diff --git a/cura/Settings/CuraStackBuilder.py b/cura/Settings/CuraStackBuilder.py
index f436fffa01..f4e6b360b9 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/CuraStackBuilder.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/CuraStackBuilder.py
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class CuraStackBuilder:
         if "definition_changes" in kwargs:
             stack.setDefinitionChangesById(kwargs["definition_changes"])
         else:
-            stack.setDefinitionChanges(cls._createDefinitionChangesContainer(stack, new_stack_id + "_settings"))
+            stack.setDefinitionChanges(cls.createDefinitionChangesContainer(stack, new_stack_id + "_settings"))
 
         if "variant" in kwargs:
             stack.setVariantById(kwargs["variant"])
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class CuraStackBuilder:
         if "definition_changes" in kwargs:
             stack.setDefinitionChangesById(kwargs["definition_changes"])
         else:
-            stack.setDefinitionChanges(cls._createDefinitionChangesContainer(stack, new_stack_id + "_settings"))
+            stack.setDefinitionChanges(cls.createDefinitionChangesContainer(stack, new_stack_id + "_settings"))
 
         if "variant" in kwargs:
             stack.setVariantById(kwargs["variant"])
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class CuraStackBuilder:
         return stack
 
     @classmethod
-    def _createDefinitionChangesContainer(cls, container_stack, container_name, container_index = None):
+    def createDefinitionChangesContainer(cls, container_stack, container_name, container_index = None):
         from cura.CuraApplication import CuraApplication
         definition_changes_container = InstanceContainer(container_name)
         definition = container_stack.getBottom()
diff --git a/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.py b/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.py
index 5c6df6defe..832e247d19 100755
--- a/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.py
+++ b/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from UM.Logger import Logger
 
 from cura.CuraApplication import CuraApplication
 from cura.Settings.ExtruderManager import ExtruderManager
+from cura.Settings.CuraStackBuilder import CuraStackBuilder
 
 import UM.i18n
 catalog = UM.i18n.i18nCatalog("cura")
@@ -62,7 +63,8 @@ class MachineSettingsAction(MachineAction):
         # Make sure there is a definition_changes container to store the machine settings
         definition_changes_container = self._global_container_stack.definitionChanges
         if definition_changes_container == self._empty_container:
-            definition_changes_container = self._createDefinitionChangesContainer(self._global_container_stack, self._global_container_stack.getName() + "_settings")
+            definition_changes_container = CuraStackBuilder.createDefinitionChangesContainer(
+                self._global_container_stack, self._global_container_stack.getName() + "_settings")
 
         # Notify the UI in which container to store the machine settings data
         container_index = self._global_container_stack.getContainerIndex(definition_changes_container)
@@ -88,19 +90,8 @@ class MachineSettingsAction(MachineAction):
         # Make sure there is a definition_changes container to store the machine settings
         definition_changes_container = extruder_container_stack.definitionChanges
         if definition_changes_container == self._empty_container:
-            definition_changes_container = self._createDefinitionChangesContainer(extruder_container_stack, extruder_container_stack.getId() + "_settings")
-
-    def _createDefinitionChangesContainer(self, container_stack, container_name, container_index = None):
-        definition_changes_container = InstanceContainer(container_name)
-        definition = container_stack.getBottom()
-        definition_changes_container.setDefinition(definition)
-        definition_changes_container.addMetaDataEntry("type", "definition_changes")
-        definition_changes_container.addMetaDataEntry("setting_version", CuraApplication.SettingVersion)
-
-        self._container_registry.addContainer(definition_changes_container)
-        container_stack.definitionChanges = definition_changes_container
-
-        return definition_changes_container
+            definition_changes_container = CuraStackBuilder.createDefinitionChangesContainer(
+                extruder_container_stack, extruder_container_stack.getId() + "_settings")
 
     containerIndexChanged = pyqtSignal()