diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/FileUtils.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/FileUtils.java
index ac7d82da6..23312acd1 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ package org.jivesoftware.smack.util;
 
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.FileReader;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -160,4 +162,38 @@ public final class FileUtils {
             return false;
         }
     }
+
+    public static FileOutputStream prepareFileOutputStream(File file) throws IOException {
+        if (!file.exists()) {
+
+            // Create parent directory
+            File parent = file.getParentFile();
+            if (!parent.exists() && !parent.mkdirs()) {
+                throw new IOException("Cannot create directory " + parent.getAbsolutePath());
+            }
+
+            // Create file
+            if (!file.createNewFile()) {
+                throw new IOException("Cannot create file " + file.getAbsolutePath());
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (file.isDirectory()) {
+            throw new AssertionError("File " + file.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a file!");
+        }
+
+        return new FileOutputStream(file);
+    }
+
+    public static FileInputStream prepareFileInputStream(File file) throws IOException {
+        if (file.exists()) {
+            if (file.isFile()) {
+                return new FileInputStream(file);
+            } else {
+                throw new IOException("File " + file.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a file!");
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("File " + file.getAbsolutePath() + " not found.");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpKeyStore.java b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpKeyStore.java
index 4dc8da07d..f516d2011 100644
--- a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpKeyStore.java
+++ b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpKeyStore.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
  */
 package org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.filebased;
 
-import static org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.util.FileUtils.prepareFileInputStream;
-import static org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.util.FileUtils.prepareFileOutputStream;
-
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
@@ -28,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.CloseableUtil;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.FileUtils;
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.Objects;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.abstr.AbstractOpenPgpKeyStore;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.definition.OpenPgpKeyStore;
@@ -81,7 +79,7 @@ public class FileBasedOpenPgpKeyStore extends AbstractOpenPgpKeyStore {
 
         OutputStream outputStream = null;
         try {
-            outputStream = prepareFileOutputStream(file);
+            outputStream = FileUtils.prepareFileOutputStream(file);
             publicKeys.encode(outputStream);
         } finally {
             CloseableUtil.maybeClose(outputStream, LOGGER);
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ public class FileBasedOpenPgpKeyStore extends AbstractOpenPgpKeyStore {
 
         OutputStream outputStream = null;
         try {
-            outputStream = prepareFileOutputStream(file);
+            outputStream = FileUtils.prepareFileOutputStream(file);
             secretKeys.encode(outputStream);
         } finally {
             CloseableUtil.maybeClose(outputStream, LOGGER);
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ public class FileBasedOpenPgpKeyStore extends AbstractOpenPgpKeyStore {
 
         FileInputStream inputStream;
         try {
-            inputStream = prepareFileInputStream(file);
+            inputStream = FileUtils.prepareFileInputStream(file);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ public class FileBasedOpenPgpKeyStore extends AbstractOpenPgpKeyStore {
 
         FileInputStream inputStream;
         try {
-            inputStream = prepareFileInputStream(file);
+            inputStream = FileUtils.prepareFileInputStream(file);
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpMetadataStore.java b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpMetadataStore.java
index 88b4df546..8bc42d116 100644
--- a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpMetadataStore.java
+++ b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpMetadataStore.java
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.CloseableUtil;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.FileUtils;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.abstr.AbstractOpenPgpMetadataStore;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.definition.OpenPgpMetadataStore;
-import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.util.FileUtils;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.util.Util;
 
 import org.jxmpp.jid.BareJid;
diff --git a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpTrustStore.java b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpTrustStore.java
index c72b85ffb..1699f8745 100644
--- a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpTrustStore.java
+++ b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/store/filebased/FileBasedOpenPgpTrustStore.java
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.CloseableUtil;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.FileUtils;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.abstr.AbstractOpenPgpTrustStore;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.store.definition.OpenPgpTrustStore;
-import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.util.FileUtils;
 import org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.util.Util;
 
 import org.jxmpp.jid.BareJid;
diff --git a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/util/FileUtils.java b/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/util/FileUtils.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 89f94d3aa..000000000
--- a/smack-openpgp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/ox/util/FileUtils.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-/**
- *
- * Copyright 2017 Florian Schmaus, 2018 Paul Schaub.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-package org.jivesoftware.smackx.ox.util;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
-import java.io.FileOutputStream;
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-public class FileUtils {
-
-    public static FileOutputStream prepareFileOutputStream(File file) throws IOException {
-        if (!file.exists()) {
-
-            // Create parent directory
-            File parent = file.getParentFile();
-            if (!parent.exists() && !parent.mkdirs()) {
-                throw new IOException("Cannot create directory " + parent.getAbsolutePath());
-            }
-
-            // Create file
-            if (!file.createNewFile()) {
-                throw new IOException("Cannot create file " + file.getAbsolutePath());
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (file.isDirectory()) {
-            throw new AssertionError("File " + file.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a file!");
-        }
-
-        return new FileOutputStream(file);
-    }
-
-    public static FileInputStream prepareFileInputStream(File file) throws IOException {
-        if (file.exists()) {
-            if (file.isFile()) {
-                return new FileInputStream(file);
-            } else {
-                throw new IOException("File " + file.getAbsolutePath() + " is not a file!");
-            }
-        } else {
-            throw new FileNotFoundException("File " + file.getAbsolutePath() + " not found.");
-        }
-    }
-}