diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/svgDraw.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/svgDraw.js
index 690dd26ad..ce465cad3 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/svgDraw.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/c4/svgDraw.js
@@ -1,28 +1,9 @@
 import common from '../common/common';
+import * as svgDrawCommon from '../common/svgDrawCommon';
 import { sanitizeUrl } from '@braintree/sanitize-url';
 
 export const drawRect = function (elem, rectData) {
-  const rectElem = elem.append('rect');
-  rectElem.attr('x', rectData.x);
-  rectElem.attr('y', rectData.y);
-  rectElem.attr('fill', rectData.fill);
-  rectElem.attr('stroke', rectData.stroke);
-  rectElem.attr('width', rectData.width);
-  rectElem.attr('height', rectData.height);
-  rectElem.attr('rx', rectData.rx);
-  rectElem.attr('ry', rectData.ry);
-
-  if (rectData.attrs !== 'undefined' && rectData.attrs !== null) {
-    for (let attrKey in rectData.attrs) {
-      rectElem.attr(attrKey, rectData.attrs[attrKey]);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (rectData.class !== 'undefined') {
-    rectElem.attr('class', rectData.class);
-  }
-
-  return rectElem;
+  return svgDrawCommon.drawRect(elem, rectData);
 };
 
 export const drawImage = function (elem, width, height, x, y, link) {
@@ -236,7 +217,8 @@ export const drawC4Shape = function (elem, c4Shape, conf) {
 
   // <rect fill="#08427B" height="119.2188" rx="2.5" ry="2.5" stroke="#073B6F" stroke-width="0.5" width="110" x="120" y="7"/>
   // draw rect of c4Shape
-  const rect = getNoteRect();
+  const rect = svgDrawCommon.getNoteRect();
+
   switch (c4Shape.typeC4Shape.text) {
     case 'person':
     case 'external_person':
@@ -479,6 +461,7 @@ export const insertArrowHead = function (elem) {
     .append('path')
     .attr('d', 'M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z'); // this is actual shape for arrowhead
 };
+
 export const insertArrowEnd = function (elem) {
   elem
     .append('defs')
@@ -493,6 +476,7 @@ export const insertArrowEnd = function (elem) {
     .append('path')
     .attr('d', 'M 10 0 L 0 5 L 10 10 z'); // this is actual shape for arrowhead
 };
+
 /**
  * Setup arrow head and define the marker. The result is appended to the svg.
  *
@@ -511,6 +495,7 @@ export const insertArrowFilledHead = function (elem) {
     .append('path')
     .attr('d', 'M 18,7 L9,13 L14,7 L9,1 Z');
 };
+
 /**
  * Setup node number. The result is appended to the svg.
  *
@@ -532,6 +517,7 @@ export const insertDynamicNumber = function (elem) {
     .attr('r', 6);
   // .style("fill", '#f00');
 };
+
 /**
  * Setup arrow head and define the marker. The result is appended to the svg.
  *
@@ -568,20 +554,6 @@ export const insertArrowCrossHead = function (elem) {
   // this is actual shape for arrowhead
 };
 
-export const getNoteRect = function () {
-  return {
-    x: 0,
-    y: 0,
-    fill: '#EDF2AE',
-    stroke: '#666',
-    width: 100,
-    anchor: 'start',
-    height: 100,
-    rx: 0,
-    ry: 0,
-  };
-};
-
 const getC4ShapeFont = (cnf, typeC4Shape) => {
   return {
     fontFamily: cnf[typeC4Shape + 'FontFamily'],
@@ -714,6 +686,4 @@ export default {
   insertDatabaseIcon,
   insertComputerIcon,
   insertClockIcon,
-  getNoteRect,
-  sanitizeUrl, // TODO why is this exported?
 };
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/svgDraw.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/svgDraw.js
index cc6909280..bc6d0ab11 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/svgDraw.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/svgDraw.js
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ const buildLegacyDisplay = function (text) {
     }
 
     const parameters = text.substring(methodStart + 1, methodEnd);
-    const classifier = text.substring(methodEnd + 1, 1);
     cssStyle = parseClassifier(text.substring(methodEnd + 1, methodEnd + 2));
 
