diff --git a/src/chainloader/meson.build b/src/chainloader/meson.build
index 4980a112..8e679137 100644
--- a/src/chainloader/meson.build
+++ b/src/chainloader/meson.build
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ vst2_chainloader_sources = files(
   '../common/linking.cpp',
   '../common/notifications.cpp',
   '../common/process.cpp',
+  '../common/utils.cpp',
   'utils.cpp',
   'vst2-chainloader.cpp',
 )
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ if with_clap
     '../common/linking.cpp',
     '../common/notifications.cpp',
     '../common/process.cpp',
+    '../common/utils.cpp',
     'utils.cpp',
     'clap-chainloader.cpp',
   )
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ if with_vst3
     '../common/linking.cpp',
     '../common/notifications.cpp',
     '../common/process.cpp',
+    '../common/utils.cpp',
     'utils.cpp',
     'vst3-chainloader.cpp',
   )
diff --git a/src/common/notifications.cpp b/src/common/notifications.cpp
index 3f16f6c6..2f19bb71 100644
--- a/src/common/notifications.cpp
+++ b/src/common/notifications.cpp
@@ -168,112 +168,3 @@ bool send_notification(const std::string& title,
         },
         result);
 }
-
-std::string xml_escape(std::string string) {
-    // Implementation idea stolen from https://stackoverflow.com/a/5665377
-    std::string escaped;
-    escaped.reserve(
-        static_cast<size_t>(static_cast<double>(string.size()) * 1.1));
-    for (const char& character : string) {
-        switch (character) {
-            case '&':
-                escaped.append("&amp;");
-                break;
-            case '\"':
-                escaped.append("&quot;");
-                break;
-            case '\'':
-                escaped.append("&apos;");
-                break;
-            case '<':
-                escaped.append("&lt;");
-                break;
-            case '>':
-                escaped.append("&gt;");
-                break;
-            default:
-                escaped.push_back(character);
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return escaped;
-}
-
-std::string url_encode_path(std::string path) {
-    // We only need to escape a couple of special characters here. This is used
-    // in the notifications as well as in the XDND proxy. We encode the reserved
-    // characters mentioned here, with the exception of the forward slash:
-    // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent-encoding#Reserved_characters
-    std::string escaped;
-    escaped.reserve(
-        static_cast<size_t>(static_cast<double>(path.size()) * 1.1));
-    for (const char& character : path) {
-        switch (character) {
-            // Spaces are somehow in the above list, but Bitwig Studio requires
-            // spaces to be escaped in the `text/uri-list` format
-            case ' ':
-                escaped.append("%20");
-                break;
-            case '!':
-                escaped.append("%21");
-                break;
-            case '#':
-                escaped.append("%23");
-                break;
-            case '$':
-                escaped.append("%24");
-                break;
-            case '%':
-                escaped.append("%25");
-                break;
-            case '&':
-                escaped.append("%26");
-                break;
-            case '\'':
-                escaped.append("%27");
-                break;
-            case '(':
-                escaped.append("%28");
-                break;
-            case ')':
-                escaped.append("%29");
-                break;
-            case '*':
-                escaped.append("%2A");
-                break;
-            case '+':
-                escaped.append("%2B");
-                break;
-            case ',':
-                escaped.append("%2C");
-                break;
-            case ':':
-                escaped.append("%3A");
-                break;
-            case ';':
-                escaped.append("%3B");
-                break;
-            case '=':
-                escaped.append("%3D");
-                break;
-            case '?':
-                escaped.append("%3F");
-                break;
-            case '@':
-                escaped.append("%40");
-                break;
-            case '[':
-                escaped.append("%5B");
-                break;
-            case ']':
-                escaped.append("%5D");
-                break;
-            default:
-                escaped.push_back(character);
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return escaped;
-}
diff --git a/src/common/notifications.h b/src/common/notifications.h
index 188a0c61..32a60d83 100644
--- a/src/common/notifications.h
+++ b/src/common/notifications.h
@@ -45,14 +45,3 @@
 bool send_notification(const std::string& title,
                        const std::string body,
                        std::optional<ghc::filesystem::path> origin);
-
-/**
- * Escape XML entities within a string. Used inside of desktop notifications.
- */
-std::string xml_escape(std::string string);
-
-/**
- * URL encode a file path. We won't escape forward slashes, and `path` should
- * not yet include the `file://` prefix.
- */
-std::string url_encode_path(std::string path);
diff --git a/src/common/utils.cpp b/src/common/utils.cpp
index c98e0d27..16d380b6 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utils.cpp
@@ -107,6 +107,115 @@ size_t strlcpy_buffer(char* dst, const std::string& src, size_t size) {
     return src.size();
 }
 
