diff --git a/include/fruutils.hpp b/include/fruutils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f830b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/fruutils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+// Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Intel Corporation
+//
+// 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.
+*/
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+
+// Validate the vector holds a complete FRU's contents.
+bool validateBasicFruContent(const std::vector<uint8_t>& fru,
+                             size_t lastWriteAddr);
diff --git a/include/storagecommands.hpp b/include/storagecommands.hpp
index 865427f..c359702 100644
--- a/include/storagecommands.hpp
+++ b/include/storagecommands.hpp
@@ -252,20 +252,6 @@
 };
 
 #pragma pack(push, 1)
-struct FRUHeader
-{
-    uint8_t commonHeaderFormat;
-    uint8_t internalOffset;
-    uint8_t chassisOffset;
-    uint8_t boardOffset;
-    uint8_t productOffset;
-    uint8_t multiRecordOffset;
-    uint8_t pad;
-    uint8_t checksum;
-};
-#pragma pack(pop)
-
-#pragma pack(push, 1)
 struct Type12Record
 {
     get_sdr::SensorDataRecordHeader header;