diff --git a/virtinst/storage.py b/virtinst/storage.py
index 73b0fa6b5..8f3f3ae85 100644
--- a/virtinst/storage.py
+++ b/virtinst/storage.py
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@ class StoragePool(_StorageObject):
         for source in sources.sources:
             source_xml = source.get_xml_config()
 
-            pool_xml = "<pool>\n%s\n</pool>" % (util.xml_indent(source_xml, 2))
+            pool_xml = "<pool>\n%s\n</pool>" % (
+                XMLBuilder.xml_indent(source_xml, 2))
             parseobj = StoragePool(conn, parsexml=pool_xml)
             parseobj.type = pool_type
 
diff --git a/virtinst/util.py b/virtinst/util.py
index fc420d931..57c81497f 100644
--- a/virtinst/util.py
+++ b/virtinst/util.py
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ def listify(l):
         return l
 
 
-def xml_indent(xmlstr, level):
-    xml = ""
-    if not xmlstr:
-        return xml
-    if not level:
-        return xmlstr
-    return "\n".join((" " * level + l) for l in xmlstr.splitlines())
-
-
 def vm_uuid_collision(conn, uuid):
     """
     Check if passed UUID string is in use by another guest of the connection
diff --git a/virtinst/xmlbuilder.py b/virtinst/xmlbuilder.py
index 039662e63..5183b3230 100644
--- a/virtinst/xmlbuilder.py
+++ b/virtinst/xmlbuilder.py
@@ -775,6 +775,20 @@ class XMLBuilder(object):
     # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1184131
     _XML_SANITIZE = False
 
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def xml_indent(xmlstr, level):
+        """
+        Indent the passed str the specified number of spaces
+        """
+        xml = ""
+        if not xmlstr:
+            return xml
+        if not level:
+            return xmlstr
+        return "\n".join((" " * level + l) for l in xmlstr.splitlines())
+
+
     def __init__(self, conn, parsexml=None, parsexmlnode=None,
                  parent_xpath=None, relative_object_xpath=None):
         """
@@ -1020,7 +1034,7 @@ class XMLBuilder(object):
         if not obj._xmlstate.is_build:
             use_xpath = obj.get_root_xpath().rsplit("/", 1)[0]
             indent = 2 * obj.get_root_xpath().count("/")
-            newnode = libxml2.parseDoc(util.xml_indent(xml, indent)).children
+            newnode = libxml2.parseDoc(self.xml_indent(xml, indent)).children
             parentnode = _build_xpath_node(self._xmlstate.xml_ctx, use_xpath)
             # Tack newnode on the end
             _add_pretty_child(parentnode, newnode)