diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeLists.txt b/libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ceaf39816..94e1da8d69 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ SET (app_utils_HEADERS
   gnc-entry-quickfill.h
   gnc-euro.h
   gnc-exp-parser.h
-  gnc-gdate-utils.h
   gnc-gettext-util.h
   gnc-gsettings.h
   gnc-help-utils.h
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ SET (app_utils_SOURCES
   gnc-entry-quickfill.c
   gnc-euro.c
   gnc-exp-parser.c
-  gnc-gdate-utils.c
   gnc-gettext-util.c
   gnc-gsettings.c
   gnc-helpers.c
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/Makefile.am b/libgnucash/app-utils/Makefile.am
index a30b8a8b50..6296bb23e6 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ libgncmod_app_utils_la_SOURCES = \
   gnc-entry-quickfill.c \
   gnc-euro.c \
   gnc-exp-parser.c \
-  gnc-gdate-utils.c \
   gnc-gettext-util.c \
   gnc-gsettings.c \
   gnc-helpers.c \
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ gncinclude_HEADERS = \
   gnc-entry-quickfill.h \
   gnc-euro.h \
   gnc-exp-parser.h \
-  gnc-gdate-utils.h \
   gnc-gettext-util.h \
   gnc-gsettings.h \
   gnc-help-utils.h \
diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/CMakeLists.txt b/libgnucash/engine/CMakeLists.txt
index 041ef20d4c..b6d92d131a 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ SET (engine_HEADERS
   gnc-engine.h
   gnc-event.h
   gnc-features.h
+  gnc-gdate-utils.h
   gnc-hooks.h
   gnc-numeric.h
   gnc-numeric.hpp
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ SET (engine_SOURCES
   gnc-engine.c
   gnc-event.c
   gnc-features.c
+  gnc-gdate-utils.c
   gnc-hooks.c
   gnc-int128.cpp
   gnc-lot.c
diff --git a/libgnucash/engine/Makefile.am b/libgnucash/engine/Makefile.am
index 4943aef68d..56677e1910 100644
--- a/libgnucash/engine/Makefile.am
+++ b/libgnucash/engine/Makefile.am
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ libgncmod_engine_la_SOURCES = \
   gnc-engine.c \
   gnc-event.c \
   gnc-features.c \
+  gnc-gdate-utils.c \
   gnc-hooks.c \
   gnc-int128.cpp \
   gnc-lot.c \
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ gncinclude_HEADERS = \
   gnc-engine.h \
   gnc-event.h \
   gnc-features.h \
+  gnc-gdate-utils.h \
   gnc-hooks.h \
   gnc-numeric.h \
   gnc-numeric.hpp \
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-gdate-utils.c b/libgnucash/engine/gnc-gdate-utils.c
similarity index 100%
rename from libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-gdate-utils.c
rename to libgnucash/engine/gnc-gdate-utils.c
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-gdate-utils.h b/libgnucash/engine/gnc-gdate-utils.h
similarity index 100%
rename from libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-gdate-utils.h
rename to libgnucash/engine/gnc-gdate-utils.h