diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 6ef9cd2e62..3d8641e168 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1174,6 +1174,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "deno_lockfile",
  "deno_npm",
  "deno_package_json",
+ "deno_path_util",
  "deno_runtime",
  "deno_semver",
  "deno_task_shell",
@@ -1570,6 +1571,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "base32",
  "deno_core",
  "deno_io",
+ "deno_path_util",
  "deno_permissions",
  "filetime",
  "junction",
@@ -1682,6 +1684,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "deno_core",
  "deno_fetch",
+ "deno_path_util",
  "deno_permissions",
  "deno_tls",
  "denokv_proto",
@@ -1800,6 +1803,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "deno_media_type",
  "deno_net",
  "deno_package_json",
+ "deno_path_util",
  "deno_permissions",
  "deno_whoami",
  "der",
@@ -1916,11 +1920,23 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "deno_path_util"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "625b490bc4734ff778926d7034650a2ddcef2fd42b71e30bb722249156d5a144"
+dependencies = [
+ "percent-encoding",
+ "thiserror",
+ "url",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "deno_permissions"
 version = "0.28.0"
 dependencies = [
  "deno_core",
+ "deno_path_util",
  "deno_terminal 0.2.0",
  "fqdn",
  "libc",
@@ -1953,6 +1969,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "deno_napi",
  "deno_net",
  "deno_node",
+ "deno_path_util",
  "deno_permissions",
  "deno_terminal 0.2.0",
  "deno_tls",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 81cbf8b4c6..3bb9f2d46e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ deno_core = { version = "0.311.0" }
 deno_bench_util = { version = "0.162.0", path = "./bench_util" }
 deno_lockfile = "=0.23.1"
 deno_media_type = { version = "0.1.4", features = ["module_specifier"] }
+deno_path_util = "=0.1.1"
 deno_permissions = { version = "0.28.0", path = "./runtime/permissions" }
 deno_runtime = { version = "0.177.0", path = "./runtime" }
 deno_semver = "=0.5.13"
diff --git a/cli/Cargo.toml b/cli/Cargo.toml
index f5a8624e1d..ddcf7119f4 100644
--- a/cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ deno_lint = { version = "=0.67.0", features = ["docs"] }
 deno_lockfile.workspace = true
 deno_npm = "=0.25.2"
 deno_package_json.workspace = true
+deno_path_util.workspace = true
 deno_runtime = { workspace = true, features = ["include_js_files_for_snapshotting"] }
 deno_semver.workspace = true
 deno_task_shell = "=0.17.0"
diff --git a/cli/args/flags.rs b/cli/args/flags.rs
index 9938a09552..13c93fa831 100644
--- a/cli/args/flags.rs
+++ b/cli/args/flags.rs
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ use deno_config::glob::PathOrPatternSet;
 use deno_core::anyhow::bail;
 use deno_core::anyhow::Context;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
 use deno_core::resolve_url_or_path;
 use deno_core::url::Url;
 use deno_graph::GraphKind;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_permissions::parse_sys_kind;
 use deno_runtime::deno_permissions::PermissionsOptions;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use log::debug;
 use log::Level;
 use serde::Deserialize;
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ impl Flags {
           if module_specifier.scheme() == "file"
             || module_specifier.scheme() == "npm"
           {
-            if let Ok(p) = specifier_to_file_path(&module_specifier) {
+            if let Ok(p) = url_to_file_path(&module_specifier) {
               Some(vec![p.parent().unwrap().to_path_buf()])
             } else {
               Some(vec![current_dir.to_path_buf()])
diff --git a/cli/args/mod.rs b/cli/args/mod.rs
index c3a4c29377..3ff2a427fb 100644
--- a/cli/args/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/args/mod.rs
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ use deno_config::workspace::WorkspaceDiscoverOptions;
 use deno_config::workspace::WorkspaceDiscoverStart;
 use deno_config::workspace::WorkspaceLintConfig;
 use deno_config::workspace::WorkspaceResolver;
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
 use deno_core::resolve_url_or_path;
 use deno_graph::GraphKind;
 use deno_npm::npm_rc::NpmRc;
 use deno_npm::npm_rc::ResolvedNpmRc;
 use deno_npm::resolution::ValidSerializedNpmResolutionSnapshot;
 use deno_npm::NpmSystemInfo;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 use deno_semver::npm::NpmPackageReqReference;
 use import_map::resolve_import_map_value_from_specifier;
 
diff --git a/cli/file_fetcher.rs b/cli/file_fetcher.rs
index ca11449393..1bf7635949 100644
--- a/cli/file_fetcher.rs
+++ b/cli/file_fetcher.rs
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ use deno_core::url::Url;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
 use deno_graph::source::LoaderChecksum;
 
