diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 60d9ba1b58..bd0407bbb3 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -469,6 +469,11 @@ QList<QModelIndex> getEntryData(QAbstractItemView *view, int column)
     return view->selectionModel()->selectedRows(column);
 }
 
+QString getDefaultDataDirectory()
+{
+    return boostPathToQString(GetDefaultDataDir());
+}
+
 QString getSaveFileName(QWidget *parent, const QString &caption, const QString &dir,
     const QString &filter,
     QString *selectedSuffixOut)
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
index 4c81c54635..dd6b4a9d89 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ namespace GUIUtil
 
     void setClipboard(const QString& str);
 
+    /**
+     * Determine default data directory for operating system.
+     */
+    QString getDefaultDataDirectory();
+
     /** Get save filename, mimics QFileDialog::getSaveFileName, except that it appends a default suffix
         when no suffix is provided by the user.
 
diff --git a/src/qt/intro.cpp b/src/qt/intro.cpp
index 4bc14f2f9e..184da14791 100644
--- a/src/qt/intro.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/intro.cpp
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ QString Intro::getDataDirectory()
 void Intro::setDataDirectory(const QString &dataDir)
 {
     ui->dataDirectory->setText(dataDir);
-    if(dataDir == getDefaultDataDirectory())
+    if(dataDir == GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory())
     {
         ui->dataDirDefault->setChecked(true);
         ui->dataDirectory->setEnabled(false);
@@ -182,11 +182,6 @@ void Intro::setDataDirectory(const QString &dataDir)
     }
 }
 
-QString Intro::getDefaultDataDirectory()
-{
-    return GUIUtil::boostPathToQString(GetDefaultDataDir());
-}
-
 bool Intro::pickDataDirectory(interfaces::Node& node)
 {
     QSettings settings;
@@ -195,7 +190,7 @@ bool Intro::pickDataDirectory(interfaces::Node& node)
     if(!gArgs.GetArg("-datadir", "").empty())
         return true;
     /* 1) Default data directory for operating system */
-    QString dataDirDefaultCurrent = getDefaultDataDirectory();
+    QString dataDirDefaultCurrent = GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory();
     /* 2) Allow QSettings to override default dir */
     QString dataDir = settings.value("strDataDir", dataDirDefaultCurrent).toString();
     /* 3) Check to see if default datadir is the one we expect */
@@ -246,7 +241,7 @@ bool Intro::pickDataDirectory(interfaces::Node& node)
      * override -datadir in the dash.conf file in the default data directory
      * (to be consistent with dashd behavior)
      */
-    if(dataDir != dataDirDefaultCurrent) {
+    if(dataDir != GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory()) {
         node.softSetArg("-datadir", GUIUtil::qstringToBoostPath(dataDir).string()); // use OS locale for path setting
     }
     return true;
@@ -300,7 +295,7 @@ void Intro::on_ellipsisButton_clicked()
 
 void Intro::on_dataDirDefault_clicked()
 {
-    setDataDirectory(getDefaultDataDirectory());
+    setDataDirectory(GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory());
 }
 
 void Intro::on_dataDirCustom_clicked()
diff --git a/src/qt/intro.h b/src/qt/intro.h
index 64cda51851..9e178b7a3a 100644
--- a/src/qt/intro.h
+++ b/src/qt/intro.h
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ public:
      */
     static bool pickDataDirectory(interfaces::Node& node);
 
-    /**
-     * Determine default data directory for operating system.
-     */
-    static QString getDefaultDataDirectory();
-
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void requestCheck();
 
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
index ef1a5c48b4..9af060cf46 100644
--- a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <qt/bitcoinunits.h>
 #include <qt/guiconstants.h>
 #include <qt/guiutil.h>
-#include <qt/intro.h>
 
 #include <interfaces/node.h>
 #include <validation.h> // For DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ void OptionsModel::Init(bool resetSettings)
         addOverriddenOption("-par");
 
     if (!settings.contains("strDataDir"))
-        settings.setValue("strDataDir", Intro::getDefaultDataDirectory());
+        settings.setValue("strDataDir", GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory());
 
     // Wallet
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
@@ -311,7 +310,7 @@ void OptionsModel::Reset()
     BackupSettings(GetDataDir(true) / "guisettings.ini.bak", settings);
 
     // Save the strDataDir setting
-    QString dataDir = Intro::getDefaultDataDirectory();
+    QString dataDir = GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory();
     dataDir = settings.value("strDataDir", dataDir).toString();
 
     // Remove all entries from our QSettings object