diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
index c33ddb49e..546883eb7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/config/ServerConfig.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import com.avaje.ebean.event.changelog.ChangeLogRegister;
 import com.avaje.ebean.event.readaudit.ReadAuditLogger;
 import com.avaje.ebean.event.readaudit.ReadAuditPrepare;
 import com.avaje.ebean.meta.MetaInfoManager;
-import com.avaje.ebean.util.ClassUtil;
+import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.api.ClassUtil;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonFactory;
 
 import javax.sql.DataSource;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/util/ClassUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/util/ClassUtil.java
index 13e361e1b..50645921c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/util/ClassUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebean/util/ClassUtil.java
@@ -9,20 +9,6 @@ import java.util.Arrays;
  */
 public class ClassUtil {
 
-  /**
-   * Return a new instance of the class using the default constructor.
-   */
-  public static Object newInstance(String className) {
-    try {
-      Class<?> cls = Class.forName(className);
-      return cls.newInstance();
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      String msg = "Error constructing " + className;
-      throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg, e);
-    }
-  }
-
-
   /**
    * Returns the raw type for the 2nd generic parameter for a subclass.
    */