diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.h b/src/qt/guiutil.h
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.h
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.h
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@
 
 void setClipboard(const QString &str);
 
+/**
+ * Determine default data directory for operating system.
+ */
+QString getDefaultDataDirectory();
+
 /** Get save filename, mimics QFileDialog::getSaveFileName, except that it
   appends a default suffix
     when no suffix is provided by the user.
diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@
     return view->selectionModel()->selectedRows(column);
 }
 
+QString getDefaultDataDirectory() {
+    return boostPathToQString(GetDefaultDataDir());
+}
+
 QString getSaveFileName(QWidget *parent, const QString &caption,
                         const QString &dir, const QString &filter,
                         QString *selectedSuffixOut) {
diff --git a/src/qt/intro.h b/src/qt/intro.h
--- a/src/qt/intro.h
+++ b/src/qt/intro.h
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@
      */
     static bool showIfNeeded(bool &did_show_intro, bool &prune);
 
-    /**
-     * Determine default data directory for operating system.
-     */
-    static QString getDefaultDataDirectory();
-
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void requestCheck();
 
diff --git a/src/qt/intro.cpp b/src/qt/intro.cpp
--- a/src/qt/intro.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/intro.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
 void Intro::setDataDirectory(const QString &dataDir) {
     ui->dataDirectory->setText(dataDir);
-    if (dataDir == getDefaultDataDirectory()) {
+    if (dataDir == GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory()) {
         ui->dataDirDefault->setChecked(true);
         ui->dataDirectory->setEnabled(false);
         ui->ellipsisButton->setEnabled(false);
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-QString Intro::getDefaultDataDirectory() {
-    return GUIUtil::boostPathToQString(GetDefaultDataDir());
-}
-
 bool Intro::showIfNeeded(bool &did_show_intro, bool &prune) {
     did_show_intro = false;
 
@@ -197,7 +193,7 @@
         return true;
     }
     /* 1) Default data directory for operating system */
-    QString dataDir = getDefaultDataDirectory();
+    QString dataDir = GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory();
     /* 2) Allow QSettings to override default dir */
     dataDir = settings.value("strDataDir", dataDir).toString();
 
@@ -261,7 +257,7 @@
      * override -datadir in the bitcoin.conf file in the default data directory
      * (to be consistent with bitcoind behavior)
      */
-    if (dataDir != getDefaultDataDirectory()) {
+    if (dataDir != GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory()) {
         // use OS locale for path setting
         gArgs.SoftSetArg("-datadir",
                          GUIUtil::qstringToBoostPath(dataDir).string());
@@ -319,7 +315,7 @@
 }
 
 void Intro::on_dataDirDefault_clicked() {
-    setDataDirectory(getDefaultDataDirectory());
+    setDataDirectory(GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory());
 }
 
 void Intro::on_dataDirCustom_clicked() {
diff --git a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
--- a/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <qt/bitcoinunits.h>
 #include <qt/guiconstants.h>
 #include <qt/guiutil.h>
-#include <qt/intro.h>
 #include <txdb.h> // for -dbcache defaults
 #include <util/string.h>
 #include <validation.h> // For DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@
     }
 
     if (!settings.contains("strDataDir")) {
-        settings.setValue("strDataDir", Intro::getDefaultDataDirectory());
+        settings.setValue("strDataDir", GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory());
     }
 
 // Wallet
@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@
     BackupSettings(GetDataDir(true) / "guisettings.ini.bak", settings);
 
     // Save the strDataDir setting
-    QString dataDir = Intro::getDefaultDataDirectory();
+    QString dataDir = GUIUtil::getDefaultDataDirectory();
     dataDir = settings.value("strDataDir", dataDir).toString();
 
     // Remove all entries from our QSettings object