diff --git a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoA.h b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoA.h
index 6894eda42dccf..7b0b69ec8941f 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoA.h
+++ b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoA.h
@@ -2126,6 +2126,9 @@ class Table
 template <uint32_t D, soa::is_column... C>
 using InPlaceTable = Table<o2::aod::Hash<"TEST"_h>, o2::aod::Hash<D>, o2::aod::Hash<"TEST"_h>, C...>;
 
+void getterNotFound(const char* targetColumnLabel);
+void emptyColumnLabel();
+
 namespace row_helpers
 {
 template <soa::is_persistent_column... Cs>
@@ -2232,7 +2235,7 @@ ColumnGetterFunction<R, T> getColumnGetterByLabel(o2::framework::pack<Cs...>, co
   (void)((func = createGetterPtr<R, T, Cs>(targetColumnLabel), func) || ...);
 
   if (!func) {
-    throw framework::runtime_error_f("Getter for \"%s\" not found", targetColumnLabel);
+    getterNotFound(targetColumnLabel.data());
   }
 
   return func;
@@ -2248,7 +2251,7 @@ ColumnGetterFunction<R, typename T::iterator> getColumnGetterByLabel(const std::
   using TypesWithCommonGetter = o2::framework::selected_pack_multicondition<with_common_getter_t, framework::pack<R>, typename T::columns_t>;
 
   if (targetColumnLabel.size() == 0) {
-    throw framework::runtime_error("columnLabel: must not be empty");
+    emptyColumnLabel();
   }
 
   return getColumnGetterByLabel<R, typename T::iterator>(TypesWithCommonGetter{}, targetColumnLabel);
diff --git a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoAHelpers.h b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoAHelpers.h
index 6de6662769ef7..5bf474e61f935 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoAHelpers.h
+++ b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/ASoAHelpers.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 #include "Framework/ASoA.h"
 #include "Framework/BinningPolicy.h"
-#include "Framework/RuntimeError.h"
 #include <arrow/table.h>
 
 #include <iterator>
@@ -72,6 +71,8 @@ inline bool diffCategory(BinningIndex const& a, BinningIndex const& b)
   return a.bin >= b.bin;
 }
 
+void dataSizeVariesBetweenColumns();
+
 template <template <typename... Cs> typename BP, typename T, typename... Cs>
 std::vector<BinningIndex> groupTable(const T& table, const BP<Cs...>& binningPolicy, int minCatSize, int outsider)
 {
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ std::vector<BinningIndex> groupTable(const T& table, const BP<Cs...>& binningPol
   auto chunksCount = arrowColumns[0]->num_chunks();
   for (int i = 1; i < persistentColumnsCount; i++) {
     if (arrowColumns[i]->num_chunks() != chunksCount) {
-      throw o2::framework::runtime_error("Combinations: data size varies between selected columns");
+      dataSizeVariesBetweenColumns();
     }
   }
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ std::vector<BinningIndex> groupTable(const T& table, const BP<Cs...>& binningPol
     auto chunkLength = std::get<0>(chunks)->length();
     for_<persistentColumnsCount - 1>([&chunks, &chunkLength](auto i) {
       if (std::get<i.value + 1>(chunks)->length() != chunkLength) {
-        throw o2::framework::runtime_error("Combinations: data size varies between selected columns");
+        dataSizeVariesBetweenColumns();
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/IndexBuilderHelpers.h b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/IndexBuilderHelpers.h
index f476bd7da7e55..d02d5cfc59b3f 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/IndexBuilderHelpers.h
+++ b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/IndexBuilderHelpers.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #ifndef O2_FRAMEWORK_INDEXBUILDERHELPERS_H_
 #define O2_FRAMEWORK_INDEXBUILDERHELPERS_H_
-#include "Framework/RuntimeError.h"
 #include "arrow/array.h"
 #include <arrow/chunked_array.h>
 #include <arrow/builder.h>
@@ -22,6 +21,8 @@
 
 namespace o2::framework
 {
+void cannotBuildAnArray();
+
 struct ChunkedArrayIterator {
   ChunkedArrayIterator(std::shared_ptr<arrow::ChunkedArray> source);
   virtual ~ChunkedArrayIterator() = default;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ struct SelfIndexColumnBuilder {
     std::shared_ptr<arrow::Array> array;
     auto status = static_cast<arrow::Int32Builder*>(mBuilder.get())->Finish(&array);
     if (!status.ok()) {
-      throw runtime_error("Cannot build an array");
+      cannotBuildAnArray();
     }
 
     return std::make_shared<arrow::ChunkedArray>(array);
diff --git a/Framework/Core/src/ASoA.cxx b/Framework/Core/src/ASoA.cxx
index bb4cfbbe28dc0..38a6750a90dbe 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/src/ASoA.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/src/ASoA.cxx
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ void missingFilterDeclaration(int hash, int ai)
   throw o2::framework::runtime_error_f("Null selection for %d (arg %d), missing Filter declaration?", hash, ai);
 }
 
+void getterNotFound(const char* targetColumnLabel)
+{
+  throw o2::framework::runtime_error_f("Getter for \"%s\" not found", targetColumnLabel);
+}
+
+void emptyColumnLabel()
+{
+  throw framework::runtime_error("columnLabel: must not be empty");
+}
+
 SelectionVector selectionToVector(gandiva::Selection const& sel)
 {
   SelectionVector rows;
diff --git a/Framework/Core/src/ASoAHelpers.cxx b/Framework/Core/src/ASoAHelpers.cxx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..c7409fdc202f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Framework/Core/src/ASoAHelpers.cxx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright 2019-2020 CERN and copyright holders of ALICE O2.
+// See https://alice-o2.web.cern.ch/copyright for details of the copyright holders.
+// All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
+//
+// This software is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public
+// License v3 (GPL Version 3), copied verbatim in the file "COPYING".
+//
+// In applying this license CERN does not waive the privileges and immunities
+// granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
+// or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
+
+#include "Framework/ASoA.h"
+#include "ArrowDebugHelpers.h"
+#include "Framework/RuntimeError.h"
+
+namespace o2::soa
+{
+void dataSizeVariesBetweenColumns()
+{
+  throw o2::framework::runtime_error("Combinations: data size varies between selected columns");
+}
+}
diff --git a/Framework/Core/src/IndexBuilderHelpers.cxx b/Framework/Core/src/IndexBuilderHelpers.cxx
index 2d3a058ccb1c7..05aedca9d92d4 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/src/IndexBuilderHelpers.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/src/IndexBuilderHelpers.cxx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 // granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
 // or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
 
+#include "Framework/RuntimeError.h"
 #include "Framework/IndexBuilderHelpers.h"
 #include "Framework/CompilerBuiltins.h"
 #include <arrow/compute/api_aggregate.h>
@@ -19,6 +20,11 @@
 
 namespace o2::framework
 {
+void cannotBuildAnArray()
+{
+  throw runtime_error("Cannot build an array");
+}
+
 ChunkedArrayIterator::ChunkedArrayIterator(std::shared_ptr<arrow::ChunkedArray> source)
   : mSource{source}
 {