diff --git a/src/transformer/events/core/badge_awarded.php b/src/transformer/events/core/badge_awarded.php
index b212e534f..db69cfb5f 100644
--- a/src/transformer/events/core/badge_awarded.php
+++ b/src/transformer/events/core/badge_awarded.php
@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@
  * Transform for badge awarded event.
  *
  * @package   logstore_xapi
- * @copyright Jerret Fowler <jerrett.fowler@gmail.com>
- *            Ryan Smith <https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-smith-uk/>
- *            David Pesce <david.pesce@exputo.com>
+ * @copyright Daniel Bell <daniel@yetanalytics.com>
  * @license   https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
 namespace src\transformer\events\core;
-
 use src\transformer\utils as utils;
 
 /**
@@ -56,8 +53,6 @@ function badge_awarded(array $config, \stdClass $event) {
 
     $manual = $repo->read_record_by_id('badge_manual_award', $issuedid);
     $awarder = $manual ? (utils\get_user($config, $repo->read_record_by_id('user', $manual->issuerid))) : 'System';
-    $badgetype = [1 => "Global", 2 => "Course"][$badge->type];
-
 
     $statement = [[
         'actor' => $actor,
@@ -66,19 +61,7 @@ function badge_awarded(array $config, \stdClass $event) {
             'display' => [
                 'en' => 'Achieved'
             ]],
-        'object' => [
-            'id' =>  $config['app_url'].'/badges/overview.php?id='.$event->objectid,
-            'objectType' => 'Activity',
-            'definition' => [
-                'name' => [$lang => $badge->name],
-                'description' => [$lang => $badge->description],
-                'type' => 'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/concepts/activity-types/badge',
-                'extensions' => [
-                    'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/v1/concepts/activity-extensions/badge-type' =>  $badgetype,
-                    'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/v1/concepts/activity-extensions/badge-version' => $badge->version
-                ]
-            ],
-        ],
+        'object' => utils\badge_object($config, $lang, $badge),
         'result' => [
             'response' => $badge->message
         ],
diff --git a/src/transformer/events/core/badge_revoked.php b/src/transformer/events/core/badge_revoked.php
index b22c3d2c0..f0b542210 100644
--- a/src/transformer/events/core/badge_revoked.php
+++ b/src/transformer/events/core/badge_revoked.php
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ function badge_revoked(array $config, \stdClass $event) {
     $revoker = utils\get_user($config, $repo->read_record_by_id('user', $event->userid));
     $course = $badge->courseid ? $repo->read_record_by_id('course', $badge->courseid) : null;
     $lang = $badge->language ?? 'en';
-    $badgetype = [1 => "Global", 2 => "Course"][$badge->type];
 
     $statement = [[
         'actor' => utils\get_user($config, $recipient),
@@ -51,19 +50,7 @@ function badge_revoked(array $config, \stdClass $event) {
                 'en' => 'Forfeited'
             ],
         ],
-        'object' => [
-            'id' => $config['app_url'].'/badges/overview.php?id='.$event->objectid,
-            'objectType' => 'Activity',
-            'definition' => [
-                'name' => [$lang => $badge->name],
-                'description' => [$lang => $badge->description],
-                'type' => 'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/concepts/activity-types/badge',
-                'extensions' => [
-                    'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/v1/concepts/activity-extensions/badge-type' =>  $badgetype,
-                    'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/v1/concepts/activity-extensions/badge-version' => $badge->version
-                ]
-            ]
-        ],
+        'object' => utils\badge_object($config, $lang, $badge),
         'context' => [
             'language'=>$lang,
             'instructor' =>$revoker,
diff --git a/src/transformer/events/core/badge_viewed.php b/src/transformer/events/core/badge_viewed.php
index 0ebc0d98a..9f1f9d8e0 100644
--- a/src/transformer/events/core/badge_viewed.php
+++ b/src/transformer/events/core/badge_viewed.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  *
  * @package   logstore_xapi
  * @copyright Daniel Bell <daniel@yetanalytics.com>
- *            
  * @license   https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ function badge_viewed(array $config, \stdClass $event) {
     global $CFG;
     $repo = $config['repo'];
     $badge = $repo->read_record_by_id('badge', $event->objectid);
-    $badgetype = [1 => "Global", 2 => "Course"][$badge->type];
 