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_permissions::PermissionsContainer;
 use deno_runtime::deno_web::BlobStore;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use log::debug;
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ impl MemoryFiles {
 
 /// Fetch a source file from the local file system.
 fn fetch_local(specifier: &ModuleSpecifier) -> Result<File, AnyError> {
-  let local = specifier_to_file_path(specifier).map_err(|_| {
+  let local = url_to_file_path(specifier).map_err(|_| {
     uri_error(format!("Invalid file path.\n  Specifier: {specifier}"))
   })?;
   // If it doesnt have a extension, we want to treat it as typescript by default
diff --git a/cli/graph_util.rs b/cli/graph_util.rs
index 17f7d6739f..7d03d3c0b2 100644
--- a/cli/graph_util.rs
+++ b/cli/graph_util.rs
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ use deno_graph::ModuleGraph;
 use deno_graph::ModuleGraphError;
 use deno_graph::ResolutionError;
 use deno_graph::SpecifierError;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_fs::FileSystem;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node;
 use deno_runtime::deno_permissions::PermissionsContainer;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use deno_semver::jsr::JsrDepPackageReq;
 use deno_semver::package::PackageNv;
 use import_map::ImportMapError;
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ pub fn has_graph_root_local_dependent_changed(
     },
   );
   while let Some((s, _)) = dependent_specifiers.next() {
-    if let Ok(path) = specifier_to_file_path(s) {
+    if let Ok(path) = url_to_file_path(s) {
       if let Ok(path) = canonicalize_path(&path) {
         if canonicalized_changed_paths.contains(&path) {
           return true;
diff --git a/cli/lsp/analysis.rs b/cli/lsp/analysis.rs
index fee9c86cbe..80db66d64c 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/analysis.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/analysis.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ use deno_core::serde::Serialize;
 use deno_core::serde_json;
 use deno_core::serde_json::json;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::PathClean;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use deno_semver::jsr::JsrPackageNvReference;
 use deno_semver::jsr::JsrPackageReqReference;
 use deno_semver::npm::NpmPackageReqReference;
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ impl<'a> TsResponseImportMapper<'a> {
       .flatten()?;
     let root_folder = package_json.path.parent()?;
 
-    let specifier_path = specifier_to_file_path(specifier).ok()?;
+    let specifier_path = url_to_file_path(specifier).ok()?;
     let mut search_paths = vec![specifier_path.clone()];
     // TypeScript will provide a .js extension for quick fixes, so do
     // a search for the .d.ts file instead
diff --git a/cli/lsp/cache.rs b/cli/lsp/cache.rs
index a32087842d..db10dc9677 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/cache.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/cache.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use crate::lsp::logging::lsp_warn;
 
 use deno_core::url::Url;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub fn calculate_fs_version(
 ) -> Option<String> {
   match specifier.scheme() {
     "npm" | "node" | "data" | "blob" => None,
-    "file" => specifier_to_file_path(specifier)
+    "file" => url_to_file_path(specifier)
       .ok()
       .and_then(|path| calculate_fs_version_at_path(&path)),
     _ => calculate_fs_version_in_cache(cache, specifier, file_referrer),
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ impl Default for LspCache {
 impl LspCache {
   pub fn new(global_cache_url: Option<Url>) -> Self {
     let global_cache_path = global_cache_url.and_then(|s| {
-      specifier_to_file_path(&s)
+      url_to_file_path(&s)
         .inspect(|p| {
           lsp_log!("Resolved global cache path: \"{}\"", p.to_string_lossy());
         })
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ impl LspCache {
     &self,
     specifier: &ModuleSpecifier,
   ) -> Option<ModuleSpecifier> {
-    let path = specifier_to_file_path(specifier).ok()?;
+    let path = url_to_file_path(specifier).ok()?;
     let vendor = self
       .vendors_by_scope
       .iter()
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl LspCache {
   }
 
