diff --git a/devicetypes/smartthings/smartsense-multi-sensor.src/smartsense-multi-sensor.groovy b/devicetypes/smartthings/smartsense-multi-sensor.src/smartsense-multi-sensor.groovy
index 7c6a423..de53cb3 100644
--- a/devicetypes/smartthings/smartsense-multi-sensor.src/smartsense-multi-sensor.groovy
+++ b/devicetypes/smartthings/smartsense-multi-sensor.src/smartsense-multi-sensor.groovy
@@ -487,11 +487,6 @@ def enrollResponse() {
 }
 
 private Map parseAxis(String description) {
-	def hexToSignedInt = { hexVal ->
-		def unsignedVal = hexToInt(hexVal)
-		unsignedVal > 32767 ? unsignedVal - 65536 : unsignedVal
-	}
-
 	def z = hexToSignedInt(description[0..3])
 	def y = hexToSignedInt(description[10..13])
 	def x = hexToSignedInt(description[20..23])
@@ -518,6 +513,11 @@ private Map parseAxis(String description) {
 	getXyzResult(xyzResults, description)
 }
 
+private hexToSignedInt(hexVal) {
+	def unsignedVal = hexToInt(hexVal)
+	unsignedVal > 32767 ? unsignedVal - 65536 : unsignedVal
+}
+
 def garageEvent(zValue) {
 	def absValue = zValue.abs()
 	def contactValue = null