     displayText = visibility + methodName + '(' + parseGenericTypes(parameters.trim()) + ')';
@@ -462,6 +461,7 @@ const buildLegacyDisplay = function (text) {
     cssStyle,
   };
 };
+
 /**
  * Adds a <tspan> for a member in a diagram
  *
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/svgDrawCommon.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/svgDrawCommon.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e054f53b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/common/svgDrawCommon.js
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { sanitizeUrl } from '@braintree/sanitize-url';
+
+export const drawRect = function (elem, rectData) {
+  const rectElem = elem.append('rect');
+  rectElem.attr('x', rectData.x);
+  rectElem.attr('y', rectData.y);
+  rectElem.attr('fill', rectData.fill);
+  rectElem.attr('stroke', rectData.stroke);
+  rectElem.attr('width', rectData.width);
+  rectElem.attr('height', rectData.height);
+  rectElem.attr('rx', rectData.rx);
+  rectElem.attr('ry', rectData.ry);
+
+  if (rectData.attrs !== 'undefined' && rectData.attrs !== null) {
+    for (let attrKey in rectData.attrs) {
+      rectElem.attr(attrKey, rectData.attrs[attrKey]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (rectData.class !== 'undefined') {
+    rectElem.attr('class', rectData.class);
+  }
+
+  return rectElem;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Draws a background rectangle
+ *
+ * @param {any} elem Diagram (reference for bounds)
+ * @param {any} bounds Shape of the rectangle
+ */
+export const drawBackgroundRect = function (elem, bounds) {
+  const rectElem = drawRect(elem, {
+    x: bounds.startx,
+    y: bounds.starty,
+    width: bounds.stopx - bounds.startx,
+    height: bounds.stopy - bounds.starty,
+    fill: bounds.fill,
+    stroke: bounds.stroke,
+    class: 'rect',
+  });
+  rectElem.lower();
+};
+
+export const drawText = function (elem, textData) {
+  // Remove and ignore br:s
+  const nText = textData.text.replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, ' ');
+
+  const textElem = elem.append('text');
+  textElem.attr('x', textData.x);
+  textElem.attr('y', textData.y);
+  textElem.attr('class', 'legend');
+
+  textElem.style('text-anchor', textData.anchor);
+
+  if (textData.class !== undefined) {
+    textElem.attr('class', textData.class);
+  }
+
+  const span = textElem.append('tspan');
+  span.attr('x', textData.x + textData.textMargin * 2);
+  span.text(nText);
+
+  return textElem;
+};
+
+export const drawImage = function (elem, x, y, link) {
+  const imageElem = elem.append('image');
+  imageElem.attr('x', x);
+  imageElem.attr('y', y);
+  var sanitizedLink = sanitizeUrl(link);
+  imageElem.attr('xlink:href', sanitizedLink);
+};
+
+export const drawEmbeddedImage = function (elem, x, y, link) {
+  const imageElem = elem.append('use');
+  imageElem.attr('x', x);
+  imageElem.attr('y', y);
+  var sanitizedLink = sanitizeUrl(link);
+  imageElem.attr('xlink:href', '#' + sanitizedLink);
+};
+
+export const getNoteRect = function () {
+  return {
+    x: 0,
+    y: 0,
+    width: 100,
+    height: 100,
+    fill: '#EDF2AE',
+    stroke: '#666',
+    anchor: 'start',
+    rx: 0,
+    ry: 0,
+  };
+};
+
+export const getTextObj = function () {
+  return {
+    x: 0,
+    y: 0,
+    width: 100,
+    height: 100,
+    fill: undefined,
+    anchor: undefined,
+    'text-anchor': 'start',
+    style: '#666',
+    textMargin: 0,
+    rx: 0,
+    ry: 0,
+    tspan: true,
+    valign: undefined,
+  };
+};
+
+export default {
+  drawRect,
+  drawImage,
+  drawText,
+  getNoteRect,
+  getTextObj,
+};
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/svgDraw.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/svgDraw.js
index 2b1aa021e..44172f222 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/svgDraw.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/mindmap/svgDraw.js
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const defaultBkg = function (elem, node, section) {
     .attr('x2', node.width)
     .attr('y2', node.height);
 };
+
 const rectBkg = function (elem, node) {
   elem
     .append('rect')
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ const rectBkg = function (elem, node) {
     .attr('height', node.height)
     .attr('width', node.width);
 };
+
 const cloudBkg = function (elem, node) {
   const w = node.width;
   const h = node.height;
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ const cloudBkg = function (elem, node) {
     H0 V0 Z`
     );
 };
+
 const bangBkg = function (elem, node) {
   const w = node.width;
   const h = node.height;
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ const bangBkg = function (elem, node) {
     H0 V0 Z`
     );
 };
+
 const circleBkg = function (elem, node) {
   elem
     .append('circle')
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
index acee7bbe5..f45de2e49 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { select, selectAll } from 'd3';
 import svgDraw, { drawText, fixLifeLineHeights } from './svgDraw';
 import { log } from '../../logger';
 import common from '../common/common';
+import * as svgDrawCommon from '../common/svgDrawCommon';
 import * as configApi from '../../config';
 import assignWithDepth from '../../assignWithDepth';
 import utils from '../../utils';
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ const drawNote = function (elem: any, noteModel: NoteModel) {
   bounds.bumpVerticalPos(conf.boxMargin);
   noteModel.height = conf.boxMargin;
   noteModel.starty = bounds.getVerticalPos();
-  const rect = svgDraw.getNoteRect();
+  const rect = svgDrawCommon.getNoteRect();
   rect.x = noteModel.startx;
   rect.y = noteModel.starty;
   rect.width = noteModel.width || conf.width;
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ const drawNote = function (elem: any, noteModel: NoteModel) {
 
