diff --git a/render/container_test.go b/render/container_test.go
index 5c2fde89d..bfdbb827f 100644
--- a/render/container_test.go
+++ b/render/container_test.go
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ func testMap(t *testing.T, f render.MapFunc, input testcase) {
 }
 
 func TestContainerRenderer(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.ContainerRenderer.Render(fixture.Report).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedContainers.Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.ContainerRenderer.Render(fixture.Report))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedContainers)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
 	}
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ func TestContainerFilterRenderer(t *testing.T) {
 	input.Container.Nodes[fixture.ClientContainerNodeID] = input.Container.Nodes[fixture.ClientContainerNodeID].WithLatests(map[string]string{
 		docker.LabelPrefix + "works.weave.role": "system",
 	})
-	have := render.FilterSystem(render.ContainerRenderer).Render(input).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedContainers.Copy().Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.FilterSystem(render.ContainerRenderer).Render(input))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedContainers.Copy())
 	delete(want, fixture.ClientContainerNodeID)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ func TestContainerWithHostIPsRenderer(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestContainerImageRenderer(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.ContainerImageRenderer.Render(fixture.Report).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedContainerImages.Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.ContainerImageRenderer.Render(fixture.Report))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedContainerImages)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
 	}
diff --git a/render/host_test.go b/render/host_test.go
index cc39f6ad2..9a1731779 100644
--- a/render/host_test.go
+++ b/render/host_test.go
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestHostRenderer(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.HostRenderer.Render(fixture.Report).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedHosts.Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.HostRenderer.Render(fixture.Report))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedHosts)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
 	}
diff --git a/render/pod_test.go b/render/pod_test.go
index d4cf06c04..3d066842b 100644
--- a/render/pod_test.go
+++ b/render/pod_test.go
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPodRenderer(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.PodRenderer.Render(fixture.Report).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedPods.Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.PodRenderer.Render(fixture.Report))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedPods)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
 	}
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ func TestPodFilterRenderer(t *testing.T) {
 	input.Container.Nodes[fixture.ClientContainerNodeID] = input.Container.Nodes[fixture.ClientContainerNodeID].WithLatests(map[string]string{
 		docker.LabelPrefix + "io.kubernetes.pod.name": "kube-system/foo",
 	})
-	have := render.FilterSystem(render.PodRenderer).Render(input).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedPods.Copy().Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.FilterSystem(render.PodRenderer).Render(input))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedPods.Copy())
 	delete(want, fixture.ClientPodNodeID)
 	delete(want, fixture.ClientContainerNodeID)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ func TestPodFilterRenderer(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestPodServiceRenderer(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.PodServiceRenderer.Render(fixture.Report).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedPodServices.Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.PodServiceRenderer.Render(fixture.Report))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedPodServices)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
 	}
diff --git a/render/process_test.go b/render/process_test.go
index 54d649b95..abb8a8ac3 100644
--- a/render/process_test.go
+++ b/render/process_test.go
@@ -11,24 +11,24 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestEndpointRenderer(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.EndpointRenderer.Render(fixture.Report).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedEndpoints.Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.EndpointRenderer.Render(fixture.Report))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedEndpoints)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
 	}
 }
 
 func TestProcessRenderer(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.ProcessRenderer.Render(fixture.Report).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedProcesses.Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.ProcessRenderer.Render(fixture.Report))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedProcesses)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
 	}
 }
 
 func TestProcessNameRenderer(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.ProcessNameRenderer.Render(fixture.Report).Prune()
-	want := expected.RenderedProcessNames.Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.ProcessNameRenderer.Render(fixture.Report))
+	want := Prune(expected.RenderedProcessNames)
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, have) {
 		t.Error(test.Diff(want, have))
 	}
diff --git a/render/render_test.go b/render/render_test.go
index f802d74e2..079408c51 100644
--- a/render/render_test.go
+++ b/render/render_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,31 @@ type mockRenderer struct {
 func (m mockRenderer) Render(rpt report.Report) report.Nodes { return m.Nodes }
 func (m mockRenderer) Stats(rpt report.Report) render.Stats  { return render.Stats{} }
 
+// Prune returns a copy of the Nodes with all information not strictly
+// necessary for rendering nodes and edges in the UI cut away.
+func Prune(nodes report.Nodes) report.Nodes {
+	result := report.Nodes{}
+	for id, node := range nodes {
+		result[id] = PruneNode(node)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
+// PruneNode returns a copy of the Node with all information not strictly
+// necessary for rendering nodes and edges stripped away. Specifically, that
+// means cutting out parts of the Node.
+func PruneNode(node report.Node) report.Node {
+	prunedChildren := report.MakeNodeSet()
+	node.Children.ForEach(func(child report.Node) {
+		prunedChildren = prunedChildren.Add(PruneNode(child))
+	})
+	return report.MakeNode(
+		node.ID).
+		WithTopology(node.Topology).
+		WithAdjacent(node.Adjacency.Copy()...).
+		WithChildren(prunedChildren)
+}
+
 func TestReduceRender(t *testing.T) {
 	renderer := render.Reduce([]render.Renderer{
 		mockRenderer{Nodes: report.Nodes{"foo": report.MakeNode("foo")}},
diff --git a/render/short_lived_connections_test.go b/render/short_lived_connections_test.go
index 99f1b60d0..ee009c865 100644
--- a/render/short_lived_connections_test.go
+++ b/render/short_lived_connections_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 func TestShortLivedInternetNodeConnections(t *testing.T) {
-	have := render.ContainerWithImageNameRenderer.Render(rpt).Prune()
+	have := Prune(render.ContainerWithImageNameRenderer.Render(rpt))
 
 	// Conntracked-only connections from the internet should be assigned to the internet pseudonode
 	internet, ok := have[render.IncomingInternetID]
diff --git a/report/node.go b/report/node.go
index 868deb34f..f7ff0ff68 100644
--- a/report/node.go
+++ b/report/node.go
@@ -214,18 +214,3 @@ func (n Node) Merge(other Node) Node {
 	cp.Children = cp.Children.Merge(other.Children)
 	return cp
 }
-
-// Prune returns a copy of the Node with all information not strictly necessary
-// for rendering nodes and edges stripped away. Specifically, that means
-// cutting out parts of the Node.
-func (n Node) Prune() Node {
-	prunedChildren := MakeNodeSet()
-	n.Children.ForEach(func(child Node) {
-		prunedChildren = prunedChildren.Add(child.Prune())
-	})
-	return MakeNode(
-		n.ID).
-		WithTopology(n.Topology).
-		WithAdjacent(n.Adjacency.Copy()...).
-		WithChildren(prunedChildren)
-}
diff --git a/report/topology.go b/report/topology.go
index 989cdfbd2..da57e994b 100644
--- a/report/topology.go
+++ b/report/topology.go
@@ -185,16 +185,6 @@ func (n Nodes) Merge(other Nodes) Nodes {
 	return cp
 }
 
-// Prune returns a copy of the Nodes with all information not strictly
-// necessary for rendering nodes and edges in the UI cut away.
-func (n Nodes) Prune() Nodes {
-	result := Nodes{}
-	for id, node := range n {
-		result[id] = node.Prune()
-	}
-	return result
-}
-
 // Validate checks the topology for various inconsistencies.
 func (t Topology) Validate() error {
 	errs := []string{}