   pub fn is_valid_file_referrer(&self, specifier: &ModuleSpecifier) -> bool {
-    if let Ok(path) = specifier_to_file_path(specifier) {
+    if let Ok(path) = url_to_file_path(specifier) {
       if !path.starts_with(&self.deno_dir().root) {
         return true;
       }
diff --git a/cli/lsp/completions.rs b/cli/lsp/completions.rs
index b3d6fbbd04..a040be5691 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/completions.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/completions.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ use deno_core::serde::Serialize;
 use deno_core::serde_json::json;
 use deno_core::url::Position;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_semver::jsr::JsrPackageReqReference;
 use deno_semver::package::PackageNv;
 use import_map::ImportMap;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ fn get_local_completions(
       ResolutionMode::Execution,
     )
     .ok()?;
-  let resolved_parent_path = specifier_to_file_path(&resolved_parent).ok()?;
+  let resolved_parent_path = url_to_file_path(&resolved_parent).ok()?;
   let raw_parent =
     &text[..text.char_indices().rfind(|(_, c)| *c == '/')?.0 + 1];
   if resolved_parent_path.is_dir() {
diff --git a/cli/lsp/config.rs b/cli/lsp/config.rs
index e55e7b734d..dcb6120a45 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/config.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/config.rs
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
 use deno_lint::linter::LintConfig as DenoLintConfig;
 use deno_npm::npm_rc::ResolvedNpmRc;
 use deno_package_json::PackageJsonCache;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::PackageJson;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use indexmap::IndexSet;
 use lsp_types::ClientCapabilities;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ impl Settings {
   /// Returns `None` if the value should be deferred to the presence of a
   /// `deno.json` file.
   pub fn specifier_enabled(&self, specifier: &ModuleSpecifier) -> Option<bool> {
-    let Ok(path) = specifier_to_file_path(specifier) else {
+    let Ok(path) = url_to_file_path(specifier) else {
       // Non-file URLs are not disabled by these settings.
       return Some(true);
     };
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ impl Settings {
     let mut disable_paths = vec![];
     let mut enable_paths = None;
     if let Some(folder_uri) = folder_uri {
-      if let Ok(folder_path) = specifier_to_file_path(folder_uri) {
+      if let Ok(folder_path) = url_to_file_path(folder_uri) {
         disable_paths = settings
           .disable_paths
           .iter()
@@ -847,12 +847,12 @@ impl Settings {
     &self,
     specifier: &ModuleSpecifier,
   ) -> (&WorkspaceSettings, Option<&ModuleSpecifier>) {
-    let Ok(path) = specifier_to_file_path(specifier) else {
+    let Ok(path) = url_to_file_path(specifier) else {
       return (&self.unscoped, self.first_folder.as_ref());
     };
     for (folder_uri, settings) in self.by_workspace_folder.iter().rev() {
       if let Some(settings) = settings {
-        let Ok(folder_path) = specifier_to_file_path(folder_uri) else {
+        let Ok(folder_path) = url_to_file_path(folder_uri) else {
           continue;
         };
         if path.starts_with(folder_path) {
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ impl ConfigTree {
         let config_file_path = (|| {
           let config_setting = ws_settings.config.as_ref()?;
           let config_uri = folder_uri.join(config_setting).ok()?;
-          specifier_to_file_path(&config_uri).ok()
+          url_to_file_path(&config_uri).ok()
         })();
         if config_file_path.is_some() || ws_settings.import_map.is_some() {
           scopes.insert(
@@ -1844,7 +1844,7 @@ impl ConfigTree {
     let scope = config_file.specifier.join(".").unwrap();
     let json_text = serde_json::to_string(&config_file.json).unwrap();
     let test_fs = deno_runtime::deno_fs::InMemoryFs::default();
-    let config_path = specifier_to_file_path(&config_file.specifier).unwrap();
+    let config_path = url_to_file_path(&config_file.specifier).unwrap();
     test_fs.setup_text_files(vec![(
       config_path.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
       json_text,
diff --git a/cli/lsp/documents.rs b/cli/lsp/documents.rs
index e96b8831bb..7d1ca6810d 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/documents.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/documents.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ use deno_core::parking_lot::Mutex;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
 use deno_graph::source::ResolutionMode;
 use deno_graph::Resolution;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use deno_semver::jsr::JsrPackageReqReference;
 use deno_semver::npm::NpmPackageReqReference;
 use deno_semver::package::PackageReq;
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ impl FileSystemDocuments {
     file_referrer: Option<&ModuleSpecifier>,
   ) -> Option<Arc<Document>> {
     let doc = if specifier.scheme() == "file" {
-      let path = specifier_to_file_path(specifier).ok()?;
+      let path = url_to_file_path(specifier).ok()?;
       let bytes = fs::read(path).ok()?;
       let content =
         deno_graph::source::decode_owned_source(specifier, bytes, None).ok()?;
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ impl Documents {
         return true;
       }
       if specifier.scheme() == "file" {
-        return specifier_to_file_path(&specifier)
+        return url_to_file_path(&specifier)
           .map(|p| p.is_file())
           .unwrap_or(false);
       }
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ impl Documents {
       let fs_docs = &self.file_system_docs;
       // Clean up non-existent documents.
       fs_docs.docs.retain(|specifier, _| {
-        let Ok(path) = specifier_to_file_path(specifier) else {
+        let Ok(path) = url_to_file_path(specifier) else {
           // Remove non-file schemed docs (deps). They may not be dependencies
           // anymore after updating resolvers.
