diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/qutescheme.py b/qutebrowser/browser/qutescheme.py
index 9779b3949..cca74cb63 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/qutescheme.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/qutescheme.py
@@ -481,5 +481,5 @@ def qute_configdiff(url):
 @add_handler('pastebin-version')
 def qute_pastebin_version(_url):
     """Handler that pastebins the version string."""
-    utils.pastebin_version()
+    version.pastebin_version()
     return 'text/plain', b'Paste called.'
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py b/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
index e1ad25350..cc494a180 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
@@ -380,4 +380,4 @@ def version(win_id, paste=False):
     tabbed_browser.openurl(QUrl('qute://version'), newtab=True)
 
     if paste:
-        utils.pastebin_version()
+        utils.version.pastebin_version()
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/utils.py b/qutebrowser/utils/utils.py
index b314fc4c8..f9361e3d5 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/utils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/utils.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import shlex
 import getpass
 
 import attr
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QUrl, pyqtSlot
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QUrl
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QKeySequence, QColor, QClipboard, QDesktopServices
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication
 import pkg_resources
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     YAML_C_EXT = False
 
 import qutebrowser
-from qutebrowser.utils import qtutils, log, debug, message, version
-from qutebrowser.misc import httpclient, pastebin
-
+from qutebrowser.utils import qtutils, log, debug
 
 fake_clipboard = None
 log_clipboard = False
@@ -917,34 +915,3 @@ def yaml_dump(data, f=None):
         return None
     else:
         return yaml_data.decode('utf-8')
-
-
-def pastebin_version():
-    """Pastebin the version and log the url to messages."""
-    app = QApplication.instance()
-    http_client = httpclient.HTTPClient()
-
-    def _get_paste_title():
-        return "qute version info {}".format(qutebrowser.__version__)
-
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def _on_paste_version_success(url):
-        set_clipboard(url)
-        message.info("Version url {} yanked to clipboard.".format(url))
-        pbclient.deleteLater()
-
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def _on_paste_version_err(text):
-        message.error("Failed to pastebin version"
-                      " info: {}".format(text))
-        pbclient.deleteLater()
-
-    misc_api = pastebin.PastebinClient.MISC_API_URL
-    pbclient = pastebin.PastebinClient(http_client, parent=app,
-                                       api_url=misc_api)
-
-    pbclient.success.connect(_on_paste_version_success)
-    pbclient.error.connect(_on_paste_version_err)
-
-    pbclient.paste(getpass.getuser(), _get_paste_title(),
-                   version.version())
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/version.py b/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
index aff7ed07b..fd6fdfa23 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
     QWebEngineProfile = None
 
 import qutebrowser
-from qutebrowser.utils import log, utils, standarddir, usertypes
-from qutebrowser.misc import objects, earlyinit, sql
+from qutebrowser.utils import log, utils, standarddir, usertypes, message
+from qutebrowser.misc import objects, earlyinit, sql, httpclient, pastebin
 from qutebrowser.browser import pdfjs
 
 
@@ -449,3 +449,32 @@ def opengl_vendor():  # pragma: no cover
         ctx.doneCurrent()
         if old_context and old_surface:
             old_context.makeCurrent(old_surface)
+
+
+def pastebin_version():
+    """Pastebin the version and log the url to messages."""
+    app = QApplication.instance()
+    http_client = httpclient.HTTPClient()
+
+    def _get_paste_title():
+        return "qute version info {}".format(qutebrowser.__version__)
+
+    def _on_paste_version_success(url):
+        utils.set_clipboard(url)
+        message.info("Version url {} yanked to clipboard.".format(url))
+        pbclient.deleteLater()
+
+    def _on_paste_version_err(text):
+        message.error("Failed to pastebin version"
+                      " info: {}".format(text))
+        pbclient.deleteLater()
+
+    misc_api = pastebin.PastebinClient.MISC_API_URL
+    pbclient = pastebin.PastebinClient(http_client, parent=app,
+                                       api_url=misc_api)
+
+    pbclient.success.connect(_on_paste_version_success)
+    pbclient.error.connect(_on_paste_version_err)
+
+    pbclient.paste(utils.getpass.getuser(), _get_paste_title(),
+                   version())