diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/hvx/hvx_ops_support_checker/BUILD b/tensorflow/contrib/hvx/hvx_ops_support_checker/BUILD
index 5309724580c..3497c84d582 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/hvx/hvx_ops_support_checker/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/hvx/hvx_ops_support_checker/BUILD
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ cc_binary(
         "//tensorflow/core:protos_all_cc",
         "//tensorflow/core/kernels:remote_fused_graph_execute_utils",
         "//tensorflow/core/kernels/hexagon:graph_transferer",
-        "//tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms:transform_utils",
+        "//tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms:file_utils",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/hvx/hvx_ops_support_checker/hvx_ops_support_checker_main.cc b/tensorflow/contrib/hvx/hvx_ops_support_checker/hvx_ops_support_checker_main.cc
index 8fc3f35f417..60281951dda 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/hvx/hvx_ops_support_checker/hvx_ops_support_checker_main.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/hvx/hvx_ops_support_checker/hvx_ops_support_checker_main.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/init_main.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/logging.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/util/command_line_flags.h"
-#include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.h"
+#include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h"
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD
index e676d5a3670..fffcb980db2 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/BUILD
@@ -5202,6 +5202,7 @@ tf_cc_test(
         "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu",
         "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu_internal",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework",
+        "//tensorflow/core:tensorflow",
         "//tensorflow/core:test",
         "//tensorflow/core:test_main",
         "//tensorflow/core:testlib",
diff --git a/tensorflow/core/kernels/hexagon/BUILD b/tensorflow/core/kernels/hexagon/BUILD
index ce83d7c0fcb..a01a4c40dae 100644
--- a/tensorflow/core/kernels/hexagon/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/core/kernels/hexagon/BUILD
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ tf_cc_test(
         "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu",
         "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu_internal",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework",
+        "//tensorflow/core:tensorflow",
         "//tensorflow/core:test",
         "//tensorflow/core:test_main",
         "//tensorflow/core:testlib",
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/BUILD b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/BUILD
index ec582739b74..cad0567b9e9 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/BUILD
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/BUILD
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ cc_library(
     copts = tf_copts(),
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu",
-        "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu_internal",
+        "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu_base",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework_internal",
         "//tensorflow/core:lib",
         "//tensorflow/core:lib_internal",
         "//tensorflow/core:protos_all_cc",
-        "//tensorflow/core:tensorflow",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -44,11 +42,46 @@ tf_cc_test(
     deps = [
         ":transform_utils",
         "//tensorflow/cc:cc_ops",
-        "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu",
+        "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu_base",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework_internal",
         "//tensorflow/core:lib",
         "//tensorflow/core:protos_all_cc",
+        "//tensorflow/core:tensorflow",
+        "//tensorflow/core:test",
+        "//tensorflow/core:test_main",
+        "//tensorflow/core:testlib",
+    ],
+)
+
+cc_library(
+    name = "file_utils",
+    srcs = [
+        "file_utils.cc",
+    ],
+    hdrs = [
+        "file_utils.h",
+    ],
+    copts = tf_copts(),
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu",
+        "//tensorflow/core:lib",
+        "//tensorflow/core:protos_all_cc",
+        "//tensorflow/core:tensorflow",
+    ],
+)
+
+tf_cc_test(
+    name = "file_utils_test",
+    size = "small",
+    srcs = ["file_utils_test.cc"],
+    deps = [
+        ":file_utils",
+        "//tensorflow/cc:cc_ops",
+        "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu",
+        "//tensorflow/core:framework_internal",
+        "//tensorflow/core:lib",
         "//tensorflow/core:test",
         "//tensorflow/core:test_main",
         "//tensorflow/core:testlib",
@@ -154,6 +187,7 @@ cc_library(
     copts = tf_copts(),
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        ":file_utils",
         ":transform_utils",
         ":transforms_lib",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework_internal",
@@ -215,6 +249,7 @@ cc_library(
     copts = tf_copts(),
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        ":file_utils",
         ":transform_utils",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework_internal",
@@ -240,6 +275,7 @@ cc_binary(
     linkstatic = 1,
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
+        ":file_utils",
         ":transform_utils",
         "//tensorflow/core:core_cpu_internal",
         "//tensorflow/core:framework_internal",
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/compare_graphs.cc b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/compare_graphs.cc
index 8fce16337f7..28a80a885f8 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/compare_graphs.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/compare_graphs.cc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/logging.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/util/command_line_flags.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/util/equal_graph_def.h"
+#include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h"
 #include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.h"
 
