diff --git a/oml/changelog.py b/oml/changelog.py
index fcca961..b623e11 100644
--- a/oml/changelog.py
+++ b/oml/changelog.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import logging
 import json
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from ed25519_utils import valid
+from utils import valid
 
 import settings
 from settings import db
diff --git a/oml/ed25519_utils.py b/oml/ed25519_utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6406588..0000000
--- a/oml/ed25519_utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
-from __future__ import division
-
-import ed25519
-ENCODING='base64'
-
-def valid(key, value, sig):
-    '''
-    validate that value was signed by key
-    '''
-    vk = ed25519.VerifyingKey(str(key), encoding=ENCODING)
-    try:
-        vk.verify(str(sig), str(value), encoding=ENCODING)
-    #except ed25519.BadSignatureError:
-    except:
-        return False
-    return True
diff --git a/oml/localnodes.py b/oml/localnodes.py
index 69d5290..d8c5c28 100644
--- a/oml/localnodes.py
+++ b/oml/localnodes.py
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ import thread
 from threading import Thread
 
 from settings import preferences, server, USER_ID, sk
-from node.utils import get_public_ipv6
-from ed25519_utils import valid
+from utils import valid, get_public_ipv6
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('oml.localnodes')
 
diff --git a/oml/node/server.py b/oml/node/server.py
index 8b69c38..d26727d 100644
--- a/oml/node/server.py
+++ b/oml/node/server.py
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ from tornado.httpserver import HTTPServer
 import settings
 
 import directory
-import utils
 import state
 import user
 
 import json
-from ed25519_utils import valid
+from utils import valid, get_public_ipv6
 import api
 import cert
 
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class ShareHandler(tornado.web.RequestHandler):
 
 
 def publish_node():
-    host = utils.get_public_ipv6()
+    host = get_public_ipv6()
     state.online = directory.put(settings.sk, {
         'host': host,
         'port': settings.server['node_port'],
diff --git a/oml/node/utils.py b/oml/node/utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f099404..0000000
--- a/oml/node/utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
-
-import socket
-
-def get_public_ipv6():
-    host = ('2a01:4f8:120:3201::3', 25519)
-    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
-    s.connect(host)
-    ip = s.getsockname()[0]
-    s.close()
-    return ip
-
diff --git a/oml/utils.py b/oml/utils.py
index a720823..5c691d3 100644
--- a/oml/utils.py
+++ b/oml/utils.py
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
+from __future__ import division
 
 import Image
 from StringIO import StringIO
 import re
 import stdnum.isbn
+import socket
 
 import ox
+import ed25519
 
 from meta.utils import normalize_isbn, find_isbns
 
+
+ENCODING='base64'
+
 def valid_olid(id):
     return id.startswith('OL') and id.endswith('M')
 
@@ -82,3 +88,23 @@ def get_position_by_id(list, key):
             return i
     return -1
 
+def valid(key, value, sig):
+    '''
+    validate that value was signed by key
+    '''
+    vk = ed25519.VerifyingKey(str(key), encoding=ENCODING)
+    try:
+        vk.verify(str(sig), str(value), encoding=ENCODING)
+    #except ed25519.BadSignatureError:
+    except:
+        return False
+    return True
+
+def get_public_ipv6():
+    host = ('2a01:4f8:120:3201::3', 25519)
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET6, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    s.connect(host)
+    ip = s.getsockname()[0]
+    s.close()
+    return ip
+