diff --git a/src/core/main-utils.c b/src/core/main-utils.c
index 0e1f5b89a8..444e122e8a 100644
--- a/src/core/main-utils.c
+++ b/src/core/main-utils.c
@@ -209,42 +209,6 @@ nm_main_utils_ensure_not_running_pidfile(const char *pidfile)
     }
 }
 
-uid_t nm_uid;
-/**
- * nm_main_utils_get_nm_uid:
- *
- * Checks what EUID NetworkManager is running as.
- * Saves the EUID so it can be reused without making many syscalls.
- */
-uid_t
-nm_main_utils_get_nm_uid(void)
-{
-    static uint8_t nm_uid_flag = 0;
-    if (!nm_uid_flag) {
-        nm_uid      = geteuid();
-        nm_uid_flag = 1;
-    }
-    return nm_uid;
-}
-
-gid_t nm_gid;
-/**
- * nm_main_utils_get_nm_gid:
- *
- * Checks what EGID NetworkManager is running as.
- * Saves the EGID so it can be reused without making many syscalls.
- */
-gid_t
-nm_main_utils_get_nm_gid(void)
-{
-    static uint8_t nm_gid_flag = 0;
-    if (!nm_gid_flag) {
-        nm_gid      = getegid();
-        nm_gid_flag = 1;
-    }
-    return nm_gid;
-}
-
 gboolean
 nm_main_utils_early_setup(const char   *progname,
                           int          *argc,
diff --git a/src/core/main-utils.h b/src/core/main-utils.h
index 0f3ee50dc0..1c3e7a1cbe 100644
--- a/src/core/main-utils.h
+++ b/src/core/main-utils.h
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 #ifndef __MAIN_UTILS_H__
 #define __MAIN_UTILS_H__
 
-uid_t nm_main_utils_get_nm_uid(void);
-
-gid_t nm_main_utils_get_nm_gid(void);
-
 void nm_main_utils_setup_signals(GMainLoop *main_loop);
 
 void nm_main_utils_ensure_statedir(void);
diff --git a/src/core/nm-core-utils.c b/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
index 908cfd8912..1db74e5eb9 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
+++ b/src/core/nm-core-utils.c
@@ -5145,3 +5145,43 @@ nm_utils_spawn_helper_finish(GAsyncResult *result, GError **error)
 
     return g_task_propagate_pointer(task, error);
 }
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * nm_utils_get_nm_uid:
+ *
+ * Checks what EUID NetworkManager is running as.
+ * Saves the EUID so it can be reused without making many syscalls.
+ */
+uid_t
+nm_utils_get_nm_uid(void)
+{
+    static uint8_t nm_uid_flag = 0;
+    static uid_t   nm_uid;
+
+    if (!nm_uid_flag) {
+        nm_uid      = geteuid();
+        nm_uid_flag = 1;
+    }
+    return nm_uid;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nm_utils_get_nm_gid:
+ *
+ * Checks what EGID NetworkManager is running as.
+ * Saves the EGID so it can be reused without making many syscalls.
+ */
+gid_t
+nm_utils_get_nm_gid(void)
+{
+    static uint8_t nm_gid_flag = 0;
+    static gid_t   nm_gid;
+
+    if (!nm_gid_flag) {
+        nm_gid      = getegid();
+        nm_gid_flag = 1;
+    }
+    return nm_gid;
+}
diff --git a/src/core/nm-core-utils.h b/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
index c3ce85fa04..7079ab2f25 100644
--- a/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
+++ b/src/core/nm-core-utils.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include "nm-connection.h"
 
@@ -470,4 +471,10 @@ void nm_utils_spawn_helper(const char *const  *args,
 
 char *nm_utils_spawn_helper_finish(GAsyncResult *result, GError **error);
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+
+uid_t nm_utils_get_nm_uid(void);
+
+gid_t nm_utils_get_nm_gid(void);
+
 #endif /* __NM_CORE_UTILS_H__ */
diff --git a/src/core/settings/plugins/keyfile/nms-keyfile-utils.c b/src/core/settings/plugins/keyfile/nms-keyfile-utils.c
index c675df94e2..b31370b15a 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/plugins/keyfile/nms-keyfile-utils.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/plugins/keyfile/nms-keyfile-utils.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-uuid.h"
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-io-utils.h"
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "nm-setting-wireless.h"
 #include "nm-setting-wireless-security.h"
 #include "nm-config.h"
-#include "src/core/main-utils.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -339,7 +337,7 @@ nms_keyfile_utils_check_file_permissions_stat(NMSKeyfileFiletype filetype,
         g_return_val_if_reached(FALSE);
 
     if (!NM_FLAGS_HAS(nm_utils_get_testing(), NM_UTILS_TEST_NO_KEYFILE_OWNER_CHECK)) {
-        if (st->st_uid != nm_main_utils_get_nm_uid()) {
+        if (st->st_uid != nm_utils_get_nm_uid()) {
             g_set_error(error,
                         NM_SETTINGS_ERROR,
                         NM_SETTINGS_ERROR_INVALID_CONNECTION,
diff --git a/src/core/settings/plugins/keyfile/nms-keyfile-writer.c b/src/core/settings/plugins/keyfile/nms-keyfile-writer.c
index 2311d0dd9d..ad6f277ce3 100644
--- a/src/core/settings/plugins/keyfile/nms-keyfile-writer.c
+++ b/src/core/settings/plugins/keyfile/nms-keyfile-writer.c
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "libnm-core-intern/nm-keyfile-internal.h"
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@
 #include "nms-keyfile-reader.h"
 
 #include "libnm-glib-aux/nm-io-utils.h"
-#include "src/core/main-utils.h"
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -446,8 +444,8 @@ nms_keyfile_writer_connection(NMConnection                   *connection,
                                       keyfile_dir,
                                       profile_dir,
                                       TRUE,
-                                      nm_main_utils_get_nm_uid(),
-                                      nm_main_utils_get_nm_gid(),
+                                      nm_utils_get_nm_uid(),
+                                      nm_utils_get_nm_gid(),
                                       existing_path,
                                       existing_path_read_only,
                                       force_rename,