diff --git a/network/src/main/java/seng302/Networking/MessageDecoders/XMLMessageDecoder.java b/network/src/main/java/seng302/Networking/MessageDecoders/XMLMessageDecoder.java
index 1e788713..9e6778c4 100644
--- a/network/src/main/java/seng302/Networking/MessageDecoders/XMLMessageDecoder.java
+++ b/network/src/main/java/seng302/Networking/MessageDecoders/XMLMessageDecoder.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import static seng302.Networking.Utils.ByteConverter.bytesToLong;
+import static seng302.Networking.Utils.ByteConverter.bytesToShort;
 
 /**
  * Created by hba56 on 20/04/17.
@@ -45,15 +46,6 @@ public class XMLMessageDecoder {
         this.xmlMessage = new String(xmlMessagebytes);
     }
 
-    private short bytesToShort(byte[] bytesShort){
-        ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(2);
-        byteBuffer.order(ByteOrder.LITTLE_ENDIAN);
-        byteBuffer.put(bytesShort[0]);
-        byteBuffer.put(bytesShort[1]);
-        short shortVal = byteBuffer.getShort(0);
-        return shortVal;
-    }
-
     public byte getMessageVersionNumber() {
         return messageVersionNumber;
     }