diff --git a/hls4ml/model/profiling.py b/hls4ml/model/profiling.py
index 324ba9e887..acc4ccfa44 100644
--- a/hls4ml/model/profiling.py
+++ b/hls4ml/model/profiling.py
@@ -393,121 +393,12 @@ def activations_keras(model, X, fmt='longform', plot='boxplot'):
 
 
 def weights_torch(model, fmt='longform', plot='boxplot'):
+    from hls4ml.utils.profiling_utils import WeightsTorch
+
     wt = WeightsTorch(model, fmt, plot)
     return wt.get_weights()
 
 
-def _torch_batchnorm(layer):
-    weights = list(layer.parameters())
-    epsilon = layer.eps
-
-    gamma = weights[0]
-    beta = weights[1]
-    if layer.track_running_stats:
-        mean = layer.running_mean
-        var = layer.running_var
-    else:
-        mean = torch.tensor(np.ones(20))
-        var = torch.tensor(np.zeros(20))
-
-    scale = gamma / np.sqrt(var + epsilon)
-    bias = beta - gamma * mean / np.sqrt(var + epsilon)
-
-    return [scale, bias], ['s', 'b']
-
-
-def _torch_layer(layer):
-    return list(layer.parameters()), ['w', 'b']
-
-
-def _torch_rnn(layer):
-    return list(layer.parameters()), ['w_ih_l0', 'w_hh_l0', 'b_ih_l0', 'b_hh_l0']
-
-
-torch_process_layer_map = defaultdict(
-    lambda: _torch_layer,
-    {
-        'BatchNorm1d': _torch_batchnorm,
-        'BatchNorm2d': _torch_batchnorm,
-        'RNN': _torch_rnn,
-        'LSTM': _torch_rnn,
-        'GRU': _torch_rnn,
-    },
-)
-
-
-class WeightsTorch:
-    def __init__(self, model: torch.nn.Module, fmt: str = 'longform', plot: str = 'boxplot') -> None:
-        self.model = model
-        self.fmt = fmt
-        self.plot = plot
-        self.registered_layers = list()
-        self._find_layers(self.model, self.model.__class__.__name__)
-
-    def _find_layers(self, model, module_name):
-        for name, module in model.named_children():
-            if isinstance(module, (torch.nn.Sequential, torch.nn.ModuleList)):
-                self._find_layers(module, module_name + "." + name)
-            elif isinstance(module, (torch.nn.Module)) and self._is_parameterized(module):
-                if len(list(module.named_children())) != 0:
-                    # custom nn.Module, continue search
-                    self._find_layers(module, module_name + "." + name)
-                else:
-                    self._register_layer(module_name + "." + name)
-
-    def _is_registered(self, name: str) -> bool:
-        return name in self.registered_layers
-
-    def _register_layer(self, name: str) -> None:
-        if self._is_registered(name) is False:
-            self.registered_layers.append(name)
-
-    def _is_parameterized(self, module: torch.nn.Module) -> bool:
-        return any(p.requires_grad for p in module.parameters())
-
-    def _get_weights(self) -> pandas.DataFrame | list[dict]:
-        if self.fmt == 'longform':
-            data = {'x': [], 'layer': [], 'weight': []}
-        elif self.fmt == 'summary':
-            data = []
-        for layer_name in self.registered_layers:
-            layer = self._get_layer(layer_name, self.model)
-            name = layer.__class__.__name__
-            weights, suffix = torch_process_layer_map[layer.__class__.__name__](layer)
-            for i, w in enumerate(weights):
-                label = f'{name}/{suffix[i]}'
-                w = weights[i].detach().numpy()
-                w = w.flatten()
-                w = abs(w[w != 0])
-                n = len(w)
-                if n == 0:
-                    print(f'Weights for {name} are only zeros, ignoring.')
