diff --git a/tools/repostats.py b/tools/repostats.py
index 642e604c..241f5b02 100755
--- a/tools/repostats.py
+++ b/tools/repostats.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ _ = __trans.ugettext
 sys.path.append('.')
 import pisi.specfile
 import pisi.uri
+from pisi.cli import printu
 
 # default html templates
 
@@ -150,14 +151,6 @@ valid_filetypes = [
     "all"
 ]
 
-def printu(obj):
-    if isinstance(obj, unicode):
-        print obj.encode('utf-8')
-    elif isinstance(obj, str):
-        print obj.decode('utf-8')
-    else:
-        print str(obj)
-
 def valuesort(x, y):
     if x[1] > y[1]:
         return -1