   const g = elem.append('g');
   const rectElem = svgDraw.drawRect(g, rect);
-  const textObj = svgDraw.getTextObj();
+  const textObj = svgDrawCommon.getTextObj();
   textObj.x = noteModel.startx;
   textObj.y = noteModel.starty;
   textObj.width = rect.width;
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ function boundMessage(_diagram, msgModel): number {
 const drawMessage = function (diagram, msgModel, lineStartY: number, diagObj: Diagram) {
   const { startx, stopx, starty, message, type, sequenceIndex, sequenceVisible } = msgModel;
   const textDims = utils.calculateTextDimensions(message, messageFont(conf));
-  const textObj = svgDraw.getTextObj();
+  const textObj = svgDrawCommon.getTextObj();
   textObj.x = startx;
   textObj.y = starty + 10;
   textObj.width = stopx - startx;
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
index be34daf4b..668cecb36 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.js
@@ -1,33 +1,13 @@
 import common from '../common/common';
+import * as svgDrawCommon from '../common/svgDrawCommon';
 import { addFunction } from '../../interactionDb';
 import { parseFontSize } from '../../utils';
 import { sanitizeUrl } from '@braintree/sanitize-url';
 
 export const drawRect = function (elem, rectData) {
-  const rectElem = elem.append('rect');
-  rectElem.attr('x', rectData.x);
-  rectElem.attr('y', rectData.y);
-  rectElem.attr('fill', rectData.fill);
-  rectElem.attr('stroke', rectData.stroke);
-  rectElem.attr('width', rectData.width);
-  rectElem.attr('height', rectData.height);
-  rectElem.attr('rx', rectData.rx);
-  rectElem.attr('ry', rectData.ry);
-
-  if (rectData.class !== undefined) {
-    rectElem.attr('class', rectData.class);
-  }
-
-  return rectElem;
+  return svgDrawCommon.drawRect(elem, rectData);
 };
 
-// const sanitizeUrl = function (s) {
-//   return s
-//     .replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
-//     .replace(/</g, '&lt;')
-//     .replace(/javascript:/g, '');
-// };
-
 const addPopupInteraction = (id, actorCnt) => {
   addFunction(() => {
     const arr = document.querySelectorAll(id);
@@ -43,6 +23,7 @@ const addPopupInteraction = (id, actorCnt) => {
     });
   });
 };
+
 export const drawPopup = function (elem, actor, minMenuWidth, textAttrs, forceMenus) {
   if (actor.links === undefined || actor.links === null || Object.keys(actor.links).length === 0) {
     return { height: 0, width: 0 };
@@ -107,22 +88,6 @@ export const drawPopup = function (elem, actor, minMenuWidth, textAttrs, forceMe
   return { height: rectData.height + linkY, width: menuWidth };
 };
 