 namespace tensorflow {
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.cc b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5649c971982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* Copyright 2017 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+==============================================================================*/
+
+#include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h"
+
+#include "tensorflow/core/public/session.h"
+
+namespace tensorflow {
+namespace graph_transforms {
+
+Status LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(const string& file_name, GraphDef* graph_def) {
+  string file_data;
+  Status load_file_status =
+      ReadFileToString(Env::Default(), file_name, &file_data);
+  if (!load_file_status.ok()) {
+    errors::AppendToMessage(&load_file_status, " (for file ", file_name, ")");
+    return load_file_status;
+  }
+  // Try to load in binary format first, and then try ascii if that fails.
+  Status load_status = ReadBinaryProto(Env::Default(), file_name, graph_def);
+  if (!load_status.ok()) {
+    if (protobuf::TextFormat::ParseFromString(file_data, graph_def)) {
+      load_status = Status::OK();
+    } else {
+      errors::AppendToMessage(&load_status,
+                              " (both text and binary parsing failed for file ",
+                              file_name, ")");
+    }
+  }
+  return load_status;
+}
+
+}  // namespace graph_transforms
+}  // namespace tensorflow
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4737e95abce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/* Copyright 2017 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+==============================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef THIRD_PARTY_TENSORFLOW_TOOLS_GRAPH_TRANSFORMS_FILE_UTILS_H_
+#define THIRD_PARTY_TENSORFLOW_TOOLS_GRAPH_TRANSFORMS_FILE_UTILS_H_
+
+#include "tensorflow/core/framework/graph.pb.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/lib/core/status.h"
+
+namespace tensorflow {
+namespace graph_transforms {
+
+// First tries to load the file as a text protobuf, if that fails tries to parse
+// it as a binary protobuf, and returns an error if both fail.
+Status LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(const string& file_name, GraphDef* graph_def);
+
+}  // namespace graph_transforms
+}  // namespace tensorflow
+
+#endif  // THIRD_PARTY_TENSORFLOW_TOOLS_GRAPH_TRANSFORMS_FILE_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils_test.cc b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8c898ba0f16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/* Copyright 2017 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+==============================================================================*/
+
+#include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h"
+#include "tensorflow/cc/ops/const_op.h"
+#include "tensorflow/cc/ops/image_ops.h"
+#include "tensorflow/cc/ops/nn_ops.h"
+#include "tensorflow/cc/ops/standard_ops.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/framework/tensor_testutil.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/lib/core/status_test_util.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/lib/io/path.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/platform/test.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/platform/test_benchmark.h"
+#include "tensorflow/core/util/equal_graph_def.h"
+
+namespace tensorflow {
+namespace graph_transforms {
+
+class FileUtilsTest : public ::testing::Test {
+ protected:
+  void TestLoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile() {
+    using namespace ::tensorflow::ops;  // NOLINT(build/namespaces)
+    const int width = 10;
+
+    auto root = tensorflow::Scope::NewRootScope();
+    Tensor a_data(DT_FLOAT, TensorShape({width}));
+    test::FillIota<float>(&a_data, 1.0f);
+    Output a_const = Const(root.WithOpName("a"), Input::Initializer(a_data));
+    GraphDef graph_def;
+    TF_ASSERT_OK(root.ToGraphDef(&graph_def));
+
+    const string text_file =
+        io::JoinPath(testing::TmpDir(), "text_graph.pbtxt");
+    TF_ASSERT_OK(WriteTextProto(Env::Default(), text_file, graph_def));
+
+    const string binary_file =
+        io::JoinPath(testing::TmpDir(), "binary_graph.pb");
+    TF_ASSERT_OK(WriteBinaryProto(Env::Default(), binary_file, graph_def));
+
+    const string bogus_file = io::JoinPath(testing::TmpDir(), "bogus_graph.pb");
+    TF_ASSERT_OK(
+        WriteStringToFile(Env::Default(), bogus_file, "Not a !{ proto..."));
+
+    GraphDef text_graph_def;
+    TF_EXPECT_OK(LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(text_file, &text_graph_def));
+    string text_diff;
+    EXPECT_TRUE(EqualGraphDef(text_graph_def, graph_def, &text_diff))
+        << text_diff;
+
+    GraphDef binary_graph_def;
+    TF_EXPECT_OK(LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(binary_file, &binary_graph_def));
+    string binary_diff;
+    EXPECT_TRUE(EqualGraphDef(binary_graph_def, graph_def, &binary_diff))
+        << binary_diff;
+
+    GraphDef no_graph_def;
+    EXPECT_FALSE(
+        LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile("____non_existent_file_____", &no_graph_def)
+            .ok());
+
+    GraphDef bogus_graph_def;
+    EXPECT_FALSE(LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(bogus_file, &bogus_graph_def).ok());
+  }
+};
+
+TEST_F(FileUtilsTest, TestLoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile) {
+  TestLoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile();
+}
+
+}  // namespace graph_transforms
+}  // namespace tensorflow
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/summarize_graph_main.cc b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/summarize_graph_main.cc
index d9806e8ed25..6c404c8061e 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/summarize_graph_main.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/summarize_graph_main.cc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/init_main.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/logging.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/util/command_line_flags.h"
+#include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h"
 #include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.h"
 
