diff --git a/lib/rules/no-return-and-callback.js b/lib/rules/no-return-and-callback.js
index 79e5a1b..0898fc9 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-return-and-callback.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-return-and-callback.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const R = require('ramda');
 const astUtils = require('../util/ast');
 
-const findReturnStatement = R.find(R.propEq('type', 'ReturnStatement'));
-
 function hasParentMochaFunctionCall(functionExpression) {
     return astUtils.isTestCase(functionExpression.parent) || astUtils.isHookCall(functionExpression.parent);
 }
@@ -48,7 +45,7 @@ function isAllowedReturnStatement(node, doneName) {
 }
 
 function reportIfFunctionWithBlock(context, node, doneName) {
-    const returnStatement = findReturnStatement(node.body.body);
+    const returnStatement = astUtils.findReturnStatement(node.body.body);
     if (returnStatement && !isAllowedReturnStatement(returnStatement, doneName)) {
         context.report({
             node: returnStatement,
diff --git a/lib/rules/no-return-from-async.js b/lib/rules/no-return-from-async.js
index 4bdba0e..31615e0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-return-from-async.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-return-from-async.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const R = require('ramda');
 const astUtils = require('../util/ast');
 
-const findReturnStatement = R.find(R.propEq('type', 'ReturnStatement'));
-
 function hasParentMochaFunctionCall(functionExpression) {
     return astUtils.isTestCase(functionExpression.parent) || astUtils.isHookCall(functionExpression.parent);
 }
@@ -42,7 +39,7 @@ function isAllowedReturnStatement(node) {
 }
 
 function reportIfFunctionWithBlock(context, node) {
-    const returnStatement = findReturnStatement(node.body.body);
+    const returnStatement = astUtils.findReturnStatement(node.body.body);
     if (returnStatement && !isAllowedReturnStatement(returnStatement)) {
         context.report({
             node: returnStatement,
diff --git a/lib/util/ast.js b/lib/util/ast.js
index 6f9a561..192c2f7 100644
--- a/lib/util/ast.js
+++ b/lib/util/ast.js
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ function isStringLiteral(node) {
     return node && node.type === 'Literal' && typeof node.value === 'string';
 }
 
+const findReturnStatement = R.find(R.propEq('type', 'ReturnStatement'));
+
 module.exports = {
     isDescribe,
     isHookIdentifier,
@@ -85,5 +87,6 @@ module.exports = {
     getNodeName,
     isMochaFunctionCall,
     isHookCall,
-    isStringLiteral
+    isStringLiteral,
+    findReturnStatement
 };