           return false;
diff --git a/cli/lsp/language_server.rs b/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
index 216b14de62..3fe969ba3d 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/language_server.rs
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ use deno_core::url::Url;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
 use deno_graph::GraphKind;
 use deno_graph::Resolution;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_tls::rustls::RootCertStore;
 use deno_runtime::deno_tls::RootCertStoreProvider;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use deno_semver::jsr::JsrPackageReqReference;
 use indexmap::Equivalent;
 use indexmap::IndexSet;
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ impl Inner {
     let maybe_root_path = self
       .config
       .root_uri()
-      .and_then(|uri| specifier_to_file_path(uri).ok());
+      .and_then(|uri| url_to_file_path(uri).ok());
     let root_cert_store = get_root_cert_store(
       maybe_root_path,
       workspace_settings.certificate_stores.clone(),
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ impl Inner {
     let mut roots = config
       .workspace_folders
       .iter()
-      .filter_map(|p| specifier_to_file_path(&p.0).ok())
+      .filter_map(|p| url_to_file_path(&p.0).ok())
       .collect::<Vec<_>>();
     roots.sort();
     let roots = roots
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ impl Inner {
     {
       return;
     }
-    match specifier_to_file_path(&specifier) {
+    match url_to_file_path(&specifier) {
       Ok(path) if is_importable_ext(&path) => {}
       _ => return,
     }
@@ -1362,7 +1362,7 @@ impl Inner {
     {
       specifier = uri_to_url(&params.text_document.uri);
     }
-    let file_path = specifier_to_file_path(&specifier).map_err(|err| {
+    let file_path = url_to_file_path(&specifier).map_err(|err| {
       error!("{:#}", err);
       LspError::invalid_request()
     })?;
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ impl Inner {
     let maybe_root_path_owned = self
       .config
       .root_uri()
-      .and_then(|uri| specifier_to_file_path(uri).ok());
+      .and_then(|uri| url_to_file_path(uri).ok());
     let mut resolved_items = Vec::<CallHierarchyIncomingCall>::new();
     for item in incoming_calls.iter() {
       if let Some(resolved) = item.try_resolve_call_hierarchy_incoming_call(
@@ -2554,7 +2554,7 @@ impl Inner {
     let maybe_root_path_owned = self
       .config
       .root_uri()
-      .and_then(|uri| specifier_to_file_path(uri).ok());
+      .and_then(|uri| url_to_file_path(uri).ok());
     let mut resolved_items = Vec::<CallHierarchyOutgoingCall>::new();
     for item in outgoing_calls.iter() {
       if let Some(resolved) = item.try_resolve_call_hierarchy_outgoing_call(
@@ -2603,7 +2603,7 @@ impl Inner {
       let maybe_root_path_owned = self
         .config
         .root_uri()
-        .and_then(|uri| specifier_to_file_path(uri).ok());
+        .and_then(|uri| url_to_file_path(uri).ok());
       let mut resolved_items = Vec::<CallHierarchyItem>::new();
       match one_or_many {
         tsc::OneOrMany::One(item) => {
diff --git a/cli/lsp/resolver.rs b/cli/lsp/resolver.rs
index 2844eb6f98..f98b23a3f9 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/resolver.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/resolver.rs
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ use deno_graph::source::Resolver;
 use deno_graph::GraphImport;
 use deno_graph::ModuleSpecifier;
 use deno_npm::NpmSystemInfo;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_fs;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::NodeResolver;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::PackageJson;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use deno_semver::jsr::JsrPackageReqReference;
 use deno_semver::npm::NpmPackageReqReference;
 use deno_semver::package::PackageNv;
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ async fn create_npm_resolver(
       fs: Arc::new(deno_fs::RealFs),
       root_node_modules_dir: config_data.and_then(|config_data| {
         config_data.node_modules_dir.clone().or_else(|| {
-          specifier_to_file_path(&config_data.scope)
+          url_to_file_path(&config_data.scope)
             .ok()
             .map(|p| p.join("node_modules/"))
         })
diff --git a/cli/lsp/tsc.rs b/cli/lsp/tsc.rs
index fe3708d3cb..c8b5c47f83 100644
--- a/cli/lsp/tsc.rs
+++ b/cli/lsp/tsc.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
 use deno_core::OpState;
 use deno_core::PollEventLoopOptions;
 use deno_core::RuntimeOptions;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::inspector_server::InspectorServer;
 use deno_runtime::tokio_util::create_basic_runtime;
 use indexmap::IndexMap;
@@ -3191,7 +3191,7 @@ impl CallHierarchyItem {
     let use_file_name = self.is_source_file_item();
     let maybe_file_path = if uri.scheme().is_some_and(|s| s.as_str() == "file")
     {
-      specifier_to_file_path(&uri_to_url(&uri)).ok()
+      url_to_file_path(&uri_to_url(&uri)).ok()
     } else {
       None
     };
diff --git a/cli/npm/byonm.rs b/cli/npm/byonm.rs
index 4c8bbd3948..83c4067655 100644
--- a/cli/npm/byonm.rs
+++ b/cli/npm/byonm.rs
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ use deno_core::anyhow::bail;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
 use deno_core::serde_json;
 use deno_package_json::PackageJsonDepValue;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::deno_fs::FileSystem;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::DenoPkgJsonFsAdapter;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::NodePermissions;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::NodeRequireResolver;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::PackageJson;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::ops::process::NpmProcessStateProvider;
 use deno_semver::package::PackageReq;
 use deno_semver::Version;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl ByonmCliNpmResolver {
     }
 
