diff --git a/runtime/jni_internal.cc b/runtime/jni_internal.cc
index 0fde41b..6f36cab 100644
--- a/runtime/jni_internal.cc
+++ b/runtime/jni_internal.cc
@@ -3051,16 +3051,6 @@
   return reinterpret_cast<JNINativeInterface*>(&gJniSleepForeverStub);
 }
 
-void RegisterNativeMethods(JNIEnv* env, const char* jni_class_name, const JNINativeMethod* methods,
-                           jint method_count) {
-  ScopedLocalRef<jclass> c(env, env->FindClass(jni_class_name));
-  if (c.get() == nullptr) {
-    LOG(FATAL) << "Couldn't find class: " << jni_class_name;
-  }
-  jint jni_result = env->RegisterNatives(c.get(), methods, method_count);
-  CHECK_EQ(JNI_OK, jni_result);
-}
-
 }  // namespace art
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const jobjectRefType& rhs) {
diff --git a/runtime/jni_internal.h b/runtime/jni_internal.h
index 24bee6f..2c90b3b 100644
--- a/runtime/jni_internal.h
+++ b/runtime/jni_internal.h
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@
 
 #include "base/macros.h"
 
-#define REGISTER_NATIVE_METHODS(jni_class_name) \
-  RegisterNativeMethods(env, jni_class_name, gMethods, arraysize(gMethods))
-
 namespace art {
 
 class ArtField;
@@ -33,11 +30,6 @@
 const JNINativeInterface* GetJniNativeInterface();
 const JNINativeInterface* GetRuntimeShutdownNativeInterface();
 
-// Similar to RegisterNatives except its passed a descriptor for a class name and failures are
-// fatal.
-void RegisterNativeMethods(JNIEnv* env, const char* jni_class_name, const JNINativeMethod* methods,
-                           jint method_count);
-
 int ThrowNewException(JNIEnv* env, jclass exception_class, const char* msg, jobject cause);
 
 namespace jni {
diff --git a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_DexFile.cc b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_DexFile.cc
index 870402d..ad00966 100644
--- a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_DexFile.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_DexFile.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "mirror/class_loader.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/string.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "oat_file.h"
 #include "oat_file_assistant.h"
 #include "oat_file_manager.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMDebug.cc b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMDebug.cc
index bb8233b..e1eae21 100644
--- a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMDebug.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMDebug.cc
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/class.h"
 #include "mirror/object_array-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "ScopedLocalRef.h"
 #include "ScopedUtfChars.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMRuntime.cc b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMRuntime.cc
index 18b871c..fed9c1c 100644
--- a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMRuntime.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMRuntime.cc
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include "mirror/class-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/dex_cache-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMStack.cc b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMStack.cc
index 6c41d51..e86e64e 100644
--- a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMStack.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_VMStack.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "mirror/class-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/class_loader.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
 #include "thread_list.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_ZygoteHooks.cc b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_ZygoteHooks.cc
index 4c6f530..cbf4f32 100644
--- a/runtime/native/dalvik_system_ZygoteHooks.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/dalvik_system_ZygoteHooks.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "jit/jit.h"
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "JNIHelp.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "non_debuggable_classes.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
 #include "ScopedUtfChars.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_Class.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_Class.cc
index 9e07a5c..d3377be 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_Class.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_Class.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object_array-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/string-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "obj_ptr-inl.h"
 #include "reflection.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_Object.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_Object.cc
index c9841d1..d52bf04 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_Object.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_Object.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 
 namespace art {
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_String.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_String.cc
index 4928c01..ac0d633 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_String.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_String.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/string.h"
 #include "mirror/string-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
 #include "ScopedLocalRef.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_StringFactory.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_StringFactory.cc
index c1292ef..9c2e918 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_StringFactory.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_StringFactory.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/string.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
 #include "ScopedLocalRef.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_System.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_System.cc
index 264b427..0e5d740 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_System.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_System.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include "mirror/class-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object_array-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 
 namespace art {
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_Thread.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_Thread.cc
index f3254c4..e4d1705 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_Thread.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_Thread.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "monitor.h"
 #include "mirror/object.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
 #include "ScopedUtfChars.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_Throwable.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_Throwable.cc
index b69fbef..03b7f9d 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_Throwable.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_Throwable.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "nativehelper/jni_macros.h"
 
 #include "jni_internal.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_VMClassLoader.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_VMClassLoader.cc
index 55955e7..fc50d55 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_VMClassLoader.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_VMClassLoader.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/class_loader.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "obj_ptr.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "ScopedLocalRef.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_Void.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_Void.cc
index b0d63ef..af83dd1 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_Void.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_Void.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "class_linker-inl.h"
 #include "jni_internal.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_invoke_MethodHandleImpl.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_invoke_MethodHandleImpl.cc
index 63168ce..2e3b4d4 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_invoke_MethodHandleImpl.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_invoke_MethodHandleImpl.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "mirror/field.h"
 #include "mirror/method.h"
 #include "mirror/method_handle_impl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "runtime.h"
 #include "scoped_thread_state_change-inl.h"
 
