diff --git a/components/layout/floats.rs b/components/layout/floats.rs
index f74b063b2b82..44704b22230a 100644
--- a/components/layout/floats.rs
+++ b/components/layout/floats.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 use app_units::Au;
+use persistent_list::PersistentList;
 use std::cmp::{max, min};
 use std::fmt;
 use std::i32;
 use style::computed_values::float;
 use style::logical_geometry::{LogicalRect, LogicalSize, WritingMode};
-use util::persistent_list::PersistentList;
 
 /// The kind of float: left or right.
 #[derive(Clone, RustcEncodable, Debug, Copy)]
diff --git a/components/layout/lib.rs b/components/layout/lib.rs
index 431f576ca789..45366f7b669a 100644
--- a/components/layout/lib.rs
+++ b/components/layout/lib.rs
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ mod model;
 mod multicol;
 mod opaque_node;
 mod parallel;
+mod persistent_list;
 mod query;
 mod sequential;
 mod table;
diff --git a/components/util/persistent_list.rs b/components/layout/persistent_list.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from components/util/persistent_list.rs
rename to components/layout/persistent_list.rs
diff --git a/components/util/lib.rs b/components/util/lib.rs
index 40f9d41ddbcd..3ad19ea89071 100644
--- a/components/util/lib.rs
+++ b/components/util/lib.rs
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ pub mod linked_list;
 #[cfg(feature = "non-geckolib")]
 pub mod non_geckolib;
 pub mod opts;
-pub mod persistent_list;
 pub mod prefs;
 pub mod print_tree;
 pub mod range;