diff --git a/datacenterlight/utils.py b/datacenterlight/utils.py
index 7734703b..8da408a0 100644
--- a/datacenterlight/utils.py
+++ b/datacenterlight/utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-import subprocess
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 
 from datacenterlight.tasks import create_vm_task
@@ -95,21 +94,3 @@ def create_vm(billing_address_data, stripe_customer_id, specs,
                         'token', 'customer']:
         if session_var in request.session:
             del request.session[session_var]
-
-
-def ping_ok(host_ipv6):
-    """
-    A utility method to check if a host responds to ping requests. Note: the
-    function relies on `ping6` utility of debian to check.
-
-    :param host_ipv6 str type parameter that represets the ipv6 of the host to
-           checked
-    :return True if the host responds to ping else returns False
-    """
-    try:
-        output = subprocess.check_output("ping6 -c 1 -w 2 " + host_ipv6,
-                                         shell=True)
-    except Exception as ex:
-        logger.debug(host_ipv6 + " not reachable via ping. Error = " + str(ex))
-        return False
-    return True
diff --git a/utils/hosting_utils.py b/utils/hosting_utils.py
index c0494b90..438dbc62 100644
--- a/utils/hosting_utils.py
+++ b/utils/hosting_utils.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import decimal
 import logging
+import subprocess
 from oca.pool import WrongIdError
 
 from datacenterlight.models import VMPricing
@@ -130,6 +131,24 @@ def get_vm_price_with_vat(cpu, memory, ssd_size, hdd_size=0,
     return float(price), float(vat), float(vat_percent), discount
 
 
+def ping_ok(host_ipv6):
+    """
+    A utility method to check if a host responds to ping requests. Note: the
+    function relies on `ping6` utility of debian to check.
+
+    :param host_ipv6 str type parameter that represets the ipv6 of the host to
+           checked
+    :return True if the host responds to ping else returns False
+    """
+    try:
+        output = subprocess.check_output("ping6 -c 1 -w 2 " + host_ipv6,
+                                         shell=True)
+    except Exception as ex:
+        logger.debug(host_ipv6 + " not reachable via ping. Error = " + str(ex))
+        return False
+    return True
+
+
 class HostingUtils:
     @staticmethod
     def clear_items_from_list(from_list, items_list):