diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-arm/meta-qualcomm/meta-centriq2400-rep/recipes-phosphor/leds/centriq2400-rep-led-manager-config-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-arm/meta-qualcomm/meta-centriq2400-rep/recipes-phosphor/leds/centriq2400-rep-led-manager-config-native.bb
index 24cf272..7d0e777 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-arm/meta-qualcomm/meta-centriq2400-rep/recipes-phosphor/leds/centriq2400-rep-led-manager-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-arm/meta-qualcomm/meta-centriq2400-rep/recipes-phosphor/leds/centriq2400-rep-led-manager-config-native.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-led-manager-config-native"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
index e576d8e..e42259e 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-core/systemd/systemd_%.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
+
 SRC_URI += "${@df_enabled(d, 'openpower-ubi-fs', 'file://software.conf')}"
 
 install_tmpfile() {
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/openpower-ipmi-oem.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/openpower-ipmi-oem.bb
index 6211efa..118c1c2 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/openpower-ipmi-oem.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/ipmi/openpower-ipmi-oem.bb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 inherit autotools pkgconfig
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit obmc-phosphor-ipmiprovider-symlink
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit pythonnative
 
 require ${PN}.inc
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-example-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-example-native.bb
index 842d53e..72b82a0 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-example-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-example-native.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 require openpower-occ-control.inc
 inherit openpower-occ-control
 
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
index 887b741..e851ee1 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/occ/openpower-occ-control-config-mrw-native.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 inherit openpower-occ-control
 inherit mrw-xml
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
index 73fd759..905d5c6 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-op-apps.bb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 inherit packagegroup
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
+inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 
 PROVIDES = "${PACKAGES}"
 PACKAGES = " \
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/leds/palmetto-led-manager-config-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/leds/palmetto-led-manager-config-native.bb
index 0a4d561..d633fd9 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/leds/palmetto-led-manager-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-palmetto/recipes-phosphor/leds/palmetto-led-manager-config-native.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-led-manager-config-native"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/leds/romulus-led-manager-config-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/leds/romulus-led-manager-config-native.bb
index fefa84d..3c7adaa 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/leds/romulus-led-manager-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-ibm/meta-romulus/recipes-phosphor/leds/romulus-led-manager-config-native.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-led-manager-config-native"
diff --git a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/leds/barreleye-led-manager-config-native.bb b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/leds/barreleye-led-manager-config-native.bb
index 37b0fe2..daf5d18 100644
--- a/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/leds/barreleye-led-manager-config-native.bb
+++ b/meta-openbmc-machines/meta-openpower/meta-rackspace/meta-barreleye/recipes-phosphor/leds/barreleye-led-manager-config-native.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-led-manager-config-native"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/classes/obmc-phosphor-ipmiprovider-symlink.bbclass b/meta-phosphor/classes/obmc-phosphor-ipmiprovider-symlink.bbclass
index 02f7ce0..7a86496 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/classes/obmc-phosphor-ipmiprovider-symlink.bbclass
+++ b/meta-phosphor/classes/obmc-phosphor-ipmiprovider-symlink.bbclass
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Common code for recipes that create IPMI provider libraries
 
+inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
+
 LIBDIR = "${D}/${libdir}/ipmid-providers/"
 HOSTIPMI_LIBDIR = "${D}/${libdir}/host-ipmid/"
 NETIPMI_LIBDIR = "${D}/${libdir}/net-ipmid/"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapper.bbclass b/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapper.bbclass
index 71d26ec..2910763 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapper.bbclass
+++ b/meta-phosphor/classes/phosphor-mapper.bbclass
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 # PHOSPHOR_MAPPER_INTERFACE_BLACKLIST_append = " foo.bar.baz"
 
 inherit phosphor-mapperdir
+inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 
 python phosphor_mapper_do_postinst() {
     def process_var(d, var, dir):
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
index 172c9a5..4b48dc7 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-core/base-files/base-files_%.bbappend
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
-
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend_df-obmc-ubi-fs := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 
 RDEPENDS_${PN}_append_df-obmc-ubi-fs = " preinit-mounts"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc.inc b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc.inc
index 9797811..271f325 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc.inc
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-obmc.inc
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 FILESEXTRAPATHS_prepend := "${THISDIR}/${PN}:"
 
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
-
 KSRC ?= "git://github.com/openbmc/linux;protocol=git;branch=${KBRANCH}"
 SRC_URI = "${KSRC}"
 SRC_URI += "file://phosphor-gpio-keys.scc"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager-config-example-native.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager-config-example-native.bb
index 139b775..4b546d0 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager-config-example-native.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/leds/phosphor-led-manager-config-example-native.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 inherit native
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 require phosphor-led-manager.inc
 
 PROVIDES += "virtual/phosphor-led-manager-config-native"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
index 41eb7a3..11cfe34 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
+++ b/meta-phosphor/common/recipes-phosphor/packagegroups/packagegroup-obmc-apps.bb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 PR = "r1"
 
 inherit packagegroup
-inherit obmc-phosphor-utils
 inherit obmc-phosphor-license
 
 PROVIDES = "${PACKAGES}"
diff --git a/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-base.inc b/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-base.inc
index 267aab6..d318da7 100644
--- a/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-base.inc
+++ b/meta-phosphor/conf/distro/include/phosphor-base.inc
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
 # TODO: openbmc/openbmc#12345 - Upgrade to pygobject-3.
 PREFERRED_VERSION_python-pygobject = "2.%"
 
-INHERIT_append = " obmc-phosphor-utils"
-
 include conf/distro/include/openbmc-phosphor/${MACHINE}.inc
 
 # TODO: openbmc/openbmc#1407 - Remove with RHEL6 support deprecation.