-export const drawImage = function (elem, x, y, link) {
-  const imageElem = elem.append('image');
-  imageElem.attr('x', x);
-  imageElem.attr('y', y);
-  var sanitizedLink = sanitizeUrl(link);
-  imageElem.attr('xlink:href', sanitizedLink);
-};
-
-export const drawEmbeddedImage = function (elem, x, y, link) {
-  const imageElem = elem.append('use');
-  imageElem.attr('x', x);
-  imageElem.attr('y', y);
-  var sanitizedLink = sanitizeUrl(link);
-  imageElem.attr('xlink:href', '#' + sanitizedLink);
-};
-
 export const popupMenu = function (popid) {
   return (
     "var pu = document.getElementById('" +
@@ -152,9 +117,10 @@ const popupMenuDownFunc = function (popupId) {
     pu.style.display = 'none';
   }
 };
+
 export const drawText = function (elem, textData) {
-  let prevTextHeight = 0,
-    textHeight = 0;
+  let prevTextHeight = 0;
+  let textHeight = 0;
   const lines = textData.text.split(common.lineBreakRegex);
 
   const [_textFontSize, _textFontSizePx] = parseFontSize(textData.fontSize);
@@ -188,6 +154,7 @@ export const drawText = function (elem, textData) {
         break;
     }
   }
+
   if (
     textData.anchor !== undefined &&
     textData.textMargin !== undefined &&
@@ -217,6 +184,7 @@ export const drawText = function (elem, textData) {
         break;
     }
   }
+
   for (let [i, line] of lines.entries()) {
     if (
       textData.textMargin !== undefined &&
@@ -371,7 +339,7 @@ const drawActorTypeParticipant = function (elem, actor, conf, isFooter) {
     }
   }
 
-  const rect = getNoteRect();
+  const rect = svgDrawCommon.getNoteRect();
   var cssclass = 'actor';
   if (actor.properties != null && actor.properties['class']) {
     cssclass = actor.properties['class'];
@@ -391,9 +359,9 @@ const drawActorTypeParticipant = function (elem, actor, conf, isFooter) {
   if (actor.properties != null && actor.properties['icon']) {
     const iconSrc = actor.properties['icon'].trim();
     if (iconSrc.charAt(0) === '@') {
-      drawEmbeddedImage(g, rect.x + rect.width - 20, rect.y + 10, iconSrc.substr(1));
+      svgDrawCommon.drawEmbeddedImage(g, rect.x + rect.width - 20, rect.y + 10, iconSrc.substr(1));
     } else {
-      drawImage(g, rect.x + rect.width - 20, rect.y + 10, iconSrc);
+      svgDrawCommon.drawImage(g, rect.x + rect.width - 20, rect.y + 10, iconSrc);
     }
   }
 
@@ -438,7 +406,7 @@ const drawActorTypeActor = function (elem, actor, conf, isFooter) {
   const actElem = elem.append('g');
   actElem.attr('class', 'actor-man');
 
-  const rect = getNoteRect();
+  const rect = svgDrawCommon.getNoteRect();
   rect.x = actor.x;
   rect.y = actor.y;
   rect.fill = '#eaeaea';
@@ -447,7 +415,6 @@ const drawActorTypeActor = function (elem, actor, conf, isFooter) {
   rect.class = 'actor';
   rect.rx = 3;
   rect.ry = 3;
-  // drawRect(actElem, rect);
 
   actElem
     .append('line')
@@ -532,6 +499,7 @@ export const drawBox = function (elem, box, conf) {
 export const anchorElement = function (elem) {
   return elem.append('g');
 };
+
 /**
  * Draws an activation in the diagram
  *
@@ -542,7 +510,7 @@ export const anchorElement = function (elem) {
  * @param {any} actorActivations - Number of activations on the actor.
  */
 export const drawActivation = function (elem, bounds, verticalPos, conf, actorActivations) {
-  const rect = getNoteRect();
+  const rect = svgDrawCommon.getNoteRect();
   const g = bounds.anchored;
   rect.x = bounds.startx;
   rect.y = bounds.starty;
@@ -594,7 +562,7 @@ export const drawLoop = function (elem, loopModel, labelText, conf) {
     });
   }
 
