diff --git a/nupic/support/__init__.py b/nupic/support/__init__.py
index d774e34e15..a8fe4fa2c8 100644
--- a/nupic/support/__init__.py
+++ b/nupic/support/__init__.py
@@ -566,45 +566,6 @@ def handleErrorPatch(*args, **kwargs):
     handler.handleError = handleErrorPatch
   
   return
-  
-  
-
-def clippedObj(obj, maxElementSize=64):
-  """
-  Return a clipped version of obj suitable for printing, This
-  is useful when generating log messages by printing data structures, but
-  don't want the message to be too long.
-
-  If passed in a dict, list, or namedtuple, each element of the structure's
-  string representation will be limited to 'maxElementSize' characters. This
-  will return a new object where the string representation of each element
-  has been truncated to fit within maxElementSize.
-  """
-
-  # Is it a named tuple?
-  if hasattr(obj, '_asdict'):
-    obj = obj._asdict()
-
-
-  # Printing a dict?
-  if isinstance(obj, dict):
-    objOut = dict()
-    for key,val in obj.iteritems():
-      objOut[key] = clippedObj(val)
-
-  # Printing a list?
-  elif hasattr(obj, '__iter__'):
-    objOut = []
-    for val in obj:
-      objOut.append(clippedObj(val))
-
-  # Some other object
-  else:
-    objOut = str(obj)
-    if len(objOut) > maxElementSize:
-      objOut = objOut[0:maxElementSize] + '...'
-
-  return objOut
 
 
 
@@ -744,6 +705,3 @@ def aggregationDivide(dividend, divisor):
   
   else:
     return float(dividendMonthSec['seconds']) / divisorMonthSec['seconds']
-    
-
-
diff --git a/nupic/swarming/DummyModelRunner.py b/nupic/swarming/DummyModelRunner.py
index 5e89b7f82b..7a4a76c301 100644
--- a/nupic/swarming/DummyModelRunner.py
+++ b/nupic/swarming/DummyModelRunner.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 from nupic.frameworks.opf.modelfactory import ModelFactory
 from nupic.frameworks.opf import opfhelpers
 from nupic.frameworks.opf.opfutils import ModelResult
-from nupic.swarming import utils
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch import utils
 from nupic.swarming.ModelRunner import OPFModelRunner
 
 
diff --git a/nupic/swarming/HypersearchV2.py b/nupic/swarming/HypersearchV2.py
index 3d24579d47..fea131cd6a 100644
--- a/nupic/swarming/HypersearchV2.py
+++ b/nupic/swarming/HypersearchV2.py
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@
 from nupic.data import dictutils
 from nupic.frameworks.opf import opfhelpers
 from nupic.frameworks.opf.opfutils import InferenceType
-from nupic.support import clippedObj
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.utils import clippedObj
 from nupic.support.serializationutils import sortedJSONDumpS
 from nupic.support.configuration import Configuration
 from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.errorcodes import ErrorCodes
 from nupic.database.ClientJobsDAO import (
     ClientJobsDAO, InvalidConnectionException)
-from nupic.swarming.utils import (runModelGivenBaseAndParams,
-                                                  runDummyModel)
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.utils import (runModelGivenBaseAndParams,
+                                              runDummyModel)
 from nupic.swarming.permutationhelpers import *
 from nupic.swarming.exp_generator.ExpGenerator import expGenerator
 
diff --git a/nupic/swarming/HypersearchWorker.py b/nupic/swarming/HypersearchWorker.py
index 41a8060060..cc2199bf8e 100755
--- a/nupic/swarming/HypersearchWorker.py
+++ b/nupic/swarming/HypersearchWorker.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import traceback
 
 from nupic.data import jsonhelpers
-from nupic.support import clippedObj
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.utils import clippedObj
 from nupic.support import initLogging
 from nupic.support.configuration import Configuration
 from nupic.support.ExtendedLogger import ExtendedLogger
diff --git a/nupic/swarming/ModelRunner.py b/nupic/swarming/ModelRunner.py
index 2ffd57f707..b7d4dfabe8 100644
--- a/nupic/swarming/ModelRunner.py
+++ b/nupic/swarming/ModelRunner.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.errorcodes import ErrorCodes
 from nupic.database.ClientJobsDAO import ClientJobsDAO
 from nupic.swarming import regression
-from nupic.swarming import utils
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch import utils
 
 
 
diff --git a/nupic/swarming/ModelTerminator.py b/nupic/swarming/ModelTerminator.py
index 7306d4ab36..1ea2e45a3d 100644
--- a/nupic/swarming/ModelTerminator.py
+++ b/nupic/swarming/ModelTerminator.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 import functools
 
