diff --git a/src/cmd/apply.rs b/src/cmd/apply.rs
index b78f8323e..9c9031071 100644
--- a/src/cmd/apply.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/apply.rs
@@ -382,7 +382,9 @@ use crate::{
     config::{Config, Delimiter},
     regex_oncelock,
     select::SelectColumns,
-    util, CliResult,
+    util,
+    util::replace_column_value,
+    CliResult,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, EnumString)]
@@ -483,19 +485,6 @@ enum ApplySubCmd {
     CalcConv,
 }
 
-#[inline]
-fn replace_column_value(
-    record: &csv::StringRecord,
-    column_index: usize,
-    new_value: &str,
-) -> csv::StringRecord {
-    record
-        .into_iter()
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(i, v)| if i == column_index { new_value } else { v })
-        .collect()
-}
-
 pub fn run(argv: &[&str]) -> CliResult<()> {
     let args: Args = util::get_args(USAGE, argv)?;
     let rconfig = Config::new(&args.arg_input)
diff --git a/src/cmd/applydp.rs b/src/cmd/applydp.rs
index 107cba8f1..90356b873 100644
--- a/src/cmd/applydp.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/applydp.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ use crate::{
     config::{Config, Delimiter},
     regex_oncelock,
     select::SelectColumns,
-    util, CliResult,
+    util,
+    util::replace_column_value,
+    CliResult,
 };
 
 #[derive(Clone, EnumString)]
@@ -316,19 +318,6 @@ static ROUND_PLACES: OnceLock<u32> = OnceLock::new();
 // default number of decimal places to round to
 const DEFAULT_ROUND_PLACES: u32 = 3;
 
-#[inline]
-fn replace_column_value(
-    record: &csv::StringRecord,
-    column_index: usize,
-    new_value: &str,
-) -> csv::StringRecord {
-    record
-        .into_iter()
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(i, v)| if i == column_index { new_value } else { v })
-        .collect()
-}
-
 pub fn run(argv: &[&str]) -> CliResult<()> {
     let args: Args = util::get_args(USAGE, argv)?;
     let rconfig = Config::new(&args.arg_input)
diff --git a/src/cmd/explode.rs b/src/cmd/explode.rs
index 0ece9f370..566fe6929 100644
--- a/src/cmd/explode.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/explode.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use crate::{
     config::{Config, Delimiter},
     select::SelectColumns,
-    util, CliResult,
+    util,
+    util::replace_column_value,
+    CliResult,
 };
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
 struct Args {
@@ -49,18 +51,6 @@ struct Args {
     flag_delimiter:  Option<Delimiter>,
 }
 
-pub fn replace_column_value(
-    record: &csv::StringRecord,
-    column_index: usize,
-    new_value: &str,
-) -> csv::StringRecord {
-    record
-        .into_iter()
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(i, v)| if i == column_index { new_value } else { v })
-        .collect()
-}
-
 pub fn run(argv: &[&str]) -> CliResult<()> {
     let args: Args = util::get_args(USAGE, argv)?;
     let rconfig = Config::new(&args.arg_input)
diff --git a/src/cmd/geocode.rs b/src/cmd/geocode.rs
index 270e83460..31a5f3be0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/geocode.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/geocode.rs
@@ -393,7 +393,9 @@ use crate::{
     config::{Config, Delimiter},
     regex_oncelock,
     select::SelectColumns,
-    util, CliResult,
+    util,
+    util::replace_column_value,
+    CliResult,
 };
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -594,19 +596,6 @@ impl From<anyhow::Error> for CliError {
     }
 }
 
-#[inline]
-fn replace_column_value(
-    record: &csv::StringRecord,
-    column_index: usize,
-    new_value: &str,
-) -> csv::StringRecord {
-    record
-        .into_iter()
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(i, v)| if i == column_index { new_value } else { v })
-        .collect()
-}
-
 pub fn run(argv: &[&str]) -> CliResult<()> {
     let mut args: Args = util::get_args(USAGE, argv)?;
 
diff --git a/src/cmd/pseudo.rs b/src/cmd/pseudo.rs
index bea9f838e..e84c0f764 100644
--- a/src/cmd/pseudo.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/pseudo.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 use crate::{
     config::{Config, Delimiter},
     select::SelectColumns,
-    util, CliResult,
+    util,
+    util::replace_column_value,
+    CliResult,
 };
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
@@ -35,18 +37,6 @@ struct Args {
     flag_delimiter:  Option<Delimiter>,
 }
 
-pub fn replace_column_value(
-    record: &csv::StringRecord,
-    column_index: usize,
-    new_value: &str,
-) -> csv::StringRecord {
-    record
-        .into_iter()
-        .enumerate()
-        .map(|(i, v)| if i == column_index { new_value } else { v })
-        .collect()
-}
-
 type Values = AHashMap<String, u64>;
 
 pub fn run(argv: &[&str]) -> CliResult<()> {