diff --git a/IPython/utils/daemonize.py b/IPython/utils/daemonize.py
index 6b0ee38..c3a67de 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/daemonize.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/daemonize.py
@@ -1,26 +1,4 @@
-"""daemonize function from twisted.scripts._twistd_unix."""
-
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) Twisted Matrix Laboratories.
-# See Twisted's LICENSE for details.
-# http://twistedmatrix.com/
-#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-import os, errno
-
-def daemonize():
-    # See http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_toc.html#TOC16
-    if os.fork():   # launch child and...
-        os._exit(0) # kill off parent
-    os.setsid()
-    if os.fork():   # launch child and...
-        os._exit(0) # kill off parent again.
-    null = os.open('/dev/null', os.O_RDWR)
-    for i in range(3):
-        try:
-            os.dup2(null, i)
-        except OSError as e:
-            if e.errno != errno.EBADF:
-                raise
-    os.close(null)
+from warnings import warn
 
+warn("IPython.utils.daemonize has moved to ipython_parallel.apps.daemonize")
+from ipython_parallel.apps.daemonize import daemonize
diff --git a/ipython_parallel/apps/daemonize.py b/ipython_parallel/apps/daemonize.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b0ee38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipython_parallel/apps/daemonize.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+"""daemonize function from twisted.scripts._twistd_unix."""
+
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (c) Twisted Matrix Laboratories.
+# See Twisted's LICENSE for details.
+# http://twistedmatrix.com/
+#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import os, errno
+
+def daemonize():
+    # See http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_toc.html#TOC16
+    if os.fork():   # launch child and...
+        os._exit(0) # kill off parent
+    os.setsid()
+    if os.fork():   # launch child and...
+        os._exit(0) # kill off parent again.
+    null = os.open('/dev/null', os.O_RDWR)
+    for i in range(3):
+        try:
+            os.dup2(null, i)
+        except OSError as e:
+            if e.errno != errno.EBADF:
+                raise
+    os.close(null)
+
diff --git a/ipython_parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py b/ipython_parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py
index 69ce71b..54f8fb7 100755
--- a/ipython_parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py
+++ b/ipython_parallel/apps/ipclusterapp.py
@@ -16,18 +16,18 @@ from IPython.config.application import catch_config_error
 from IPython.config.loader import Config
 from IPython.core.application import BaseIPythonApplication
 from IPython.core.profiledir import ProfileDir
-from IPython.utils.daemonize import daemonize
 from IPython.utils.importstring import import_item
 from IPython.utils.py3compat import string_types
 from IPython.utils.sysinfo import num_cpus
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import (Integer, Unicode, Bool, CFloat, Dict, List, Any,
                                         DottedObjectName)
 
-from ipython_parallel.apps.baseapp import (
+from .baseapp import (
     BaseParallelApplication,
     PIDFileError,
     base_flags, base_aliases
 )
+from .daemonize import daemonize
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------