 namespace tensorflow {
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_graph.cc b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_graph.cc
index e7694104cbd..28387c2b48c 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_graph.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_graph.cc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/init_main.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/logging.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/util/command_line_flags.h"
+#include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/file_utils.h"
 #include "tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.h"
 
 namespace tensorflow {
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.cc b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.cc
index 0ef517acc5b..bd1e4c90c06 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/core/framework/op.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/lib/hash/hash.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/lib/strings/str_util.h"
-#include "tensorflow/core/public/session.h"
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 namespace graph_transforms {
@@ -587,28 +586,6 @@ Status GetInOutTypes(const NodeDef& node_def, DataTypeVector* inputs,
   return Status::OK();
 }
 
-Status LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(const string& file_name, GraphDef* graph_def) {
-  string file_data;
-  Status load_file_status =
-      ReadFileToString(Env::Default(), file_name, &file_data);
-  if (!load_file_status.ok()) {
-    errors::AppendToMessage(&load_file_status, " (for file ", file_name, ")");
-    return load_file_status;
-  }
-  // Try to load in binary format first, and then try ascii if that fails.
-  Status load_status = ReadBinaryProto(Env::Default(), file_name, graph_def);
-  if (!load_status.ok()) {
-    if (protobuf::TextFormat::ParseFromString(file_data, graph_def)) {
-      load_status = Status::OK();
-    } else {
-      errors::AppendToMessage(&load_status,
-                              " (both text and binary parsing failed for file ",
-                              file_name, ")");
-    }
-  }
-  return load_status;
-}
-
 int TransformFuncContext::CountParameters(const string& name) const {
   if (params.count(name)) {
     return params.at(name).size();
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.h b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.h
index 2db0a24267b..c0fb4924123 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.h
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils.h
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ void FilterGraphDef(const GraphDef& input_graph_def,
                     std::function<bool(const NodeDef&)> selector,
                     GraphDef* output_graph_def);
 
-// Creates a copy of the input graph, with all occurrences of the attributes with
-// the names in the argument removed from the node defs.
+// Creates a copy of the input graph, with all occurrences of the attributes
+// with the names in the argument removed from the node defs.
 void RemoveAttributes(const GraphDef& input_graph_def,
                       const std::vector<string>& attributes,
                       GraphDef* output_graph_def);
@@ -133,10 +133,6 @@ Status IsGraphValid(const GraphDef& graph_def);
 Status GetInOutTypes(const NodeDef& node_def, DataTypeVector* inputs,
                      DataTypeVector* outputs);
 
