diff --git a/cmd/ethereum/main.go b/cmd/ethereum/main.go
index f79f948d1e..afb90d72a3 100644
--- a/cmd/ethereum/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ethereum/main.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/state"
 )
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 	utils.InitConfig(VmType, ConfigFile, Datadir, "ETH")
 
 	ethereum, err := eth.New(&eth.Config{
-		Name:         p2p.MakeName(ClientIdentifier, Version),
+		Name:         ethutil.MakeVersion(ClientIdentifier, Version),
 		KeyStore:     KeyStore,
 		DataDir:      Datadir,
 		LogFile:      LogFile,
diff --git a/cmd/mist/main.go b/cmd/mist/main.go
index c9a07bfde7..0ece20d2cc 100644
--- a/cmd/mist/main.go
+++ b/cmd/mist/main.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ui/qt/webengine"
 	"github.com/obscuren/qml"
 )
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func run() error {
 	config := utils.InitConfig(VmType, ConfigFile, Datadir, "ETH")
 
 	ethereum, err := eth.New(&eth.Config{
-		Name:         p2p.MakeName(ClientIdentifier, Version),
+		Name:         ethutil.MakeVersion(ClientIdentifier, Version),
 		KeyStore:     KeyStore,
 		DataDir:      Datadir,
 		LogFile:      LogFile,
diff --git a/ethutil/common.go b/ethutil/common.go
index 9b66763b81..88f4cd1899 100644
--- a/ethutil/common.go
+++ b/ethutil/common.go
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kardianos/osext"
 )
 
+func MakeVersion(name, version string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/v%s/%s/%s", name, version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.Version())
+}
+
 func DefaultAssetPath() string {
 	var assetPath string
 	pwd, _ := os.Getwd()
diff --git a/p2p/server.go b/p2p/server.go
index 3ea2538d1c..25da04cd96 100644
--- a/p2p/server.go
+++ b/p2p/server.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
-	"runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -24,13 +23,6 @@ const (
 var srvlog = logger.NewLogger("P2P Server")
 var srvjslog = logger.NewJsonLogger()
 
-// MakeName creates a node name that follows the ethereum convention
-// for such names. It adds the operation system name and Go runtime version
-// the name.
-func MakeName(name, version string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/v%s/%s/%s", name, version, runtime.GOOS, runtime.Version())
-}
-
 // Server manages all peer connections.
 //
 // The fields of Server are used as configuration parameters.
@@ -45,7 +37,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	MaxPeers int
 
 	// Name sets the node name of this server.
-	// Use MakeName to create a name that follows existing conventions.
+	// Use ethutil.MakeVersion to create a name that follows existing conventions.
 	Name string
 
 	// Bootstrap nodes are used to establish connectivity