diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
index 65c417279875..19eabe692997 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/views/views.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 )
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.date_summary import verified_upgrade_deadline_link
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.exceptions import CourseAccessRedirect, Redirect
-from lms.djangoapps.courseware.jwt import unpack_jwt
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.masquerade import is_masquerading_as_specific_student, setup_masquerade
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.model_data import FieldDataCache
 from lms.djangoapps.courseware.models import BaseStudentModuleHistory, StudentModule
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.zendesk_proxy.utils import create_zendesk_ticket
 from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
 from openedx.core.lib.courses import get_course_by_id
+from openedx.core.lib.jwt import unpack_jwt
 from openedx.core.lib.mobile_utils import is_request_from_mobile_app
 from openedx.features.course_duration_limits.access import generate_course_expired_fragment
 from openedx.features.course_experience import course_home_url
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/jwt.py b/openedx/core/lib/jwt.py
similarity index 100%
rename from lms/djangoapps/courseware/jwt.py
rename to openedx/core/lib/jwt.py
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_jwt.py b/openedx/core/lib/tests/test_jwt.py
similarity index 97%
rename from lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_jwt.py
rename to openedx/core/lib/tests/test_jwt.py
index a513b1fec634..79caf0207fa1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_jwt.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/tests/test_jwt.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from jwkest import BadSignature, Expired, Invalid, MissingKey, jwk
 from jwkest.jws import JWS
 
-from lms.djangoapps.courseware.jwt import _encode_and_sign, create_jwt, unpack_jwt
+from openedx.core.lib.jwt import _encode_and_sign, create_jwt, unpack_jwt
 
 
 test_user_id = 121