diff --git a/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Options.hs b/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Options.hs
index db957a5dc83..8b4e00e36ad 100644
--- a/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Options.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Options.hs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Cardano.Api.Options
   ( fileOption
   , inFileOption
   , outFileOption
+  , parseFilePath
   ) where
 
 import           Cardano.Api.IO (File (..), In, Out)
@@ -21,3 +22,12 @@ inFileOption = fileOption
 
 outFileOption :: forall. Mod OptionFields FilePath -> Parser (File Out)
 outFileOption = fileOption
+
+parseFilePath :: String -> String -> Opt.Parser FilePath
+parseFilePath optname desc =
+  Opt.strOption
+    ( Opt.long optname
+    <> Opt.metavar "FILEPATH"
+    <> Opt.help desc
+    <> Opt.completer (Opt.bashCompleter "file")
+    )
diff --git a/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Utils.hs b/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Utils.hs
index 2c2146d8e43..72489f6e81f 100644
--- a/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Utils.hs
+++ b/cardano-api/src/Cardano/Api/Utils.hs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module Cardano.Api.Utils
   , failEitherWith
   , noInlineMaybeToStrictMaybe
   , note
-  , parseFilePath
   , readFileBlocking
   , renderEra
   , runParsecParser
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ import           Data.Maybe.Strict
 import           Data.Text (Text)
 import qualified Data.Text as Text
 import           GHC.IO.Handle.FD (openFileBlocking)
-import qualified Options.Applicative as Opt
 import           System.FilePath ((</>))
 import           System.IO (IOMode (ReadMode), hClose)
 import qualified Text.Parsec as Parsec
@@ -94,15 +92,6 @@ note msg = \case
   Nothing -> fail msg
   Just a -> pure a
 
-parseFilePath :: String -> String -> Opt.Parser FilePath
-parseFilePath optname desc =
-  Opt.strOption
-    ( Opt.long optname
-    <> Opt.metavar "FILEPATH"
-    <> Opt.help desc
-    <> Opt.completer (Opt.bashCompleter "file")
-    )
-
 writeSecrets :: FilePath -> [Char] -> [Char] -> (a -> BS.ByteString) -> [a] -> IO ()
 writeSecrets outDir prefix suffix secretOp xs =
   forM_ (zip xs [0::Int ..]) $