diff --git a/src/R2_alg.jl b/src/R2_alg.jl
index 0cea37e8..2b23c7b4 100644
--- a/src/R2_alg.jl
+++ b/src/R2_alg.jl
@@ -553,28 +553,3 @@ function SolverCore.solve!(
   set_residuals!(stats, zero(eltype(xk)), sqrt_ξ_νInv)
   return stats
 end
-
-function get_status(
-  reg_nlp::M;
-  elapsed_time = 0.0,
-  iter = 0,
-  optimal = false,
-  improper = false,
-  max_eval = Inf,
-  max_time = Inf,
-  max_iter = Inf,
-) where {M <: AbstractRegularizedNLPModel}
-  if optimal
-    :first_order
-  elseif improper
-    :improper
-  elseif iter > max_iter
-    :max_iter
-  elseif elapsed_time > max_time
-    :max_time
-  elseif neval_obj(reg_nlp.model) > max_eval && max_eval > -1
-    :max_eval
-  else
-    :unknown
-  end
-end
diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index acc35592..df446345 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -117,3 +117,28 @@ function RegularizedExecutionStats(reg_nlp::AbstractRegularizedNLPModel{T, V}) w
   set_solver_specific!(stats, :prox_evals, T(Inf))
   return stats
 end
+
+function get_status(
+  reg_nlp::M;
+  elapsed_time = 0.0,
+  iter = 0,
+  optimal = false,
+  improper = false,
+  max_eval = Inf,
+  max_time = Inf,
+  max_iter = Inf,
+) where {M <: AbstractRegularizedNLPModel}
+  if optimal
+    :first_order
+  elseif improper
+    :improper
+  elseif iter >= max_iter
+    :max_iter
+  elseif elapsed_time >= max_time
+    :max_time
+  elseif neval_obj(reg_nlp.model) >= max_eval && max_eval >= 0
+    :max_eval
+  else
+    :unknown
+  end
+end
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