     // attempt to resolve the npm specifier from the referrer's package.json,
-    if let Ok(file_path) = specifier_to_file_path(referrer) {
+    if let Ok(file_path) = url_to_file_path(referrer) {
       let mut current_path = file_path.as_path();
       while let Some(dir_path) = current_path.parent() {
         let package_json_path = dir_path.join("package.json");
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ impl NpmResolver for ByonmCliNpmResolver {
       name: &str,
       referrer: &ModuleSpecifier,
     ) -> Result<PathBuf, PackageFolderResolveError> {
-      let maybe_referrer_file = specifier_to_file_path(referrer).ok();
+      let maybe_referrer_file = url_to_file_path(referrer).ok();
       let maybe_start_folder =
         maybe_referrer_file.as_ref().and_then(|f| f.parent());
       if let Some(start_folder) = maybe_start_folder {
diff --git a/cli/resolver.rs b/cli/resolver.rs
index 07cb6931df..cf4cd8b74a 100644
--- a/cli/resolver.rs
+++ b/cli/resolver.rs
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ use deno_graph::NpmLoadError;
 use deno_graph::NpmResolvePkgReqsResult;
 use deno_npm::resolution::NpmResolutionError;
 use deno_package_json::PackageJsonDepValue;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_runtime::colors;
 use deno_runtime::deno_fs;
 use deno_runtime::deno_fs::FileSystem;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::is_builtin_node_module;
 use deno_runtime::deno_node::NodeResolver;
-use deno_runtime::fs_util::specifier_to_file_path;
 use deno_semver::npm::NpmPackageReqReference;
 use deno_semver::package::PackageReq;
 use node_resolver::errors::ClosestPkgJsonError;
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ impl SloppyImportsResolver {
       return None;
     }
 
