diff --git a/libraries/SPISlave/src/SPISlave.cpp b/libraries/SPISlave/src/SPISlave.cpp
index 9c429f5..d06319d 100644
--- a/libraries/SPISlave/src/SPISlave.cpp
+++ b/libraries/SPISlave/src/SPISlave.cpp
@@ -48,36 +48,6 @@ SPISlaveClass::SPISlaveClass(spi_inst_t *spi, pin_size_t rx, pin_size_t cs, pin_
     _dataLeft = 0;
 }
 
-inline spi_cpol_t SPISlaveClass::cpol(SPISettings _spis) {
-    switch (_spis.getDataMode()) {
-    case SPI_MODE0:
-        return SPI_CPOL_0;
-    case SPI_MODE1:
-        return SPI_CPOL_0;
-    case SPI_MODE2:
-        return SPI_CPOL_1;
-    case SPI_MODE3:
-        return SPI_CPOL_1;
-    }
-    // Error
-    return SPI_CPOL_0;
-}
-
-inline spi_cpha_t SPISlaveClass::cpha(SPISettings _spis) {
-    switch (_spis.getDataMode()) {
-    case SPI_MODE0:
-        return SPI_CPHA_0;
-    case SPI_MODE1:
-        return SPI_CPHA_1;
-    case SPI_MODE2:
-        return SPI_CPHA_0;
-    case SPI_MODE3:
-        return SPI_CPHA_1;
-    }
-    // Error
-    return SPI_CPHA_0;
-}
-
 bool SPISlaveClass::setRX(pin_size_t pin) {
 #if defined(PICO_RP2350) && !PICO_RP2350A // RP2350B
     constexpr uint64_t valid[2] = { __bitset({0, 4, 16, 20, 32, 26}) /* SPI0 */,
@@ -243,7 +213,7 @@ void SPISlaveClass::begin(SPISettings spis) {
     spi_init(_spi, _spis.getClockFreq());
     DEBUGSPI("SPISlave: actual baudrate=%u\n", spi_get_baudrate(_spi));
     spi_set_slave(_spi, true);
-    spi_set_format(_spi, 8, cpol(spis),	cpha(spis), SPI_MSB_FIRST);
+    spi_set_format(_spi, 8, _helper.cpol(spis),	_helper.cpha(spis), SPI_MSB_FIRST);
 
     // Install our IRQ handler
     if (_spi == spi0) {
diff --git a/libraries/SPISlave/src/SPISlave.h b/libraries/SPISlave/src/SPISlave.h
index 0bd3845..e4801f2 100644
--- a/libraries/SPISlave/src/SPISlave.h
+++ b/libraries/SPISlave/src/SPISlave.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <Arduino.h>
+#include <SPI.h> // For SPIHelper
 #include <api/HardwareSPI.h>
 #include <hardware/spi.h>
 #include <functional>
@@ -69,10 +70,6 @@ public:
     void _handleIRQ();
 
 private:
-    spi_cpol_t cpol(SPISettings _spis);
-    spi_cpha_t cpha(SPISettings _spis);
-    uint8_t reverseByte(uint8_t b);
-    uint16_t reverse16Bit(uint16_t w);
     void adjustBuffer(const void *s, void *d, size_t cnt, bool by16);
 
     spi_inst_t *_spi;
@@ -89,6 +86,8 @@ private:
     size_t _dataLeft;
 
     // Received data will be returned in small chunks directly from a local buffer in _handleIRQ()
+
+    SPIHelper _helper;
 };
 
 extern SPISlaveClass SPISlave;