diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 53f3fd00d..58e91040c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ members = [
 	"beacon_chain/utils/bls",
 	"beacon_chain/utils/boolean-bitfield",
 	"beacon_chain/utils/hashing",
+	"beacon_chain/utils/honey-badger-split",
 	"beacon_chain/utils/shuffling",
 	"beacon_chain/utils/ssz",
 	"beacon_chain/utils/ssz_helpers",
diff --git a/beacon_chain/transition/Cargo.toml b/beacon_chain/transition/Cargo.toml
index abf1fe6dc..c17d6994f 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/transition/Cargo.toml
+++ b/beacon_chain/transition/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 authors = ["Age Manning <Age@AgeManning.com>"]
 
 [dependencies]
+honey-badger-split = { path = "../utils/honey-badger-split" }
 types = { path = "../types" }
 shuffling = { path = "../utils/shuffling" }
diff --git a/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/mod.rs b/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/mod.rs
index 265b3e9b6..66f3304f3 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/mod.rs
+++ b/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use super::honey_badger_split;
 use super::types;
 use super::TransitionError;
 use super::shuffling::shuffle;
diff --git a/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/validator.rs b/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/validator.rs
index 15dca2278..4c33d0081 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/validator.rs
+++ b/beacon_chain/transition/src/delegation/validator.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use super::honey_badger_split::SplitExt;
 use super::types::{ShardAndCommittee, ValidatorRecord, ChainConfig};
 use super::TransitionError;
 use super::shuffle;
@@ -5,52 +6,6 @@ use std::cmp::min;
 
 type DelegatedCycle = Vec<Vec<ShardAndCommittee>>;
 
-/// Iterator for the honey_badger_split function
-struct Split<'a, T: 'a> {
-    n: usize,
-    current_pos: usize,
-    list: &'a [T],
-    list_length: usize
-}
-
-impl<'a,T> Iterator for Split<'a, T> {
-    type Item = &'a [T];
-
-    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
-        self.current_pos +=1;
-        if self.current_pos <= self.n {
-            match self.list.get(self.list_length*(self.current_pos-1)/self.n..self.list_length*self.current_pos/self.n) {
-                Some(v) => Some(v),
-                None => unreachable!()
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
-/// Splits a slice into chunks of size n. All postive n values are applicable,
-/// hence the honey_badger prefix.
-/// Returns an iterator over the original list.
-trait SplitExt<T> {
-    fn honey_badger_split(&self, n: usize) -> Split<T>;
-}
-
-impl<T> SplitExt<T> for [T] {
-
-    fn honey_badger_split(&self, n: usize) -> Split<T> {
-        Split {
-            n,
-            current_pos: 0,
-            list: &self,
-            list_length: self.len(),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-
 /// Produce a vector of validators indicies where those validators start and end
 /// dynasties are within the supplied `dynasty`.
 fn active_validator_indicies(
diff --git a/beacon_chain/transition/src/lib.rs b/beacon_chain/transition/src/lib.rs
index a86777e9b..ccac52529 100644
--- a/beacon_chain/transition/src/lib.rs
+++ b/beacon_chain/transition/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+extern crate honey_badger_split;
 extern crate types;
 extern crate shuffling;
 
diff --git a/beacon_chain/utils/honey-badger-split/Cargo.toml b/beacon_chain/utils/honey-badger-split/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9721efd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon_chain/utils/honey-badger-split/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+[package]
+name = "honey-badger-split"
+version = "0.1.0"
+authors = ["Paul Hauner <paul@paulhauner.com>"]
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/beacon_chain/utils/honey-badger-split/src/lib.rs b/beacon_chain/utils/honey-badger-split/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..890391036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beacon_chain/utils/honey-badger-split/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/// A function for splitting a list into N pieces.
+///
+/// We have titled it the "honey badger split" because of its robustness. It don't care.
+
+
+/// Iterator for the honey_badger_split function
+pub struct Split<'a, T: 'a> {
+    n: usize,
+    current_pos: usize,
+    list: &'a [T],
+    list_length: usize
+}
+
+impl<'a,T> Iterator for Split<'a, T> {
+    type Item = &'a [T];
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        self.current_pos +=1;
+        if self.current_pos <= self.n {
+            match self.list.get(self.list_length*(self.current_pos-1)/self.n..self.list_length*self.current_pos/self.n) {
+                Some(v) => Some(v),
+                None => unreachable!()
+            }
+        }
+        else {
+            None
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Splits a slice into chunks of size n. All postive n values are applicable,
+/// hence the honey_badger prefix.
+///
+/// Returns an iterator over the original list.
+pub trait SplitExt<T> {
+    fn honey_badger_split(&self, n: usize) -> Split<T>;
+}
+
+impl<T> SplitExt<T> for [T] {
+
+    fn honey_badger_split(&self, n: usize) -> Split<T> {
+        Split {
+            n,
+            current_pos: 0,
+            list: &self,
+            list_length: self.len(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_honey_badger_split() {
+        /*
+         * These test cases are generated from the eth2.0 spec `split()`
+         * function at commit cbd254a.
+         */
+        let input: Vec<usize> = vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
+        let output: Vec<&[usize]> = input.honey_badger_split(2).collect();
+        assert_eq!(output, vec![&[0, 1], &[2, 3]]);
+
+        let input: Vec<usize> = vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
+        let output: Vec<&[usize]> = input.honey_badger_split(6).collect();
+        let expected: Vec<&[usize]> = vec![&[], &[0], &[1], &[], &[2], &[3]];
+        assert_eq!(output, expected);
+
+        let input: Vec<usize> = vec![0, 1, 2, 3];
+        let output: Vec<&[usize]> = input.honey_badger_split(10).collect();
+        let expected: Vec<&[usize]> = vec![&[], &[], &[0], &[], &[1], &[], &[], &[2], &[], &[3]];
+        assert_eq!(output, expected);
+
+        let input: Vec<usize> = vec![0];
+        let output: Vec<&[usize]> = input.honey_badger_split(5).collect();
+        let expected: Vec<&[usize]> = vec![&[], &[], &[], &[], &[0]];
+        assert_eq!(output, expected);
+
+        let input: Vec<usize> = vec![0, 1, 2];
+        let output: Vec<&[usize]> = input.honey_badger_split(2).collect();
+        let expected: Vec<&[usize]> = vec![&[0], &[1, 2]];
+        assert_eq!(output, expected);
+    }
+}