diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e2fa0a9db8f..646bc906456 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1805,6 +1805,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ethabi-derive 5.1.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "ethcore 1.12.0",
  "ethcore-io 1.12.0",
+ "ethcore-network 1.12.0",
  "ethcore-network-devp2p 1.12.0",
  "ethereum-types 0.3.1 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "kvdb-memorydb 0.1.0",
diff --git a/ethcore/node_filter/Cargo.toml b/ethcore/node_filter/Cargo.toml
index 25b5ec59f4e..0d204e29ff8 100644
--- a/ethcore/node_filter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ethcore/node_filter/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ authors = ["Parity Technologies <admin@parity.io>"]
 
 [dependencies]
 ethcore = { path = ".."}
+ethcore-network = { path = "../../util/network" }
 ethcore-network-devp2p = { path = "../../util/network-devp2p" }
 ethereum-types = "0.3"
 log = "0.3"
diff --git a/ethcore/node_filter/src/lib.rs b/ethcore/node_filter/src/lib.rs
index 715b7ae3e98..c731ad356ad 100644
--- a/ethcore/node_filter/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethcore/node_filter/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 
 extern crate ethabi;
 extern crate ethcore;
-extern crate ethcore_network_devp2p as network;
+extern crate ethcore_network as network;
+extern crate ethcore_network_devp2p as devp2p;
 extern crate ethereum_types;
 extern crate lru_cache;
 extern crate parking_lot;
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
 use ethcore::client::{BlockChainClient, BlockId};
 use ethereum_types::{H256, Address};
-use network::{NodeId, ConnectionFilter, ConnectionDirection};
+use network::{ConnectionFilter, ConnectionDirection};
+use devp2p::NodeId;
 
 use_contract!(peer_set, "PeerSet", "res/peer_set.json");
 
diff --git a/ethcore/sync/src/api.rs b/ethcore/sync/src/api.rs
index e901528e411..56ea8526edf 100644
--- a/ethcore/sync/src/api.rs
+++ b/ethcore/sync/src/api.rs
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ use std::collections::{HashMap, BTreeMap};
 use std::io;
 use std::time::Duration;
 use bytes::Bytes;
-use devp2p::{NetworkService, ConnectionFilter};
+use devp2p::NetworkService;
 use network::{NetworkProtocolHandler, NetworkContext, HostInfo, PeerId, ProtocolId,
-	NetworkConfiguration as BasicNetworkConfiguration, NonReservedPeerMode, Error, ErrorKind};
+	NetworkConfiguration as BasicNetworkConfiguration, NonReservedPeerMode, Error, ErrorKind,
+	ConnectionFilter};
 use ethereum_types::{H256, H512, U256};
 use io::{TimerToken};
 use ethcore::ethstore::ethkey::Secret;
diff --git a/ethcore/sync/src/lib.rs b/ethcore/sync/src/lib.rs
index 3eb2e8332b4..c00ea5e4404 100644
--- a/ethcore/sync/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ethcore/sync/src/lib.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ mod api;
 
 pub use api::*;
 pub use chain::{SyncStatus, SyncState};
-pub use devp2p::{validate_node_url, ConnectionFilter, ConnectionDirection};
-pub use network::{NonReservedPeerMode, Error, ErrorKind};
+pub use devp2p::validate_node_url;
+pub use network::{NonReservedPeerMode, Error, ErrorKind, ConnectionFilter, ConnectionDirection};
 pub use private_tx::{PrivateTxHandler, NoopPrivateTxHandler, SimplePrivateTxHandler};
diff --git a/util/network-devp2p/src/host.rs b/util/network-devp2p/src/host.rs
index 5ccab2e4db2..3ab7b7f849c 100644
--- a/util/network-devp2p/src/host.rs
+++ b/util/network-devp2p/src/host.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ use discovery::{Discovery, TableUpdates, NodeEntry};
 use ip_utils::{map_external_address, select_public_address};
 use path::restrict_permissions_owner;
 use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
-use connection_filter::{ConnectionFilter, ConnectionDirection};
+use network::{ConnectionFilter, ConnectionDirection};
 
 type Slab<T> = ::slab::Slab<T, usize>;
 
diff --git a/util/network-devp2p/src/lib.rs b/util/network-devp2p/src/lib.rs
index e5bb95f2207..244997a6545 100644
--- a/util/network-devp2p/src/lib.rs
+++ b/util/network-devp2p/src/lib.rs
@@ -106,10 +106,8 @@ mod discovery;
 mod service;
 mod node_table;
 mod ip_utils;
-mod connection_filter;
 
 pub use service::NetworkService;
-pub use connection_filter::{ConnectionFilter, ConnectionDirection};
 pub use host::NetworkContext;
 
 pub use io::TimerToken;
diff --git a/util/network-devp2p/src/service.rs b/util/network-devp2p/src/service.rs
index 10a1e9abc85..3ac1ec7f717 100644
--- a/util/network-devp2p/src/service.rs
+++ b/util/network-devp2p/src/service.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use io::*;
 use parking_lot::RwLock;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use ansi_term::Colour;
-use connection_filter::ConnectionFilter;
+use network::ConnectionFilter;
 
 struct HostHandler {
 	public_url: RwLock<Option<String>>
diff --git a/util/network-devp2p/src/connection_filter.rs b/util/network/src/connection_filter.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from util/network-devp2p/src/connection_filter.rs
rename to util/network/src/connection_filter.rs
diff --git a/util/network/src/lib.rs b/util/network/src/lib.rs
index d16403cd34e..f3012e4c376 100644
--- a/util/network/src/lib.rs
+++ b/util/network/src/lib.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ extern crate snappy;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate error_chain;
 
+mod connection_filter;
 mod error;
 
+pub use connection_filter::{ConnectionFilter, ConnectionDirection};
 pub use io::TimerToken;
 pub use error::{Error, ErrorKind, DisconnectReason};