diff --git a/utils/apparmor/tools.py b/utils/apparmor/tools.py
index 9dbf9adab..cfa3e29a7 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/tools.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/tools.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import sys
 
 import apparmor.aa as apparmor
 import apparmor.ui as aaui
-from apparmor.common import AppArmorException, cmd, user_perm
+from apparmor.common import AppArmorException, cmd, is_skippable_file, user_perm
 
 # setup module translations
 from apparmor.translations import init_translation
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class aa_tools:
 
             output_name = profile if program is None else program
 
-            if not os.path.isfile(profile) or apparmor.is_skippable_file(profile):
+            if not os.path.isfile(profile) or is_skippable_file(profile):
                 aaui.UI_Info(_('Profile for %s not found, skipping') % output_name)
                 continue
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class aa_tools:
 
             output_name = profile if program is None else program
 
-            if not os.path.isfile(profile) or apparmor.is_skippable_file(profile):
+            if not os.path.isfile(profile) or is_skippable_file(profile):
                 aaui.UI_Info(_('Profile for %s not found, skipping') % output_name)
                 continue
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class aa_tools:
 
             output_name = profile if program is None else program
 
-            if not os.path.isfile(profile) or apparmor.is_skippable_file(profile):
+            if not os.path.isfile(profile) or is_skippable_file(profile):
                 aaui.UI_Info(_('Profile for %s not found, skipping') % output_name)
                 continue
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class aa_tools:
 
             output_name = profile if program is None else program
 
-            if not os.path.isfile(profile) or apparmor.is_skippable_file(profile):
+            if not os.path.isfile(profile) or is_skippable_file(profile):
                 aaui.UI_Info(_('Profile for %s not found, skipping') % output_name)
                 continue
 
diff --git a/utils/test/test-aa.py b/utils/test/test-aa.py
index 19308622d..821c58f25 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-aa.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-aa.py
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ import sys
 
 import apparmor.aa  # needed to set global vars in some tests
 from apparmor.aa import (check_for_apparmor, get_output, get_reqs, get_interpreter_and_abstraction, create_new_profile,
-     get_profile_flags, change_profile_flags, set_options_audit_mode, set_options_owner_mode, is_skippable_file,
+     get_profile_flags, change_profile_flags, set_options_audit_mode, set_options_owner_mode,
      parse_profile_data,
      get_file_perms, propose_file_rules, merged_to_split, split_to_merged)
 from apparmor.aare import AARE
-from apparmor.common import AppArmorException, AppArmorBug
+from apparmor.common import AppArmorException, AppArmorBug, is_skippable_file
 from apparmor.rule.file import FileRule
 from apparmor.rule.include import IncludeRule
 
diff --git a/utils/test/test-parser-simple-tests.py b/utils/test/test-parser-simple-tests.py
index e0bb1f832..901b41cfb 100644
--- a/utils/test/test-parser-simple-tests.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-parser-simple-tests.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from common_test import AATest, setup_all_loops, setup_aa
 import apparmor.aa as apparmor
 
 import os
-from apparmor.common import open_file_read, AppArmorException
+from apparmor.common import open_file_read, AppArmorException, is_skippable_file
 
 # This testcase will parse all parser/tst/simple_tests with parse_profile_data(),
 # except the files listed in one of the arrays below.
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ def find_and_setup_test_profiles(profile_dir):
 
         for file in files:
             file_with_path = os.path.join(root, file)
-            if not apparmor.is_skippable_file(file) and relpath != '.':
+            if not is_skippable_file(file) and relpath != '.':
                 skipped += parse_test_profiles(file_with_path)
 
     if skipped: