diff --git a/api/server/server.go b/api/server/server.go
index a6aca07837..4238f7aec3 100644
--- a/api/server/server.go
+++ b/api/server/server.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/daemon/networkdriver/bridge"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/graph"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/jsonmessage"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/parsers/filters"
@@ -34,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/streamformatter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/runconfig"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/utils"
 )
 
 type ServerConfig struct {
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func (s *Server) getEvents(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 	d := s.daemon
 	es := d.EventsService
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-	enc := json.NewEncoder(utils.NewWriteFlusher(w))
+	enc := json.NewEncoder(ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(w))
 
 	getContainerId := func(cn string) string {
 		c, err := d.Get(cn)
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ func (s *Server) getContainersStats(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWrit
 		return fmt.Errorf("Missing parameter")
 	}
 
-	return s.daemon.ContainerStats(vars["name"], boolValue(r, "stream"), utils.NewWriteFlusher(w))
+	return s.daemon.ContainerStats(vars["name"], boolValue(r, "stream"), ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(w))
 }
 
 func (s *Server) getContainersLogs(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, vars map[string]string) error {
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ func (s *Server) getContainersLogs(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWrite
 		Tail:       r.Form.Get("tail"),
 		UseStdout:  stdout,
 		UseStderr:  stderr,
-		OutStream:  utils.NewWriteFlusher(w),
+		OutStream:  ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(w),
 	}
 
 	if err := s.daemon.ContainerLogs(vars["name"], logsConfig); err != nil {
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ func (s *Server) postImagesCreate(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter
 	var (
 		err     error
 		useJSON = version.GreaterThan("1.0")
-		output  = utils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
+		output  = ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
 	)
 
 	if useJSON {
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ func (s *Server) postImagesPush(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter,
 	useJSON := version.GreaterThan("1.0")
 	name := vars["name"]
 
-	output := utils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
+	output := ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
 	imagePushConfig := &graph.ImagePushConfig{
 		MetaHeaders: metaHeaders,
 		AuthConfig:  authConfig,
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ func (s *Server) getImagesGet(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter, r
 		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/x-tar")
 	}
 
-	output := utils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
+	output := ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
 	imageExportConfig := &graph.ImageExportConfig{Outstream: output}
 	if name, ok := vars["name"]; ok {
 		imageExportConfig.Names = []string{name}
@@ -1279,7 +1279,7 @@ func (s *Server) postBuild(version version.Version, w http.ResponseWriter, r *ht
 		buildConfig.Pull = true
 	}
 
-	output := utils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
+	output := ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(w)
 	buildConfig.Stdout = output
 	buildConfig.Context = r.Body
 
diff --git a/graph/push.go b/graph/push.go
index e24ee9f54e..01e3ea1709 100644
--- a/graph/push.go
+++ b/graph/push.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/docker/distribution/digest"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/cliconfig"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/image"
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/progressreader"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/streamformatter"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) pushRepository(r *registry.Session, out io.Writer,
 	repoInfo *registry.RepositoryInfo, localRepo map[string]string,
 	tag string, sf *streamformatter.StreamFormatter) error {
 	logrus.Debugf("Local repo: %s", localRepo)
-	out = utils.NewWriteFlusher(out)
+	out = ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(out)
 	imgList, tags, err := s.getImageList(localRepo, tag)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ func (s *TagStore) pushRepository(r *registry.Session, out io.Writer,
 }
 
 func (s *TagStore) pushImage(r *registry.Session, out io.Writer, imgID, ep string, token []string, sf *streamformatter.StreamFormatter) (checksum string, err error) {
-	out = utils.NewWriteFlusher(out)
+	out = ioutils.NewWriteFlusher(out)
 	jsonRaw, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(s.graph.Root, imgID, "json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Cannot retrieve the path for {%s}: %s", imgID, err)
diff --git a/pkg/ioutils/writeflusher.go b/pkg/ioutils/writeflusher.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25095474df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/ioutils/writeflusher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package ioutils
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type WriteFlusher struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	w       io.Writer
+	flusher http.Flusher
+	flushed bool
+}
+
+func (wf *WriteFlusher) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	wf.Lock()
+	defer wf.Unlock()
+	n, err = wf.w.Write(b)
+	wf.flushed = true
+	wf.flusher.Flush()
+	return n, err
+}
+
+// Flush the stream immediately.
+func (wf *WriteFlusher) Flush() {
+	wf.Lock()
+	defer wf.Unlock()
+	wf.flushed = true
+	wf.flusher.Flush()
+}
+
+func (wf *WriteFlusher) Flushed() bool {
+	wf.Lock()
+	defer wf.Unlock()
+	return wf.flushed
+}
+
+func NewWriteFlusher(w io.Writer) *WriteFlusher {
+	var flusher http.Flusher
+	if f, ok := w.(http.Flusher); ok {
+		flusher = f
+	} else {
+		flusher = &NopFlusher{}
+	}
+	return &WriteFlusher{w: w, flusher: flusher}
+}
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 05dfb757a3..cb1b7b34cc 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -7,18 +7,15 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/docker/docker/autogen/dockerversion"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/archive"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/fileutils"
-	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/ioutils"
 	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/stringid"
 )
 
@@ -123,47 +120,6 @@ func DockerInitPath(localCopy string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// FIXME: move to httputils? ioutils?
-type WriteFlusher struct {
-	sync.Mutex
-	w       io.Writer
-	flusher http.Flusher
-	flushed bool
-}
-
-func (wf *WriteFlusher) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	wf.Lock()
-	defer wf.Unlock()
-	n, err = wf.w.Write(b)
-	wf.flushed = true
-	wf.flusher.Flush()
-	return n, err
-}
-
-// Flush the stream immediately.
-func (wf *WriteFlusher) Flush() {
-	wf.Lock()
-	defer wf.Unlock()
-	wf.flushed = true
-	wf.flusher.Flush()
-}
-
-func (wf *WriteFlusher) Flushed() bool {
-	wf.Lock()
-	defer wf.Unlock()
-	return wf.flushed
-}
-
-func NewWriteFlusher(w io.Writer) *WriteFlusher {
-	var flusher http.Flusher
-	if f, ok := w.(http.Flusher); ok {
-		flusher = f
-	} else {
-		flusher = &ioutils.NopFlusher{}
-	}
-	return &WriteFlusher{w: w, flusher: flusher}
-}
-
 var globalTestID string
 
 // TestDirectory creates a new temporary directory and returns its path.