diff --git a/src/modules/partition/CMakeLists.txt b/src/modules/partition/CMakeLists.txt
index 2dd0ef101..5f64b6530 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/modules/partition/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ calamares_add_plugin( partition
     SOURCES
         core/BootLoaderModel.cpp
         core/ColorUtils.cpp
+        core/DeviceList.cpp
         core/DeviceModel.cpp
         core/KPMHelpers.cpp
         core/PartitionActions.cpp
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/DeviceList.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/DeviceList.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..307627002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/DeviceList.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <http://github.com/calamares> ===
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2015-2016, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   Calamares is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "PartUtils.h"
+
+#include "PartitionCoreModule.h"
+
+#include "core/DeviceModel.h"
+#include "core/KPMHelpers.h"
+#include "core/PartitionIterator.h"
+
+#include <kpmcore/backend/corebackend.h>
+#include <kpmcore/backend/corebackendmanager.h>
+#include <kpmcore/core/device.h>
+#include <kpmcore/core/partition.h>
+
+#include <utils/Logger.h>
+#include <JobQueue.h>
+#include <GlobalStorage.h>
+
+#include <QProcess>
+#include <QTemporaryDir>
+
+namespace PartUtils
+{
+
+/**
+ * Does the given @p device contain the root filesystem? This is true if
+ * the device contains a partition which is currently mounted at / .
+ */
+static bool
+hasRootPartition( Device* device )
+{
+    for ( auto it = PartitionIterator::begin( device ); it != PartitionIterator::end( device ); ++it )
+        if ( ( *it )->mountPoint() == "/" )
+            return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool
+isMounted( Device* device )
+{
+    cDebug() << "Checking for mounted partitions in" << device->deviceNode();
+    for ( auto it = PartitionIterator::begin( device ); it != PartitionIterator::end( device ); ++it )
+    {
+        cDebug() << "  .." << ( *it )->partitionPath() << "mount" << ( *it )->mountPoint();
+        if ( ! ( *it )->mountPoint().isEmpty() )
+            return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+static bool
+isIso9660( const Device* device )
+{
+    QString path = device->deviceNode();
+    if ( path.isEmpty() )
+        return false;
+
+    QProcess blkid;
+    blkid.start( "blkid", { path } );
+    blkid.waitForFinished();
+    QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit( blkid.readAllStandardOutput() );
+    if ( output.contains( "iso9660" ) )
+        return true;
+
+    if ( device->partitionTable() &&
+            !device->partitionTable()->children().isEmpty() )
+    {
+        for ( const Partition* partition : device->partitionTable()->children() )
+        {
+            path = partition->partitionPath();
+            blkid.start( "blkid", { path } );
+            blkid.waitForFinished();
+            QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit( blkid.readAllStandardOutput() );
+            if ( output.contains( "iso9660" ) )
+                return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+QList< Device* > getDevices( bool writableOnly )
+{
+    using DeviceList = QList< Device* >;
+
+    CoreBackend* backend = CoreBackendManager::self()->backend();
+    DeviceList devices = backend->scanDevices( true );
+
+    cDebug() << "Winnowing" << devices.count() << "devices.";
+
+    // Remove the device which contains / from the list
+    for ( DeviceList::iterator it = devices.begin(); it != devices.end(); )
+        if ( ! ( *it ) ||
+                ( *it )->deviceNode().startsWith( "/dev/zram" )
+        )
+        {
+            cDebug() << "  .. Winnowing" << ( ( *it ) ? ( *it )->deviceNode() : QString( "<null device>" ) );
+            it = devices.erase( it );
+
+        }
+        else if ( writableOnly && (
+                hasRootPartition( *it ) ||
+                isIso9660( *it ) ||
+                isMounted( *it ) )
+           )
+        {
+            cDebug() << "  .. Winnowing" << ( ( *it ) ? ( *it )->deviceNode() : QString( "<null device>" ) );
+            it = devices.erase( it );
+        }
+        else
+            ++it;
+
+    return devices;
+}
+
+}  // namespace PartUtils
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/DeviceList.h b/src/modules/partition/core/DeviceList.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e13895b62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/DeviceList.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* === This file is part of Calamares - <http://github.com/calamares> ===
+ *
+ *   Copyright 2014-2017, Teo Mrnjavac <teo@kde.org>
+ *   Copyright 2017, Adriaan de Groot <groot@kde.org>
+ *
