diff --git a/src/common/util.cpp b/src/common/util.cpp
index 999c5401..6fa15854 100644
--- a/src/common/util.cpp
+++ b/src/common/util.cpp
@@ -658,4 +658,41 @@ std::string get_nix_version_display_string()
     return static_cast<uint64_t>(in.tellg());
   }
 
+  bool check_remote_client_version(const std::string& client_ver)
+  {
+    std::string v = client_ver.substr(0, client_ver.find('[')); // remove commit id
+    v = v.substr(0, v.rfind('.')); // remove build number
+
+    int v_major = 0, v_minor = 0, v_revision = 0;
+
+    size_t dot_pos = v.find('.');
+    if (dot_pos == std::string::npos || !epee::string_tools::string_to_num_fast(v.substr(0, dot_pos), v_major))
+      return false;
+
+    v = v.substr(dot_pos + 1);
+    dot_pos = v.find('.');
+    if (!epee::string_tools::string_to_num_fast(v.substr(0, dot_pos), v_minor))
+      return false;
+
+    if (dot_pos != std::string::npos)
+    {
+      // revision
+      v = v.substr(dot_pos + 1);
+      if (!epee::string_tools::string_to_num_fast(v, v_revision))
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // got v_major, v_minor, v_revision
+
+    // allow 1.1.x and greater
+  
+    if (v_major < 1)
+      return false;
+
+    if (v_major == 1 && v_minor < 1)
+      return false;
+
+    return true;
+  }
+
 } // namespace tools
diff --git a/src/common/util.h b/src/common/util.h
index 3360c345..87138ef0 100644
--- a/src/common/util.h
+++ b/src/common/util.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ namespace tools
   std::string get_default_user_dir();
   std::string get_current_username();
   std::string get_os_version_string();
+  bool check_remote_client_version(const std::string& client_ver);
+
   bool create_directories_if_necessary(const std::string& path);
   std::error_code replace_file(const std::string& replacement_name, const std::string& replaced_name);
 
diff --git a/src/p2p/net_node.inl b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
index 72cadef1..93ee7a61 100644
--- a/src/p2p/net_node.inl
+++ b/src/p2p/net_node.inl
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ namespace nodetool
         return;
       }
 
-      if (!check_remote_client_version(rsp.payload_data.client_version))
+      if (!tools::check_remote_client_version(rsp.payload_data.client_version))
       {
         LOG_PRINT_CCONTEXT_L2("COMMAND_HANDSHAKE Failed, wrong client version: " << rsp.payload_data.client_version << ", closing connection.");
         return;
diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index 61d98d65..bbd5c6c5 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -11,42 +11,3 @@
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO 67
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR STRINGIFY_EXPAND(PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO)
 #define PROJECT_VERSION_LONG PROJECT_VERSION "." PROJECT_VERSION_BUILD_NO_STR "[" BUILD_COMMIT_ID "]"
-
-
-
-inline bool check_remote_client_version(const std::string& client_ver)
-{
-  std::string v = client_ver.substr(0, client_ver.find('[')); // remove commit id
-  v = v.substr(0, v.rfind('.')); // remove build number
-
-  int v_major = 0, v_minor = 0, v_revision = 0;
-
-  size_t dot_pos = v.find('.');
-  if (dot_pos == std::string::npos || !epee::string_tools::string_to_num_fast(v.substr(0, dot_pos), v_major))
-    return false;
-
-  v = v.substr(dot_pos + 1);
-  dot_pos = v.find('.');
-  if (!epee::string_tools::string_to_num_fast(v.substr(0, dot_pos), v_minor))
-    return false;
-
-  if (dot_pos != std::string::npos)
-  {
-    // revision
-    v = v.substr(dot_pos + 1);
-    if (!epee::string_tools::string_to_num_fast(v, v_revision))
-      return false;
-  }
-
-  // got v_major, v_minor, v_revision
-
-  // allow 1.1.x and greater
-  
-  if (v_major < 1)
-    return false;
-
-  if (v_major == 1 && v_minor < 1)
-    return false;
-
-  return true;
-}
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/p2p_client_version.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/p2p_client_version.cpp
index 73b44559..3761e36a 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/p2p_client_version.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/p2p_client_version.cpp
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
-#include "version.h"
+#include "common/util.h"
 
 TEST(p2p_client_version, test_1)
 {
+  using namespace tools;
+
   // good
   
   ASSERT_TRUE(check_remote_client_version("10.101.999.28391[deadbeef31337-dirty]"));