diff --git a/src/entt/entity/group.hpp b/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
index 13daadd96..d00a555c6 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/group.hpp
@@ -9,44 +9,13 @@
 #include "../core/type_traits.hpp"
 #include "sparse_set.hpp"
 #include "storage.hpp"
+#include "utility.hpp"
 #include "fwd.hpp"
 
 
 namespace entt {
 
 
-/**
- * @brief Alias for exclusion lists.
- * @tparam Type List of types.
- */
-template<typename... Type>
-struct exclude_t: type_list<Type...> {};
-
-
-/**
- * @brief Variable template for exclusion lists.
- * @tparam Type List of types.
- */
-template<typename... Type>
-constexpr exclude_t<Type...> exclude{};
-
-
-/**
- * @brief Alias for lists of observed components.
- * @tparam Type List of types.
- */
-template<typename... Type>
-struct get_t: type_list<Type...> {};
-
-
-/**
- * @brief Variable template for lists of observed components.
- * @tparam Type List of types.
- */
-template<typename... Type>
-constexpr get_t<Type...> get{};
-
-
 /**
  * @brief Group.
  *
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
index e32129492..aa4004bde 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "sparse_set.hpp"
 #include "snapshot.hpp"
 #include "storage.hpp"
+#include "utility.hpp"
 #include "entity.hpp"
 #include "group.hpp"
 #include "view.hpp"
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ class basic_registry {
     struct group_handler;
 
     template<typename... Exclude, typename... Get>
-    struct group_handler<type_list<Exclude...>, type_list<Get...>>: sparse_set<Entity> {
+    struct group_handler<exclude_t<Exclude...>, get_t<Get...>>: sparse_set<Entity> {
         std::tuple<pool_type<Get> *..., pool_type<Exclude> *...> cpools{};
 
         template<typename Component>
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ class basic_registry {
     };
 
     template<typename... Exclude, typename... Get, typename... Owned>
-    struct group_handler<type_list<Exclude...>, type_list<Get...>, Owned...>: group_type {
+    struct group_handler<exclude_t<Exclude...>, get_t<Get...>, Owned...>: group_type {
         std::tuple<pool_type<Owned> *..., pool_type<Get> *..., pool_type<Exclude> *...> cpools{};
 
         template<typename Component>
@@ -1312,7 +1313,7 @@ public:
         static_assert(sizeof...(Owned) + sizeof...(Get) > 0);
         static_assert(sizeof...(Owned) + sizeof...(Get) + sizeof...(Exclude) > 1);
 
-        using handler_type = group_handler<type_list<Exclude...>, type_list<Get...>, Owned...>;
+        using handler_type = group_handler<exclude_t<Exclude...>, get_t<Get...>, Owned...>;
 
         const std::size_t extent[] = { sizeof...(Owned), sizeof...(Get), sizeof...(Exclude) };
         const ENTT_ID_TYPE types[] = { type<Owned>()..., type<Get>()..., type<Exclude>()... };
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/utility.hpp b/src/entt/entity/utility.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9faeeb0d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entt/entity/utility.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#ifndef ENTT_ENTITY_UTILITY_HPP
+#define ENTT_ENTITY_UTILITY_HPP
+
+
+#include "../core/type_traits.hpp"
+
+
+namespace entt {
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Alias for exclusion lists.
+ * @tparam Type List of types.
+ */
+template<typename... Type>
+struct exclude_t: type_list<Type...> {};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Variable template for exclusion lists.
+ * @tparam Type List of types.
+ */
+template<typename... Type>
+constexpr exclude_t<Type...> exclude{};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Alias for lists of observed components.
+ * @tparam Type List of types.
+ */
+template<typename... Type>
+struct get_t: type_list<Type...>{};
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Variable template for lists of observed components.
+ * @tparam Type List of types.
+ */
+template<typename... Type>
+constexpr get_t<Type...> get{};
+
+
+}
+
+
+#endif // ENTT_ENTITY_UTILITY_HPP
diff --git a/src/entt/entt.hpp b/src/entt/entt.hpp
index 0ceb826e6..8f343df10 100644
--- a/src/entt/entt.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entt.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "entity/snapshot.hpp"
 #include "entity/sparse_set.hpp"
 #include "entity/storage.hpp"
+#include "entity/utility.hpp"
 #include "entity/view.hpp"
 #include "locator/locator.hpp"
 #include "meta/factory.hpp"