diff --git a/src/middle-pgsql.cpp b/src/middle-pgsql.cpp
index 102c020ee..26399f014 100644
--- a/src/middle-pgsql.cpp
+++ b/src/middle-pgsql.cpp
@@ -29,22 +29,6 @@
 #include "pgsql-helper.hpp"
 #include "util.hpp"
 
-/**
- * Iterate over the result from a pgsql query and call the func with all
- * the ids from the first column.
- *
- * \param result The result to iterate over.
- * \param func Lambda taking an osmid_t as only parameter.
- */
-template <typename FUNC>
-void for_each_id(pg_result_t const &result, FUNC &&func)
-{
-    for (int i = 0; i < result.num_tuples(); ++i) {
-        auto const id = osmium::string_to_object_id(result.get_value(i, 0));
-        std::forward<FUNC>(func)(id);
-    }
-}
-
 static std::string build_sql(options_t const &options, char const *templ)
 {
     std::string const using_tablespace{options.tblsslim_index.empty()
@@ -402,30 +386,19 @@ void middle_pgsql_t::node_delete(osmid_t osm_id)
     }
 }
 
-idlist_t middle_pgsql_t::get_ids(const char* stmt, osmid_t osm_id)
-{
-    idlist_t ids;
-
-    auto const res = m_db_connection.exec_prepared(stmt, osm_id);
-    ids.reserve(res.num_tuples());
-    for_each_id(res, [&ids](osmid_t id) { ids.push_back(id); });
-
-    return ids;
-}
-
 idlist_t middle_pgsql_t::get_ways_by_node(osmid_t osm_id)
 {
-    return get_ids("mark_ways_by_node", osm_id);
+    return get_ids_from_db(&m_db_connection, "mark_ways_by_node", osm_id);
 }
 
 idlist_t middle_pgsql_t::get_rels_by_node(osmid_t osm_id)
 {
-    return get_ids("mark_rels_by_node", osm_id);
+    return get_ids_from_db(&m_db_connection, "mark_rels_by_node", osm_id);
 }
 
 idlist_t middle_pgsql_t::get_rels_by_way(osmid_t osm_id)
 {
-    return get_ids("mark_rels_by_way", osm_id);
+    return get_ids_from_db(&m_db_connection, "mark_rels_by_way", osm_id);
 }
 
 void middle_pgsql_t::way_set(osmium::Way const &way)
@@ -486,10 +459,7 @@ middle_query_pgsql_t::rel_way_members_get(osmium::Relation const &rel,
     }
 
     auto const res = m_sql_conn.exec_prepared("get_way_list", id_list.get());
-    idlist_t wayidspg;
-    for_each_id(res, [&wayidspg](osmid_t id) {
-        wayidspg.push_back(id);
-    });
+    idlist_t const wayidspg = get_ids_from_result(res);
 
     // Match the list of ways coming from postgres in a different order
     //   back to the list of ways given by the caller */
diff --git a/src/middle-pgsql.hpp b/src/middle-pgsql.hpp
index 05a8ce48a..a663bcc61 100644
--- a/src/middle-pgsql.hpp
+++ b/src/middle-pgsql.hpp
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ struct middle_pgsql_t : public middle_t
 
     void buffer_store_tags(osmium::OSMObject const &obj, bool attrs);
 
-    idlist_t get_ids(const char* stmt, osmid_t osm_id);
-
     table_desc m_tables[NUM_TABLES];
 
     options_t const *m_options;
diff --git a/src/pgsql-helper.cpp b/src/pgsql-helper.cpp
index 15fa7c2af..1bd434cf2 100644
--- a/src/pgsql-helper.cpp
+++ b/src/pgsql-helper.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,24 @@
 #include "format.hpp"
 #include "pgsql-helper.hpp"
 
+idlist_t get_ids_from_result(pg_result_t const &result) {
+    idlist_t ids;
+    ids.reserve(result.num_tuples());
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < result.num_tuples(); ++i) {
+        ids.push_back(osmium::string_to_object_id(result.get_value(i, 0)));
+    }
+
+    return ids;
+}
+
+idlist_t get_ids_from_db(pg_conn_t const *db_connection, char const *stmt,
+                         osmid_t id)
+{
+    auto const res = db_connection->exec_prepared(stmt, id);
+    return get_ids_from_result(res);
+}
+
 void create_geom_check_trigger(pg_conn_t *db_connection,
                                std::string const &schema,
                                std::string const &table,
diff --git a/src/pgsql-helper.hpp b/src/pgsql-helper.hpp
index 3d85b7a3e..78147a0e5 100644
--- a/src/pgsql-helper.hpp
+++ b/src/pgsql-helper.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,18 @@
 
 #include "pgsql.hpp"
 
+/**
+ * Iterate over the result from a pgsql query and generate a list of all the
+ * ids from the first column.
+ *
+ * \param result The result to iterate over.
+ * \returns A list of ids.
+ */
+idlist_t get_ids_from_result(pg_result_t const &result);
+
+idlist_t get_ids_from_db(pg_conn_t const *db_connection, char const *stmt,
+                         osmid_t id);
+
 void create_geom_check_trigger(pg_conn_t *db_connection,
                                std::string const &schema,
                                std::string const &table,