diff --git a/src/mol-math/linear-algebra/3d/vec3.ts b/src/mol-math/linear-algebra/3d/vec3.ts
index 59308ddf0d462e45949f052c377f750cbf9c22cf..bb16cc3530375060824f061d2a8176b4112b2325 100644
--- a/src/mol-math/linear-algebra/3d/vec3.ts
+++ b/src/mol-math/linear-algebra/3d/vec3.ts
@@ -434,6 +434,28 @@ namespace Vec3 {
         }
     }
 
+    const tmp_dh_ab = Vec3.zero();
+    const tmp_dh_cb = Vec3.zero();
+    const tmp_dh_bc = Vec3.zero();
+    const tmp_dh_dc = Vec3.zero();
+    const tmp_dh_abc = Vec3.zero();
+    const tmp_dh_bcd = Vec3.zero();
+    const tmp_dh_cross = Vec3.zero();
+    /** Computes the dihedral angles of 4 related atoms. phi: C, N+1, CA+1, C+1 - psi: N, CA, C, N+1 - omega: CA, C, N+1, CA+1 */
+    export function dihedralAngle(a: Vec3, b: Vec3, c: Vec3, d: Vec3) {
+        Vec3.sub(tmp_dh_ab, a, b);
+        Vec3.sub(tmp_dh_cb, c, b);
+        Vec3.sub(tmp_dh_bc, b, c);
+        Vec3.sub(tmp_dh_dc, d, c);
+
+        Vec3.cross(tmp_dh_abc, tmp_dh_ab, tmp_dh_cb);
+        Vec3.cross(tmp_dh_bcd, tmp_dh_bc, tmp_dh_dc);
+
+        const angle = Vec3.angle(tmp_dh_abc, tmp_dh_bcd) * 360.0 / (2 * Math.PI);
+        Vec3.cross(tmp_dh_cross, tmp_dh_abc, tmp_dh_bcd);
+        return Vec3.dot(tmp_dh_cb, tmp_dh_cross) > 0 ? angle : -angle;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns whether or not the vectors have exactly the same elements in the same position (when compared with ===)
      */
diff --git a/src/mol-model/structure/model/properties/utils/secondary-structure.ts b/src/mol-model/structure/model/properties/utils/secondary-structure.ts
index 5192456d500f7f3dc77130fd2ef82be861565cf1..cbc23b4db5f283a2dbbc3a4ba38529e754ddf78f 100644
--- a/src/mol-model/structure/model/properties/utils/secondary-structure.ts
+++ b/src/mol-model/structure/model/properties/utils/secondary-structure.ts
@@ -407,11 +407,11 @@ function calculateDihedralAngles(hierarchy: AtomicHierarchy, conformation: Atomi
 // angle calculations return NaN upon missing atoms
 // TODO would be nice to be provided elsewhere, omega is related but not needed here
 function calculatePhi(c: Vec3, nNext: Vec3, caNext: Vec3, cNext: Vec3) {
-    return angle(c, nNext, caNext, cNext);
+    return Vec3.dihedralAngle(c, nNext, caNext, cNext);
 }
 
 function calculatePsi(n: Vec3, ca: Vec3, c: Vec3, nNext: Vec3) {
-    return angle(n, ca, c, nNext);
+    return Vec3.dihedralAngle(n, ca, c, nNext);
 }
 
 // function calculateOmega(ca: Vec3, c: Vec3, nNext: Vec3, caNext: Vec3) {
@@ -800,30 +800,6 @@ function assignHelices(ctx: DSSPContext) {
     // console.log(`${ count[3] + count[4] + count[5] } helix elements - ${ count[3] } 3-10, ${ count[4] } alpha, ${ count[5] } pi`)
 }
 
-function angle(a: Vec3, b: Vec3, c: Vec3, d: Vec3) {
-    const ab = Vec3.zero();
-    const cb = Vec3.zero();
-    const bc = Vec3.zero();
-    const dc = Vec3.zero();
-
-    Vec3.sub(ab, a, b);
-    Vec3.sub(cb, c, b);
-    Vec3.sub(bc, b, c);
-    Vec3.sub(dc, d, c);
-
-    const abc = Vec3.zero();
-    const bcd = Vec3.zero();
-
-    Vec3.cross(abc, ab, cb);
-    Vec3.cross(bcd, bc, dc);
-
-    const angle = Vec3.angle(abc, bcd) * 360.0 / (2 * Math.PI);
-    const cross = Vec3.zero();
-    Vec3.cross(cross, abc, bcd);
-
-    return Vec3.dot(cb, cross) > 0 ? angle : -angle;
-}
-
 /**
  * ladder=: set of one or more consecutive bridges of identical type
  *