diff --git a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_extensions.py b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_extensions.py
--- a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_extensions.py
+++ b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_extensions.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import os
 import pkg_resources
 
 import kallithea
-from kallithea.lib.paster_commands.common import ask_ok
+from kallithea.lib.utils2 import ask_ok
 
 @cli_base.register_command(config_file=True)
 def extensions_create():
diff --git a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_repo.py b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_repo.py
--- a/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_repo.py
+++ b/kallithea/bin/kallithea_cli_repo.py
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@ import os
 import re
 import shutil
 
-from kallithea.lib.paster_commands.common import ask_ok
 from kallithea.lib.utils import repo2db_mapper, REMOVED_REPO_PAT
-from kallithea.lib.utils2 import safe_unicode, safe_str
+from kallithea.lib.utils2 import safe_unicode, safe_str, ask_ok
 from kallithea.model.db import Repository, Ui
 from kallithea.model.meta import Session
 from kallithea.model.scm import ScmModel
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
         force_ask = self.cli_args.get('force_ask')
         if force_ask is not None:
             return force_ask
-        from kallithea.lib.paster_commands.common import ask_ok
+        from kallithea.lib.utils2 import ask_ok
         return ask_ok(msg)
 
     def init_db(self, SESSION=None):
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/common.py b/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/common.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/common.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/paster_commands/common.py
@@ -38,19 +38,6 @@ import kallithea.lib.utils2
 import kallithea.lib.utils
 
 
-def ask_ok(prompt, retries=4, complaint='Yes or no please!'):
-    while True:
-        ok = raw_input(prompt)
-        if ok in ('y', 'ye', 'yes'):
-            return True
-        if ok in ('n', 'no', 'nop', 'nope'):
-            return False
-        retries = retries - 1
-        if retries < 0:
-            raise IOError
-        print complaint
-
-
 class BasePasterCommand(gearbox.command.Command):
     """
     Abstract Base Class for gearbox commands.
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/utils2.py b/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/utils2.py
@@ -681,3 +681,16 @@ def repo_name_slug(value):
     slug = recursive_replace(slug, '-')
     slug = collapse(slug, '-')
     return slug
+
+
+def ask_ok(prompt, retries=4, complaint='Yes or no please!'):
+    while True:
+        ok = raw_input(prompt)
+        if ok in ('y', 'ye', 'yes'):
+            return True
+        if ok in ('n', 'no', 'nop', 'nope'):
+            return False
+        retries = retries - 1
+        if retries < 0:
+            raise IOError
+        print complaint