diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/BUILD.bazel b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/BUILD.bazel
index 47f90d4b2b5..1c9c1c197a0 100644
--- a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/BUILD.bazel
@@ -423,8 +423,8 @@ cf_cc_library(
     hdrs = ["wait_for_unix_socket.h"],
     deps = [
         "//cuttlefish/common/libs/fs",
-        "//cuttlefish/common/libs/utils:files",
         "//cuttlefish/common/libs/utils:wait_for_file",
+        "//cuttlefish/files:file_is_socket",
         "//cuttlefish/process:command",
         "//cuttlefish/process:managed_stdio",
         "//cuttlefish/result",
diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.cpp b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.cpp
index 9c592aceb19..c7c5b0088c8 100644
--- a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.cpp
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.cpp
@@ -382,11 +382,6 @@ FileSizes SparseFileSizes(const std::string& path) {
   return (FileSizes){.sparse_size = farthest_seek, .disk_size = data_bytes};
 }
 
-bool FileIsSocket(const std::string& path) {
-  struct stat st{};
-  return stat(path.c_str(), &st) == 0 && S_ISSOCK(st.st_mode);
-}
-
 Result<std::string> FindFile(const std::string& path,
                              const std::string& target_name) {
   std::string ret;
diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.h b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.h
index e2ed23cff55..5ceb60bfe80 100644
--- a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.h
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.h
@@ -63,8 +63,6 @@ Result<void> WriteNewFile(const std::string& filepath, std::string_view content,
 bool MakeFileExecutable(const std::string& path);
 Result<std::chrono::system_clock::time_point> FileModificationTime(
     const std::string& path);
-// Whether a file exists and is a unix socket
-bool FileIsSocket(const std::string& path);
 Result<uid_t> FileOwner(const std::string& path);
 
 // The returned value may contain .. or . if these are present in the path
diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/wait_for_unix_socket.cpp b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/wait_for_unix_socket.cpp
index 571cd4b16a8..c04161b7f44 100644
--- a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/wait_for_unix_socket.cpp
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/wait_for_unix_socket.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include "absl/log/log.h"
 
 #include "cuttlefish/common/libs/fs/shared_fd.h"
-#include "cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.h"
 #include "cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/wait_for_file.h"
+#include "cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.h"
 #include "cuttlefish/process/command.h"
 #include "cuttlefish/process/managed_stdio.h"
 #include "cuttlefish/result/result.h"
diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/BUILD.bazel b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/BUILD.bazel
index 168c7a9fa67..525615f2ef5 100644
--- a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/BUILD.bazel
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ cf_cc_library(
     hdrs = ["file_exists.h"],
 )
 
+cf_cc_library(
+    name = "file_is_socket",
+    srcs = ["file_is_socket.cc"],
+    hdrs = ["file_is_socket.h"],
+)
+
 cf_cc_library(
     name = "is_symlink",
     srcs = ["is_symlink.cc"],
diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.cc b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fca59e89e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include "cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.h"
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace cuttlefish {
+
+bool FileIsSocket(const std::string& path) {
+  struct stat st{};
+  return stat(path.c_str(), &st) == 0 && S_ISSOCK(st.st_mode);
+}
+
+}  // namespace cuttlefish
diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.h b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0377ceee26d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+namespace cuttlefish {
+
+// Whether a file exists and is a unix socket
+bool FileIsSocket(const std::string& path);
+
+}  // namespace cuttlefish
diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/host/commands/status/BUILD.bazel b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/host/commands/status/BUILD.bazel
index a714d46bba5..ea9ad8d83ff 100644
--- a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/host/commands/status/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/host/commands/status/BUILD.bazel
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ cf_cc_binary(
     depend_on_what_you_use_enabled = False,
     deps = [
         "//cuttlefish/common/libs/fs",
-        "//cuttlefish/common/libs/utils:files",
         "//cuttlefish/common/libs/utils:tee_logging",
+        "//cuttlefish/files:file_is_socket",
         "//cuttlefish/flag_parser",
         "//cuttlefish/host/libs/command_util",
         "//cuttlefish/host/libs/config:cuttlefish_config",
diff --git a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/host/commands/status/main.cc b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/host/commands/status/main.cc
index 4fed21bd16c..a607df6b7d2 100644
--- a/base/cvd/cuttlefish/host/commands/status/main.cc
+++ b/base/cvd/cuttlefish/host/commands/status/main.cc
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 #include "json/value.h"
 
 #include "cuttlefish/common/libs/fs/shared_fd.h"
-#include "cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/files.h"
 #include "cuttlefish/common/libs/utils/tee_logging.h"
+#include "cuttlefish/files/file_is_socket.h"
 #include "cuttlefish/flag_parser/flag.h"
 #include "cuttlefish/flag_parser/gflags_compat.h"
 #include "cuttlefish/host/libs/command_util/runner/defs.h"