diff --git a/lib/command_utils.js b/lib/command_utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba8289c326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/command_utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+'use strict';
+const Msg = require('./core/connection/msg').Msg;
+const KillCursor = require('./core/connection/commands').KillCursor;
+const GetMore = require('./core/connection/commands').GetMore;
+
+/** Commands that we want to redact because of the sensitive nature of their contents */
+const SENSITIVE_COMMANDS = new Set([
+  'authenticate',
+  'saslStart',
+  'saslContinue',
+  'getnonce',
+  'createUser',
+  'updateUser',
+  'copydbgetnonce',
+  'copydbsaslstart',
+  'copydb'
+]);
+
+const HELLO_COMMANDS = new Set(['hello', 'ismaster', 'isMaster']);
+
+const LEGACY_FIND_QUERY_MAP = {
+  $query: 'filter',
+  $orderby: 'sort',
+  $hint: 'hint',
+  $comment: 'comment',
+  $maxScan: 'maxScan',
+  $max: 'max',
+  $min: 'min',
+  $returnKey: 'returnKey',
+  $showDiskLoc: 'showRecordId',
+  $maxTimeMS: 'maxTimeMS',
+  $snapshot: 'snapshot'
+};
+
+const LEGACY_FIND_OPTIONS_MAP = {
+  numberToSkip: 'skip',
+  numberToReturn: 'batchSize',
+  returnFieldsSelector: 'projection'
+};
+
+const OP_QUERY_KEYS = [
+  'tailable',
+  'oplogReplay',
+  'noCursorTimeout',
+  'awaitData',
+  'partial',
+  'exhaust'
+];
+
+const collectionName = command => command.ns.split('.')[1];
+
+const shouldRedactCommand = (commandName, cmd) =>
+  SENSITIVE_COMMANDS.has(commandName) ||
+  (HELLO_COMMANDS.has(commandName) && !!cmd.speculativeAuthenticate);
+
+/**
+ * Extract the actual command from the query, possibly upconverting if it's a legacy
+ * format
+ *
+ * @param {Object} command the command
+ */
+const extractCommand = command => {
+  let extractedCommand;
+  if (command instanceof GetMore) {
+    extractedCommand = {
+      getMore: command.cursorId,
+      collection: collectionName(command),
+      batchSize: command.numberToReturn
+    };
+  } else if (command instanceof KillCursor) {
+    extractedCommand = {
+      killCursors: collectionName(command),
+      cursors: command.cursorIds
+    };
+  } else if (command instanceof Msg) {
+    extractedCommand = command.command;
+  } else if (command.query && command.query.$query) {
+    let result;
+    if (command.ns === 'admin.$cmd') {
+      // upconvert legacy command
+      result = Object.assign({}, command.query.$query);
+    } else {
+      // upconvert legacy find command
+      result = { find: collectionName(command) };
+      Object.keys(LEGACY_FIND_QUERY_MAP).forEach(key => {
+        if (typeof command.query[key] !== 'undefined')
+          result[LEGACY_FIND_QUERY_MAP[key]] = command.query[key];
+      });
+    }
+
+    Object.keys(LEGACY_FIND_OPTIONS_MAP).forEach(key => {
+      if (typeof command[key] !== 'undefined') result[LEGACY_FIND_OPTIONS_MAP[key]] = command[key];
+    });
+
+    OP_QUERY_KEYS.forEach(key => {
+      if (command[key]) result[key] = command[key];
+    });
+
+    if (typeof command.pre32Limit !== 'undefined') {
+      result.limit = command.pre32Limit;
+    }
+
+    if (command.query.$explain) {
+      extractedCommand = { explain: result };
+    } else {
+      extractedCommand = result;
+    }
+  } else {
+    extractedCommand = command.query || command;
+  }
+
+  const commandName = Object.keys(extractedCommand)[0];
+  return {
+    cmd: extractedCommand,
+    name: commandName,
+    shouldRedact: shouldRedactCommand(commandName, extractedCommand)
+  };
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  extractCommand
+};
diff --git a/lib/core/connection/apm.js b/lib/core/connection/apm.js
index 85f991b12a..875e418262 100644
--- a/lib/core/connection/apm.js
+++ b/lib/core/connection/apm.js
@@ -1,123 +1,16 @@
 'use strict';
-const Msg = require('../connection/msg').Msg;
 const KillCursor = require('../connection/commands').KillCursor;
 const GetMore = require('../connection/commands').GetMore;
 const calculateDurationInMs = require('../../utils').calculateDurationInMs;
-
-/** Commands that we want to redact because of the sensitive nature of their contents */
-const SENSITIVE_COMMANDS = new Set([
-  'authenticate',
-  'saslStart',
-  'saslContinue',
-  'getnonce',
-  'createUser',
-  'updateUser',
-  'copydbgetnonce',
-  'copydbsaslstart',
-  'copydb'
-]);
-
-const HELLO_COMMANDS = new Set(['hello', 'ismaster', 'isMaster']);
+const extractCommand = require('../../command_utils').extractCommand;
 
