diff --git a/core/src/util/mod.rs b/core/src/util/mod.rs
index d6cbdd68..6e21a0f2 100644
--- a/core/src/util/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use num_integer::Integer;
 use rand::{Rng, Rand};
 use std::mem;
 use std::ops::{Mul, Rem, Shr};
-use std::process::Command;
 
 mod int128;
 mod spotify_id;
@@ -16,16 +15,6 @@ pub fn rand_vec<G: Rng, R: Rand>(rng: &mut G, size: usize) -> Vec<R> {
     rng.gen_iter().take(size).collect()
 }
 
-pub fn run_program(program: &str) {
-    info!("Running {}", program);
-    let mut v: Vec<&str> = program.split_whitespace().collect();
-    let status = Command::new(&v.remove(0))
-            .args(&v)
-            .status()
-            .expect("program failed to start");
-    info!("Exit status: {}", status);
-}
-
 pub fn powm(base: &BigUint, exp: &BigUint, modulus: &BigUint) -> BigUint {
     let mut base = base.clone();
     let mut exp = exp.clone();
diff --git a/playback/src/player.rs b/playback/src/player.rs
index 3958ab8a..f0ee5d22 100644
--- a/playback/src/player.rs
+++ b/playback/src/player.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ use std;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::io::{Read, Seek, SeekFrom, Result};
 use std::mem;
+use std::process::Command;
 use std::sync::mpsc::{RecvError, TryRecvError, RecvTimeoutError};
 use std::thread;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 use core::config::{Bitrate, PlayerConfig};
 use core::session::Session;
-use core::util::{self, SpotifyId};
+use core::util::SpotifyId;
 
 use audio_backend::Sink;
 use audio::{AudioFile, AudioDecrypt};
@@ -376,13 +377,13 @@ impl PlayerInternal {
 
     fn run_onstart(&self) {
         if let Some(ref program) = self.config.onstart {
-            util::run_program(program)
+            run_program(program)
         }
     }
 
     fn run_onstop(&self) {
         if let Some(ref program) = self.config.onstop {
-            util::run_program(program)
+            run_program(program)
         }
     }
 
@@ -516,3 +517,13 @@ impl<T: Read + Seek> Seek for Subfile<T> {
         }
     }
 }
+
+fn run_program(program: &str) {
+    info!("Running {}", program);
+    let mut v: Vec<&str> = program.split_whitespace().collect();
+    let status = Command::new(&v.remove(0))
+            .args(&v)
+            .status()
+            .expect("program failed to start");
+    info!("Exit status: {}", status);
+}