diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
index b94495c3d12..4426c507b3c 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/Standard.kt
@@ -69,3 +69,14 @@ public inline fun <T> Iterator<T>.toTreeSet() : TreeSet<T> = to(TreeSet<T>())
 Run function f
 */
 public inline fun <T> run(f: () -> T) : T = f()
+
+/**
+ * A helper method for creating a [[Runnable]] from a function
+ */
+public inline fun runnable(action: ()-> Unit): Runnable {
+    return object: Runnable {
+        public override fun run() {
+            action()
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt
index 34363e6b612..d099cfbbd9b 100644
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt
+++ b/libraries/stdlib/src/kotlin/concurrent/Thread.kt
@@ -50,13 +50,3 @@ public inline fun Executor.execute(action: ()->Unit) {
     execute(runnable(action))
 }
 
-/**
- * A helper method for creating a [[Runnable]] from a block
- */
-public inline fun runnable(action: ()-> Unit): Runnable {
-    return object: Runnable {
-        public override fun run() {
-            action()
-        }
-    }
-}