diff --git a/ipe/connection.go b/ipe/connection.go
index 9d48463..fe904cf 100644
--- a/ipe/connection.go
+++ b/ipe/connection.go
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ type socket interface {
 	WriteJSON(interface{}) error
 }
 
-// mockSocket is a mock implementation of socket
-// used in the test suite
-type mockSocket struct{}
-
-func (s mockSocket) WriteJSON(i interface{}) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
 // An User Connection
 type connection struct {
 	SocketID  string
diff --git a/ipe/connection_test.go b/ipe/connection_test.go
index 3d0f058..d691ecc 100644
--- a/ipe/connection_test.go
+++ b/ipe/connection_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ package ipe
 
 import "testing"
 
+// mockSocket is a mock implementation of socket
+// used in the test suite
+type mockSocket struct{}
+
+func (s mockSocket) WriteJSON(i interface{}) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TestNewConnection(t *testing.T) {
 	expectedSocketID := "socketID"
 	expectedSocket := mockSocket{}