diff --git a/src/personalisation/adapters.py b/src/personalisation/adapters.py
index 90e7a16..bce7669 100644
--- a/src/personalisation/adapters.py
+++ b/src/personalisation/adapters.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from django.db.models import F
 
 from personalisation.models import Segment
 from personalisation.rules import AbstractBaseRule
+from personalisation.utils import create_segment_dictionary
 
 
 class BaseSegmentsAdapter(object):
@@ -23,9 +24,6 @@ class BaseSegmentsAdapter(object):
     def refresh(self):
         return None
 
-    def check_segment_exists(self):
-        return None
-
     def _test_rules(self, rules, request, match_any=False):
         if len(rules) > 0:
             for rule in rules:
@@ -56,21 +54,13 @@ class SessionSegmentsAdapter(BaseSegmentsAdapter):
     def get_segment(self, segment_id):
         return next(item for item in self.request.session['segments'] if item.id == segment_id)
 
-    def create_seg_dict(self, segment):
-        return {
-            "encoded_name": segment.encoded_name(),
-            "id": segment.pk,
-            "timestamp": int(time.time()),
-            "persistent": segment.persistent
-        }
-
     def add(self, segment):
         def check_if_segmented(item):
             """Check if the user has been segmented"""
             return any(seg['encoded_name'] == item.encoded_name() for seg in self.request.session['segments'])
 
         if not check_if_segmented(segment):
-            segdict = self.create_seg_dict(segment)
+            segdict = create_segment_dictionary(segment)
             self.request.session['segments'].append(segdict)
 
     def refresh(self):
@@ -99,7 +89,7 @@ class SessionSegmentsAdapter(BaseSegmentsAdapter):
             result = self._test_rules(segment_rules, self.request, match_any=segment.match_any)
 
             if result:
-                segdict = self.create_seg_dict(segment)
+                segdict = create_segment_dictionary(segment)
                 if not any(seg['id'] == segdict['id'] for seg in new_segments):
                     new_segments.append(segdict)
 
@@ -107,9 +97,3 @@ class SessionSegmentsAdapter(BaseSegmentsAdapter):
 
         update_visit_count(self)
 
-
-    def check_segment_exists(self, segment):
-        segments = self.request.session['segments']
-
-        return any(item for item in segments if segment.pk == item.id)
-
diff --git a/src/personalisation/utils.py b/src/personalisation/utils.py
index c58ef30..8f80c2b 100644
--- a/src/personalisation/utils.py
+++ b/src/personalisation/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
+import time
+
 def impersonate_other_page(page, other_page):
     page.path = other_page.path
     page.depth = other_page.depth
     page.url_path = other_page.url_path
     page.title = other_page.title
+
+
+def create_segment_dictionary(segment):
+    return {
+        "encoded_name": segment.encoded_name(),
+        "id": segment.pk,
+        "timestamp": int(time.time()),
+        "persistent": segment.persistent
+    }