diff --git a/virtinst/diskbackend.py b/virtinst/diskbackend.py
index 8cf21ad04..ca5d226cd 100644
--- a/virtinst/diskbackend.py
+++ b/virtinst/diskbackend.py
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import re
+import stat
 import statvfs
 
 import libvirt
 
-from . import util
 from .storage import StoragePool, StorageVolume
 
 
@@ -73,6 +73,31 @@ def _lookup_vol_by_basename(pool, path):
         return pool.storageVolLookupByName(name)
 
 
+def _stat_disk(path):
+    """
+    Returns the tuple (isreg, size)
+    """
+    if not os.path.exists(path):
+        return True, 0
+
+    mode = os.stat(path)[stat.ST_MODE]
+
+    # os.path.getsize('/dev/..') can be zero on some platforms
+    if stat.S_ISBLK(mode):
+        try:
+            fd = os.open(path, os.O_RDONLY)
+            # os.SEEK_END is not present on all systems
+            size = os.lseek(fd, 0, 2)
+            os.close(fd)
+        except:
+            size = 0
+        return False, size
+    elif stat.S_ISREG(mode):
+        return True, os.path.getsize(path)
+
+    return True, 0
+
+
 def check_if_path_managed(conn, path):
     """
     Try to lookup storage objects for the passed path.
@@ -497,7 +522,7 @@ class StorageBackend(_StorageBase):
             if self._vol_object:
                 ret = self.get_vol_xml().capacity
             elif self._path:
-                ignore, ret = util.stat_disk(self._path)
+                ret = _stat_disk(self._path)[1]
             self._size = (float(ret) / 1024.0 / 1024.0 / 1024.0)
         return self._size
 
@@ -551,7 +576,7 @@ class StorageBackend(_StorageBase):
             elif self._path and not self._conn.is_remote():
                 if os.path.isdir(self._path):
                     self._dev_type = "dir"
-                elif util.stat_disk(self._path)[0]:
+                elif _stat_disk(self._path)[0]:
                     self._dev_type = "file"
                 else:
                     self._dev_type = "block"
diff --git a/virtinst/util.py b/virtinst/util.py
index 4508389e8..fc420d931 100644
--- a/virtinst/util.py
+++ b/virtinst/util.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import logging
 import os
 import random
 import re
-import stat
 import sys
 
 import libvirt
@@ -46,29 +45,6 @@ def xml_indent(xmlstr, level):
     return "\n".join((" " * level + l) for l in xmlstr.splitlines())
 
 
-def stat_disk(path):
-    """Returns the tuple (isreg, size)."""
-    if not os.path.exists(path):
-        return True, 0
-
-    mode = os.stat(path)[stat.ST_MODE]
-
-    # os.path.getsize('/dev/..') can be zero on some platforms
-    if stat.S_ISBLK(mode):
-        try:
-            fd = os.open(path, os.O_RDONLY)
-            # os.SEEK_END is not present on all systems
-            size = os.lseek(fd, 0, 2)
-            os.close(fd)
-        except:
-            size = 0
-        return False, size
-    elif stat.S_ISREG(mode):
-        return True, os.path.getsize(path)
-
-    return True, 0
-
-
 def vm_uuid_collision(conn, uuid):
     """
     Check if passed UUID string is in use by another guest of the connection