diff --git a/src/NetscriptWorker.js b/src/NetscriptWorker.js
index 2a5c37228..3c9ad6a77 100644
--- a/src/NetscriptWorker.js
+++ b/src/NetscriptWorker.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {Settings}                           from "./Settings";
 
 import {parse}                              from "../utils/acorn";
 import {dialogBoxCreate}                    from "../utils/DialogBox";
-import {compareArrays}                      from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
+import {compareArrays}                      from "../utils/helpers/compareArrays";
 import {arrayToString}                      from "../utils/helpers/arrayToString";
 import {roundToTwo}                         from "../utils/helpers/roundToTwo";
 import {isString}                           from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
diff --git a/src/Script.js b/src/Script.js
index 66cff5df8..55a6abba7 100644
--- a/src/Script.js
+++ b/src/Script.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import {parse, Node}                            from "../utils/acorn";
 import {dialogBoxCreate}                        from "../utils/DialogBox";
 import {Reviver, Generic_toJSON,
         Generic_fromJSON}                       from "../utils/JSONReviver";
-import {compareArrays}                          from "../utils/HelperFunctions";
+import {compareArrays}                          from "../utils/helpers/compareArrays";
 import {createElement}                          from "../utils/uiHelpers/createElement";
 import {formatNumber}                           from "../utils/StringHelperFunctions";
 import {roundToTwo}                             from "../utils/helpers/roundToTwo";
diff --git a/utils/HelperFunctions.js b/utils/HelperFunctions.js
index 0ef532441..c56cbb9d9 100644
--- a/utils/HelperFunctions.js
+++ b/utils/HelperFunctions.js
@@ -90,23 +90,9 @@ function clearSelector(selector) {
     }
 }
 
-//Returns true if all elements are equal, and false otherwise
-//Assumes both arguments are arrays and that there are no nested arrays
-function compareArrays(a1, a2) {
-    if (a1.length != a2.length) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    for (var i = 0; i < a1.length; ++i) {
-        if (a1[i] != a2[i]) {return false;}
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 export {sizeOfObject,
         clearObject,
         clearEventListeners,
-        compareArrays,
         clearEventListenersEl,
         removeElement,
         createAccordionElement,
diff --git a/utils/helpers/compareArrays.ts b/utils/helpers/compareArrays.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95d0f29b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/helpers/compareArrays.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+/**
+ * Does a shallow compare of two arrays to determine if they are equal.
+ * @param a1 The first array
+ * @param a2 The second array
+ */
+export function compareArrays<T>(a1: T[], a2: T[]) {
+    if (a1.length !== a2.length) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    for (let i: number = 0; i < a1.length; ++i) {
+        if (a1[i] !== a2[i]) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}