-    let path = specifier_to_file_path(specifier).ok()?;
+    let path = url_to_file_path(specifier).ok()?;
 
     #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
     enum SloppyImportsResolutionReason {
diff --git a/cli/tools/task.rs b/cli/tools/task.rs
index ae91f53a7a..a5a5027d0f 100644
--- a/cli/tools/task.rs
+++ b/cli/tools/task.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use deno_core::anyhow::anyhow;
 use deno_core::anyhow::bail;
 use deno_core::anyhow::Context;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 use deno_task_shell::ShellCommand;
 
 use crate::args::CliOptions;
diff --git a/cli/util/fs.rs b/cli/util/fs.rs
index fdf6035ecd..7cf91bbb59 100644
--- a/cli/util/fs.rs
+++ b/cli/util/fs.rs
@@ -708,8 +708,8 @@ pub fn specifier_from_file_path(
 mod tests {
   use super::*;
   use deno_core::futures;
-  use deno_core::normalize_path;
   use deno_core::parking_lot::Mutex;
+  use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
   use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
   use test_util::PathRef;
   use test_util::TempDir;
diff --git a/ext/fs/Cargo.toml b/ext/fs/Cargo.toml
index 894b307efa..42717dccb0 100644
--- a/ext/fs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ext/fs/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ async-trait.workspace = true
 base32.workspace = true
 deno_core.workspace = true
 deno_io.workspace = true
+deno_path_util.workspace = true
 deno_permissions.workspace = true
 filetime.workspace = true
 libc.workspace = true
diff --git a/ext/fs/in_memory_fs.rs b/ext/fs/in_memory_fs.rs
index 027539e849..2692023860 100644
--- a/ext/fs/in_memory_fs.rs
+++ b/ext/fs/in_memory_fs.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
 use deno_core::parking_lot::Mutex;
 use deno_io::fs::File;
 use deno_io::fs::FsError;
 use deno_io::fs::FsResult;
 use deno_io::fs::FsStat;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 
 use crate::interface::AccessCheckCb;
 use crate::interface::FsDirEntry;
diff --git a/ext/fs/std_fs.rs b/ext/fs/std_fs.rs
index d8d5f65027..443c26819d 100644
--- a/ext/fs/std_fs.rs
+++ b/ext/fs/std_fs.rs
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
 use deno_core::unsync::spawn_blocking;
 use deno_io::fs::File;
 use deno_io::fs::FsError;
 use deno_io::fs::FsResult;
 use deno_io::fs::FsStat;
 use deno_io::StdFileResourceInner;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 
 use crate::interface::AccessCheckCb;
 use crate::interface::FsDirEntry;
diff --git a/ext/kv/Cargo.toml b/ext/kv/Cargo.toml
index eee4762eb4..9b2d596d06 100644
--- a/ext/kv/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ext/kv/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ bytes.workspace = true
 chrono = { workspace = true, features = ["now"] }
 deno_core.workspace = true
 deno_fetch.workspace = true
+deno_path_util.workspace = true
 deno_permissions.workspace = true
 deno_tls.workspace = true
 denokv_proto.workspace = true
diff --git a/ext/kv/sqlite.rs b/ext/kv/sqlite.rs
index 8027ff03d4..0b4a3693c4 100644
--- a/ext/kv/sqlite.rs
+++ b/ext/kv/sqlite.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ use std::sync::OnceLock;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use deno_core::error::type_error;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
 use deno_core::unsync::spawn_blocking;
 use deno_core::OpState;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 pub use denokv_sqlite::SqliteBackendError;
 use denokv_sqlite::SqliteConfig;
 use denokv_sqlite::SqliteNotifier;
diff --git a/ext/node/Cargo.toml b/ext/node/Cargo.toml
index 17da17cd81..06a91c501f 100644
--- a/ext/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/ext/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ deno_io.workspace = true
 deno_media_type.workspace = true
 deno_net.workspace = true
 deno_package_json.workspace = true
+deno_path_util.workspace = true
 deno_permissions.workspace = true
 deno_whoami = "0.1.0"
 der = { version = "0.7.9", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/ext/node/ops/require.rs b/ext/node/ops/require.rs
index 3578719d0c..15667aae73 100644
--- a/ext/node/ops/require.rs
+++ b/ext/node/ops/require.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 use deno_core::anyhow::Context;
 use deno_core::error::generic_error;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
 use deno_core::op2;
 use deno_core::url::Url;
 use deno_core::v8;
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
 use deno_core::OpState;
 use deno_fs::FileSystemRc;
 use deno_package_json::PackageJsonRc;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 use node_resolver::NodeModuleKind;
 use node_resolver::NodeResolutionMode;
 use node_resolver::REQUIRE_CONDITIONS;
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ where
   } else {
     let current_dir =
       &(fs.cwd().map_err(AnyError::from)).context("Unable to get CWD")?;
-    deno_core::normalize_path(current_dir.join(from))
+    deno_path_util::normalize_path(current_dir.join(from))
   };
 
