diff --git a/actions/tor b/actions/tor
index 3b8f48fb7..1964d318f 100755
--- a/actions/tor
+++ b/actions/tor
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ import socket
 import time
 
 from plinth import action_utils
-from plinth.modules.tor import is_enabled, is_running, APT_TOR_PREFIX
 from plinth.modules.tor.utils import get_real_apt_uri_path, iter_apt_uris, \
-                                     get_augeas
+                                     get_augeas, is_running, is_enabled, \
+                                     APT_TOR_PREFIX
 
 SERVICE_FILE = '/etc/firewalld/services/tor-{0}.xml'
 TOR_CONFIG = '/files/etc/tor/torrc'
diff --git a/plinth/modules/tor/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/tor/__init__.py
index 78fcd7b68..259288edc 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/tor/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/tor/__init__.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from plinth import service as service_module
 from plinth.modules.names import SERVICES
 from plinth.signals import domain_added, domain_removed
 
-from . import utils as tor_utils
+from . import utils
 
 
 version = 1
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ description = [
 socks_service = None
 bridge_service = None
 
-APT_SOURCES_URI_PATHS = ('/files/etc/apt/sources.list/*/uri',
-                         '/files/etc/apt/sources.list.d/*/*/uri')
-APT_TOR_PREFIX = 'tor+'
-
 
 def init():
     """Initialize the module."""
@@ -63,20 +59,22 @@ def init():
     global socks_service
     socks_service = service_module.Service(
         'tor-socks', _('Tor Anonymity Network'),
-        is_external=False, is_enabled=is_enabled, is_running=is_running)
+        is_external=False, is_enabled=utils.is_enabled,
+        is_running=utils.is_running)
 
     global bridge_service
     bridge_service = service_module.Service(
         'tor-bridge', _('Tor Bridge Relay'),
         ports=['tor-orport', 'tor-obfs3', 'tor-obfs4'],
-        is_external=True, is_enabled=is_enabled, is_running=is_running)
+        is_external=True, is_enabled=utils.is_enabled,
+        is_running=utils.is_running)
 
     # Register hidden service name with Name Services module.
-    hs_info = tor_utils.get_hs()
+    hs_info = utils.get_hs()
     hostname = hs_info['hostname']
     hs_virtports = [port['virtport'] for port in hs_info['ports']]
 
-    if is_enabled() and is_running() and \
+    if utils.is_enabled() and utils.is_running() and \
        hs_info['enabled'] and hs_info['hostname']:
         hs_services = []
         for service_type in SERVICES:
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ def setup(helper, old_version=None):
 def update_hidden_service_domain(status=None):
     """Update HS domain with Name Services module."""
     if not status:
-        status = tor_utils.get_status()
+        status = utils.get_status()
 
     domain_removed.send_robust(
         sender='tor', domain_type='hiddenservice')
@@ -120,15 +118,6 @@ def update_hidden_service_domain(status=None):
             services=status['hs_services'])
 
 
-def is_enabled():
-    """Return whether the module is enabled."""
-    return action_utils.service_is_enabled('tor')
-
-
-def is_running():
-    """Return whether the service is running."""
-    return action_utils.service_is_running('tor')
-
 
 def diagnose():
     """Run diagnostics and return the results."""
diff --git a/plinth/modules/tor/utils.py b/plinth/modules/tor/utils.py
index 7f7e649b1..76b41b048 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/tor/utils.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/tor/utils.py
@@ -25,10 +25,25 @@ import itertools
 import json
 
 from plinth import actions
-from plinth.modules import tor
+from plinth import action_utils
 from plinth.modules.names import SERVICES
 
 
+APT_SOURCES_URI_PATHS = ('/files/etc/apt/sources.list/*/uri',
+                         '/files/etc/apt/sources.list.d/*/*/uri')
+APT_TOR_PREFIX = 'tor+'
+
+
+def is_enabled():
+    """Return whether the module is enabled."""
+    return action_utils.service_is_enabled('tor')
+
+
+def is_running():
+    """Return whether the service is running."""
+    return action_utils.service_is_running('tor')
+
+
 def get_hs():
     """Return hidden service status."""
     output = actions.superuser_run('tor', ['get-hs'])
@@ -47,8 +62,8 @@ def get_status():
         if str(service_type[2]) in hs_virtports:
             hs_services.append(service_type[0])
 
-    return {'enabled': tor.is_enabled(),
-            'is_running': tor.is_running(),
+    return {'enabled': is_enabled(),
+            'is_running': is_running(),
             'ports': ports,
             'hs_enabled': hs_info['enabled'],
             'hs_status': hs_info['status'],
@@ -63,7 +78,7 @@ def get_status():
 def iter_apt_uris(aug):
     """Iterate over all the APT source URIs."""
     return itertools.chain.from_iterable([aug.match(path) for \
-                                          path in tor.APT_SOURCES_URI_PATHS])
+                                          path in APT_SOURCES_URI_PATHS])
 
 
 def get_real_apt_uri_path(aug, path):
@@ -125,7 +140,7 @@ def _is_apt_transport_tor_enabled():
     for uri_path in iter_apt_uris(aug):
         uri_path = get_real_apt_uri_path(aug, uri_path)
         uri = aug.get(uri_path)
-        if not uri.startswith(tor.APT_TOR_PREFIX) and \
+        if not uri.startswith(APT_TOR_PREFIX) and \
            (uri.startswith('http://') or uri.startswith('https://')):
             return False