diff --git a/fdroidserver/build.py b/fdroidserver/build.py
index c04db9d3..89131360 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/build.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/build.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import traceback
 import time
 import requests
 import tempfile
-import textwrap
 from configparser import ConfigParser
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 import logging
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ from . import scanner
 from . import vmtools
 from .common import FDroidPopen, SdkToolsPopen
 from .exception import FDroidException, BuildException, VCSException
-from .vmtools import FDroidBuildVmException
 
 try:
     import paramiko
@@ -48,58 +46,6 @@ except ImportError:
     pass
 
 
-def vm_new_get_clean_builder(serverdir, reset=False):
-    if not os.path.isdir(serverdir):
-        if os.path.islink(serverdir):
-            os.unlink(serverdir)
-        logging.info("buildserver path does not exists, creating %s", serverdir)
-        os.makedirs(serverdir)
-    vagrantfile = os.path.join(serverdir, 'Vagrantfile')
-    if not os.path.isfile(vagrantfile):
-        with open(os.path.join('builder', 'Vagrantfile'), 'w') as f:
-            f.write(textwrap.dedent("""\
-                # generated file, do not change.
-
-                Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
-                    config.vm.box = "buildserver"
-                    config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", disabled: true
-                end
-                """))
-    vm = vmtools.get_build_vm(serverdir)
-    if reset:
-        logging.info('resetting buildserver by request')
-    elif not vm.vagrant_uuid_okay():
-        logging.info('resetting buildserver, bceause vagrant vm is not okay.')
-        reset = True
-    elif not vm.snapshot_exists('fdroidclean'):
-        logging.info("resetting buildserver, because snapshot 'fdroidclean' is not present.")
-        reset = True
-
-    if reset:
-        vm.destroy()
-    vm.up()
-    vm.suspend()
-
-    if reset:
-        logging.info('buildserver recreated: taking a clean snapshot')
-        vm.snapshot_create('fdroidclean')
-    else:
-        logging.info('builserver ok: reverting to clean snapshot')
-        vm.snapshot_revert('fdroidclean')
-    vm.up()
-
-    try:
-        sshinfo = vm.sshinfo()
-    except FDroidBuildVmException:
-        # workaround because libvirt sometimes likes to forget
-        # about ssh connection info even thou the vm is running
-        vm.halt()
-        vm.up()
-        sshinfo = vm.sshinfo()
-
-    return sshinfo
-
-
 # Note that 'force' here also implies test mode.
 def build_server(app, build, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, log_dir, force):
     """Do a build on the builder vm.
@@ -123,8 +69,7 @@ def build_server(app, build, vcs, build_dir, output_dir, log_dir, force):
     else:
         logging.getLogger("paramiko").setLevel(logging.WARN)
 
-    # sshinfo = vm_get_clean_builder()
-    sshinfo = vm_new_get_clean_builder('builder')
+    sshinfo = vmtools.get_clean_builder('builder')
 
     try:
         if not buildserverid:
diff --git a/fdroidserver/vmtools.py b/fdroidserver/vmtools.py
index e502f3d3..2b198ed1 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/vmtools.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/vmtools.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 from os import remove as rmfile
 from os.path import isdir, isfile, join as joinpath, basename, abspath, expanduser
+import os
 import math
 import json
 import tarfile
@@ -31,6 +32,58 @@ from logging import getLogger
 logger = getLogger('fdroidserver-vmtools')
 
 
+def get_clean_builder(serverdir, reset=False):
+    if not os.path.isdir(serverdir):
+        if os.path.islink(serverdir):
+            os.unlink(serverdir)
+        logger.info("buildserver path does not exists, creating %s", serverdir)
+        os.makedirs(serverdir)
+    vagrantfile = os.path.join(serverdir, 'Vagrantfile')
+    if not os.path.isfile(vagrantfile):
+        with open(os.path.join('builder', 'Vagrantfile'), 'w') as f:
+            f.write(textwrap.dedent("""\
+                # generated file, do not change.
+
+                Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
+                    config.vm.box = "buildserver"
+                    config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", disabled: true
+                end
+                """))
+    vm = get_build_vm(serverdir)
+    if reset:
+        logger.info('resetting buildserver by request')
+    elif not vm.vagrant_uuid_okay():
+        logger.info('resetting buildserver, bceause vagrant vm is not okay.')
+        reset = True
+    elif not vm.snapshot_exists('fdroidclean'):
+        logger.info("resetting buildserver, because snapshot 'fdroidclean' is not present.")
+        reset = True
+
+    if reset:
+        vm.destroy()
+    vm.up()
+    vm.suspend()
+
+    if reset:
+        logger.info('buildserver recreated: taking a clean snapshot')
+        vm.snapshot_create('fdroidclean')
+    else:
+        logger.info('builserver ok: reverting to clean snapshot')
+        vm.snapshot_revert('fdroidclean')
+    vm.up()
+
+    try:
+        sshinfo = vm.sshinfo()
+    except FDroidBuildVmException:
+        # workaround because libvirt sometimes likes to forget
+        # about ssh connection info even thou the vm is running
+        vm.halt()
+        vm.up()
+        sshinfo = vm.sshinfo()
+
+    return sshinfo
+
+
 def _check_call(cmd, shell=False, cwd=None):
     logger.debug(' '.join(cmd))
     return subprocess.check_call(cmd, shell=shell, cwd=cwd)