diff --git a/instrumentation/afl-llvm-common.cc b/instrumentation/afl-llvm-common.cc
index dc34d191..b50269fe 100644
--- a/instrumentation/afl-llvm-common.cc
+++ b/instrumentation/afl-llvm-common.cc
@@ -582,6 +582,24 @@ bool isInInstrumentList(llvm::Function *F, std::string Filename) {
 
 }
 
+template <class Iterator>
+Iterator Unique(Iterator first, Iterator last) {
+  static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable<
+        typename std::iterator_traits<Iterator>
+        >::value_type, "Invalid underlying type");
+
+  while (first != last) {
+
+    Iterator next(first);
+    last = std::remove(++next, last, *first);
+    first = next;
+
+  }
+
+  return last;
+
+}
+
 // Calculate the number of average collisions that would occur if all
 // location IDs would be assigned randomly (like normal afl/afl++).
 // This uses the "balls in bins" algorithm.
diff --git a/instrumentation/afl-llvm-common.h b/instrumentation/afl-llvm-common.h
index 0112c325..8b8dc756 100644
--- a/instrumentation/afl-llvm-common.h
+++ b/instrumentation/afl-llvm-common.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <optional>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
 #include "llvm/Config/llvm-config.h"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ void  initInstrumentList();
 bool  isInInstrumentList(llvm::Function *F, std::string Filename);
 unsigned long long int calculateCollisions(uint32_t edges);
 void                   scanForDangerousFunctions(llvm::Module *M);
+template<class Iterator> Iterator Unique(Iterator, Iterator);
 
 #ifndef IS_EXTERN
   #define IS_EXTERN
diff --git a/instrumentation/cmplog-instructions-pass.cc b/instrumentation/cmplog-instructions-pass.cc
index bca1f927..c6fd7c56 100644
--- a/instrumentation/cmplog-instructions-pass.cc
+++ b/instrumentation/cmplog-instructions-pass.cc
@@ -138,21 +138,6 @@ llvmGetPassPluginInfo() {
 char CmpLogInstructions::ID = 0;
 #endif
 
-template <class Iterator>
-Iterator Unique(Iterator first, Iterator last) {
-
-  while (first != last) {
-
-    Iterator next(first);
-    last = std::remove(++next, last, *first);
-    first = next;
-
-  }
-
-  return last;
-
-}
-
 bool CmpLogInstructions::hookInstrs(Module &M) {
 
   std::vector<Instruction *> icomps;
diff --git a/instrumentation/cmplog-switches-pass.cc b/instrumentation/cmplog-switches-pass.cc
index cd0ae76d..f4a9fbd7 100644
--- a/instrumentation/cmplog-switches-pass.cc
+++ b/instrumentation/cmplog-switches-pass.cc
@@ -131,21 +131,6 @@ llvmGetPassPluginInfo() {
 char CmplogSwitches::ID = 0;
 #endif
 
-template <class Iterator>
-Iterator Unique(Iterator first, Iterator last) {
-
-  while (first != last) {
-
-    Iterator next(first);
-    last = std::remove(++next, last, *first);
-    first = next;
-
-  }
-
-  return last;
-
-}
-
 bool CmplogSwitches::hookInstrs(Module &M) {
 
   std::vector<SwitchInst *> switches;