diff --git a/src/utils.cpp b/src/utils.cpp
index 3543787..941fa4e 100644
--- a/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/utils.cpp
@@ -228,3 +228,10 @@
 {
     return boost::apply_visitor(getSchemaPathVisitor(), path);
 }
+
+std::string stripLeafListValueFromPath(const std::string& path)
+{
+    auto res = path;
+    res.erase(res.find_last_of('['));
+    return res;
+}