   ensure_read_permission::<P>(state, &from)?;
diff --git a/runtime/Cargo.toml b/runtime/Cargo.toml
index ea2978c49b..d999513d28 100644
--- a/runtime/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/Cargo.toml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ deno_kv.workspace = true
 deno_napi.workspace = true
 deno_net.workspace = true
 deno_node.workspace = true
+deno_path_util.workspace = true
 deno_permissions.workspace = true
 deno_terminal.workspace = true
 deno_tls.workspace = true
diff --git a/runtime/fs_util.rs b/runtime/fs_util.rs
index 15ebafdf61..a858e9770d 100644
--- a/runtime/fs_util.rs
+++ b/runtime/fs_util.rs
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@
 
 use deno_core::anyhow::Context;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
-pub use deno_core::normalize_path;
-pub use deno_permissions::specifier_to_file_path;
-
 #[inline]
 pub fn resolve_from_cwd(path: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf, AnyError> {
   if path.is_absolute() {
diff --git a/runtime/ops/os/mod.rs b/runtime/ops/os/mod.rs
index 544031dd7b..bd9260e97e 100644
--- a/runtime/ops/os/mod.rs
+++ b/runtime/ops/os/mod.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ use super::utils::into_string;
 use crate::worker::ExitCode;
 use deno_core::error::type_error;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
 use deno_core::op2;
 use deno_core::v8;
 use deno_core::OpState;
 use deno_node::NODE_ENV_VAR_ALLOWLIST;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 use deno_permissions::PermissionsContainer;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
diff --git a/runtime/ops/process.rs b/runtime/ops/process.rs
index 530dcf49be..f6555e9324 100644
--- a/runtime/ops/process.rs
+++ b/runtime/ops/process.rs
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ fn resolve_cmd(cmd: &str, env: &RunEnv) -> Result<PathBuf, AnyError> {
 }
 
 fn resolve_path(path: &str, cwd: &Path) -> PathBuf {
-  deno_core::normalize_path(cwd.join(path))
+  deno_path_util::normalize_path(cwd.join(path))
 }
 