     //all three here may not exist
     $user=$repo->read_record_by_id('user',$event->userid); 
@@ -54,18 +52,7 @@ function badge_viewed(array $config, \stdClass $event) {
         'verb' => ['id' => 'http://id.tincanapi.com/verb/viewed',
                    'display' => ['en' => 'Viewed']
         ],
-        'object' => [
-          'id' => $config['app_url'].'/badges/overview.php?id='.$badge->id,
-          'definition' => [
-            'name' => [$lang =>$badge->name],
-            'description' => [$lang => $badge->description],
-            'type' =>   'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/concepts/activity-types/badge',
-            'extensions' => [
-              'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/v1/concepts/activity-extensions/badge-type' =>  $badgetype,
-              'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/v1/concepts/activity-extensions/badge-version' => $badge->version
-            ]
-          ],
-        ],
+        'object' => utils\badge_object($config, $lang, $badge),
         'context' => [
             'language' => $lang,
             'contextActivities' =>  [
diff --git a/src/transformer/utils/badge_object.php b/src/transformer/utils/badge_object.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32aed7229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/transformer/utils/badge_object.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * Transformer utility for cleaning HTML from strings.
+ *
+ * @package   logstore_xapi
+ * @copyright Daniel Bell <daniel@yetanalytics.com>
+ * @license   https://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace src\transformer\utils;
+
+/**
+ * Utility for creating badge objects for badge events
+ *
+ * @param array $config site config
+ * @param string $lang site config
+ * @param array $badge The badge associative array
+ * @return object
+ */
+
+function badge_object($config, $lang, $badge) {
+  $badgetype = [1 => "Global", 2 => "Course"][$badge->type];
+
+  return  [
+    'id' => $config['app_url'].'/badges/overview.php?id='.$badge->id,
+    'definition' => [
+      'name' => [$lang =>$badge->name],
+      'description' => [$lang => $badge->description],
+      'type' =>   'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/concepts/activity-types/badge',
+      'extensions' => [
+        'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/v1/concepts/activity-extensions/badge-type' =>  $badgetype,
+        'https://xapi.edlm/profiles/edlm-lms/v1/concepts/activity-extensions/badge-version' => $badge->version
+      ]
+    ]
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/tests/core/badge_awarded/user_achieved_badge/statements.json b/tests/core/badge_awarded/user_achieved_badge/statements.json
index 17261a825..591b4ae68 100644
--- a/tests/core/badge_awarded/user_achieved_badge/statements.json
+++ b/tests/core/badge_awarded/user_achieved_badge/statements.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     },
     "object": {
       "id": "http://www.example.org/badges/overview.php?id=1",
-      "objectType": "Activity",
       "definition": {
         "name": {
           "en": "test_badgename"
diff --git a/tests/core/badge_revoked/user_forfeited_badge/statements.json b/tests/core/badge_revoked/user_forfeited_badge/statements.json
index 0de095484..3161abb24 100644
--- a/tests/core/badge_revoked/user_forfeited_badge/statements.json
+++ b/tests/core/badge_revoked/user_forfeited_badge/statements.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     },
     "object": {
       "id": "http://www.example.org/badges/overview.php?id=1",
-      "objectType": "Activity",
       "definition": {
         "name": {
           "en": "test_badgename"
diff --git a/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/data.json b/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/data.json
index b7a10cb79..7d9b39f28 100644
--- a/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/data.json
+++ b/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/data.json
@@ -7,21 +7,5 @@
       "version": "1.0",
       "type": 1
     }
-  ],
-  "course": [
-    {
-      "fullname": "test_course_name",
-      "id": 1,
-      "lang": "en",
-      "summary": "test_course_summary"
-    }
-  ],
-  "user": [
-    {
-      "email": "viewer@test.com",
-      "firstname": "badge_viewer_firstname",
-      "id": 1,
-      "lastname": "badge_viewer_lastname"
-    }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/statements.json b/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/statements.json
index b1ed8c614..c6a9629ac 100644
--- a/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/statements.json
+++ b/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/statements.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "homePage": "http://www.example.org",
         "name": "1"
       },
-      "name": "badge_viewer_firstname badge_viewer_lastname"
+      "name": "test_fullname"
     },
     "verb": {
       "id": "http://id.tincanapi.com/verb/viewed",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
           {
             "definition": {
               "name": {
-                "en": "test_course_name"
+                "en": "test_name"
               },
               "type": "http://id.tincanapi.com/activitytype/lms"
             },
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
           {
             "definition": {
               "name": {
-                "en": "test_course_name"
+                "en": "test_name"
               },
               "type": "https://w3id.org/xapi/cmi5/activitytype/course"
             },
diff --git a/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/user_viewed_badge_test.php b/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/user_viewed_badge_test.php
index 78edb22b2..c7727ef35 100644
--- a/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/user_viewed_badge_test.php
+++ b/tests/core/badge_viewed/user_viewed_badge/user_viewed_badge_test.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ protected function get_plugin_name() {
     /**
      * Appease auto-detecting of test cases. xapi_test_case has default test cases.
      *
-     * @covers ::attempt_submitted
+     * @covers ::badge_viewed
      * @return void
      */
     public function test_init() {