diff --git a/intake/app.py b/intake/app.py
index 6ec7f18..d757e3e 100644
--- a/intake/app.py
+++ b/intake/app.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from flask import (
     current_app,
 )
 
-from intake.core import intake_data_dir
 from intake.crontab import update_crontab_entries
 from intake.source import (
     LocalSource,
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ from intake.source import (
     Item,
     fetch_items,
     update_items,
+    intake_data_dir,
 )
 from intake.types import InvalidConfigException, SourceUpdateException
 
diff --git a/intake/cli.py b/intake/cli.py
index c83c758..62149e3 100644
--- a/intake/cli.py
+++ b/intake/cli.py
@@ -10,9 +10,14 @@ import pwd
 import subprocess
 import sys
 
-from intake.core import intake_data_dir
 from intake.crontab import update_crontab_entries
-from intake.source import fetch_items, LocalSource, update_items, execute_action
+from intake.source import (
+    fetch_items,
+    LocalSource,
+    update_items,
+    execute_action,
+    intake_data_dir,
+)
 from intake.types import InvalidConfigException, SourceUpdateException
 
 
diff --git a/intake/core.py b/intake/core.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d0782b5..0000000
--- a/intake/core.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-import os
-
-
-def intake_data_dir() -> Path:
-    if intake_data := os.environ.get("INTAKE_DATA"):
-        return Path(intake_data)
-    if xdg_data_home := os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"):
-        return Path(xdg_data_home) / "intake"
-    if home := os.environ.get("HOME"):
-        return Path(home) / ".local" / "share" / "intake"
-    raise Exception("No intake data directory defined")
diff --git a/intake/source.py b/intake/source.py
index eec6590..c1e05d2 100644
--- a/intake/source.py
+++ b/intake/source.py
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@ import sys
 from intake.types import InvalidConfigException, SourceUpdateException
 
 
+def intake_data_dir() -> Path:
+    if intake_data := os.environ.get("INTAKE_DATA"):
+        return Path(intake_data)
+    if xdg_data_home := os.environ.get("XDG_DATA_HOME"):
+        return Path(xdg_data_home) / "intake"
+    if home := os.environ.get("HOME"):
+        return Path(home) / ".local" / "share" / "intake"
+    raise Exception("No intake data directory defined")
+
+
 class Item:
     """
     A wrapper for an item object.