diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/debug.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/debug.ss
index e39eb46a39..19e6b031ae 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/debug.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/debug.ss
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ profile todo:
          scheme/gui/base
          string-constants
          framework/private/bday
-         "find-syntax-source-editor.ss"
+         "embedded-snip-utils.ss"
          "drsig.ss"
          "bindings-browser.ss"
          (for-syntax scheme/base))
@@ -787,20 +787,7 @@ profile todo:
   
   
   
-  ;; get-enclosing-editor-frame: editor<%> -> (or/c frame% #f)
-  ;; Returns the enclosing frame of an-editor, or #f if we can't find it.
-  (define (get-enclosing-editor-frame an-editor)
-    (let ([admin (send an-editor get-admin)])
-      (cond
-        [(and admin (is-a? admin editor-snip-editor-admin<%>))
-         (let* ([enclosing-editor-snip (send admin get-snip)]
-                [editor-snip-admin (send enclosing-editor-snip get-admin)]
-                [enclosing-editor (send editor-snip-admin get-editor)])
-           (get-enclosing-editor-frame enclosing-editor))]
-        [else
-         (let ([canvas (send an-editor get-canvas)])
-           (and canvas
-                (send canvas get-top-level-window)))])))
+  
   
   
   
diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/embedded-snip-utils.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/embedded-snip-utils.ss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22ad98e957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/embedded-snip-utils.ss
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+#lang scheme/base
+(require scheme/class
+         framework
+         scheme/gui/base)
+
+(provide find-syntax-source-editor
+         get-enclosing-editor-frame)
+
+;; find-syntax-source-editor: syntax-source text% -> (or/c editor #f)
+;; Looks for an embedded snip editor whose source is the a-stx-source.
+;;
+;; Note: this is a copy-and-paste from syncheck.
+;; I've ripping out the editor caches for now,
+;; until I get comments from others about this.
+(define (find-syntax-source-editor a-stx-source defs-text)
+  (let txt-loop ([text defs-text])
+    (cond
+      [(and (is-a? text text:basic<%>)
+            (send text port-name-matches? a-stx-source))
+       text]
+      [else
+       (let snip-loop ([snip (send text find-first-snip)])
+         (cond
+           [(not snip)
+            #f]
+           [(and (is-a? snip editor-snip%)
+                 (send snip get-editor))
+            (or (txt-loop (send snip get-editor))
+                (snip-loop (send snip next)))]
+           [else
+            (snip-loop (send snip next))]))])))
+
+
+
+;; get-enclosing-editor-frame: editor<%> -> (or/c frame% #f)
+;; Returns the enclosing frame of an-editor, or #f if we can't find it.
+(define (get-enclosing-editor-frame an-editor)
+  (let ([admin (send an-editor get-admin)])
+    (cond
+      [(and admin (is-a? admin editor-snip-editor-admin<%>))
+       (let* ([enclosing-editor-snip (send admin get-snip)])
+         (cond
+           [(get-snip-outer-editor enclosing-editor-snip)
+            (get-enclosing-editor-frame (get-snip-outer-editor enclosing-editor-snip))]
+           [else
+            (let ([canvas (send an-editor get-canvas)])
+              (and canvas
+                   (send canvas get-top-level-window)))]))]
+      [else
+       (let ([canvas (send an-editor get-canvas)])
+         (and canvas
+              (send canvas get-top-level-window)))])))
+
+
+
+;; get-snip-outer-editor: snip% -> (or/c editor<%> #f)
+;; Returns the immediate outer editor enclosing the snip, or false if we
+;; can't find it.
+(define (get-snip-outer-editor a-snip)
+  (cond
+    [(send a-snip get-admin)
+     (let* ([snip-admin (send a-snip get-admin)]
+            [enclosing-editor (send snip-admin get-editor)])
+       enclosing-editor)]
+    [else
+     #f]))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/find-syntax-source-editor.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/find-syntax-source-editor.ss
deleted file mode 100644
index a2fc378c3c..0000000000
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/find-syntax-source-editor.ss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-#lang scheme/base
-(require scheme/class
-         framework
-         scheme/gui/base)
-
-(provide find-syntax-source-editor)
-
-;; find-syntax-source-editor: syntax-source text% -> (or/c editor #f)
-;; Looks for an embedded snip editor whose source is the a-stx-source.
-;;
-;; Note: this is a copy-and-paste from syncheck.
-;; I've ripping out the editor caches for now,
-;; until I get comments from others about this.
-(define (find-syntax-source-editor a-stx-source defs-text)
-  (let txt-loop ([text defs-text])
-    (cond
-      [(and (is-a? text text:basic<%>)
-            (send text port-name-matches? a-stx-source))
-       text]
-      [else
-       (let snip-loop ([snip (send text find-first-snip)])
-         (cond
-           [(not snip)
-            #f]
-           [(and (is-a? snip editor-snip%)
-                 (send snip get-editor))
-            (or (txt-loop (send snip get-editor))
-                (snip-loop (send snip next)))]
-           [else
-            (snip-loop (send snip next))]))])))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/collects/drscheme/private/rep.ss b/collects/drscheme/private/rep.ss
index 1f95c4be4f..ecf61adbb7 100644
--- a/collects/drscheme/private/rep.ss
+++ b/collects/drscheme/private/rep.ss
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ TODO
          scheme/unit
          scheme/list
          "drsig.ss"
-         "find-syntax-source-editor.ss"
+         "embedded-snip-utils.ss"
          string-constants
          setup/xref
          scheme/gui/base