diff --git a/lib/roles/device.js b/lib/roles/device.js
index 7068c6b6..ce394241 100644
--- a/lib/roles/device.js
+++ b/lib/roles/device.js
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ module.exports = function(options) {
       case wire.MessageType.GROUP:
         var message = wire.GroupMessage.decode(wrapper.message)
           , groupChannel = message.channel
-        if (wireutil.matchesRequirements(identity, message.requirements)) {
+        if (devutil.matchesRequirements(identity, message.requirements)) {
           channels.register(groupChannel, message.timeout)
           log.info('Subscribing to group channel "%s"', groupChannel)
           sub.subscribe(groupChannel)
diff --git a/lib/util/devutil.js b/lib/util/devutil.js
index fda873f0..cc1dd9fc 100644
--- a/lib/util/devutil.js
+++ b/lib/util/devutil.js
@@ -2,12 +2,44 @@ var util = require('util')
 
 var split = require('split')
 var Promise = require('bluebird')
+var semver = require('semver')
+var minimatch = require('minimatch')
 
 var wire = require('../wire')
 var pathutil = require('./pathutil')
 
 var devutil = module.exports = Object.create(null)
 
+devutil.matchesRequirements = function(capabilities, requirements) {
+  return requirements.every(function(req) {
+    var capability = capabilities[req.name]
+
+    if (!capability) {
+      return false
+    }
+
+    switch (req.type) {
+      case wire.RequirementType.SEMVER:
+        if (!semver.satisfies(capability, req.value)) {
+          return false
+        }
+        break
+      case wire.RequirementType.GLOB:
+        if (!minimatch(capability, req.value)) {
+          return false
+        }
+        break
+      case wire.RequirementType.EXACT:
+        if (capability !== req.value) {
+          return false
+        }
+        break
+      default:
+        return false
+    }
+  })
+}
+
 devutil.vendorFiles = function(identity) {
   return {
     bin: {
diff --git a/lib/util/wireutil.js b/lib/util/wireutil.js
index 95aa9a10..da11d78b 100644
--- a/lib/util/wireutil.js
+++ b/lib/util/wireutil.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-var semver = require('semver')
-var minimatch = require('minimatch')
 var uuid = require('node-uuid')
 
 module.exports = function(wire) {
@@ -24,35 +22,6 @@ module.exports = function(wire) {
       , emulator: 'VIRTUAL'
       }[type]]
     }
-  , matchesRequirements: function(capabilities, requirements) {
-      return requirements.every(function(req) {
-        var capability = capabilities[req.name]
-
-        if (!capability) {
-          return false
-        }
-
-        switch (req.type) {
-          case wire.RequirementType.SEMVER:
-            if (!semver.satisfies(capability, req.value)) {
-              return false
-            }
-            break
-          case wire.RequirementType.GLOB:
-            if (!minimatch(capability, req.value)) {
-              return false
-            }
-            break
-          case wire.RequirementType.EXACT:
-            if (capability !== req.value) {
-              return false
-            }
-            break
-          default:
-            return false
-        }
-      })
-    }
   , envelope: function(type, message) {
       return new wire.Envelope(type, message.encode()).encodeNB()
     }