diff --git a/includes/utilities.inc b/includes/utilities.inc
index d858ff0c..0710f8f3 100644
--- a/includes/utilities.inc
+++ b/includes/utilities.inc
@@ -981,3 +981,17 @@ function islandora_scale_thumbnail($file, $width, $height) {
   }
   return FALSE;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Determines if the server operating system is Windows.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ *   TRUE if Windows, FALSE otherwise.
+ */
+function islandora_deployed_on_windows() {
+  // Determine if PHP is currently running on Windows.
+  if (strpos(strtolower(php_uname('s')), 'windows') !== FALSE) {
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index 15ef0a88..99a5740b 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -1865,17 +1865,3 @@ function islandora_islandora_datastream_access($op, AbstractDatastream $datastre
   }
   return $result;
 }
-
-/**
- * Determines the server's operating system.
- *
- * @return string
- *   The name of the operating system being used.
- */
-function islandora_os_check() {
-  // Determine if PHP is currently running on Windows.
-  if (strpos(strtolower(php_uname('s')), 'windows') !== FALSE) {
-    return 'Windows';
-  }
-  return 'Linux';
-}