diff --git a/poincare/include/poincare/symbol.h b/poincare/include/poincare/symbol.h
index a91cfabe5..f61023106 100644
--- a/poincare/include/poincare/symbol.h
+++ b/poincare/include/poincare/symbol.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ public:
   Expression replaceReplaceableSymbols(Context & context);
 private:
   SymbolNode * node() const { return static_cast<SymbolNode *>(Expression::node()); }
+  Expression expand(Context & context) const;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/poincare/src/symbol.cpp b/poincare/src/symbol.cpp
index 6454ef600..f15f1145b 100644
--- a/poincare/src/symbol.cpp
+++ b/poincare/src/symbol.cpp
@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ Expression SymbolNode::replaceReplaceableSymbols(Context & context) {
 
 template<typename T>
 Evaluation<T> SymbolNode::templatedApproximate(Context& context, Preferences::AngleUnit angleUnit) const {
-  Expression e = context.expressionForSymbol(Symbol(this));
-  /* Replace all the symbols iteratively. This prevents a memory failure when
-   * symbols are defined circularly. */
-  e = Expression::ExpressionWithoutSymbols(e, context);
+  Expression e = Symbol(this).expand(context);
   if (e.isUninitialized()) {
     return Complex<T>::Undefined();
   }
@@ -159,8 +156,7 @@ bool Symbol::isRegressionSymbol(const char * c) {
 }
 
 bool Symbol::matches(ExpressionTest test, Context & context) const {
-  Expression e = context.expressionForSymbol(*this);
-  e = ExpressionWithoutSymbols(e, context);
+  Expression e = expand(context);
   return !e.isUninitialized() && test(e, context, true);
 }
 
@@ -168,15 +164,12 @@ Expression Symbol::shallowReduce(Context & context, Preferences::AngleUnit angle
   if (!replaceSymbols) {
     return *this;
   }
-  Expression result = context.expressionForSymbol(*this);
-  /* The stored expression is as entered by the user, so we need to call reduce
-   * First, replace all the symbols iteratively. This prevents a memory failure
-   * when symbols are defined circularly. */
-  result = ExpressionWithoutSymbols(result, context);
+  Expression result = expand(context);
   if (result.isUninitialized()) {
     return *this;
   }
   replaceWithInPlace(result);
+  // The stored expression is as entered by the user, so we need to call reduce
   return result.deepReduce(context, angleUnit);
 }
 
@@ -215,4 +208,11 @@ Expression Symbol::replaceReplaceableSymbols(Context & context) {
   return e;
 }
 
+Expression Symbol::expand(Context & context) const {
+  /* Replace all the symbols iteratively. This prevents a memory failure when
+   * symbols are defined circularly. */
+  Expression e = context.expressionForSymbol(*this);
+  return ExpressionWithoutSymbols(e, context);
+}
+
 }