diff --git a/src/basics/basics.hh b/src/basics/basics.hh
index d6b91e1..a3c8fe4 100644
--- a/src/basics/basics.hh
+++ b/src/basics/basics.hh
@@ -15,56 +15,9 @@
 #include "basics/matrix.hh"
 #include "basics/ray.hh"
 #include "basics/types.hh"
+#include "basics/util.hh"
 #include "basics/vector.hh"
 
-
-/**
- * A very small constant. If a value is between EPSILON and 0.0, it is
- * considered to be zero.
- */
-const Double EPSILON = 1.0e-10;
-
-/**
- * The maximum distance a ray can travel. This is the maximum value t can be.
- */
-const Double MAX_DISTANCE = 1.0e7;
-
-/**
- * Determine if the value is "close enough" to zero. Takes the absolute value
- * and compares it to `EPSILON`.
- *
- * @see EPSILON
- *
- * @param [in] value    The value to check
- * @returns `true` if the value is close enough to zero
- */
-template <typename T>
-inline bool
-NearZero(const T value)
-{
-    return std::fabs(value) < EPSILON;
-}
-
-
-/**
- * Determine if two values are "close enough" to be considered equal. Subtracts
- * one from the other and checks if the result is near zero.
- *
- * @see NearZero
- *
- * @param [in] left     The left parameter
- * @param [in] right    The right parameter
- * @returns `true` if the values are close enough to be equal
- */
-template <typename T>
-inline bool
-NearlyEqual(const T left,
-            const T right)
-{
-    return NearZero(left - right);
-}
-
-
 inline bool
 TooFar(const Double& value)
 {
diff --git a/src/basics/util.hh b/src/basics/util.hh
index d65ff64..2c36c0f 100644
--- a/src/basics/util.hh
+++ b/src/basics/util.hh
@@ -57,5 +57,12 @@ NearlyEqual(T left,
     return NearZero(left - right);
 }
 
+
+inline bool
+TooFar(const Double& value)
+{
+    return value > MAX_DISTANCE;
+}
+
 #endif /* __BASICS_UTIL_HH__ */