diff --git a/src/icartt/dataset.py b/src/icartt/dataset.py
index d49ceaf7d7379a577edba30d88f905b60ab44714..e4a685b40448815a114f984c735bdad31768acd4 100644
--- a/src/icartt/dataset.py
+++ b/src/icartt/dataset.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from enum import IntEnum
 
 import numpy as np
 
-from . import ictutils as utl
+from . import utils
 
 DEFAULT_NUM_FORMAT = "%g"
 """Default number format for output. Provides the `fmt` parameter of :func:`numpy.savetxt` internally."""
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class Dataset:
         if self.inputFhandle:
             if self.inputFhandle.closed:
                 self.inputFhandle = open(self.inputFhandle.name, encoding="utf-8")
-            f = utl.FilehandleWithLinecounter(self.inputFhandle, delimiter)
+            f = utils.FilehandleWithLinecounter(self.inputFhandle, delimiter)
             self._readHeader(f)
             self.inputFhandle.close()
 
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ class Dataset:
 
         if self.format == Formats.FFI2110:
             dmp = f.readline()
-            shortname, units, standardname, longname = utl.extractVardesc(dmp)
+            shortname, units, standardname, longname = utils.extractVardesc(dmp)
             self.independentBoundedVariable = Variable(
                 shortname,
                 units,
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ class Dataset:
             )
 
         dmp = f.readline()
-        shortname, units, standardname, longname = utl.extractVardesc(dmp)
+        shortname, units, standardname, longname = utils.extractVardesc(dmp)
         self.independentVariable = Variable(
             shortname,
             units,
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ class Dataset:
             # the name used for that variable as a column header, i.e., the last header
             # line prior to start of data.).
             dmp = f.readline()
-            shortname, units, standardname, longname = utl.extractVardesc(dmp)
+            shortname, units, standardname, longname = utils.extractVardesc(dmp)
             vshortname = [shortname]
             vunits = [units]
             vstandardname = [standardname]
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ class Dataset:
 
             for _ in range(1, nvar):
                 dmp = f.readline()
-                shortname, units, standardname, longname = utl.extractVardesc(dmp)
+                shortname, units, standardname, longname = utils.extractVardesc(dmp)
                 vshortname += [shortname]
                 vunits += [units]
                 vstandardname += [standardname]
diff --git a/src/icartt/ictutils.py b/src/icartt/utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/icartt/ictutils.py
rename to src/icartt/utils.py