diff --git a/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.js b/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.js
index 522ca0f419..ce45394923 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.js
+++ b/packages/@uppy/core/src/Uppy.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import throttle from 'lodash.throttle'
 import DefaultStore from '@uppy/store-default'
 import getFileType from '@uppy/utils/lib/getFileType'
 import getFileNameAndExtension from '@uppy/utils/lib/getFileNameAndExtension'
-import generateFileID from '@uppy/utils/lib/generateFileID'
+import { getSafeFileId } from '@uppy/utils/lib/generateFileID'
 import supportsUploadProgress from './supportsUploadProgress.js'
 import getFileName from './getFileName.js'
 import { justErrorsLogger, debugLogger } from './loggers.js'
@@ -1570,24 +1570,4 @@ class Uppy {
   }
 }
 
-// If the provider has a stable, unique ID, then we can use that to identify the file.
-// Then we don't have to generate our own ID, and we can add the same file many times if needed (different path)
-function hasFileStableId (file) {
-  if (!file.isRemote || !file.remote) return false
-  // These are the providers that it seems like have stable IDs for their files. The other's I haven't checked yet.
-  const stableIdProviders = new Set(['box', 'dropbox', 'drive', 'facebook', 'unsplash'])
-  return stableIdProviders.has(file.remote.provider)
-}
-
-export function getSafeFileId (file) {
-  if (hasFileStableId(file)) return file.id
-
-  const fileType = getFileType(file)
-
-  return generateFileID({
-    ...file,
-    type: fileType,
-  })
-}
-
 export default Uppy
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/provider-views/src/ProviderView/ProviderView.jsx b/packages/@uppy/provider-views/src/ProviderView/ProviderView.jsx
index a0008a6d7a..3690cf6348 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/provider-views/src/ProviderView/ProviderView.jsx
+++ b/packages/@uppy/provider-views/src/ProviderView/ProviderView.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { h } from 'preact'
 
-import { getSafeFileId } from '@uppy/core/lib/Uppy.js'
+import { getSafeFileId } from '@uppy/utils/lib/generateFileID'
 
 import AuthView from './AuthView.jsx'
 import Header from './Header.jsx'
diff --git a/packages/@uppy/utils/src/generateFileID.js b/packages/@uppy/utils/src/generateFileID.js
index 73a88fc4e9..bdb6367658 100644
--- a/packages/@uppy/utils/src/generateFileID.js
+++ b/packages/@uppy/utils/src/generateFileID.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import getFileType from './getFileType.js'
+
 function encodeCharacter (character) {
   return character.charCodeAt(0).toString(32)
 }
@@ -43,3 +45,23 @@ export default function generateFileID (file) {
 
   return id
 }
+
+// If the provider has a stable, unique ID, then we can use that to identify the file.
+// Then we don't have to generate our own ID, and we can add the same file many times if needed (different path)
+function hasFileStableId (file) {
+  if (!file.isRemote || !file.remote) return false
+  // These are the providers that it seems like have stable IDs for their files. The other's I haven't checked yet.
+  const stableIdProviders = new Set(['box', 'dropbox', 'drive', 'facebook', 'unsplash'])
+  return stableIdProviders.has(file.remote.provider)
+}
+
+export function getSafeFileId (file) {
+  if (hasFileStableId(file)) return file.id
+
+  const fileType = getFileType(file)
+
+  return generateFileID({
+    ...file,
+    type: fileType,
+  })
+}