diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-options.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-options.tsx
index c3d3d33394..d85dae3e88 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-options.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-options.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Component, h, Ionic, Prop } from '@stencil/core';
 
-import { isRightSide, Side } from '../../utils/util';
+import { isRightSide, Side } from '../../utils/helpers';
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx b/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
index 8e9aa3cf25..16b6302b9d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/src/components/item-sliding/item-sliding.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, h, Ionic, State } from '@stencil/core';
 
 import { GestureDetail, HostElement } from '../../utils/interfaces';
-import { swipeShouldReset } from '../../utils/util';
+import { swipeShouldReset } from '../../utils/helpers';
 
 // import { ItemOptions } from './item-options';
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/utils/helpers.ts b/packages/core/src/utils/helpers.ts
index a3548b1d7d..41ce9d3f3d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -111,4 +111,45 @@ export function getToolbarHeight(toolbarTagName: string, pageChildren: HTMLEleme
   }
 
   return '';
+}
+
+/** @hidden */
+export type Side = 'left' | 'right' | 'start' | 'end';
+
+/**
+ * @hidden
+ * Given a side, return if it should be on the right
+ * based on the value of dir
+ * @param side the side
+ * @param isRTL whether the application dir is rtl
+ * @param defaultRight whether the default side is right
+ */
+export function isRightSide(side: Side, isRTL: boolean, defaultRight: boolean = false): boolean {
+  switch (side) {
+    case 'right': return true;
+    case 'left': return false;
+    case 'end': return !isRTL;
+    case 'start': return isRTL;
+    default: return defaultRight ? !isRTL : isRTL;
+  }
+}
+
+/** @hidden */
+export function swipeShouldReset(isResetDirection: boolean, isMovingFast: boolean, isOnResetZone: boolean): boolean {
+  // The logic required to know when the sliding item should close (openAmount=0)
+  // depends on three booleans (isCloseDirection, isMovingFast, isOnCloseZone)
+  // and it ended up being too complicated to be written manually without errors
+  // so the truth table is attached below: (0=false, 1=true)
+  // isCloseDirection | isMovingFast | isOnCloseZone || shouldClose
+  //         0        |       0      |       0       ||    0
+  //         0        |       0      |       1       ||    1
+  //         0        |       1      |       0       ||    0
+  //         0        |       1      |       1       ||    0
+  //         1        |       0      |       0       ||    0
+  //         1        |       0      |       1       ||    1
+  //         1        |       1      |       0       ||    1
+  //         1        |       1      |       1       ||    1
+  // The resulting expression was generated by resolving the K-map (Karnaugh map):
+  let shouldClose = (!isMovingFast && isOnResetZone) || (isResetDirection && isMovingFast);
+  return shouldClose;
 }
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