diff --git a/pkg/api/api_generic_handlers.go b/pkg/api/api_generic_handlers.go
index 93ab2608e..74ffdbbd6 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_generic_handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_generic_handlers.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/config"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/api/config"
 )
 
 type vHandler struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_object.go b/pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/api/api_object.go
rename to pkg/api/api_object_handlers.go
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_policy.go b/pkg/api/api_policy_handlers.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/api/api_policy.go
rename to pkg/api/api_policy_handlers.go
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_router.go b/pkg/api/api_router.go
index 62343c4ba..35449b1a5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_router.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_router.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 
-	x "github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	router "github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/api/config"
 	mstorage "github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/storage"
-	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/config"
 )
 
 // private use
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type minioAPI struct {
 }
 
 // Path based routing
-func pathMux(api minioAPI, mux *x.Router) *x.Router {
+func pathMux(api minioAPI, mux *router.Router) *router.Router {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/", api.listBucketsHandler).Methods("GET")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}", api.listObjectsHandler).Methods("GET")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{bucket}", api.putBucketHandler).Methods("PUT")
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func pathMux(api minioAPI, mux *x.Router) *x.Router {
 }
 
 // Domain based routing
-func domainMux(api minioAPI, mux *x.Router) *x.Router {
+func domainMux(api minioAPI, mux *router.Router) *router.Router {
 	mux.HandleFunc("/",
 		api.listObjectsHandler).Host("{bucket}" + "." + api.domain).Methods("GET")
 	mux.HandleFunc("/{object:.*}",
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func domainMux(api minioAPI, mux *x.Router) *x.Router {
 }
 
 // Get proper router based on domain availability
-func getMux(api minioAPI, mux *x.Router) *x.Router {
+func getMux(api minioAPI, mux *router.Router) *router.Router {
 	switch true {
 	case api.domain == "":
 		return pathMux(api, mux)
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ func getMux(api minioAPI, mux *x.Router) *x.Router {
 
 // HTTPHandler - http wrapper handler
 func HTTPHandler(domain string, storage mstorage.Storage) http.Handler {
-	var mux *x.Router
+	var mux *router.Router
 	var api = minioAPI{}
 	api.storage = storage
 	api.domain = domain
 
-	r := x.NewRouter()
+	r := router.NewRouter()
 	mux = getMux(api, r)
 
 	var conf = config.Config{}
diff --git a/pkg/api/api_signature.go b/pkg/api/api_signature.go
index 4c8fd6f63..cf046b7d4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/api_signature.go
+++ b/pkg/api/api_signature.go
@@ -18,20 +18,21 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"crypto/hmac"
-	"crypto/sha1"
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/config"
+	"crypto/hmac"
+	"crypto/sha1"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/api/config"
 )
 
 // SignRequest - a given http request using HMAC style signatures
diff --git a/pkg/utils/config/config.go b/pkg/api/config/config.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/utils/config/config.go
rename to pkg/api/config/config.go
diff --git a/pkg/utils/config/config_test.go b/pkg/api/config/config_test.go
similarity index 93%
rename from pkg/utils/config/config_test.go
rename to pkg/api/config/config_test.go
index 5c57cb806..6f0c58727 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/config/config_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package config_test
+package config
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/config"
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/crypto/keys"
 	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 )
@@ -35,7 +34,8 @@ var _ = Suite(&MySuite{})
 func Test(t *testing.T) { TestingT(t) }
 
 func (s *MySuite) TestConfig(c *C) {
-	conf := config.Config{}
+	conf := Config{}
+	conf.ConfigLock = new(sync.RWMutex)
 	conf.ConfigPath, _ = ioutil.TempDir("/tmp", "minio-test-")
 	defer os.RemoveAll(conf.ConfigPath)
 	conf.ConfigFile = path.Join(conf.ConfigPath, "config.json")
@@ -45,12 +45,11 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestConfig(c *C) {
 			c.Fatal(err)
 		}
 	}
-	conf.ConfigLock = new(sync.RWMutex)
 
 	accesskey, _ := keys.GenerateRandomAlphaNumeric(keys.MinioAccessID)
 	secretkey, _ := keys.GenerateRandomBase64(keys.MinioSecretID)
 
-	user := config.User{
+	user := User{
 		Name:      "gnubot",
 		AccessKey: string(accesskey),
 		SecretKey: string(secretkey),
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestConfig(c *C) {
 
 	accesskey, _ = keys.GenerateRandomAlphaNumeric(keys.MinioAccessID)
 	secretkey, _ = keys.GenerateRandomBase64(keys.MinioSecretID)
-	user = config.User{
+	user = User{
 		Name:      "minio",
 		AccessKey: string(accesskey),
 		SecretKey: string(secretkey),
diff --git a/pkg/api/web/web.go b/pkg/api/web/web.go
index 5e2ae7931..5158f46b1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/web/web.go
+++ b/pkg/api/web/web.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"path"
 
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
-	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/config"
+	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/api/config"
 	"github.com/minio-io/minio/pkg/utils/crypto/keys"
 )