diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/MatchPattern.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/MatchPattern.java
index 12c12bc7..4c276f3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/MatchPattern.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/MatchPattern.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ private MatchPattern(String source, String separator) {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets the source pattern for this matchpattern.
+     * Gets the source pattern for this match pattern.
      * @return the source string without Ant or Regex pattern markers.
      */
     public String getSource() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/SelectorUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/SelectorUtils.java
index 37d654ab..3f767b14 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/SelectorUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/codehaus/plexus/util/SelectorUtils.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public static boolean matchPatternStart(String pattern, String str, boolean isCa
         }
     }
 
-    static boolean isAntPrefixedPattern(String pattern) {
+    public static boolean isAntPrefixedPattern(String pattern) {
         return pattern.length() > (ANT_HANDLER_PREFIX.length() + PATTERN_HANDLER_SUFFIX.length() + 1)
                 && pattern.startsWith(ANT_HANDLER_PREFIX)
                 && pattern.endsWith(PATTERN_HANDLER_SUFFIX);
@@ -243,17 +243,6 @@ public static boolean matchPath(String pattern, String str, String separator, bo
         }
     }
 
-    public static String extractPattern(final String pattern, final String separator) {
-        if (isRegexPrefixedPattern(pattern)) {
-            return pattern.substring(REGEX_HANDLER_PREFIX.length(), pattern.length() - PATTERN_HANDLER_SUFFIX.length());
-        } else {
-            String localPattern = isAntPrefixedPattern(pattern)
-                    ? pattern.substring(ANT_HANDLER_PREFIX.length(), pattern.length() - PATTERN_HANDLER_SUFFIX.length())
-                    : pattern;
-            return toOSRelatedPath(localPattern, separator);
-        }
-    }
-
     private static String toOSRelatedPath(String pattern, String separator) {
         if ("/".equals(separator)) {
             return pattern.replace("\\", separator);
@@ -719,4 +708,22 @@ public static String removeWhitespace(String input) {
         }
         return result.toString();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Extract the pattern without the Regex or Ant prefix.  In the case of Ant style matches ensure
+     * that the path uses specified separator.
+     * @param pattern the pattern to extract from.
+     * @param separator the system file name separator in the pattern.
+     * @return The pattern without the Regex or Ant prefix.
+     */
+    public static String extractPattern(final String pattern, final String separator) {
+        if (isRegexPrefixedPattern(pattern)) {
+            return pattern.substring(REGEX_HANDLER_PREFIX.length(), pattern.length() - PATTERN_HANDLER_SUFFIX.length());
+        } else {
+            String localPattern = isAntPrefixedPattern(pattern)
+                    ? pattern.substring(ANT_HANDLER_PREFIX.length(), pattern.length() - PATTERN_HANDLER_SUFFIX.length())
+                    : pattern;
+            return toOSRelatedPath(localPattern, separator);
+        }
+    }
 }