+std::string xml_escape(std::string string) {
+    // Implementation idea stolen from https://stackoverflow.com/a/5665377
+    std::string escaped;
+    escaped.reserve(
+        static_cast<size_t>(static_cast<double>(string.size()) * 1.1));
+    for (const char& character : string) {
+        switch (character) {
+            case '&':
+                escaped.append("&amp;");
+                break;
+            case '\"':
+                escaped.append("&quot;");
+                break;
+            case '\'':
+                escaped.append("&apos;");
+                break;
+            case '<':
+                escaped.append("&lt;");
+                break;
+            case '>':
+                escaped.append("&gt;");
+                break;
+            default:
+                escaped.push_back(character);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return escaped;
+}
+
+std::string url_encode_path(std::string path) {
+    // We only need to escape a couple of special characters here. This is used
+    // in the notifications as well as in the XDND proxy. We encode the reserved
+    // characters mentioned here, with the exception of the forward slash:
+    // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percent-encoding#Reserved_characters
+    std::string escaped;
+    escaped.reserve(
+        static_cast<size_t>(static_cast<double>(path.size()) * 1.1));
+    for (const char& character : path) {
+        switch (character) {
+            // Spaces are somehow in the above list, but Bitwig Studio requires
+            // spaces to be escaped in the `text/uri-list` format
+            case ' ':
+                escaped.append("%20");
+                break;
+            case '!':
+                escaped.append("%21");
+                break;
+            case '#':
+                escaped.append("%23");
+                break;
+            case '$':
+                escaped.append("%24");
+                break;
+            case '%':
+                escaped.append("%25");
+                break;
+            case '&':
+                escaped.append("%26");
+                break;
+            case '\'':
+                escaped.append("%27");
+                break;
+            case '(':
+                escaped.append("%28");
+                break;
+            case ')':
+                escaped.append("%29");
+                break;
+            case '*':
+                escaped.append("%2A");
+                break;
+            case '+':
+                escaped.append("%2B");
+                break;
+            case ',':
+                escaped.append("%2C");
+                break;
+            case ':':
+                escaped.append("%3A");
+                break;
+            case ';':
+                escaped.append("%3B");
+                break;
+            case '=':
+                escaped.append("%3D");
+                break;
+            case '?':
+                escaped.append("%3F");
+                break;
+            case '@':
+                escaped.append("%40");
+                break;
+            case '[':
+                escaped.append("%5B");
+                break;
+            case ']':
+                escaped.append("%5D");
+                break;
+            default:
+                escaped.push_back(character);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return escaped;
+}
+
 ScopedFlushToZero::ScopedFlushToZero() noexcept {
     old_ftz_mode_ = _MM_GET_FLUSH_ZERO_MODE();
     _MM_SET_FLUSH_ZERO_MODE(_MM_FLUSH_ZERO_ON);
diff --git a/src/common/utils.h b/src/common/utils.h
index 7648ce7f..7a7bc276 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.h
+++ b/src/common/utils.h
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ std::optional<rlim_t> get_rttime_limit() noexcept;
  */
 bool is_watchdog_timer_disabled();
 
+/**
+ * Escape XML entities within a string. Used inside of desktop notifications.
+ */
+std::string xml_escape(std::string string);
+
+/**
+ * URL encode a file path. We won't escape forward slashes, and `path` should
+ * not yet include the `file://` prefix.
+ */
+std::string url_encode_path(std::string path);
+
 /**
  * An implementation of BSD's `strlcpy()` function specialized for copying C++
  * strings to char buffers.
diff --git a/src/wine-host/meson.build b/src/wine-host/meson.build
index 91db1d1c..e86e6d1f 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/meson.build
+++ b/src/wine-host/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ if is_64bit_system
 
     asio_dep,
     bitsery_dep,
-    dbus_dep,
     function2_dep,
     ghc_filesystem_dep,
     rt_dep,
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ if with_bitbridge
     asio_dep,
     ghc_filesystem_dep,
     bitsery_dep,
-    dbus_dep,
     function2_dep,
     rt_dep,
     tomlplusplus_dep,
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@ host_sources = files(
   '../common/logging/common.cpp',
   '../common/logging/vst2.cpp',
   '../common/audio-shm.cpp',
-  '../common/notifications.cpp',
   '../common/plugins.cpp',
   '../common/process.cpp',
   '../common/utils.cpp',