diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/AtticaManager.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/AtticaManager.cpp
index 27275532c..55b5e11b3 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/AtticaManager.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/AtticaManager.cpp
@@ -550,30 +550,5 @@ AtticaManager::doResolverRemove( const QString& id ) const
         !resolverDir.absolutePath().contains( id ) )
         return;
 
-    removeDirectory( resolverDir.absolutePath() );
-}
-
-
-// taken from util/fileutils.cpp in kdevplatform
-bool
-AtticaManager::removeDirectory( const QString& dir )
-{
-    const QDir aDir(dir);
-
-    tLog() << "Deleting DIR:" << dir;
-    bool has_err = false;
-    if (aDir.exists()) {
-        foreach(const QFileInfo& entry, aDir.entryInfoList(QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Dirs | QDir::Files | QDir::NoSymLinks)) {
-            QString path = entry.absoluteFilePath();
-            if (entry.isDir()) {
-                has_err = !removeDirectory(path) || has_err;
-            } else if (!QFile::remove(path)) {
-                has_err = true;
-            }
-        }
-        if (!aDir.rmdir(aDir.absolutePath())) {
-            has_err = true;
-        }
-    }
-    return !has_err;
+    TomahawkUtils::removeDirectory( resolverDir.absolutePath() );
 }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/AtticaManager.h b/src/libtomahawk/AtticaManager.h
index ac0299af9..cb7179853 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/AtticaManager.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/AtticaManager.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ public:
     virtual ~AtticaManager() {}
 #endif
 
-    static bool removeDirectory( const QString& dir );
 #ifdef LIBATTICA_FOUND
 
     bool resolversLoaded() const;
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/tomahawksettings.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/tomahawksettings.cpp
index 155457ba5..6719f63b2 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/tomahawksettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/tomahawksettings.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ TomahawkSettings::doUpgrade( int oldVersion, int newVersion )
             setAllScriptResolvers( listedResolvers );
             setEnabledScriptResolvers( enabledResolvers );
             tDebug() << "UPGRADING AND DELETING:" << resolverDir.absolutePath();
-            AtticaManager::removeDirectory( resolverDir.absolutePath() );
+            TomahawkUtils::removeDirectory( resolverDir.absolutePath() );
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
index 09f47cf28..e6a2ae830 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.cpp
@@ -665,5 +665,29 @@ setHeaderHeight( int height )
     s_headerHeight = height;
 }
 
+// taken from util/fileutils.cpp in kdevplatform
+bool
+removeDirectory( const QString& dir )
+{
+    const QDir aDir(dir);
+
+    tLog() << "Deleting DIR:" << dir;
+    bool has_err = false;
+    if (aDir.exists()) {
+        foreach(const QFileInfo& entry, aDir.entryInfoList(QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Dirs | QDir::Files | QDir::NoSymLinks)) {
+            QString path = entry.absoluteFilePath();
+            if (entry.isDir()) {
+                has_err = !removeDirectory(path) || has_err;
+            } else if (!QFile::remove(path)) {
+                has_err = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!aDir.rmdir(aDir.absolutePath())) {
+            has_err = true;
+        }
+    }
+    return !has_err;
+}
+
 
 } // ns
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
index 513a855d8..30656d01c 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/utils/tomahawkutils.h
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ namespace TomahawkUtils
 
     DLLEXPORT int headerHeight();
     DLLEXPORT void setHeaderHeight( int height );
+
+    DLLEXPORT bool removeDirectory( const QString& dir );
 }
 
 #endif // TOMAHAWKUTILS_H