diff --git a/code/CMakeLists.txt b/code/CMakeLists.txt
index 561797942..9afbc6c3d 100644
--- a/code/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ SET( Obj_SRCS
 SOURCE_GROUP( Obj FILES ${Obj_SRCS})
 
 SET( Ogre_SRCS
-	OgreImporter.hpp
-	OgreXmlHelper.hpp
+	OgreImporter.h
+	OgreParsingUtils.h
 	OgreImporter.cpp
 	OgreMaterial.cpp
 	OgreMesh.cpp
diff --git a/code/OgreImporter.hpp b/code/OgreImporter.h
similarity index 99%
rename from code/OgreImporter.hpp
rename to code/OgreImporter.h
index b41d85b43..d41e77230 100644
--- a/code/OgreImporter.hpp
+++ b/code/OgreImporter.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 #include "BaseImporter.h"
-#include "OgreXmlHelper.hpp"
 #include "irrXMLWrapper.h"
+#include "OgreParsingUtils.h"
 
 #include <vector>
 
diff --git a/code/OgreMaterial.cpp b/code/OgreMaterial.cpp
index b8e0a05a0..f19e9ec88 100644
--- a/code/OgreMaterial.cpp
+++ b/code/OgreMaterial.cpp
@@ -49,12 +49,13 @@ to make it shorter easier to maintain.
 
 #include <vector>
 #include <sstream>
-using namespace std;
 
-#include "OgreImporter.hpp"
+#include "OgreImporter.h"
 #include "irrXMLWrapper.h"
 #include "TinyFormatter.h"
 
+using namespace std;
+
 namespace Assimp
 {
 namespace Ogre
@@ -64,23 +65,6 @@ static const string partComment    = "//";
 static const string partBlockStart = "{";
 static const string partBlockEnd   = "}";
 
-/// Skips a line from current @ss position until a newline. Returns the skipped part.
-std::string SkipLine(stringstream &ss)
-{
-	string skipped;
-	getline(ss, skipped);
-	return skipped;
-}
-
-/// Skips a line and reads next element from @c ss to @c nextElement.
-/** @return Skipped line content until newline. */
-std::string NextAfterNewLine(stringstream &ss, std::string &nextElement)
-{
-	string skipped = SkipLine(ss);
-	ss >> nextElement;
-	return skipped;
-}
-
 aiMaterial* OgreImporter::ReadMaterial(const std::string &pFile, Assimp::IOSystem *pIOHandler, const std::string materialName)
 {
 	/// @todo Should we return null ptr here or a empty material?
@@ -216,7 +200,7 @@ aiMaterial* OgreImporter::ReadMaterial(const std::string &pFile, Assimp::IOSyste
 					
 			if (linePart == partTechnique)
 			{
-				string techniqueName = trim(SkipLine(ss));
+				string techniqueName = Trim(SkipLine(ss));
 				ReadTechnique(techniqueName, ss, material);
 			}
 
@@ -336,7 +320,7 @@ bool OgreImporter::ReadTechnique(const std::string &techniqueName, stringstream
 		/// @todo Techniques have other attributes than just passes.		
 		if (linePart == partPass)
 		{
-			string passName = trim(SkipLine(ss));
+			string passName = Trim(SkipLine(ss));
 			ReadPass(passName, ss, material);
 		}
 	}
@@ -395,7 +379,7 @@ bool OgreImporter::ReadPass(const std::string &passName, stringstream &ss, aiMat
 		}
 		else if (linePart == partTextureUnit)
 		{
-			string textureUnitName = trim(SkipLine(ss));
+			string textureUnitName = Trim(SkipLine(ss));
 			ReadTextureUnit(textureUnitName, ss, material);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/code/OgreXmlHelper.hpp b/code/OgreParsingUtils.h
similarity index 81%
rename from code/OgreXmlHelper.hpp
rename to code/OgreParsingUtils.h
index 79bcf0096..d287f451b 100644
--- a/code/OgreXmlHelper.hpp
+++ b/code/OgreParsingUtils.h
@@ -89,6 +89,23 @@ inline bool CurrentNodeNameEquals(const XmlReader* reader, const std::string &na
 	return (ASSIMP_stricmp(std::string(reader->getNodeName()), name) == 0);
 }
 
+/// Skips a line from current @ss position until a newline. Returns the skipped part.
+static inline std::string SkipLine(std::stringstream &ss)
+{
+	std::string skipped;
+	getline(ss, skipped);
+	return skipped;
+}
+
+/// Skips a line and reads next element from @c ss to @c nextElement.
+/** @return Skipped line content until newline. */
+static inline std::string NextAfterNewLine(std::stringstream &ss, std::string &nextElement)
+{
+	std::string skipped = SkipLine(ss);
+	ss >> nextElement;
+	return skipped;
+}
+
 /// Returns a lower cased copy of @s.
 static inline std::string ToLower(std::string s)
 {
@@ -100,7 +117,7 @@ static inline std::string ToLower(std::string s)
 // From http://stackoverflow.com/questions/216823/whats-the-best-way-to-trim-stdstring
 
 // trim from start
-static inline std::string &ltrim(std::string &s, bool newlines = true)
+static inline std::string &TrimLeft(std::string &s, bool newlines = true)
 {
 	if (!newlines)
 		s.erase(s.begin(), std::find_if(s.begin(), s.end(), std::not1(std::ptr_fun(Assimp::IsSpace<char>))));
@@ -110,7 +127,7 @@ static inline std::string &ltrim(std::string &s, bool newlines = true)
 }
 
 // trim from end
-static inline std::string &rtrim(std::string &s, bool newlines = true)
+static inline std::string &TrimRight(std::string &s, bool newlines = true)
 {
 	if (!newlines)
 		s.erase(std::find_if(s.rbegin(), s.rend(), std::not1(std::ptr_fun(Assimp::IsSpace<char>))).base(),s.end());
@@ -119,9 +136,9 @@ static inline std::string &rtrim(std::string &s, bool newlines = true)
 	return s;
 }
 // trim from both ends
-static inline std::string &trim(std::string &s, bool newlines = true)
+static inline std::string &Trim(std::string &s, bool newlines = true)
 {
-	return ltrim(rtrim(s, newlines), newlines);
+	return TrimLeft(TrimRight(s, newlines), newlines);
 }
 
 } // Ogre