diff --git a/lib/dgram.js b/lib/dgram.js
index 64192c4b52e65d..5a6d5aca2c3cf4 100644
--- a/lib/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/dgram.js
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ const {
   kStateSymbol,
   _createSocketHandle,
   newHandle,
-  guessHandleType,
 } = require('internal/dgram');
+const { guessHandleType } = internalBinding('util');
 const {
   isLegalPort,
 } = require('internal/net');
diff --git a/lib/internal/dgram.js b/lib/internal/dgram.js
index bb5e25a62e2197..0c0fefa27c1225 100644
--- a/lib/internal/dgram.js
+++ b/lib/internal/dgram.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 'use strict';
 const { codes } = require('internal/errors');
 const { UDP } = internalBinding('udp_wrap');
+const { guessHandleType } = internalBinding('util');
 const { isInt32 } = require('internal/validators');
-const TTYWrap = internalBinding('tty_wrap');
 const { UV_EINVAL } = internalBinding('uv');
 const { ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE, ERR_SOCKET_BAD_TYPE } = codes;
 const kStateSymbol = Symbol('state symbol');
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ function lookup6(lookup, address, callback) {
   return lookup(address || '::1', 6, callback);
 }
 
-
-const guessHandleType = TTYWrap.guessHandleType;
-
-
 function newHandle(type, lookup) {
   if (lookup === undefined) {
     if (dns === undefined) {
@@ -81,6 +77,5 @@ function _createSocketHandle(address, port, addressType, fd, flags) {
 module.exports = {
   kStateSymbol,
   _createSocketHandle,
-  newHandle,
-  guessHandleType,
+  newHandle
 };
diff --git a/lib/internal/process/stdio.js b/lib/internal/process/stdio.js
index 385225cabc402e..61892165999d92 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/stdio.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/stdio.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const { guessHandleType } = internalBinding('util');
 exports.getMainThreadStdio = getMainThreadStdio;
 
 function dummyDestroy(err, cb) {
@@ -48,10 +49,9 @@ function getMainThreadStdio() {
 
   function getStdin() {
     if (stdin) return stdin;
-    const tty_wrap = internalBinding('tty_wrap');
     const fd = 0;
 
-    switch (tty_wrap.guessHandleType(fd)) {
+    switch (guessHandleType(fd)) {
       case 'TTY':
         var tty = require('tty');
         stdin = new tty.ReadStream(fd, {
@@ -148,11 +148,8 @@ function getMainThreadStdio() {
 
 function createWritableStdioStream(fd) {
   var stream;
-  const tty_wrap = internalBinding('tty_wrap');
-
   // Note stream._type is used for test-module-load-list.js
-
-  switch (tty_wrap.guessHandleType(fd)) {
+  switch (guessHandleType(fd)) {
     case 'TTY':
       var tty = require('tty');
       stream = new tty.WriteStream(fd);
diff --git a/lib/net.js b/lib/net.js
index 9842338f188a96..54ddaa3b403044 100644
--- a/lib/net.js
+++ b/lib/net.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const {
 } = internalBinding('uv');
 
 const { Buffer } = require('buffer');
-const TTYWrap = internalBinding('tty_wrap');
+const { guessHandleType } = internalBinding('util');
 const { ShutdownWrap } = internalBinding('stream_wrap');
 const {
   TCP,
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function getFlags(ipv6Only) {
 
 function createHandle(fd, is_server) {
   validateInt32(fd, 'fd', 0);
-  const type = TTYWrap.guessHandleType(fd);
+  const type = guessHandleType(fd);
   if (type === 'PIPE') {
     return new Pipe(
       is_server ? PipeConstants.SERVER : PipeConstants.SOCKET
diff --git a/src/node_util.cc b/src/node_util.cc
index 960e194f76711a..d13624a436a9b9 100644
--- a/src/node_util.cc
+++ b/src/node_util.cc
@@ -211,6 +211,41 @@ class WeakReference : public BaseObject {
   Persistent<Object> target_;
 };
 
+static void GuessHandleType(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
+  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
+  int fd;
+  if (!args[0]->Int32Value(env->context()).To(&fd)) return;
+  CHECK_GE(fd, 0);
+
+  uv_handle_type t = uv_guess_handle(fd);
+  const char* type = nullptr;
+
+  switch (t) {
+    case UV_TCP:
+      type = "TCP";
+      break;
+    case UV_TTY:
+      type = "TTY";
+      break;
+    case UV_UDP:
+      type = "UDP";
+      break;
+    case UV_FILE:
+      type = "FILE";
+      break;
+    case UV_NAMED_PIPE:
+      type = "PIPE";
+      break;
+    case UV_UNKNOWN_HANDLE:
+      type = "UNKNOWN";
+      break;
+    default:
+      ABORT();
+  }
+
+  args.GetReturnValue().Set(OneByteString(env->isolate(), type));
+}
+
 void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
                 Local<Value> unused,
                 Local<Context> context,
@@ -280,6 +315,8 @@ void Initialize(Local<Object> target,
   env->SetProtoMethod(weak_ref, "get", WeakReference::Get);
   target->Set(context, weak_ref_string,
               weak_ref->GetFunction(context).ToLocalChecked()).Check();
+
+  env->SetMethod(target, "guessHandleType", GuessHandleType);
 }
 
 }  // namespace util
diff --git a/src/tty_wrap.cc b/src/tty_wrap.cc
index 557f95f26fd231..7dface926e4349 100644
--- a/src/tty_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tty_wrap.cc
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ void TTYWrap::Initialize(Local<Object> target,
   env->SetProtoMethod(t, "setRawMode", SetRawMode);
 
   env->SetMethodNoSideEffect(target, "isTTY", IsTTY);
-  env->SetMethodNoSideEffect(target, "guessHandleType", GuessHandleType);
 
   Local<Value> func;
   if (t->GetFunction(env->context()).ToLocal(&func) &&
@@ -69,30 +68,6 @@ void TTYWrap::Initialize(Local<Object> target,
 }
 
 
-void TTYWrap::GuessHandleType(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
-  Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
-  int fd;
-  if (!args[0]->Int32Value(env->context()).To(&fd)) return;
-  CHECK_GE(fd, 0);
-
-  uv_handle_type t = uv_guess_handle(fd);
-  const char* type = nullptr;
-
-  switch (t) {
-  case UV_TCP: type = "TCP"; break;
-  case UV_TTY: type = "TTY"; break;
-  case UV_UDP: type = "UDP"; break;
-  case UV_FILE: type = "FILE"; break;
-  case UV_NAMED_PIPE: type = "PIPE"; break;
-  case UV_UNKNOWN_HANDLE: type = "UNKNOWN"; break;
-  default:
-    ABORT();
-  }
-
-  args.GetReturnValue().Set(OneByteString(env->isolate(), type));
-}
-
-
 void TTYWrap::IsTTY(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(args);
   int fd;
diff --git a/src/tty_wrap.h b/src/tty_wrap.h
index 63a340fd8d5388..df0c4b7c145612 100644
--- a/src/tty_wrap.h
+++ b/src/tty_wrap.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ class TTYWrap : public LibuvStreamWrap {
           bool readable,
           int* init_err);
 
-  static void GuessHandleType(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void IsTTY(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void GetWindowSize(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);
   static void SetRawMode(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args);