-  let txt = getTextObj();
+  let txt = svgDrawCommon.getTextObj();
   txt.text = labelText;
   txt.x = loopModel.startx;
   txt.y = loopModel.starty;
@@ -610,7 +578,7 @@ export const drawLoop = function (elem, loopModel, labelText, conf) {
   txt.class = 'labelText';
 
   drawLabel(g, txt);
-  txt = getTextObj();
+  txt = svgDrawCommon.getTextObj();
   txt.text = loopModel.title;
   txt.x = loopModel.startx + labelBoxWidth / 2 + (loopModel.stopx - loopModel.startx) / 2;
   txt.y = loopModel.starty + boxMargin + boxTextMargin;
@@ -661,16 +629,7 @@ export const drawLoop = function (elem, loopModel, labelText, conf) {
  * @param {any} bounds Shape of the rectangle
  */
 export const drawBackgroundRect = function (elem, bounds) {
-  const rectElem = drawRect(elem, {
-    x: bounds.startx,
-    y: bounds.starty,
-    width: bounds.stopx - bounds.startx,
-    height: bounds.stopy - bounds.starty,
-    fill: bounds.fill,
-    stroke: bounds.stroke,
-    class: 'rect',
-  });
-  rectElem.lower();
+  svgDrawCommon.drawBackgroundRect(elem, bounds);
 };
 
 export const insertDatabaseIcon = function (elem) {
@@ -737,6 +696,7 @@ export const insertArrowHead = function (elem) {
     .append('path')
     .attr('d', 'M 0 0 L 10 5 L 0 10 z'); // this is actual shape for arrowhead
 };
+
 /**
  * Setup arrow head and define the marker. The result is appended to the svg.
  *
@@ -755,6 +715,7 @@ export const insertArrowFilledHead = function (elem) {
     .append('path')
     .attr('d', 'M 18,7 L9,13 L14,7 L9,1 Z');
 };
+
 /**
  * Setup node number. The result is appended to the svg.
  *
@@ -776,6 +737,7 @@ export const insertSequenceNumber = function (elem) {
     .attr('r', 6);
   // .style("fill", '#f00');
 };
+
 /**
  * Setup cross head and define the marker. The result is appended to the svg.
  *
@@ -802,37 +764,6 @@ export const insertArrowCrossHead = function (elem) {
   // this is actual shape for arrowhead
 };
 
-export const getTextObj = function () {
-  return {
-    x: 0,
-    y: 0,
-    fill: undefined,
-    anchor: undefined,
-    style: '#666',
-    width: undefined,
-    height: undefined,
-    textMargin: 0,
-    rx: 0,
-    ry: 0,
-    tspan: true,
-    valign: undefined,
-  };
-};
-
-export const getNoteRect = function () {
-  return {
-    x: 0,
-    y: 0,
-    fill: '#EDF2AE',
-    stroke: '#666',
-    width: 100,
-    anchor: 'start',
-    height: 100,
-    rx: 0,
-    ry: 0,
-  };
-};
-
 const _drawTextCandidateFunc = (function () {
   /**
    * @param {any} content
@@ -1062,8 +993,6 @@ export default {
   drawActor,
   drawBox,
   drawPopup,
-  drawImage,
-  drawEmbeddedImage,
   anchorElement,
   drawActivation,
   drawLoop,
@@ -1075,8 +1004,6 @@ export default {
   insertDatabaseIcon,
   insertComputerIcon,
   insertClockIcon,
-  getTextObj,
-  getNoteRect,
   popupMenu,
   popdownMenu,
   fixLifeLineHeights,
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.spec.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.spec.js
index ed60285ed..648ee58f8 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.spec.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/svgDraw.spec.js
@@ -174,16 +174,4 @@ describe('svgDraw', function () {
       expect(rect.lower).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
-  describe('sanitizeUrl', function () {
-    it('should sanitize malicious urls', function () {
-      const maliciousStr = 'javascript:script:alert(1)';
-      const result = svgDraw.sanitizeUrl(maliciousStr);
-      expect(result).not.toContain('javascript:alert(1)');
-    });
-    it('should not sanitize non dangerous urls', function () {
-      const maliciousStr = 'javajavascript:script:alert(1)';
-      const result = svgDraw.sanitizeUrl(maliciousStr);
-      expect(result).not.toContain('javascript:alert(1)');
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/user-journey/svgDraw.js b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/user-journey/svgDraw.js
index f6dbe71e1..108f4b2f9 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/user-journey/svgDraw.js
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/user-journey/svgDraw.js
@@ -1,21 +1,8 @@
 import { arc as d3arc } from 'd3';
+import * as svgDrawCommon from '../common/svgDrawCommon';
 
