diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 451feccd..ae20468b 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-extract `netConnect`
-
 extract `netCleanUpWires`
 extract `netStep`
 extract `netRun`
diff --git a/src/lang/defs/NodeDef.ts b/src/lang/defs/NodeDef.ts
index 4949b25e..6015431f 100644
--- a/src/lang/defs/NodeDef.ts
+++ b/src/lang/defs/NodeDef.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Def } from "../def"
 import { Net, Node, createNode } from "../graph"
+import { netConnect } from "../graph/netConnect"
 import { Mod } from "../mod"
 import { Rule } from "../rule"
 import { Type } from "../type"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export class NodeDef extends Def {
         throw new Error(`I expect a port on top of the stack`)
       }
 
-      net.connect(top, port)
+      netConnect(net, top, port)
     }
 
     net.portStack.push(...node.output)
diff --git a/src/lang/graph/Action.ts b/src/lang/graph/Action.ts
index f93ea9bd..3b155f36 100644
--- a/src/lang/graph/Action.ts
+++ b/src/lang/graph/Action.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { InternalError } from "../errors"
 import { Net, Node, Port } from "../graph"
 import { Mod } from "../mod"
 import { Rule } from "../rule"
+import { netConnect } from "./netConnect"
 import { netRemoveEdge } from "./netRemoveEdge"
 import { netRemoveNode } from "./netRemoveNode"
 
@@ -94,6 +95,6 @@ function reconnectOutput(net: Net, output: Array<Port>): void {
   while (net.portStack.length > 0) {
     const start = net.portStack.pop() as Port
     const end = output.pop() as Port
-    net.connect(start, end)
+    netConnect(net, start, end)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/lang/graph/Net.ts b/src/lang/graph/Net.ts
index 43718ceb..6fac56a2 100644
--- a/src/lang/graph/Net.ts
+++ b/src/lang/graph/Net.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { InternalError } from "../errors"
-import { Action, Edge, Node, Port, createEdge } from "../graph"
+import { Action, Edge, Node, Port } from "../graph"
 import { Mod } from "../mod"
 import { netCloseFreePorts } from "./netCloseFreePorts"
+import { netConnect } from "./netConnect"
 import { netReleaseFreePorts } from "./netReleaseFreePorts"
 import { netRemoveEdge } from "./netRemoveEdge"
 import { netRemoveNode } from "./netRemoveNode"
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export class Net {
         netRemoveNode(this, wire.start.node)
         netRemoveNode(this, wire.end.node)
 
-        this.connect(wire.start.connection.port, wire.end.connection.port)
+        netConnect(this, wire.start.connection.port, wire.end.connection.port)
       }
     }
 
@@ -52,14 +53,4 @@ export class Net {
     if (action === undefined) return
     else action.act(this.mod, this)
   }
-
-  connect(start: Port, end: Port): void {
-    const rule = this.mod.getRuleByPorts(start, end)
-
-    if (rule) {
-      this.actions.push(new Action(start, end, rule))
-    } else {
-      this.edges.push(createEdge(start, end))
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/lang/graph/netConnect.ts b/src/lang/graph/netConnect.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71d8f335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lang/graph/netConnect.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Action, Net, Port, createEdge } from "../graph"
+
+export function netConnect(net: Net, start: Port, end: Port): void {
+  const rule = net.mod.getRuleByPorts(start, end)
+
+  if (rule) {
+    net.actions.push(new Action(start, end, rule))
+  } else {
+    net.edges.push(createEdge(start, end))
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/lang/mod/builtInOperators.ts b/src/lang/mod/builtInOperators.ts
index 5e3f7bec..86b1b300 100644
--- a/src/lang/mod/builtInOperators.ts
+++ b/src/lang/mod/builtInOperators.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Mod } from "."
 import * as Defs from "../defs"
 import { Port } from "../graph"
+import { netConnect } from "../graph/netConnect"
 import { buildTypes } from "../types"
 
 export function builtInOperators(mod: Mod): void {
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export function builtInOperators(mod: Mod): void {
   mod.defineOperator("connect", (net) => {
     const start = net.portStack.pop() as Port
     const end = net.portStack.pop() as Port
-    net.connect(start, end)
+    netConnect(net, start, end)
   })
 
   mod.defineOperator("wire", (net) => {