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diff --git a/modules/field/field.form.inc b/modules/field/field.form.inc
index 474cc7f5b..ec8b8d60e 100644
--- a/modules/field/field.form.inc
+++ b/modules/field/field.form.inc
@@ -411,3 +411,51 @@ function field_add_more_js($form, $form_state) {
 
   return $element;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the field definition for a widget's helper callbacks.
+ *
+ * Widgets helper element callbacks (such as #process, #element_validate,
+ * #value_callback, ...) should use field_widget_field() and
+ * field_widget_instance() instead of field_info_field() and
+ * field_info_instance() when they need to access field or instance properties.
+ * See hook_field_widget_form() for more details.
+ *
+ * @see field_widget_instance()
+ * @see hook_field_widget_form()
+ *
+ * @param $element
+ *   The structured array for the widget.
+ * @param $form_state
+ *   The form state.
+ * @return
+ *   The $field definition array for the current widget.
+ */
+function field_widget_field($element, $form_state) {
+  $info = $form_state['field'][$element['#field_name']][$element['#language']];
+  return $info['field'];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Provides the instance definition array for a widget's helper callbacks.
+ *
+ * Widgets helper element callbacks (such as #process, #element_validate,
+ * #value_callback, ...) should use field_widget_field() and
+ * field_widget_instance() instead of field_info_field() and
+ * field_info_instance() when they need to access field or instance properties.
+ * See hook_field_widget_form() for more details.
+ *
+ * @see field_widget_field()
+ * @see hook_field_widget_form()
+ *
+ * @param $element
+ *   The structured array for the widget.
+ * @param $form_state
+ *   The form state.
+ * @return
+ *   The $instance definition array for the current widget.
+ */
+function field_widget_instance($element, $form_state) {
+  $info = $form_state['field'][$element['#field_name']][$element['#language']];
+  return $info['instance'];
+}