-from nupic.swarming.utils import PeriodicActivityRequest
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.utils import PeriodicActivityRequest
 
 
 
diff --git a/nupic/swarming/utils.py b/nupic/swarming/hypersearch/utils.py
similarity index 94%
rename from nupic/swarming/utils.py
rename to nupic/swarming/hypersearch/utils.py
index ce4021a1ca..a97ac12790 100644
--- a/nupic/swarming/utils.py
+++ b/nupic/swarming/hypersearch/utils.py
@@ -559,3 +559,42 @@ def generatePersistentJobGUID():
 
   """
   return "JOB_UUID1-" + str(uuid.uuid1())
+
+
+
+def clippedObj(obj, maxElementSize=64):
+  """
+  Return a clipped version of obj suitable for printing, This
+  is useful when generating log messages by printing data structures, but
+  don't want the message to be too long.
+
+  If passed in a dict, list, or namedtuple, each element of the structure's
+  string representation will be limited to 'maxElementSize' characters. This
+  will return a new object where the string representation of each element
+  has been truncated to fit within maxElementSize.
+  """
+
+  # Is it a named tuple?
+  if hasattr(obj, '_asdict'):
+    obj = obj._asdict()
+
+
+  # Printing a dict?
+  if isinstance(obj, dict):
+    objOut = dict()
+    for key,val in obj.iteritems():
+      objOut[key] = clippedObj(val)
+
+  # Printing a list?
+  elif hasattr(obj, '__iter__'):
+    objOut = []
+    for val in obj:
+      objOut.append(clippedObj(val))
+
+  # Some other object
+  else:
+    objOut = str(obj)
+    if len(objOut) > maxElementSize:
+      objOut = objOut[0:maxElementSize] + '...'
+
+  return objOut
diff --git a/nupic/swarming/permutations_runner.py b/nupic/swarming/permutations_runner.py
index 2d9b8d8482..107d4b3b13 100644
--- a/nupic/swarming/permutations_runner.py
+++ b/nupic/swarming/permutations_runner.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
 
 from nupic.support import object_json as json
 import nupic.database.ClientJobsDAO as cjdao
-from nupic.swarming import HypersearchWorker, utils
+from nupic.swarming import HypersearchWorker
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch import utils
 from nupic.swarming.HypersearchV2 import HypersearchV2
 from nupic.swarming.exp_generator.ExpGenerator import expGenerator
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/nupic/opf/expgenerator_test.py b/tests/integration/nupic/opf/expgenerator_test.py
index f40b4e7bec..f1da523633 100755
--- a/tests/integration/nupic/opf/expgenerator_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/nupic/opf/expgenerator_test.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   TestCaseBase as HelperTestCaseBase)
 from nupic.swarming import HypersearchWorker
 from nupic.swarming.permutationhelpers import PermuteChoices
-from nupic.swarming.utils import generatePersistentJobGUID
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.utils import generatePersistentJobGUID
 from nupic.frameworks.opf.expdescriptionapi import OpfEnvironment
 from nupic.swarming.exp_generator import ExpGenerator
 from nupic.frameworks.opf.opfutils import (InferenceType,
diff --git a/tests/regression/run_opf_benchmarks_test.py b/tests/regression/run_opf_benchmarks_test.py
index 69a2975ff1..0e6cd47ad1 100755
--- a/tests/regression/run_opf_benchmarks_test.py
+++ b/tests/regression/run_opf_benchmarks_test.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 from nupic.support.configuration import Configuration
 from nupic.support.unittesthelpers.testcasebase import unittest
 from nupic.swarming import permutations_runner
-from nupic.swarming.utils import generatePersistentJobGUID
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.utils import generatePersistentJobGUID
 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/swarming/nupic/swarming/swarming_test.py b/tests/swarming/nupic/swarming/swarming_test.py
index 781e08a195..63aec58159 100755
--- a/tests/swarming/nupic/swarming/swarming_test.py
+++ b/tests/swarming/nupic/swarming/swarming_test.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     TestCaseBase as HelperTestCaseBase)
 from nupic.swarming import HypersearchWorker
 from nupic.swarming.api import getSwarmModelParams, createAndStartSwarm
-from nupic.swarming.utils import generatePersistentJobGUID
+from nupic.swarming.hypersearch.utils import generatePersistentJobGUID
 from nupic.swarming.DummyModelRunner import OPFDummyModelRunner
 
 DEFAULT_JOB_TIMEOUT_SEC = 60 * 2