diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 848bfcaa..5b36af34 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Waf 1.9
 
 * Reduce the key size in bld.task_sigs
 * Provide a more efficient ConfigSet implementation
-* Remove the split functions from Utils
 * Ensure _cache.py are valid python files
 * Include the tool 'nobuild' by default
 * Set cflags in the beginning / cppflags at the end
@@ -21,3 +20,7 @@ Waf 1.9
 
 and all other issues listed on https://github.com/waf-project/waf/issues
 
+Done
+----
+* Remove the split functions from Utils
+
diff --git a/waflib/Node.py b/waflib/Node.py
index fb3cd273..ef622b4b 100644
--- a/waflib/Node.py
+++ b/waflib/Node.py
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ Ant patterns for files and folders to exclude while doing the
 recursive traversal in :py:meth:`waflib.Node.Node.ant_glob`
 """
 
-# TODO remove in waf 1.9
-split_path = Utils.split_path
-split_path_unix = Utils.split_path_unix
-split_path_cygwin = Utils.split_path_cygwin
-split_path_win32 = Utils.split_path_win32
-
 class Node(object):
 	"""
 	This class is organized in two parts
@@ -297,7 +291,7 @@ class Node(object):
 		"""
 
 		if isinstance(lst, str):
-			lst = [x for x in split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+			lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 		cur = self
 		for x in lst:
@@ -349,7 +343,7 @@ class Node(object):
 		:type lst: string or list of string
 		"""
 		if isinstance(lst, str):
-			lst = [x for x in split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+			lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 		cur = self
 		for x in lst:
@@ -374,7 +368,7 @@ class Node(object):
 		:type lst: string or list of string
 		"""
 		if isinstance(lst, str):
-			lst = [x for x in split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+			lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 		cur = self
 		for x in lst:
@@ -724,7 +718,7 @@ class Node(object):
 		:type lst: string or list of string
 		"""
 		if isinstance(lst, str):
-			lst = [x for x in split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+			lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 		node = self.get_bld().search_node(lst)
 		if not node:
@@ -746,7 +740,7 @@ class Node(object):
 		:type lst: string or list of string
 		"""
 		if isinstance(lst, str):
-			lst = [x for x in split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+			lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 		node = self.get_bld().search_node(lst)
 		if node:
@@ -773,7 +767,7 @@ class Node(object):
 		:type lst: string or list of string
 		"""
 		if isinstance(lst, str):
-			lst = [x for x in split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+			lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 		node = self.find_node(lst)
 		try:
diff --git a/waflib/extras/unc.py b/waflib/extras/unc.py
index d4a9b687..24a4ee68 100644
--- a/waflib/extras/unc.py
+++ b/waflib/extras/unc.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ from waflib import Node, Utils, Context
 
 def find_resource(self, lst):
 	if isinstance(lst, str):
-		lst = [x for x in Node.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+		lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 	if lst[0].startswith('\\\\'):
 		if len(lst) < 3:
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def find_resource(self, lst):
 
 def find_or_declare(self, lst):
 	if isinstance(lst, str):
-		lst = [x for x in Node.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+		lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 	if lst[0].startswith('\\\\'):
 		if len(lst) < 3:
diff --git a/waflib/extras/win32_opts.py b/waflib/extras/win32_opts.py
index 6aad4d53..feee4cf4 100644
--- a/waflib/extras/win32_opts.py
+++ b/waflib/extras/win32_opts.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ if Utils.is_win32:
 	def find_or_declare_win32(self, lst):
 		# assuming that "find_or_declare" is called before the build starts, remove the calls to os.path.isfile
 		if isinstance(lst, str):
-			lst = [x for x in Node.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
+			lst = [x for x in Utils.split_path(lst) if x and x != '.']
 
 		node = self.get_bld().search(lst)
 		if node: