diff --git a/src/fs_utils.cpp b/src/fs_utils.cpp
index 72e78bf4d..fc050fcd1 100644
--- a/src/fs_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/fs_utils.cpp
@@ -112,6 +112,58 @@ bool fsutils::isValidTorrentFile(const QString& torrent_path) {
   return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Remove an empty folder tree.
+ *
+ * This function will also remove .DS_Store files on Mac OS and
+ * Thumbs.db on Windows.
+ */
+bool fsutils::smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(const QString& dir_path)
+{
+  qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << dir_path;
+  if (dir_path.isEmpty())
+    return false;
+
+  QDir dir(dir_path);
+  if (!dir.exists())
+    return true;
+
+  // Remove Files created by the OS
+#if defined Q_WS_MAC
+  QFile::remove(dir_path + QLatin1String("/.DS_Store"));
+#elif defined Q_WS_WIN
+  QFile::remove(dir_path + QLatin1String("/Thumbs.db"));
+#endif
+
+  QFileInfoList sub_files = dir.entryInfoList();
+  foreach (const QFileInfo& info, sub_files) {
+    QString sub_name = info.fileName();
+    if (sub_name == "." || sub_name == "..")
+      continue;
+
+    QString sub_path = info.absoluteFilePath();
+    qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "sub file: " << sub_path;
+    if (info.isDir()) {
+      if (!smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(sub_path)) {
+        qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Failed to remove folder: " << sub_path;
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      if (info.isHidden()) {
+        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Removing hidden file: " << sub_path;
+        if (!QFile::remove(sub_path)) {
+          qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Failed to remove " << sub_path;
+          return false;
+        }
+      } else {
+        qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Folder is not empty, aborting. Found: " << sub_path;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Calling rmdir on " << dir_path;
+  return QDir().rmdir(dir_path);
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the size of a file.
  * If the file is a folder, it will compute its size based on its content.
diff --git a/src/fs_utils.h b/src/fs_utils.h
index e46c5a331..4c0daece0 100644
--- a/src/fs_utils.h
+++ b/src/fs_utils.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static QString branchPath(const QString& file_path, QString* removed = 0);
 static bool sameFileNames(const QString& first, const QString& second);
 static QString expandPath(const QString& path);
 static bool isValidTorrentFile(const QString& path);
+static bool smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(const QString& dir_path);
 
 /* Ported from Qt4 to drop dependency on QtGui */
 static QString QDesktopServicesDataLocation();
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index e74462e72..880acc26b 100644
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -98,58 +98,6 @@ static libtorrent::sha1_hash QStringToSha1(const QString& s) {
   return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * Remove an empty folder tree.
- *
- * This function will also remove .DS_Store files on Mac OS and
- * Thumbs.db on Windows.
- */
-static bool smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(const QString& dir_path)
-{
-  qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << dir_path;
-  if (dir_path.isEmpty())
-    return false;
-
-  QDir dir(dir_path);
-  if (!dir.exists())
-    return true;
-
-  // Remove Files created by the OS
-#if defined Q_WS_MAC
-  QFile::remove(dir_path + QLatin1String("/.DS_Store"));
-#elif defined Q_WS_WIN
-  QFile::remove(dir_path + QLatin1String("/Thumbs.db"));
-#endif
-
-  QFileInfoList sub_files = dir.entryInfoList();
-  foreach (const QFileInfo& info, sub_files) {
-    QString sub_name = info.fileName();
-    if (sub_name == "." || sub_name == "..")
-      continue;
-
-    QString sub_path = info.absoluteFilePath();
-    qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "sub file: " << sub_path;
-    if (info.isDir()) {
-      if (!smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(sub_path)) {
-        qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Failed to remove folder: " << sub_path;
-        return false;
-      }
-    } else {
-      if (info.isHidden()) {
-        qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Removing hidden file: " << sub_path;
-        if (!QFile::remove(sub_path)) {
-          qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Failed to remove " << sub_path;
-          return false;
-        }
-      } else {
-        qWarning() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Folder is not empty, aborting. Found: " << sub_path;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << "Calling rmdir on " << dir_path;
-  return QDir().rmdir(dir_path);
-}
-
 // Main constructor
 QBtSession::QBtSession()
   : m_scanFolders(ScanFoldersModel::instance(this)),
@@ -2336,7 +2284,7 @@ void QBtSession::readAlerts() {
         if (savePathsToRemove.contains(hash)) {
           const QString dirpath = savePathsToRemove.take(hash);
           qDebug() << "Removing save path: " << dirpath << "...";
-          bool ok = smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(dirpath);
+          bool ok = fsutils::smartRemoveEmptyFolderTree(dirpath);
           Q_UNUSED(ok);
           qDebug() << "Folder was removed: " << ok;
         }