diff --git a/common/utils.cc b/common/utils.cc
index 002e6a0..aa6c6b3 100644
--- a/common/utils.cc
+++ b/common/utils.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <base/callback.h>
 #include <base/files/file_path.h>
 #include <base/files/file_util.h>
@@ -489,12 +490,6 @@
   return partition_name;
 }
 
-string ErrnoNumberAsString(int err) {
-  char buf[100];
-  buf[0] = '\0';
-  return strerror_r(err, buf, sizeof(buf));
-}
-
 bool FileExists(const char* path) {
   struct stat stbuf;
   return 0 == lstat(path, &stbuf);
diff --git a/common/utils.h b/common/utils.h
index 46e41f0..a33efb2 100644
--- a/common/utils.h
+++ b/common/utils.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <base/files/file_path.h>
 #include <base/posix/eintr_wrapper.h>
 #include <base/strings/string_number_conversions.h>
@@ -141,8 +142,6 @@
 
 bool SendFile(int out_fd, int in_fd, size_t count);
 
-std::string ErrnoNumberAsString(int err);
-
 // Returns true if the file exists for sure. Returns false if it doesn't exist,
 // or an error occurs.
 bool FileExists(const char* path);
@@ -528,15 +527,14 @@
 
 }  // namespace chromeos_update_engine
 
-#define TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE_ERRNO(_x)                              \
-  do {                                                               \
-    bool _success = static_cast<bool>(_x);                           \
-    if (!_success) {                                                 \
-      std::string _msg =                                             \
-          chromeos_update_engine::utils::ErrnoNumberAsString(errno); \
-      LOG(ERROR) << #_x " failed: " << _msg;                         \
-      return false;                                                  \
-    }                                                                \
+#define TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE_ERRNO(_x)                             \
+  do {                                                              \
+    bool _success = static_cast<bool>(_x);                          \
+    if (!_success) {                                                \
+      std::string _msg = android::base::ErrnoNumberAsString(errno); \
+      LOG(ERROR) << #_x " failed: " << _msg;                        \
+      return false;                                                 \
+    }                                                               \
   } while (0)
 
 #define TEST_AND_RETURN_FALSE(_x)          \
@@ -548,15 +546,14 @@
     }                                      \
   } while (0)
 
-#define TEST_AND_RETURN_ERRNO(_x)                                    \
-  do {                                                               \
-    bool _success = static_cast<bool>(_x);                           \
-    if (!_success) {                                                 \
-      std::string _msg =                                             \
-          chromeos_update_engine::utils::ErrnoNumberAsString(errno); \
-      LOG(ERROR) << #_x " failed: " << _msg;                         \
-      return;                                                        \
-    }                                                                \
+#define TEST_AND_RETURN_ERRNO(_x)                                   \
+  do {                                                              \
+    bool _success = static_cast<bool>(_x);                          \
+    if (!_success) {                                                \
+      std::string _msg = android::base::ErrnoNumberAsString(errno); \
+      LOG(ERROR) << #_x " failed: " << _msg;                        \
+      return;                                                       \
+    }                                                               \
   } while (0)
 
 #define TEST_AND_RETURN(_x)                \
diff --git a/common/utils_unittest.cc b/common/utils_unittest.cc
index 20c6b84..739f298 100644
--- a/common/utils_unittest.cc
+++ b/common/utils_unittest.cc
@@ -77,10 +77,6 @@
   EXPECT_EQ(brillo::Blob(data.begin() + 10, data.begin() + 10 + 20), in_data);
 }
 
-TEST(UtilsTest, ErrnoNumberAsStringTest) {
-  EXPECT_EQ("No such file or directory", utils::ErrnoNumberAsString(ENOENT));
-}
-
 TEST(UtilsTest, IsSymlinkTest) {
   base::ScopedTempDir temp_dir;
   ASSERT_TRUE(temp_dir.CreateUniqueTempDir());