 fn check_run_permission(
diff --git a/runtime/permissions.rs b/runtime/permissions.rs
index 9b2737b4fc..533319c4ef 100644
--- a/runtime/permissions.rs
+++ b/runtime/permissions.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use deno_core::anyhow::bail;
 use deno_core::anyhow::Context;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
 use deno_permissions::AllowRunDescriptor;
 use deno_permissions::AllowRunDescriptorParseResult;
 use deno_permissions::DenyRunDescriptor;
diff --git a/runtime/permissions/Cargo.toml b/runtime/permissions/Cargo.toml
index 9821b61484..37500d3ebb 100644
--- a/runtime/permissions/Cargo.toml
+++ b/runtime/permissions/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ path = "lib.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
 deno_core.workspace = true
+deno_path_util.workspace = true
 deno_terminal.workspace = true
 fqdn = "0.3.4"
 libc.workspace = true
diff --git a/runtime/permissions/lib.rs b/runtime/permissions/lib.rs
index 5d8e76125e..e919b81b60 100644
--- a/runtime/permissions/lib.rs
+++ b/runtime/permissions/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use deno_core::error::custom_error;
 use deno_core::error::type_error;
 use deno_core::error::uri_error;
 use deno_core::error::AnyError;
-use deno_core::normalize_path;
 use deno_core::parking_lot::Mutex;
 use deno_core::serde::de;
 use deno_core::serde::Deserialize;
@@ -16,6 +15,8 @@ use deno_core::serde_json;
 use deno_core::unsync::sync::AtomicFlag;
 use deno_core::url::Url;
 use deno_core::ModuleSpecifier;
+use deno_path_util::normalize_path;
+use deno_path_util::url_to_file_path;
 use deno_terminal::colors;
 use fqdn::FQDN;
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
@@ -2032,52 +2033,6 @@ impl Permissions {
   }
 }
 
-/// Attempts to convert a specifier to a file path. By default, uses the Url
-/// crate's `to_file_path()` method, but falls back to try and resolve unix-style
-/// paths on Windows.
-pub fn specifier_to_file_path(
-  specifier: &ModuleSpecifier,
-) -> Result<PathBuf, AnyError> {
-  let result = if specifier.scheme() != "file" {
-    Err(())
-  } else if cfg!(windows) {
-    if specifier.host().is_some() {
-      Err(())
-    } else {
-      match specifier.to_file_path() {
-        Ok(path) => Ok(path),
-        Err(()) => {
-          // This might be a unix-style path which is used in the tests even on Windows.
-          // Attempt to see if we can convert it to a `PathBuf`. This code should be removed
-          // once/if https://github.com/servo/rust-url/issues/730 is implemented.
-          if specifier.scheme() == "file"
-            && specifier.port().is_none()
-            && specifier.path_segments().is_some()
-          {
-            let path_str = specifier.path();
-            match String::from_utf8(
-              percent_encoding::percent_decode(path_str.as_bytes()).collect(),
-            ) {
-              Ok(path_str) => Ok(PathBuf::from(path_str)),
-              Err(_) => Err(()),
-            }
-          } else {
-            Err(())
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  } else {
-    specifier.to_file_path()
-  };
-  match result {
-    Ok(path) => Ok(path),
-    Err(()) => Err(uri_error(format!(
-      "Invalid file path.\n  Specifier: {specifier}"
-    ))),
-  }
-}
-
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum CheckSpecifierKind {
   Static,
@@ -2130,7 +2085,7 @@ impl PermissionsContainer {
           return Ok(());
         }
 
-        match specifier_to_file_path(specifier) {
+        match url_to_file_path(specifier) {
           Ok(path) => inner.read.check(
             &PathQueryDescriptor {
               requested: path.to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
@@ -4453,38 +4408,4 @@ mod tests {
       );
     }
   }
-
-  #[test]
-  fn test_specifier_to_file_path() {
-    run_success_test("file:///", "/");
-    run_success_test("file:///test", "/test");
-    run_success_test("file:///dir/test/test.txt", "/dir/test/test.txt");
-    run_success_test(
-      "file:///dir/test%20test/test.txt",
-      "/dir/test test/test.txt",
-    );
-
-    assert_no_panic_specifier_to_file_path("file:/");
-    assert_no_panic_specifier_to_file_path("file://");
-    assert_no_panic_specifier_to_file_path("file://asdf/");
-    assert_no_panic_specifier_to_file_path("file://asdf/66666/a.ts");
-
-    fn run_success_test(specifier: &str, expected_path: &str) {
-      let result =
-        specifier_to_file_path(&ModuleSpecifier::parse(specifier).unwrap())
-          .unwrap();
-      assert_eq!(result, PathBuf::from(expected_path));
-    }
-    fn assert_no_panic_specifier_to_file_path(specifier: &str) {
-      let result =
-        specifier_to_file_path(&ModuleSpecifier::parse(specifier).unwrap());
-      match result {
-        Ok(_) => (),
-        Err(err) => assert_eq!(
-          err.to_string(),
-          format!("Invalid file path.\n  Specifier: {specifier}")
-        ),
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }