diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a2c8b7e65..d5338d5c4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,5 +76,5 @@ rebar-git-cache.tar
 .docker_image_tag
 .emqx_docker_image_tags
 .git/
-apps/emqx/src/emqx_variform_parser.erl
-apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform_scan.erl
+apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform_parser.erl
+apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform_scan.erl
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform.erl b/apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform.erl
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform.erl
rename to apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform.erl
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform_parser.yrl b/apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform_parser.yrl
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform_parser.yrl
rename to apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform_parser.yrl
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform_scan.xrl b/apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform_scan.xrl
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform_scan.xrl
rename to apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform_scan.xrl
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform_str.erl b/apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform_str.erl
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/emqx/src/variform/emqx_variform_str.erl
rename to apps/emqx_utils/src/emqx_variform_str.erl