diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
index 1e4e9dc35..bef06c3d8 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/branches.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func BranchStatus(
 ) string {
 	itemOperationStr := ItemOperationToString(itemOperation, tr)
 	if itemOperationStr != "" {
-		return style.FgCyan.Sprintf("%s %s", itemOperationStr, utils.Loader(now, userConfig.Gui.Spinner))
+		return style.FgCyan.Sprintf("%s %s", itemOperationStr, Loader(now, userConfig.Gui.Spinner))
 	}
 
 	result := ""
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/loader.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/loader.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23ab3433e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/loader.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package presentation
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+)
+
+// Loader dumps a string to be displayed as a loader
+func Loader(now time.Time, config config.SpinnerConfig) string {
+	milliseconds := now.UnixMilli()
+	index := milliseconds / int64(config.Rate) % int64(len(config.Frames))
+	return config.Frames[index]
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/remotes.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/remotes.go
index 61fc82e02..4cb9e00ab 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/remotes.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/remotes.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/i18n"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/theme"
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func getRemoteDisplayStrings(
 	descriptionStr := style.FgBlue.Sprintf("%d branches", branchCount)
 	itemOperationStr := ItemOperationToString(itemOperation, tr)
 	if itemOperationStr != "" {
-		descriptionStr += " " + style.FgCyan.Sprint(itemOperationStr+" "+utils.Loader(time.Now(), userConfig.Gui.Spinner))
+		descriptionStr += " " + style.FgCyan.Sprint(itemOperationStr+" "+Loader(time.Now(), userConfig.Gui.Spinner))
 	}
 	res = append(res, textStyle.Sprint(r.Name), descriptionStr)
 	return res
diff --git a/pkg/gui/presentation/tags.go b/pkg/gui/presentation/tags.go
index 441cd229a..e626c7315 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/presentation/tags.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/presentation/tags.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/i18n"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/theme"
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 )
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ func getTagDisplayStrings(
 	descriptionStr := descriptionColor.Sprint(t.Description())
 	itemOperationStr := ItemOperationToString(itemOperation, tr)
 	if itemOperationStr != "" {
-		descriptionStr = style.FgCyan.Sprint(itemOperationStr+" "+utils.Loader(time.Now(), userConfig.Gui.Spinner)) + " " + descriptionStr
+		descriptionStr = style.FgCyan.Sprint(itemOperationStr+" "+Loader(time.Now(), userConfig.Gui.Spinner)) + " " + descriptionStr
 	}
 	res = append(res, textStyle.Sprint(t.Name), descriptionStr)
 	return res
diff --git a/pkg/gui/status/status_manager.go b/pkg/gui/status/status_manager.go
index 5cee4edc2..40c68fe2d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/status/status_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/status/status_manager.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/presentation"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
 	"github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock"
 )
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (self *StatusManager) GetStatusString(userConfig *config.UserConfig) (strin
 	}
 	topStatus := self.statuses[0]
 	if topStatus.statusType == "waiting" {
-		return topStatus.message + " " + utils.Loader(time.Now(), userConfig.Gui.Spinner), topStatus.color
+		return topStatus.message + " " + presentation.Loader(time.Now(), userConfig.Gui.Spinner), topStatus.color
 	}
 	return topStatus.message, topStatus.color
 }
diff --git a/pkg/utils/utils.go b/pkg/utils/utils.go
index c7118ff5c..5eecc6e70 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/utils.go
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
-	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/config"
 )
 
 // GetProjectRoot returns the path to the root of the project. Only to be used
@@ -25,13 +23,6 @@ func GetProjectRoot() string {
 	return strings.Split(dir, "lazygit")[0] + "lazygit"
 }
 
-// Loader dumps a string to be displayed as a loader
-func Loader(now time.Time, config config.SpinnerConfig) string {
-	milliseconds := now.UnixMilli()
-	index := milliseconds / int64(config.Rate) % int64(len(config.Frames))
-	return config.Frames[index]
-}
-
 func SortRange(x int, y int) (int, int) {
 	if x < y {
 		return x, y