diff --git a/Components/AY38910/AY38910.hpp b/Components/AY38910/AY38910.hpp
index 34a8302fd..4f7c226f0 100644
--- a/Components/AY38910/AY38910.hpp
+++ b/Components/AY38910/AY38910.hpp
@@ -164,6 +164,31 @@ template <bool is_stereo> class AY38910: public ::Outputs::Speaker::SampleSource
 		uint8_t c_left_ = 255, c_right_ = 255;
 };
 
+/*!
+	Provides helper code, to provide something closer to the interface exposed by many
+	AY-deploying machines of the era.
+*/
+struct Utility {
+	template <typename AY> static void select_register(AY &ay, uint8_t reg) {
+		ay.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(GI::AY38910::BDIR | GI::AY38910::BC2 | GI::AY38910::BC1));
+		ay.set_data_input(reg);
+		ay.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(0));
+	}
+
+	template <typename AY> static void write_data(AY &ay, uint8_t reg) {
+		ay.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(GI::AY38910::BDIR | GI::AY38910::BC2));
+		ay.set_data_input(reg);
+		ay.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(0));
+	}
+
+	template <typename AY> static uint8_t read_data(AY &ay) {
+		ay.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(GI::AY38910::BC2 | GI::AY38910::BC1));
+		const uint8_t result = ay.get_data_output();
+		ay.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(0));
+		return result;
+	}
+
+};
 
 }
 }
diff --git a/Machines/Sinclair/ZXSpectrum/ZXSpectrum.cpp b/Machines/Sinclair/ZXSpectrum/ZXSpectrum.cpp
index ba63515f0..eecf0a86a 100644
--- a/Machines/Sinclair/ZXSpectrum/ZXSpectrum.cpp
+++ b/Machines/Sinclair/ZXSpectrum/ZXSpectrum.cpp
@@ -213,17 +213,13 @@ template<Model model> class ConcreteMachine:
 						case 0xfffd:
 							// Select AY register.
 							update_audio();
-							ay_.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(GI::AY38910::BDIR | GI::AY38910::BC2 | GI::AY38910::BC1));
-							ay_.set_data_input(*cycle.value);
-							ay_.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(0));
+							GI::AY38910::Utility::select_register(ay_, *cycle.value);
 						break;
 
 						case 0xbffd:
 							// Write to AY register.
 							update_audio();
-							ay_.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(GI::AY38910::BDIR | GI::AY38910::BC2));
-							ay_.set_data_input(*cycle.value);
-							ay_.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(0));
+							GI::AY38910::Utility::write_data(ay_, *cycle.value);
 						break;
 					}
 				break;
@@ -265,9 +261,7 @@ template<Model model> class ConcreteMachine:
 						case 0xfffd:
 							// Read from AY register.
 							update_audio();
-							ay_.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(GI::AY38910::BC2 | GI::AY38910::BC1));
-							*cycle.value &= ay_.get_data_output();
-							ay_.set_control_lines(GI::AY38910::ControlLines(0));
+							*cycle.value &= GI::AY38910::Utility::read_data(ay_);
 						break;
 					}
 				break;