diff --git a/build/android/jni/Android.mk b/build/android/jni/Android.mk
index e1a2a54cb..92738e6cc 100644
--- a/build/android/jni/Android.mk
+++ b/build/android/jni/Android.mk
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ LOCAL_C_INCLUDES :=                               \
 		deps/sqlite/
 
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES :=                                \
-		jni/src/areastore.cpp                     \
 		jni/src/ban.cpp                           \
 		jni/src/camera.cpp                        \
 		jni/src/cavegen.cpp                       \
@@ -221,6 +220,7 @@ LOCAL_SRC_FILES :=                                \
 		jni/src/version.cpp                       \
 		jni/src/voxel.cpp                         \
 		jni/src/voxelalgorithms.cpp               \
+		jni/src/util/areastore.cpp                \
 		jni/src/util/auth.cpp                     \
 		jni/src/util/base64.cpp                   \
 		jni/src/util/directiontables.cpp          \
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b84ff85a..feca199c1 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ add_subdirectory(unittest)
 add_subdirectory(util)
 
 set(common_SRCS
-	areastore.cpp
 	ban.cpp
 	cavegen.cpp
 	chat.cpp
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_areastore.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_areastore.cpp
index ff6abbd9f..8b8b157d7 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_areastore.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_areastore.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "common/c_converter.h"
 #include "cpp_api/s_security.h"
 #include "irr_v3d.h"
-#include "areastore.h"
+#include "util/areastore.h"
 #include "filesys.h"
 #ifndef ANDROID
 	#include "cmake_config.h"
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_areastore.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_areastore.h
index 543a2aa32..6321de6d1 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_areastore.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_areastore.h
@@ -17,15 +17,14 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
-#ifndef L_AREASTORE_H_
-#define L_AREASTORE_H_
+#ifndef L_AREA_STORE_H_
+#define L_AREA_STORE_H_
 
 #include "lua_api/l_base.h"
-#include "areastore.h"
 
-/*
-  AreaStore
- */
+
+class AreaStore;
+
 class LuaAreaStore : public ModApiBase {
 private:
 
@@ -66,4 +65,4 @@ public:
 	static void Register(lua_State *L);
 };
 
-#endif /* L_AREASTORE_H_ */
+#endif // L_AREA_STORE_H_
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp
index 98f70d917..f990dacf9 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_util.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "serialization.h"
 #include "json/json.h"
 #include "cpp_api/s_security.h"
-#include "areastore.h"
 #include "porting.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "log.h"
diff --git a/src/unittest/test_areastore.cpp b/src/unittest/test_areastore.cpp
index 9d70d0b70..cac9e0b58 100644
--- a/src/unittest/test_areastore.cpp
+++ b/src/unittest/test_areastore.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 #include "test.h"
 
-#include "areastore.h"
+#include "util/areastore.h"
 
 class TestAreaStore : public TestBase {
 public:
diff --git a/src/util/CMakeLists.txt b/src/util/CMakeLists.txt
index 33900a43a..0e7cbad07 100644
--- a/src/util/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/util/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 set(UTIL_SRCS
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/areastore.cpp
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/auth.cpp
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/base64.cpp
 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/directiontables.cpp
diff --git a/src/areastore.cpp b/src/util/areastore.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/areastore.cpp
rename to src/util/areastore.cpp
index b1b5c0db4..b0076faa3 100644
--- a/src/areastore.cpp
+++ b/src/util/areastore.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
-#include "areastore.h"
+#include "util/areastore.h"
 #include "util/serialize.h"
 #include "util/container.h"
 
diff --git a/src/areastore.h b/src/util/areastore.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/areastore.h
rename to src/util/areastore.h
index 493b4fc25..c36cbc389 100644
--- a/src/areastore.h
+++ b/src/util/areastore.h
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
-#ifndef AREASTORE_H_
-#define AREASTORE_H_
+#ifndef AREA_STORE_H_
+#define AREA_STORE_H_
 
 #include "irr_v3d.h"
 #include "noise.h" // for PcgRandom
@@ -174,4 +174,4 @@ private:
 
 #endif
 
-#endif /* AREASTORE_H_ */
+#endif // AREA_STORE_H_