diff --git a/cms/templates/container.html b/cms/templates/container.html
index 2d5f40f21d..60b593560a 100644
--- a/cms/templates/container.html
+++ b/cms/templates/container.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from contentstore.views.helpers import xblock_studio_url, xblock_type_display_na
 from openedx.core.djangolib.js_utils import (
     dump_js_escaped_json, js_escaped_string
 )
-from util.markup import HTML, ugettext as _
+from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, ugettext as _
 %>
 <%block name="title">${xblock.display_name_with_default_escaped} ${xblock_type_display_name(xblock) | h}</%block>
 <%block name="bodyclass">is-signedin course container view-container</%block>
diff --git a/lms/templates/enrollment/course_enrollment_message.html b/lms/templates/enrollment/course_enrollment_message.html
index 45bc6112c0..9351e05a33 100644
--- a/lms/templates/enrollment/course_enrollment_message.html
+++ b/lms/templates/enrollment/course_enrollment_message.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<%! from util.markup import ugettext as _ %>
+<%! from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import ugettext as _ %>
 <%page expression_filter="h"/>
 % for course_msg in course_enrollment_messages:
     <div class="wrapper-msg urgency-high">
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/util/markup.py b/openedx/core/djangolib/markup.py
similarity index 85%
rename from common/djangoapps/util/markup.py
rename to openedx/core/djangolib/markup.py
index 304533de32..fb935f9099 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/util/markup.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangolib/markup.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ def ugettext(text):
 
     Use like this in Mako::
 
-        <% from util.markup import ugettext as _ %>
+        <% from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import ugettext as _ %>
         <p>${_("Hello, world!")}</p>
 
     Or with formatting::
 
-        <% from util.markup import HTML, ugettext as _ %>
+        <% from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, ugettext as _ %>
         ${_("Write & send {start}email{end}").format(
             start=HTML("<a href='mailto:ned@edx.org'>"),
             end=HTML("</a>"),
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def HTML(html):                                 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
     Use this when formatting HTML into other strings::
 
-        <% from util.markup import HTML, ugettext as _ %>
+        <% from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, ugettext as _ %>
         ${_("Write & send {start}email{end}").format(
             start=HTML("<a href='mailto:ned@edx.org'>"),
             end=HTML("</a>"),
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_markup.py b/openedx/core/djangolib/tests/test_markup.py
similarity index 88%
rename from common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_markup.py
rename to openedx/core/djangolib/tests/test_markup.py
index d700df57f8..523f82de3c 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/util/tests/test_markup.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangolib/tests/test_markup.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """
-Tests for util.markup
+Tests for openedx.core.djangolib.markup
 """
 
 import unittest
 
 import ddt
+from mako.template import Template
 
-from edxmako.template import Template
-from util.markup import escape, HTML, ugettext as _, ungettext
+from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import escape, HTML, ugettext as _, ungettext
 
 
 @ddt.ddt
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ class FormatHtmlTest(unittest.TestCase):
         # The default_filters used here have to match the ones in edxmako.
         template = Template(
             """
-                <%! from util.markup import HTML, ugettext as _ %>
+                <%! from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, ugettext as _ %>
                 ${_(u"A & {BC}").format(BC=HTML("B & C"))}
             """,
             default_filters=['decode.utf8', 'h'],
         )
-        out = template.render({})
+        out = template.render()
         self.assertEqual(out.strip(), u"A &amp; B & C")
 
     def test_ungettext(self):