diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/assets.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/assets.py
index cd59b811d7..dd96cd213a 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/assets.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/assets.py
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore import Location
 from xmodule.contentstore.content import StaticContent
-from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
 from xmodule.modulestore import InvalidLocationError
 from xmodule.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import loc_mapper
 from xmodule.modulestore.locator import BlockUsageLocator
 
+from util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
 from util.json_request import JsonResponse
 from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
index 8c1bcb7a9d..7b8eb5b252 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import ItemNotFoundError
 from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 
+from util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
-from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import loc_mapper
 from xmodule.modulestore.locator import BlockUsageLocator
 
diff --git a/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html b/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
index be4c042bc7..4103c0752b 100644
--- a/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
+++ b/cms/templates/edit_subsection.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%!
   import logging
-  from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_default_time_display, almost_same_datetime
+  from util.date_utils import get_default_time_display, almost_same_datetime
   from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
   from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 %>
diff --git a/cms/templates/overview.html b/cms/templates/overview.html
index e7aa8da9ad..dc74f5c799 100644
--- a/cms/templates/overview.html
+++ b/cms/templates/overview.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%inherit file="base.html" />
 <%!
   import logging
-  from xmodule.util import date_utils
+  from util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
   from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
   from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
   from xmodule.modulestore.django import loc_mapper
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ require(["domReady!", "jquery", "js/models/location", "js/models/section", "js/v
                             <a href="#" class="edit-release-date action" data-date="" data-time="" data-locator="${section_locator}"><i class="icon-time"></i> <span class="sr">${_("Schedule")}</span></a>
                           %else:
                             <span class="published-status"><strong>${_("Release date:")}</strong>
-                            ${date_utils.get_default_time_display(section.start)}</span>
+                            ${get_default_time_display(section.start)}</span>
                             <a href="#" class="edit-release-date action" data-date="${start_date_str}" data-time="${start_time_str}" data-locator="${section_locator}"><i class="icon-time"></i> <span class="sr">${_("Edit section release date")}</span></a>
                           %endif
                         </div>
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py b/common/djangoapps/util/date_utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/util/date_utils.py
rename to common/djangoapps/util/date_utils.py
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_date_utils.py b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_date_utils.py
similarity index 96%
rename from common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_date_utils.py
rename to common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_date_utils.py
index ae6fd7f109..22776d9569 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/tests/test_date_utils.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_date_utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-"""Tests for xmodule.util.date_utils"""
+"""Tests for util.date_utils"""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, tzinfo
 
 from nose.tools import assert_equals, assert_false  # pylint: disable=E0611
-from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_default_time_display, get_time_display, almost_same_datetime
-from datetime import datetime, timedelta, tzinfo
 from pytz import UTC, timezone
 
+from util.date_utils import get_default_time_display, get_time_display, almost_same_datetime
+
 
 def test_get_default_time_display():
     assert_equals("", get_default_time_display(None))
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/accordion.html b/lms/templates/courseware/accordion.html
index d857fc3ba0..b261e261c6 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/accordion.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/accordion.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%!
     from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-    from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_time_display
+    from util.date_utils import get_time_display
     from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
     from django.conf import settings
 %>
diff --git a/lms/templates/courseware/progress.html b/lms/templates/courseware/progress.html
index 7eeea8da59..02cec1f373 100644
--- a/lms/templates/courseware/progress.html
+++ b/lms/templates/courseware/progress.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 %>
 
 <%!
-from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_time_display
+from util.date_utils import get_time_display
 from django.conf import settings
 %>
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/folditbasic.html b/lms/templates/folditbasic.html
index e05ceb1452..e5073751bb 100644
--- a/lms/templates/folditbasic.html
+++ b/lms/templates/folditbasic.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
 
 <%!
-from xmodule.util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
+from util.date_utils import get_default_time_display
 %>
 <div class="folditbasic">
 <p><strong>${_("Due:")}</strong> ${get_default_time_display(due)}