diff --git a/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt b/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c31be98c6..f3c46996af 100644
--- a/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/nano/node/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ add_library(
   bootstrap/bootstrap_server.cpp
   bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.hpp
   bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.cpp
+  bootstrap_ascending/throttle.hpp
+  bootstrap_ascending/throttle.cpp
   cli.hpp
   cli.cpp
   common.hpp
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.cpp
index 0bd3e44b15..016b9bf7d1 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.cpp
@@ -13,30 +13,6 @@
 
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
-nano::bootstrap_ascending_service::throttle::throttle (size_t count) :
-	successes{ count },
-	samples{ count, true }
-{
-}
-
-bool nano::bootstrap_ascending_service::throttle::throttled () const
-{
-	return successes == 0;
-}
-
-void nano::bootstrap_ascending_service::throttle::add (bool sample)
-{
-	if (samples.front ())
-	{
-		--successes;
-	}
-	samples.push_back (sample);
-	if (sample)
-	{
-		++successes;
-	}
-}
-
 /*
  * database_iterator
  */
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.hpp
index 9134be6d3f..7b2c8fce9f 100644
--- a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/bootstrap_ascending.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_attempt.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_config.hpp>
 #include <nano/node/bootstrap/bootstrap_server.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/multi_index/hashed_index.hpp>
 #include <boost/multi_index/mem_fun.hpp>
@@ -36,23 +37,6 @@ class bootstrap_ascending_service
 {
 	using id_t = uint64_t;
 
-	// Class used to throttle the ascending bootstrapper once it reaches a steady state
-	// Tracks verify_result samples and signals throttling if no tracked samples have gotten results
-	class throttle
-	{
-	public:
-		// Initialized with all true samples
-		explicit throttle (size_t size);
-		bool throttled () const;
-		void add (bool success);
-
-	private:
-		// Rolling count of true samples in the sample buffer
-		size_t successes;
-		// Circular buffer that tracks sample results. True when something was retrieved, false otherwise
-		boost::circular_buffer<bool> samples;
-	};
-
 public:
 	bootstrap_ascending_service (nano::node_config &, nano::block_processor &, nano::ledger &, nano::network &, nano::stats &);
 	~bootstrap_ascending_service ();
@@ -312,7 +296,7 @@ class bootstrap_ascending_service
 private:
 	account_sets accounts;
 	buffered_iterator iterator;
-	throttle throttle;
+	nano::bootstrap_ascending::throttle throttle;
 
 	// clang-format off
 	class tag_sequenced {};
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.cpp b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cfbaeb581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include <nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.hpp>
+
+nano::bootstrap_ascending::throttle::throttle (std::size_t count) :
+	successes{ count },
+	samples{ count, true }
+{
+}
+
+bool nano::bootstrap_ascending::throttle::throttled () const
+{
+	return successes == 0;
+}
+
+void nano::bootstrap_ascending::throttle::add (bool sample)
+{
+	if (samples.front ())
+	{
+		--successes;
+	}
+	samples.push_back (sample);
+	if (sample)
+	{
+		++successes;
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.hpp b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68eef8716a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nano/node/bootstrap_ascending/throttle.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <boost/circular_buffer.hpp>
+
+namespace nano::bootstrap_ascending
+{
+// Class used to throttle the ascending bootstrapper once it reaches a steady state
+// Tracks verify_result samples and signals throttling if no tracked samples have gotten results
+class throttle
+{
+public:
+	// Initialized with all true samples
+	explicit throttle (std::size_t size);
+	bool throttled () const;
+	void add (bool success);
+
+private:
+	// Rolling count of true samples in the sample buffer
+	std::size_t successes;
+	// Circular buffer that tracks sample results. True when something was retrieved, false otherwise
+	boost::circular_buffer<bool> samples;
+};
+} // nano::boostrap_ascending