diff --git a/src/build/version.jam b/src/build/version.jam
index 3092a5d99..fa34d32d2 100644
--- a/src/build/version.jam
+++ b/src/build/version.jam
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ rule version-less ( lhs + : rhs + )
     return $(result) ;
 }
 
-# Splits a version in its form of n[.n][.n] into n n n etc.
-#
-rule version-split ( v )
-{
-return [ SPLIT_BY_CHARACTERS $(v) : . ] ;
-}
 
 # Returns "true" if the current JAM version version is at least the given
 # version.
@@ -148,8 +142,6 @@ rule __test__ ( )
     assert.true  check-jam-version $(jam-version)    ;
     assert.false check-jam-version $(future-version) ;
 
-    assert.result  8 4 2 : version-split 8.4.2          ;
-    
     assert.true  version-less  0          :  1          ;
     assert.false version-less  0          :  0          ;
     assert.true  version-less  1          :  2          ;
diff --git a/src/tools/borland.jam b/src/tools/borland.jam
index 59d6faab3..ab2756e9c 100644
--- a/src/tools/borland.jam
+++ b/src/tools/borland.jam
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ rule init ( version ? : command * : options * )
         {
         jv = [ MATCH "^([0-9.]+)" : $(version) ] ;
         }
-    if ! $(jv) || [ version.version-less [ version.version-split $(jv) ] : 6 30 ]
+    if ! $(jv) || [ version.version-less [ version-split $(jv) ] : 6 30 ]
         {
         init-earlier-releases $(condition) ;
         }
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ rule init ( version ? : command * : options * )
         }
 }
 
+# Splits a version in its form of n[.n][.n] into n n n etc.
+#
+local rule version-split ( v )
+{
+return [ SPLIT_BY_CHARACTERS $(v) : . ] ;
+}
+
 local rule init-earlier-releases ( condition )
 {