diff --git a/docs/usage/self-hosted-configuration.md b/docs/usage/self-hosted-configuration.md
index 637623d077cb94e239d3d8220b327907942e3334..61fbb6e6d26669a74ba70f9fa8a7e11e41c8e9b9 100644
--- a/docs/usage/self-hosted-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/usage/self-hosted-configuration.md
@@ -623,10 +623,7 @@ Elements in the `repositories` array can be an object if you wish to define addi
 
 ```js
 {
-  repositories: [
-    { repository: 'g/r1', bumpVersion: true },
-    'g/r2'
-  ],
+  repositories: [{ repository: 'g/r1', bumpVersion: true }, 'g/r2'];
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/azure/azure-helper.ts b/lib/modules/platform/azure/azure-helper.ts
index 6accda1c731668cd07b1f846f371e329b3a19e3e..8369779fad547ea696c2c68386ba6f8a58f03681 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/azure/azure-helper.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/azure/azure-helper.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ import {
 } from 'azure-devops-node-api/interfaces/GitInterfaces.js';
 import { logger } from '../../../logger';
 import { streamToString } from '../../../util/streams';
+import { getNewBranchName } from '../util';
 import * as azureApi from './azure-got-wrapper';
 import {
   getBranchNameWithoutRefsPrefix,
   getBranchNameWithoutRefsheadsPrefix,
-  getNewBranchName,
 } from './util';
 
 const mergePolicyGuid = 'fa4e907d-c16b-4a4c-9dfa-4916e5d171ab'; // Magic GUID for merge strategy policy configurations
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/azure/index.ts b/lib/modules/platform/azure/index.ts
index 342dfcd599067a2a0c4d641ad3a0cbbd952ba4b2..51191062354e8afbd255b716ed4a54ba7b505e41 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/azure/index.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/azure/index.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import type {
   RepoResult,
   UpdatePrConfig,
 } from '../types';
-import { repoFingerprint } from '../util';
+import { getNewBranchName, repoFingerprint } from '../util';
 import { smartTruncate } from '../utils/pr-body';
 import * as azureApi from './azure-got-wrapper';
 import * as azureHelper from './azure-helper';
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import {
   getBranchNameWithoutRefsheadsPrefix,
   getGitStatusContextCombinedName,
   getGitStatusContextFromCombinedName,
-  getNewBranchName,
   getProjectAndRepo,
   getRenovatePRFormat,
   getRepoByName,
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/azure/util.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/azure/util.spec.ts
index ffa15a2d2fe770fd5cab133d16a6883f378b4393..567bc057e84e08aac069cacdd6399eda1277e25c 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/azure/util.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/azure/util.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   getBranchNameWithoutRefsheadsPrefix,
   getGitStatusContextCombinedName,
   getGitStatusContextFromCombinedName,
-  getNewBranchName,
   getProjectAndRepo,
   getRenovatePRFormat,
   getRepoByName,
@@ -13,18 +12,6 @@ import {
 } from './util';
 
 describe('modules/platform/azure/util', () => {
-  describe('getNewBranchName', () => {
-    it('should add refs/heads', () => {
-      const res = getNewBranchName('testBB');
-      expect(res).toBe(`refs/heads/testBB`);
-    });
-
-    it('should be the same', () => {
-      const res = getNewBranchName('refs/heads/testBB');
-      expect(res).toBe(`refs/heads/testBB`);
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('getGitStatusContextCombinedName', () => {
     it('should return undefined if null context passed', () => {
       const contextName = getGitStatusContextCombinedName(null);
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/azure/util.ts b/lib/modules/platform/azure/util.ts
index 660086b22a3c17a9e9f6eefc4972e1de30349bbd..8984ca01a138b9e26625d223dca2074a31a3ea06 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/azure/util.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/azure/util.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@ import { toBase64 } from '../../../util/string';
 import { getPrBodyStruct } from '../pr-body';
 import type { AzurePr } from './types';
 
-export function getNewBranchName(branchName?: string): string | undefined {
-  if (branchName && !branchName.startsWith('refs/heads/')) {
-    return `refs/heads/${branchName}`;
-  }
-  return branchName;
-}
-
 export function getGitStatusContextCombinedName(
   context: GitStatusContext | null | undefined
 ): string | undefined {
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/util.spec.ts b/lib/modules/platform/util.spec.ts
index 6cd8ae05ad0d7d181c3d18198e087fafb340d3f7..2299cf047af06e7775349c973e517045cdaa99e7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/util.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/util.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as hostRules from '../../util/host-rules';
-import { repoFingerprint } from './util';
+import { getNewBranchName, repoFingerprint } from './util';
 
 describe('modules/platform/util', () => {
   beforeEach(() => hostRules.clear());
@@ -16,4 +16,16 @@ describe('modules/platform/util', () => {
       }
     );
   });
+
+  describe('getNewBranchName', () => {
+    it('should add refs/heads', () => {
+      const res = getNewBranchName('testBB');
+      expect(res).toBe(`refs/heads/testBB`);
+    });
+
+    it('should be the same', () => {
+      const res = getNewBranchName('refs/heads/testBB');
+      expect(res).toBe(`refs/heads/testBB`);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/lib/modules/platform/util.ts b/lib/modules/platform/util.ts
index fb7a10b766f5198eb5ffff4306f46f13b8e14f29..d074982889cbbdf475e4bb16f36c76cdbf3b38f3 100644
--- a/lib/modules/platform/util.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/platform/util.ts
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@ export function repoFingerprint(
   const fingerprint = hasha(input);
   return fingerprint;
 }
+
+export function getNewBranchName(branchName?: string): string | undefined {
+  if (branchName && !branchName.startsWith('refs/heads/')) {
+    return `refs/heads/${branchName}`;
+  }
+  return branchName;
+}