+ *   Calamares is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   Calamares is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with Calamares. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef DEVICELIST_H
+#define DEVICELIST_H
+
+#include <QList>
+#include <QString>
+
+class Device;
+
+namespace PartUtils
+{
+
+/**
+ * @brief Gets a list of storage devices.
+ * @param writableOnly if set to true, only devices which can be overwritten
+ *      safely are returned (e.g. RO-media are ignored, as are mounted partitions).
+ * @return a list of Devices meeting this criterium.
+ */
+QList< Device* > getDevices( bool writableOnly = false );
+
+}
+
+#endif // DEVICELIST_H
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp
index dac76ca17..6aeffa7fb 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.cpp
@@ -328,96 +328,4 @@ runOsprober( PartitionCoreModule* core )
     return osproberEntries;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Does the given @p device contain the root filesystem? This is true if
- * the device contains a partition which is currently mounted at / .
- */
-static bool
-hasRootPartition( Device* device )
-{
-    for ( auto it = PartitionIterator::begin( device ); it != PartitionIterator::end( device ); ++it )
-        if ( ( *it )->mountPoint() == "/" )
-            return true;
-    return false;
-}
-
-static bool
-isMounted( Device* device )
-{
-    cDebug() << "Checking for mounted partitions in" << device->deviceNode();
-    for ( auto it = PartitionIterator::begin( device ); it != PartitionIterator::end( device ); ++it )
-    {
-        cDebug() << "  .." << ( *it )->partitionPath() << "mount" << ( *it )->mountPoint();
-        if ( ! ( *it )->mountPoint().isEmpty() )
-            return true;
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-static bool
-isIso9660( const Device* device )
-{
-    QString path = device->deviceNode();
-    if ( path.isEmpty() )
-        return false;
-
-    QProcess blkid;
-    blkid.start( "blkid", { path } );
-    blkid.waitForFinished();
-    QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit( blkid.readAllStandardOutput() );
-    if ( output.contains( "iso9660" ) )
-        return true;
-
-    if ( device->partitionTable() &&
-            !device->partitionTable()->children().isEmpty() )
-    {
-        for ( const Partition* partition : device->partitionTable()->children() )
-        {
-            path = partition->partitionPath();
-            blkid.start( "blkid", { path } );
-            blkid.waitForFinished();
-            QString output = QString::fromLocal8Bit( blkid.readAllStandardOutput() );
-            if ( output.contains( "iso9660" ) )
-                return true;
-        }
-    }
-    return false;
-}
-
-
-QList< Device* > getDevices( bool writableOnly )
-{
-    using DeviceList = QList< Device* >;
-
-    CoreBackend* backend = CoreBackendManager::self()->backend();
-    DeviceList devices = backend->scanDevices( true );
-
-    cDebug() << "Winnowing" << devices.count() << "devices.";
-
-    // Remove the device which contains / from the list
-    for ( DeviceList::iterator it = devices.begin(); it != devices.end(); )
-        if ( ! ( *it ) ||
-                ( *it )->deviceNode().startsWith( "/dev/zram" )
-        )
-        {
-            cDebug() << "  .. Winnowing" << ( ( *it ) ? ( *it )->deviceNode() : QString( "<null device>" ) );
-            it = devices.erase( it );
-
-        }
-        else if ( writableOnly && (
-                hasRootPartition( *it ) ||
-                isIso9660( *it ) ||
-                isMounted( *it ) )
-           )
-        {
-            cDebug() << "  .. Winnowing" << ( ( *it ) ? ( *it )->deviceNode() : QString( "<null device>" ) );
-            it = devices.erase( it );
-        }
-        else
-            ++it;
-
-    return devices;
-}
-
 }  // nmamespace PartUtils
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h
index cd289e046..21d995965 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartUtils.h
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <QString>
 
-class Device;
 class PartitionCoreModule;
 class Partition;
 
@@ -63,14 +62,6 @@ bool canBeResized( PartitionCoreModule* core, const QString& partitionPath );
  */
 OsproberEntryList runOsprober( PartitionCoreModule* core );
 
-/**
- * @brief Gets a list of storage devices.
- * @param writableOnly if set to true, only devices which can be overwritten
- *      safely are returned (e.g. RO-media are ignored, as are mounted partitions).
- * @return a list of Devices meeting this criterium.
- */
-QList< Device* > getDevices( bool writableOnly = false );
-
 }
 
 #endif // PARTUTILS_H
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
index 752b7753c..e4d01fb8d 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "core/BootLoaderModel.h"
 #include "core/ColorUtils.h"
+#include "core/DeviceList.h"
 #include "core/DeviceModel.h"
 #include "core/PartitionInfo.h"
 #include "core/PartitionIterator.h"