diff --git a/core/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/core/rootcling_stage1/CMakeLists.txt
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rename from core/utils/CMakeLists.txt
rename to core/rootcling_stage1/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/core/utils/Module.mk b/core/rootcling_stage1/Module.mk
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rename from core/utils/Module.mk
rename to core/rootcling_stage1/Module.mk
diff --git a/core/utils/ModuleVars.mk b/core/rootcling_stage1/ModuleVars.mk
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rename from core/utils/ModuleVars.mk
rename to core/rootcling_stage1/ModuleVars.mk
diff --git a/core/utils/src/rootcling.cxx b/core/rootcling_stage1/src/rootcling_stage1.cxx
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rename from core/utils/src/rootcling.cxx
rename to core/rootcling_stage1/src/rootcling_stage1.cxx