diff --git a/core/utils/checks.py b/core/checks.py
similarity index 100%
rename from core/utils/checks.py
rename to core/checks.py
diff --git a/core/owner.py b/core/owner.py
index 3bf017869..3f34ddc65 100644
--- a/core/owner.py
+++ b/core/owner.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from discord.ext import commands
-from core.utils import checks
+from core import checks
 from core.utils.chat_formatting import box
 import asyncio
 import importlib