-// First tries to load the file as a text protobuf, if that fails tries to parse
-// it as a binary protobuf, and returns an error if both fail.
-Status LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(const string& file_name, GraphDef* graph);
-
 // This is used to spot particular subgraphs in a larger model. To use it,
 // create a pattern like:
 // OpTypePattern pattern({"Conv2D", {{"ResizeBilinear", {{"MirrorPad"}}}}});
diff --git a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils_test.cc b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils_test.cc
index d068254b35f..b5bc2d75fd2 100644
--- a/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils_test.cc
+++ b/tensorflow/tools/graph_transforms/transform_utils_test.cc
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 #include "tensorflow/core/lib/io/path.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/test.h"
 #include "tensorflow/core/platform/test_benchmark.h"
-#include "tensorflow/core/public/session.h"
-#include "tensorflow/core/util/equal_graph_def.h"
 
 namespace tensorflow {
 namespace graph_transforms {
@@ -1066,50 +1064,6 @@ class TransformUtilsTest : public ::testing::Test {
     TF_EXPECT_OK(context.GetOneBoolParameter("not_present", true, &value));
     EXPECT_TRUE(value);
   }
-
-  void TestLoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile() {
-    using namespace ::tensorflow::ops;  // NOLINT(build/namespaces)
-    const int width = 10;
-
-    auto root = tensorflow::Scope::NewRootScope();
-    Tensor a_data(DT_FLOAT, TensorShape({width}));
-    test::FillIota<float>(&a_data, 1.0f);
-    Output a_const = Const(root.WithOpName("a"), Input::Initializer(a_data));
-    GraphDef graph_def;
-    TF_ASSERT_OK(root.ToGraphDef(&graph_def));
-
-    const string text_file =
-        io::JoinPath(testing::TmpDir(), "text_graph.pbtxt");
-    TF_ASSERT_OK(WriteTextProto(Env::Default(), text_file, graph_def));
-
-    const string binary_file =
-        io::JoinPath(testing::TmpDir(), "binary_graph.pb");
-    TF_ASSERT_OK(WriteBinaryProto(Env::Default(), binary_file, graph_def));
-
-    const string bogus_file = io::JoinPath(testing::TmpDir(), "bogus_graph.pb");
-    TF_ASSERT_OK(
-        WriteStringToFile(Env::Default(), bogus_file, "Not a !{ proto..."));
-
-    GraphDef text_graph_def;
-    TF_EXPECT_OK(LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(text_file, &text_graph_def));
-    string text_diff;
-    EXPECT_TRUE(EqualGraphDef(text_graph_def, graph_def, &text_diff))
-        << text_diff;
-
-    GraphDef binary_graph_def;
-    TF_EXPECT_OK(LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(binary_file, &binary_graph_def));
-    string binary_diff;
-    EXPECT_TRUE(EqualGraphDef(binary_graph_def, graph_def, &binary_diff))
-        << binary_diff;
-
-    GraphDef no_graph_def;
-    EXPECT_FALSE(
-        LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile("____non_existent_file_____", &no_graph_def)
-            .ok());
-
-    GraphDef bogus_graph_def;
-    EXPECT_FALSE(LoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile(bogus_file, &bogus_graph_def).ok());
-  }
 };
 
 TEST_F(TransformUtilsTest, TestMapNamesToNodes) { TestMapNamesToNodes(); }
@@ -1206,9 +1160,5 @@ TEST_F(TransformUtilsTest, TestGetOneBoolParameter) {
   TestGetOneBoolParameter();
 }
 
-TEST_F(TransformUtilsTest, TestLoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile) {
-  TestLoadTextOrBinaryGraphFile();
-}
-
 }  // namespace graph_transforms
 }  // namespace tensorflow