diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index f876593..15879ca 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import { TEXT_GRADIENT } from '../const';
 import settings from '../settings';
 import TextStyle from './TextStyle';
+import trimCanvas from '../utils/trimCanvas';
 
 const defaultDestroyOptions = {
     texture: true,
@@ -328,11 +329,11 @@
     {
         if (this._style.trim)
         {
-            const trimmed = this.getTrimmed(this.canvas);
+            const trimmed = trimCanvas(this.canvas);
 
-            this.canvas.width = trimmed.trimWidth;
-            this.canvas.height = trimmed.trimHeight;
-            this.context.putImageData(trimmed.trimmed, 0, 0);
+            this.canvas.width = trimmed.width;
+            this.canvas.height = trimmed.height;
+            this.context.putImageData(trimmed.data, 0, 0);
         }
 
         const texture = this._texture;
@@ -363,79 +364,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get trimmed transparent borders
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {object} Trim data
-     */
-    getTrimmed()
-    {
-        // https://gist.github.com/remy/784508
-        const pixels = this.context.getImageData(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
-        const l = pixels.data.length;
-        const bound = {
-            top: null,
-            left: null,
-            right: null,
-            bottom: null,
-        };
-        let i;
-        let x;
-        let y;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < l; i += 4)
-        {
-            if (pixels.data[i + 3] !== 0)
-            {
-                x = (i / 4) % this.canvas.width;
-                y = ~~((i / 4) / this.canvas.width);
-
-                if (bound.top === null)
-                {
-                    bound.top = y;
-                }
-
-                if (bound.left === null)
-                {
-                    bound.left = x;
-                }
-                else if (x < bound.left)
-                {
-                    bound.left = x;
-                }
-
-                if (bound.right === null)
-                {
-                    bound.right = x + 1;
-                }
-                else if (bound.right < x)
-                {
-                    bound.right = x + 1;
-                }
-
-                if (bound.bottom === null)
-                {
-                    bound.bottom = y;
-                }
-                else if (bound.bottom < y)
-                {
-                    bound.bottom = y;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        const trimHeight = bound.bottom - bound.top + 1;
-        const trimWidth = bound.right - bound.left;
-        const trimmed = this.context.getImageData(bound.left, bound.top, trimWidth, trimHeight);
-
-        return {
-            trimHeight,
-            trimWidth,
-            trimmed,
-        };
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Renders the object using the WebGL renderer
      *
      * @param {PIXI.WebGLRenderer} renderer - The renderer

diff --git a/src/core/text/Text.js b/src/core/text/Text.js
index f876593..15879ca 100644
--- a/src/core/text/Text.js
+++ b/src/core/text/Text.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import { TEXT_GRADIENT } from '../const';
 import settings from '../settings';
 import TextStyle from './TextStyle';
+import trimCanvas from '../utils/trimCanvas';
 
 const defaultDestroyOptions = {
     texture: true,
@@ -328,11 +329,11 @@
     {
         if (this._style.trim)
         {
-            const trimmed = this.getTrimmed(this.canvas);
+            const trimmed = trimCanvas(this.canvas);
 
-            this.canvas.width = trimmed.trimWidth;
-            this.canvas.height = trimmed.trimHeight;
-            this.context.putImageData(trimmed.trimmed, 0, 0);
+            this.canvas.width = trimmed.width;
+            this.canvas.height = trimmed.height;
+            this.context.putImageData(trimmed.data, 0, 0);
         }
 
         const texture = this._texture;
@@ -363,79 +364,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get trimmed transparent borders
-     *
-     * @private
-     * @returns {object} Trim data
-     */
-    getTrimmed()
-    {
-        // https://gist.github.com/remy/784508
-        const pixels = this.context.getImageData(0, 0, this.canvas.width, this.canvas.height);
-        const l = pixels.data.length;
-        const bound = {
-            top: null,
-            left: null,
-            right: null,
-            bottom: null,
-        };
-        let i;
-        let x;
-        let y;
-
-        for (i = 0; i < l; i += 4)
-        {
-            if (pixels.data[i + 3] !== 0)
-            {
-                x = (i / 4) % this.canvas.width;
-                y = ~~((i / 4) / this.canvas.width);
-
-                if (bound.top === null)
-                {
-                    bound.top = y;
-                }
-
-                if (bound.left === null)
-                {
-                    bound.left = x;
-                }
-                else if (x < bound.left)
-                {
-                    bound.left = x;
-                }
-
-                if (bound.right === null)
-                {
-                    bound.right = x + 1;
-                }
-                else if (bound.right < x)
-                {
-                    bound.right = x + 1;
-                }
-
-                if (bound.bottom === null)
-                {
-                    bound.bottom = y;
-                }
-                else if (bound.bottom < y)
-                {
-                    bound.bottom = y;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        const trimHeight = bound.bottom - bound.top + 1;
-        const trimWidth = bound.right - bound.left;
-        const trimmed = this.context.getImageData(bound.left, bound.top, trimWidth, trimHeight);
-
-        return {
-            trimHeight,
-            trimWidth,
-            trimmed,
-        };
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Renders the object using the WebGL renderer
      *
      * @param {PIXI.WebGLRenderer} renderer - The renderer
diff --git a/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js b/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37a0378
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/utils/trimCanvas.js
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/**
+ * Trim transparent borders from a canvas
+ *
+ * @memberof PIXI
+ * @function trimCanvas
+ * @private
+ * @param {HTMLCanvasElement} canvas - the canvas to trim
+ * @returns {object} Trim data
+ */
+export default function trimCanvas(canvas)
+{
+    // https://gist.github.com/remy/784508
+    const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    const pixels = context.getImageData(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    const l = pixels.data.length;
+    const bound = {
+        top: null,
+        left: null,
+        right: null,
+        bottom: null,
+    };
+    let i;
+    let x;
+    let y;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < l; i += 4)
+    {
+        if (pixels.data[i + 3] !== 0)
+        {
+            x = (i / 4) % canvas.width;
+            y = ~~((i / 4) / canvas.width);
+
+            if (bound.top === null)
+            {
+                bound.top = y;
+            }
+
+            if (bound.left === null)
+            {
+                bound.left = x;
+            }
+            else if (x < bound.left)
+            {
+                bound.left = x;
+            }
+
+            if (bound.right === null)
+            {
+                bound.right = x + 1;
+            }
+            else if (bound.right < x)
+            {
+                bound.right = x + 1;
+            }
+
+            if (bound.bottom === null)
+            {
+                bound.bottom = y;
+            }
+            else if (bound.bottom < y)
+            {
+                bound.bottom = y;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    const height = bound.bottom - bound.top + 1;
+    const width = bound.right - bound.left;
+    const data = context.getImageData(bound.left, bound.top, width, height);
+
+    return {
+        height,
+        width,
+        data,
+    };
+}