-                    break
-                if self.fmt == 'longform':
-                    data['x'].extend(w.tolist())
-                    data['layer'].extend([name] * n)
-                    data['weight'].extend([label] * n)
-                elif self.fmt == 'summary':
-                    data.append(array_to_summary(w, fmt=self.plot))
-                    data[-1]['layer'] = name
-                    data[-1]['weight'] = label
-
-        if self.fmt == 'longform':
-            data = pandas.DataFrame(data)
-        return data
-
-    def get_weights(self) -> pandas.DataFrame | list[dict]:
-        return self._get_weights()
-
-    def get_layers(self) -> list[str]:
-        return self.registered_layers
-
-    def _get_layer(self, layer_name: str, module: torch.nn.Module) -> torch.nn.Module:
-        for name in layer_name.split('.')[1:]:
-            module = getattr(module, name)
-        return module
-
-
 def activations_torch(model, X, fmt='longform', plot='boxplot'):
     X = torch.Tensor(X)
     if fmt == 'longform':
diff --git a/hls4ml/utils/profiling_utils.py b/hls4ml/utils/profiling_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aba6eedda3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hls4ml/utils/profiling_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+import numpy as np
+import pandas
+import torch
+
+from hls4ml.model.profiling import array_to_summary
+
+
+def _torch_batchnorm(layer):
+    weights = list(layer.parameters())
+    epsilon = layer.eps
+
+    gamma = weights[0]
+    beta = weights[1]
+    if layer.track_running_stats:
+        mean = layer.running_mean
+        var = layer.running_var
+    else:
+        mean = torch.tensor(np.ones(20))
+        var = torch.tensor(np.zeros(20))
+
+    scale = gamma / np.sqrt(var + epsilon)
+    bias = beta - gamma * mean / np.sqrt(var + epsilon)
+
+    return [scale, bias], ['s', 'b']
+
+
+def _torch_layer(layer):
+    return list(layer.parameters()), ['w', 'b']
+
+
+def _torch_rnn(layer):
+    return list(layer.parameters()), ['w_ih_l0', 'w_hh_l0', 'b_ih_l0', 'b_hh_l0']
+
+
+torch_process_layer_map = defaultdict(
+    lambda: _torch_layer,
+    {
+        'BatchNorm1d': _torch_batchnorm,
+        'BatchNorm2d': _torch_batchnorm,
+        'RNN': _torch_rnn,
+        'LSTM': _torch_rnn,
+        'GRU': _torch_rnn,
+    },
+)
+
+
+class WeightsTorch:
+
+    def __init__(self, model: torch.nn.Module, fmt: str = 'longform', plot: str = 'boxplot') -> None:
+        self.model = model
+        self.fmt = fmt
+        self.plot = plot
+        self.registered_layers = list()
+        self._find_layers(self.model, self.model.__class__.__name__)
+
+    def _find_layers(self, model, module_name):
+        for name, module in model.named_children():
+            if isinstance(module, (torch.nn.Sequential, torch.nn.ModuleList)):
+                self._find_layers(module, module_name + "." + name)
+            elif isinstance(module, (torch.nn.Module)) and self._is_parameterized(module):
+                if len(list(module.named_children())) != 0:
+                    # custom nn.Module, continue search
+                    self._find_layers(module, module_name + "." + name)
+                else:
+                    self._register_layer(module_name + "." + name)
+
+    def _is_registered(self, name: str) -> bool:
+        return name in self.registered_layers
+
+    def _register_layer(self, name: str) -> None:
+        if self._is_registered(name) is False:
+            self.registered_layers.append(name)
+
+    def _is_parameterized(self, module: torch.nn.Module) -> bool:
+        return any(p.requires_grad for p in module.parameters())
+
+    def _get_weights(self) -> pandas.DataFrame | list[dict]:
+        if self.fmt == 'longform':
+            data = {'x': [], 'layer': [], 'weight': []}
+        elif self.fmt == 'summary':
+            data = []
+        for layer_name in self.registered_layers:
+            layer = self._get_layer(layer_name, self.model)
+            name = layer.__class__.__name__
+            weights, suffix = torch_process_layer_map[layer.__class__.__name__](layer)
+            for i, w in enumerate(weights):
+                label = f'{name}/{suffix[i]}'
+                w = weights[i].detach().numpy()
+                w = w.flatten()
+                w = abs(w[w != 0])
+                n = len(w)
+                if n == 0:
+                    print(f'Weights for {name} are only zeros, ignoring.')
+                    break
+                if self.fmt == 'longform':
+                    data['x'].extend(w.tolist())
+                    data['layer'].extend([name] * n)
+                    data['weight'].extend([label] * n)
+                elif self.fmt == 'summary':
+                    data.append(array_to_summary(w, fmt=self.plot))
+                    data[-1]['layer'] = name
+                    data[-1]['weight'] = label
+
+        if self.fmt == 'longform':
+            data = pandas.DataFrame(data)
+        return data
+
+    def get_weights(self) -> pandas.DataFrame | list[dict]:
+        return self._get_weights()
+
+    def get_layers(self) -> list[str]:
+        return self.registered_layers
+
+    def _get_layer(self, layer_name: str, module: torch.nn.Module) -> torch.nn.Module:
+        for name in layer_name.split('.')[1:]:
+            module = getattr(module, name)
+        return module