diff --git a/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/DotGraph.scala b/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/DotGraph.scala
index 8f8545024..bbd7f2446 100644
--- a/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/DotGraph.scala
+++ b/main/actions/src/main/scala/sbt/DotGraph.scala
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ object DotGraph
 
 	private def relativized(roots: Iterable[File], path: File): String =
 	{
-		val relativized = roots.flatMap(root => Path.relativize(root, path))
+		val relativized = roots.flatMap(root => IO.relativize(root, path))
 		val shortest = (Int.MaxValue /: relativized)(_ min _.length)
 		relativized.find(_.length == shortest).getOrElse(path.getName)
 	}
diff --git a/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/IO.scala b/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/IO.scala
index 718a05060..9534eea1d 100644
--- a/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/IO.scala
+++ b/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/IO.scala
@@ -502,6 +502,10 @@ object IO
 		}
 	}
 
+	/** Returns the relative file for `file` relative to directory `base` or None if `base` is not a parent of `file`.
+	* If `file` or `base` are not absolute, they are first resolved against the current working directory. */
+	def relativizeFile(base: File, file: File): Option[File] = relativize(base, file).map { path => new File(path) }
+
 	/** Returns the path for `file` relative to directory `base` or None if `base` is not a parent of `file`.
 	* If `file` or `base` are not absolute, they are first resolved against the current working directory. */
 	def relativize(base: File, file: File): Option[String] =
diff --git a/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/Path.scala b/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/Path.scala
index 2d362e3de..10635e38f 100644
--- a/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/Path.scala
+++ b/util/io/src/main/scala/sbt/Path.scala
@@ -74,33 +74,8 @@ object Path extends PathExtra
 	/** The separator character of the platform.*/
 	val sep = java.io.File.separatorChar
 
-	def relativizeFile(baseFile: File, file: File): Option[File] = relativize(baseFile, file).map { path => new File(path) }
-	private[sbt] def relativize(baseFile: File, file: File): Option[String] =
-	{
-		val pathString = file.getAbsolutePath
-		baseFileString(baseFile) flatMap
-		{
-			baseString =>
-			{
-				if(pathString.startsWith(baseString))
-					Some(pathString.substring(baseString.length))
-				else
-					None
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	private def baseFileString(baseFile: File): Option[String] =
-		if(baseFile.isDirectory)
-		{
-			val cp = baseFile.getAbsolutePath
-			assert(cp.length > 0)
-			if(cp.charAt(cp.length - 1) == File.separatorChar)
-				Some(cp)
-			else
-				Some(cp + File.separatorChar)
-		}
-		else
-			None
+	@deprecated("Use IO.relativizeFile", "0.13.1")
+	def relativizeFile(baseFile: File, file: File): Option[File] = IO.relativizeFile(baseFile, file)
 
 	def toURLs(files: Seq[File]): Array[URL] = files.map(_.toURI.toURL).toArray
 }