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_ref_FinalizerReference.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_ref_FinalizerReference.cc
index c75837a..72af5f7 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_ref_FinalizerReference.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_ref_FinalizerReference.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/reference-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 
 namespace art {
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_ref_Reference.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_ref_Reference.cc
index 606e656..524a18c 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_ref_Reference.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_ref_Reference.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/reference-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 
 namespace art {
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
index 9662395..5be3171 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Array.cc
@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@
 #include "class_linker-inl.h"
 #include "common_throws.h"
 #include "dex_file-inl.h"
+#include "handle_scope-inl.h"
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/class-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
-#include "handle_scope-inl.h"
 
 namespace art {
 
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Constructor.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Constructor.cc
index d1953ad..242e87a 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Constructor.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Constructor.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "mirror/class-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/method.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "reflection.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "well_known_classes.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Executable.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Executable.cc
index 256a3d0..2aad12d 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Executable.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Executable.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "mirror/method.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object_array-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "reflection.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "well_known_classes.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Field.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Field.cc
index e38bcd6..f19004d 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Field.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Field.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/class-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/field.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "reflection-inl.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "utils.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Method.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Method.cc
index c9e8dba..cbbb6a8 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Method.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Method.cc
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "mirror/class-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object_array-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "reflection.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "well_known_classes.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Parameter.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Parameter.cc
index 92a7ac9..c4ab5d6 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Parameter.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Parameter.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "dex_file-inl.h"
 #include "dex_file_annotations.h"
 #include "jni_internal.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Proxy.cc b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Proxy.cc
index 518aaa7..691ed28 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Proxy.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_lang_reflect_Proxy.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "mirror/class_loader.h"
 #include "mirror/object_array.h"
 #include "mirror/string.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "verify_object.h"
 
diff --git a/runtime/native/java_util_concurrent_atomic_AtomicLong.cc b/runtime/native/java_util_concurrent_atomic_AtomicLong.cc
index 101f386..bd4b0fe 100644
--- a/runtime/native/java_util_concurrent_atomic_AtomicLong.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/java_util_concurrent_atomic_AtomicLong.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "arch/instruction_set.h"
 #include "atomic.h"
 #include "jni_internal.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 
 namespace art {
 
diff --git a/runtime/native/libcore_util_CharsetUtils.cc b/runtime/native/libcore_util_CharsetUtils.cc
index c388ea1..38634e6 100644
--- a/runtime/native/libcore_util_CharsetUtils.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/libcore_util_CharsetUtils.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "jni_internal.h"
 #include "mirror/string.h"
 #include "mirror/string-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "ScopedPrimitiveArray.h"
 #include "unicode/utf16.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/native_util.h b/runtime/native/native_util.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98384e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/native/native_util.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef ART_RUNTIME_NATIVE_NATIVE_UTIL_H_
+#define ART_RUNTIME_NATIVE_NATIVE_UTIL_H_
+
+#include <jni.h>
+
+#include "android-base/logging.h"
+#include "base/macros.h"
+#include "ScopedLocalRef.h"
+
+namespace art {
+
+ALWAYS_INLINE inline void RegisterNativeMethodsInternal(JNIEnv* env,
+                                                        const char* jni_class_name,
+                                                        const JNINativeMethod* methods,
+                                                        jint method_count) {
+  ScopedLocalRef<jclass> c(env, env->FindClass(jni_class_name));
+  if (c.get() == nullptr) {
+    LOG(FATAL) << "Couldn't find class: " << jni_class_name;
+  }
+  jint jni_result = env->RegisterNatives(c.get(), methods, method_count);
+  CHECK_EQ(JNI_OK, jni_result);
+}
+
+#define REGISTER_NATIVE_METHODS(jni_class_name) \
+  RegisterNativeMethodsInternal(env, (jni_class_name), gMethods, arraysize(gMethods))
+
+}  // namespace art
+
+#endif  // ART_RUNTIME_NATIVE_NATIVE_UTIL_H_
diff --git a/runtime/native/org_apache_harmony_dalvik_ddmc_DdmServer.cc b/runtime/native/org_apache_harmony_dalvik_ddmc_DdmServer.cc
index a860977..925b909 100644
--- a/runtime/native/org_apache_harmony_dalvik_ddmc_DdmServer.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/org_apache_harmony_dalvik_ddmc_DdmServer.cc
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "debugger.h"
 #include "jni_internal.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "ScopedPrimitiveArray.h"
 
diff --git a/runtime/native/org_apache_harmony_dalvik_ddmc_DdmVmInternal.cc b/runtime/native/org_apache_harmony_dalvik_ddmc_DdmVmInternal.cc
index ac504cc..18c6a94 100644
--- a/runtime/native/org_apache_harmony_dalvik_ddmc_DdmVmInternal.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/org_apache_harmony_dalvik_ddmc_DdmVmInternal.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "base/mutex.h"
 #include "debugger.h"
 #include "jni_internal.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 #include "ScopedLocalRef.h"
 #include "ScopedPrimitiveArray.h"
diff --git a/runtime/native/sun_misc_Unsafe.cc b/runtime/native/sun_misc_Unsafe.cc
index b42cedf..e78c9da 100644
--- a/runtime/native/sun_misc_Unsafe.cc
+++ b/runtime/native/sun_misc_Unsafe.cc
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 #include "mirror/array.h"
 #include "mirror/class-inl.h"
 #include "mirror/object-inl.h"
+#include "native_util.h"
 #include "scoped_fast_native_object_access-inl.h"
 
-
 namespace art {
 
 static jboolean Unsafe_compareAndSwapInt(JNIEnv* env, jobject, jobject javaObj, jlong offset,