diff --git a/Simulator/Utils/Global.cpp b/Simulator/Utils/Global.cpp
index 9f6572a0d..8b6b0db96 100644
--- a/Simulator/Utils/Global.cpp
+++ b/Simulator/Utils/Global.cpp
@@ -53,21 +53,6 @@ string coordToString(int x, int y, int z)
    return ss.str();
 }
 
-// MODEL INDEPENDENT FUNCTION NMV-BEGIN {
-string neuronTypeToString(vertexType t)
-{
-   switch (t) {
-      case vertexType::INH:
-         return "INH";
-      case vertexType::EXC:
-         return "EXC";
-      default:
-         cerr << "ERROR->neuronTypeToString() failed, unknown type: " << t << endl;
-         assert(false);
-         return nullptr;   // Must return a value -- this will probably cascade to another failure
-   }
-}
-// } NMV-END
 #if defined(USE_GPU)
 //! CUDA device ID
 int g_deviceId = 0;
diff --git a/Simulator/Utils/Global.h b/Simulator/Utils/Global.h
index 38d5f83aa..cc1438e99 100644
--- a/Simulator/Utils/Global.h
+++ b/Simulator/Utils/Global.h
@@ -91,38 +91,6 @@ extern uint64_t g_simulationStep;
 
 const int g_nMaxChunkSize = 100;
 
-// NETWORK MODEL VARIABLES NMV-BEGIN {
-// Vertex types.
-// NEURO:
-//	INH - Inhibitory neuron
-//	EXC - Excitory neuron
-// NG911:
-// CALR: Caller radii
-// PSAP: PSAP nodes
-// EMS, FIRE, LAW: Responder nodes
-/* 
-// Moved to Utils/VertexType.h 
-enum class vertexType {
-   // Neuro
-   INH = 1,
-   EXC = 2,
-   // NG911
-   CALR = 3,
-   PSAP = 4,
-   EMS = 5,
-   FIRE = 6,
-   LAW = 7,
-   // UNDEF
-   VTYPE_UNDEF = 0
-};
-// Custom streaming operator<< for the enum class vertexType
-inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, vertexType vT)
-{
-   os << static_cast<int>(vT);
-   return os;
-}
-*/
-
 // Edge types.
 // NEURO:
 //	II - Synapse from inhibitory neuron to inhibitory neuron.
@@ -195,8 +163,6 @@ string index2dToString(int i, int width, int height);
 string coordToString(int x, int y);
 // Converts a 3-d coordinate into a string.
 string coordToString(int x, int y, int z);
-// Converts a vertexType into a string.
-string neuronTypeToString(vertexType t);
 
 template <typename T> ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const vector<T> &v)
 {
diff --git a/Simulator/Vertices/AllVertices.cpp b/Simulator/Vertices/AllVertices.cpp
index cd14ebda0..1c632cc9a 100644
--- a/Simulator/Vertices/AllVertices.cpp
+++ b/Simulator/Vertices/AllVertices.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,23 @@
 #include "AllVertices.h"
 #include "OperationManager.h"
 
+// Utility function to convert a vertexType into a string.
+// MODEL INDEPENDENT FUNCTION NMV-BEGIN {
+string vertexTypeToString(vertexType t)
+{
+   switch (t) {
+      case vertexType::INH:
+         return "INH";
+      case vertexType::EXC:
+         return "EXC";
+      default:
+         cerr << "ERROR->vertexTypeToString() failed, unknown type: " << t << endl;
+         assert(false);
+         return nullptr;   // Must return a value -- this will probably cascade to another failure
+   }
+}
+// } NMV-END
+
 // Default constructor
 AllVertices::AllVertices() : size_(0)
 {
diff --git a/Simulator/Vertices/AllVertices.h b/Simulator/Vertices/AllVertices.h
index d005c689c..18b6a4ae8 100644
--- a/Simulator/Vertices/AllVertices.h
+++ b/Simulator/Vertices/AllVertices.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ using namespace std;
 // cereal
 #include "cereal/types/vector.hpp"
 
+// Utility function to convert a vertexType into a string.
+string vertexTypeToString(vertexType t);
+
 class Layout;
 class AllEdges;
 struct AllVerticesDeviceProperties;