internals.h"
 #include "node_report.h"
 #include "util-inl.h"
 
 namespace report {
 
+using node::JSONWriter;
 using node::MallocedBuffer;
 
 static constexpr auto null = JSONWriter::Null{};
@@ -225,66 +227,4 @@ void WalkHandle(uv_handle_t* h, void* arg) {
   writer->json_end();
 }
 
-std::string EscapeJsonChars(const std::string& str) {
-  const std::string control_symbols[0x20] = {
-      "\\u0000", "\\u0001", "\\u0002", "\\u0003", "\\u0004", "\\u0005",
-      "\\u0006", "\\u0007", "\\b", "\\t", "\\n", "\\v", "\\f", "\\r",
-      "\\u000e", "\\u000f", "\\u0010", "\\u0011", "\\u0012", "\\u0013",
-      "\\u0014", "\\u0015", "\\u0016", "\\u0017", "\\u0018", "\\u0019",
-      "\\u001a", "\\u001b", "\\u001c", "\\u001d", "\\u001e", "\\u001f"
-  };
-
-  std::string ret;
-  size_t last_pos = 0;
-  size_t pos = 0;
-  for (; pos < str.size(); ++pos) {
-    std::string replace;
-    char ch = str[pos];
-    if (ch == '\\') {
-      replace = "\\\\";
-    } else if (ch == '\"') {
-      replace = "\\\"";
-    } else {
-      size_t num = static_cast<size_t>(ch);
-      if (num < 0x20) replace = control_symbols[num];
-    }
-    if (!replace.empty()) {
-      if (pos > last_pos) {
-        ret += str.substr(last_pos, pos - last_pos);
-      }
-      last_pos = pos + 1;
-      ret += replace;
-    }
-  }
-  // Append any remaining symbols.
-  if (last_pos < str.size()) {
-    ret += str.substr(last_pos, pos - last_pos);
-  }
-  return ret;
-}
-
-std::string Reindent(const std::string& str, int indent_depth) {
-  std::string indent;
-  for (int i = 0; i < indent_depth; i++) indent += ' ';
-
-  std::string out;
-  std::string::size_type pos = 0;
-  do {
-    std::string::size_type prev_pos = pos;
-    pos = str.find('\n', pos);
-
-    out.append(indent);
-
-    if (pos == std::string::npos) {
-      out.append(str, prev_pos, std::string::npos);
-      break;
-    } else {
-      pos++;
-      out.append(str, prev_pos, pos - prev_pos);
-    }
-  } while (true);
-
-  return out;
-}
-
 }  // namespace report
diff --git a/test/cctest/test_report_util.cc b/test/cctest/test_json_utils.cc
similarity index 90%
rename from test/cctest/test_report_util.cc
rename to test/cctest/test_json_utils.cc
index e32558ef75b5e8..06a9074a61baf1 100644
--- a/test/cctest/test_report_util.cc
+++ b/test/cctest/test_json_utils.cc
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#include "node_report.h"
+#include "json_utils.h"
 
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
 
-TEST(ReportUtilTest, EscapeJsonChars) {
-  using report::EscapeJsonChars;
+TEST(JSONUtilsTest, EscapeJsonChars) {
+  using node::EscapeJsonChars;
   EXPECT_EQ("abc", EscapeJsonChars("abc"));
   EXPECT_EQ("abc\\n", EscapeJsonChars("abc\n"));
   EXPECT_EQ("abc\\nabc", EscapeJsonChars("abc\nabc"));