diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/.eslintrc.json b/src/ngAnimate/.eslintrc.json
index 976e640e7..2c29ef3ce 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/.eslintrc.json
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
     "applyInlineStyle": false,
     "assertArg": false,
     "blockKeyframeAnimations": false,
-    "blockTransitions": false,
     "clearGeneratedClasses": false,
     "concatWithSpace": false,
     "extractElementNode": false,
     "getDomNode": false,
+    "helpers": false,
     "mergeAnimationDetails": false,
     "mergeClasses": false,
     "packageStyles": false,
diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/animateCss.js b/src/ngAnimate/animateCss.js
index e18bb9017..8f69edfbd 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/animateCss.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/animateCss.js
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ var $AnimateCssProvider = ['$animateProvider', /** @this */ function($animatePro
       // that if there is no transition defined then nothing will happen and this will also allow
       // other transitions to be stacked on top of each other without any chopping them out.
       if (isFirst && !options.skipBlocking) {
-        blockTransitions(node, SAFE_FAST_FORWARD_DURATION_VALUE);
+        helpers.blockTransitions(node, SAFE_FAST_FORWARD_DURATION_VALUE);
       }
 
       var timings = computeTimings(node, fullClassName, cacheKey, !isStructural);
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ var $AnimateCssProvider = ['$animateProvider', /** @this */ function($animatePro
       if (flags.blockTransition || flags.blockKeyframeAnimation) {
         applyBlocking(maxDuration);
       } else if (!options.skipBlocking) {
-        blockTransitions(node, false);
+        helpers.blockTransitions(node, false);
       }
 
       // TODO(matsko): for 1.5 change this code to have an animator object for better debugging
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ var $AnimateCssProvider = ['$animateProvider', /** @this */ function($animatePro
         }
 
         blockKeyframeAnimations(node, false);
-        blockTransitions(node, false);
+        helpers.blockTransitions(node, false);
 
         forEach(temporaryStyles, function(entry) {
           // There is only one way to remove inline style properties entirely from elements.
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ var $AnimateCssProvider = ['$animateProvider', /** @this */ function($animatePro
 
       function applyBlocking(duration) {
         if (flags.blockTransition) {
-          blockTransitions(node, duration);
+          helpers.blockTransitions(node, duration);
         }
 
         if (flags.blockKeyframeAnimation) {
diff --git a/src/ngAnimate/shared.js b/src/ngAnimate/shared.js
index 2708bbb2e..6f7f326d3 100644
--- a/src/ngAnimate/shared.js
+++ b/src/ngAnimate/shared.js
@@ -329,15 +329,6 @@ function clearGeneratedClasses(element, options) {
   }
 }
 
-function blockTransitions(node, duration) {
-  // we use a negative delay value since it performs blocking
-  // yet it doesn't kill any existing transitions running on the
-  // same element which makes this safe for class-based animations
-  var value = duration ? '-' + duration + 's' : '';
-  applyInlineStyle(node, [TRANSITION_DELAY_PROP, value]);
-  return [TRANSITION_DELAY_PROP, value];
-}
-
 function blockKeyframeAnimations(node, applyBlock) {
   var value = applyBlock ? 'paused' : '';
   var key = ANIMATION_PROP + ANIMATION_PLAYSTATE_KEY;
@@ -356,3 +347,14 @@ function concatWithSpace(a,b) {
   if (!b) return a;
   return a + ' ' + b;
 }
+
+var helpers = {
+  blockTransitions: function(node, duration) {
+    // we use a negative delay value since it performs blocking
+    // yet it doesn't kill any existing transitions running on the
+    // same element which makes this safe for class-based animations
+    var value = duration ? '-' + duration + 's' : '';
+    applyInlineStyle(node, [TRANSITION_DELAY_PROP, value]);
+    return [TRANSITION_DELAY_PROP, value];
+  }
+};
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/.eslintrc.json b/test/ngAnimate/.eslintrc.json
index f51d109b4..fea5242cb 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/.eslintrc.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   },
   "globals": {
     "getDomNode": false,
+    "helpers": false,
     "mergeAnimationDetails": false,
     "prepareAnimationOptions": false,
     "applyAnimationStyles": false,
diff --git a/test/ngAnimate/animateCssSpec.js b/test/ngAnimate/animateCssSpec.js
index d22100f7c..e90844291 100644
--- a/test/ngAnimate/animateCssSpec.js
+++ b/test/ngAnimate/animateCssSpec.js
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ describe('ngAnimate $animateCss', function() {
       they('should not place a CSS transition block if options.skipBlocking is provided',
         ['enter', 'leave', 'move', 'addClass', 'removeClass'], function(event) {
 
-        inject(function($animateCss, $rootElement, $document, $window) {
+        inject(function($animateCss, $rootElement, $document) {
           var element = angular.element('<div></div>');
           $rootElement.append(element);
           angular.element($document[0].body).append($rootElement);
@@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ describe('ngAnimate $animateCss', function() {
             data.event = event;
           }
 
-          var blockSpy = spyOn($window, 'blockTransitions').and.callThrough();
+          var blockSpy = spyOn(helpers, 'blockTransitions').and.callThrough();
 
           data.skipBlocking = true;
           var animator = $animateCss(element, data);