diff --git a/de4dot.code/MethodReturnValueInliner.cs b/de4dot.code/MethodReturnValueInliner.cs
index 97a2e8f4..9c759356 100644
--- a/de4dot.code/MethodReturnValueInliner.cs
+++ b/de4dot.code/MethodReturnValueInliner.cs
@@ -304,10 +304,7 @@ namespace de4dot {
 				if (i1 < i2) return -1;
 				if (i1 > i2) return 1;
 
-				if (a.callStartIndex < b.callStartIndex) return -1;
-				if (a.callStartIndex > b.callStartIndex) return 1;
-
-				return 0;
+				return Utils.compareInt32(a.callStartIndex, b.callStartIndex);
 			});
 			callResults.Reverse();
 			inlineReturnValues(callResults);
diff --git a/de4dot.code/ObfuscatedFile.cs b/de4dot.code/ObfuscatedFile.cs
index 9706e44a..3035641c 100644
--- a/de4dot.code/ObfuscatedFile.cs
+++ b/de4dot.code/ObfuscatedFile.cs
@@ -591,11 +591,7 @@ namespace de4dot {
 				}
 
 				var sortedTargets = new List<Instruction>(targets.Keys);
-				sortedTargets.Sort((a, b) => {
-					if (a.Offset < b.Offset) return -1;
-					if (a.Offset > b.Offset) return 1;
-					return 0;
-				});
+				sortedTargets.Sort((a, b) => Utils.compareInt32(a.Offset, b.Offset));
 				for (int i = 0; i < sortedTargets.Count; i++)
 					labels[sortedTargets[i]] = string.Format("label_{0}", i);
 			}
diff --git a/de4dot.code/Utils.cs b/de4dot.code/Utils.cs
index c9934691..0bb01126 100644
--- a/de4dot.code/Utils.cs
+++ b/de4dot.code/Utils.cs
@@ -230,5 +230,11 @@ namespace de4dot {
 			}
 			return true;
 		}
+
+		public static int compareInt32(int a, int b) {
+			if (a < b) return -1;
+			if (a > b) return 1;
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/SmartAssembly/AutomatedErrorReportingFinder.cs b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/SmartAssembly/AutomatedErrorReportingFinder.cs
index c5141e5f..d5e0b36d 100644
--- a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/SmartAssembly/AutomatedErrorReportingFinder.cs
+++ b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/SmartAssembly/AutomatedErrorReportingFinder.cs
@@ -68,12 +68,7 @@ namespace de4dot.deobfuscators.SmartAssembly {
 			if (mainMethod == null || methods.Count < MIN_HELPER_METHODS)
 				return false;
 
-			methods.Sort((a, b) => {
-				if (a.Parameters.Count < b.Parameters.Count) return -1;
-				if (a.Parameters.Count > b.Parameters.Count) return 1;
-				return 0;
-			});
-
+			methods.Sort((a, b) => Utils.compareInt32(a.Parameters.Count, b.Parameters.Count));
 			for (int i = 0; i < methods.Count; i++) {
 				var method = methods[i];
 				if (method.Parameters.Count != i + 1)
diff --git a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/TypesRestorer.cs b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/TypesRestorer.cs
index 5922db72..ffed6806 100644
--- a/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/TypesRestorer.cs
+++ b/de4dot.code/deobfuscators/TypesRestorer.cs
@@ -154,11 +154,7 @@ namespace de4dot.deobfuscators {
 			var fields = new List<UpdatedField>(updatedFields.Values);
 			if (fields.Count > 0) {
 				Log.v("Changing field types from object -> real type");
-				fields.Sort((a, b) => {
-					if (a.token < b.token) return -1;
-					if (a.token > b.token) return 1;
-					return 0;
-				});
+				fields.Sort((a, b) => Utils.compareInt32(a.token, b.token));
 				Log.indent();
 				foreach (var updatedField in fields)
 					Log.v("Field {0:X8}: type {1} ({2:X8})", updatedField.token, updatedField.newFieldType.FullName, updatedField.newFieldType.MetadataToken.ToInt32());
@@ -168,11 +164,7 @@ namespace de4dot.deobfuscators {
 			var methods = new List<UpdatedMethod>(updatedMethods.Values);
 			if (methods.Count > 0) {
 				Log.v("Changing method args and return types from object -> real type");
-				methods.Sort((a, b) => {
-					if (a.token < b.token) return -1;
-					if (a.token > b.token) return 1;
-					return 0;
-				});
+				methods.Sort((a, b) => Utils.compareInt32(a.token, b.token));
 				Log.indent();
 				foreach (var updatedMethod in methods) {
 					Log.v("Method {0:X8}", updatedMethod.token);
@@ -218,10 +210,7 @@ namespace de4dot.deobfuscators {
 			if (a.arg.Method.MetadataToken.ToInt32() < b.arg.Method.MetadataToken.ToInt32()) return -1;
 			if (a.arg.Method.MetadataToken.ToInt32() > b.arg.Method.MetadataToken.ToInt32()) return 1;
 
-			if (a.arg.Index < b.arg.Index) return -1;
-			if (a.arg.Index < b.arg.Index) return 1;
-
-			return 0;
+			return Utils.compareInt32(a.arg.Index, b.arg.Index);
 		}
 
 		class PushedArgs {