 // helper methods
 const namespace = command => command.ns;
 const databaseName = command => command.ns.split('.')[0];
-const collectionName = command => command.ns.split('.')[1];
 const generateConnectionId = pool =>
   pool.options ? `${pool.options.host}:${pool.options.port}` : pool.address;
-const shouldRedactCommand = (commandName, cmd) =>
-  SENSITIVE_COMMANDS.has(commandName) ||
-  (HELLO_COMMANDS.has(commandName) && !!cmd.speculativeAuthenticate);
 const isLegacyPool = pool => pool.s && pool.queue;
 
-const LEGACY_FIND_QUERY_MAP = {
-  $query: 'filter',
-  $orderby: 'sort',
-  $hint: 'hint',
-  $comment: 'comment',
-  $maxScan: 'maxScan',
-  $max: 'max',
-  $min: 'min',
-  $returnKey: 'returnKey',
-  $showDiskLoc: 'showRecordId',
-  $maxTimeMS: 'maxTimeMS',
-  $snapshot: 'snapshot'
-};
-
-const LEGACY_FIND_OPTIONS_MAP = {
-  numberToSkip: 'skip',
-  numberToReturn: 'batchSize',
-  returnFieldsSelector: 'projection'
-};
-
-const OP_QUERY_KEYS = [
-  'tailable',
-  'oplogReplay',
-  'noCursorTimeout',
-  'awaitData',
-  'partial',
-  'exhaust'
-];
-
-/**
- * Extract the actual command from the query, possibly upconverting if it's a legacy
- * format
- *
- * @param {Object} command the command
- */
-const extractCommand = command => {
-  let extractedCommand;
-  if (command instanceof GetMore) {
-    extractedCommand = {
-      getMore: command.cursorId,
-      collection: collectionName(command),
-      batchSize: command.numberToReturn
-    };
-  } else if (command instanceof KillCursor) {
-    extractedCommand = {
-      killCursors: collectionName(command),
-      cursors: command.cursorIds
-    };
-  } else if (command instanceof Msg) {
-    extractedCommand = command.command;
-  } else if (command.query && command.query.$query) {
-    let result;
-    if (command.ns === 'admin.$cmd') {
-      // upconvert legacy command
-      result = Object.assign({}, command.query.$query);
-    } else {
-      // upconvert legacy find command
-      result = { find: collectionName(command) };
-      Object.keys(LEGACY_FIND_QUERY_MAP).forEach(key => {
-        if (typeof command.query[key] !== 'undefined')
-          result[LEGACY_FIND_QUERY_MAP[key]] = command.query[key];
-      });
-    }
-
-    Object.keys(LEGACY_FIND_OPTIONS_MAP).forEach(key => {
-      if (typeof command[key] !== 'undefined') result[LEGACY_FIND_OPTIONS_MAP[key]] = command[key];
-    });
-
-    OP_QUERY_KEYS.forEach(key => {
-      if (command[key]) result[key] = command[key];
-    });
-
-    if (typeof command.pre32Limit !== 'undefined') {
-      result.limit = command.pre32Limit;
-    }
-
-    if (command.query.$explain) {
-      extractedCommand = { explain: result };
-    } else {
-      extractedCommand = result;
-    }
-  } else {
-    extractedCommand = command.query || command;
-  }
-
-  return { cmd: extractedCommand, name: Object.keys(extractedCommand)[0] };
-};
-
 const extractReply = (command, reply) => {
   if (command instanceof GetMore) {
     return {
@@ -178,7 +71,6 @@ class CommandStartedEvent {
    */
   constructor(pool, command) {
     const extractedCommand = extractCommand(command);
-    const cmd = extractedCommand.cmd;
     const commandName = extractedCommand.name;
     const connectionDetails = extractConnectionDetails(pool);
 
@@ -186,7 +78,7 @@ class CommandStartedEvent {
       requestId: command.requestId,
       databaseName: databaseName(command),
       commandName,
-      command: shouldRedactCommand(commandName, cmd) ? {} : cmd
+      command: extractedCommand.shouldRedact ? {} : extractedCommand.cmd
     });
   }
 }
@@ -203,7 +95,6 @@ class CommandSucceededEvent {
    */
   constructor(pool, command, reply, started) {
     const extractedCommand = extractCommand(command);
-    const cmd = extractedCommand.cmd;
     const commandName = extractedCommand.name;
     const connectionDetails = extractConnectionDetails(pool);
 
@@ -211,7 +102,7 @@ class CommandSucceededEvent {
       requestId: command.requestId,
       commandName,
       duration: calculateDurationInMs(started),
-      reply: shouldRedactCommand(commandName, cmd) ? {} : extractReply(command, reply)
+      reply: extractedCommand.shouldRedact ? {} : extractReply(command, reply)
     });
   }
 }
@@ -228,7 +119,6 @@ class CommandFailedEvent {
    */
   constructor(pool, command, error, started) {
     const extractedCommand = extractCommand(command);
-    const cmd = extractedCommand.cmd;
     const commandName = extractedCommand.name;
     const connectionDetails = extractConnectionDetails(pool);
 
@@ -236,7 +126,7 @@ class CommandFailedEvent {
       requestId: command.requestId,
       commandName,
       duration: calculateDurationInMs(started),
-      failure: shouldRedactCommand(commandName, cmd) ? {} : error
+      failure: extractedCommand.shouldRedact ? {} : error
     });
   }
 }