 export const drawRect = function (elem, rectData) {
-  const rectElem = elem.append('rect');
-  rectElem.attr('x', rectData.x);
-  rectElem.attr('y', rectData.y);
-  rectElem.attr('fill', rectData.fill);
-  rectElem.attr('stroke', rectData.stroke);
-  rectElem.attr('width', rectData.width);
-  rectElem.attr('height', rectData.height);
-  rectElem.attr('rx', rectData.rx);
-  rectElem.attr('ry', rectData.ry);
-
-  if (rectData.class !== undefined) {
-    rectElem.attr('class', rectData.class);
-  }
-
-  return rectElem;
+  return svgDrawCommon.drawRect(elem, rectData);
 };
 
 export const drawFace = function (element, faceData) {
@@ -128,25 +115,7 @@ export const drawCircle = function (element, circleData) {
 };
 
 export const drawText = function (elem, textData) {
-  // Remove and ignore br:s
-  const nText = textData.text.replace(/<br\s*\/?>/gi, ' ');
-
-  const textElem = elem.append('text');
-  textElem.attr('x', textData.x);
-  textElem.attr('y', textData.y);
-  textElem.attr('class', 'legend');
-
-  textElem.style('text-anchor', textData.anchor);
-
-  if (textData.class !== undefined) {
-    textElem.attr('class', textData.class);
-  }
-
-  const span = textElem.append('tspan');
-  span.attr('x', textData.x + textData.textMargin * 2);
-  span.text(nText);
-
-  return textElem;
+  return svgDrawCommon.drawText(elem, textData);
 };
 
 export const drawLabel = function (elem, txtObject) {
@@ -192,7 +161,7 @@ export const drawLabel = function (elem, txtObject) {
 export const drawSection = function (elem, section, conf) {
   const g = elem.append('g');
 
-  const rect = getNoteRect();
+  const rect = svgDrawCommon.getNoteRect();
   rect.x = section.x;
   rect.y = section.y;
   rect.fill = section.fill;
@@ -249,7 +218,7 @@ export const drawTask = function (elem, task, conf) {
     score: task.score,
   });
 
-  const rect = getNoteRect();
+  const rect = svgDrawCommon.getNoteRect();
   rect.x = task.x;
   rect.y = task.y;
   rect.fill = task.fill;
@@ -298,41 +267,7 @@ export const drawTask = function (elem, task, conf) {
  * @param {any} bounds The bounds of the drawing
  */
 export const drawBackgroundRect = function (elem, bounds) {
-  const rectElem = drawRect(elem, {
-    x: bounds.startx,
-    y: bounds.starty,
-    width: bounds.stopx - bounds.startx,
-    height: bounds.stopy - bounds.starty,
-    fill: bounds.fill,
-    class: 'rect',
-  });
-  rectElem.lower();
-};
-
-export const getTextObj = function () {
-  return {
-    x: 0,
-    y: 0,
-    fill: undefined,
-    'text-anchor': 'start',
-    width: 100,
-    height: 100,
-    textMargin: 0,
-    rx: 0,
-    ry: 0,
-  };
-};
-
-export const getNoteRect = function () {
-  return {
-    x: 0,
-    y: 0,
-    width: 100,
-    anchor: 'start',
-    height: 100,
-    rx: 0,
-    ry: 0,
-  };
+  svgDrawCommon.drawBackgroundRect(elem, bounds);
 };
 
 const _drawTextCandidateFunc = (function () {
@@ -475,7 +410,5 @@ export default {
   drawLabel,
   drawTask,
   drawBackgroundRect,
-  getTextObj,
-  getNoteRect,
   initGraphics,
 };