diff --git a/lib/compass.rb b/lib/compass.rb
index 91d1af94..ebd83e8e 100644
--- a/lib/compass.rb
+++ b/lib/compass.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Compass
 end
 
-%w(dependencies sass_extensions core_ext version errors).each do |lib|
+%w(dependencies util sass_extensions core_ext version errors).each do |lib|
   require "compass/#{lib}"
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb b/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
index f1e8db1a..e0ba7e5e 100644
--- a/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/exec/helpers.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Compass::Exec
       else
         unless arguments.include?("-h") || arguments.include?("--help")
           Compass::Logger.new.red do
-            Haml::Util.haml_warn "WARNING: This interface is deprecated. Please use the new subcommand interface.\nSee `compass help` for more information.\n"
+            Compass::Util.compass_warn "WARNING: This interface is deprecated. Please use the new subcommand interface.\nSee `compass help` for more information.\n"
           end
         end
         SwitchUI
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/colors.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/colors.rb
index 8f5f78ab..f7ba0173 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/colors.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/functions/colors.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 module Compass::SassExtensions::Functions::Colors
-  if defined?(Sass::Util)
-    include Sass::Util
-  else
-    include Haml::Util
-  end
+  include Compass::Util
 
   # a genericized version of lighten/darken so that negative values can be used.
   def adjust_lightness(color, amount)
diff --git a/lib/compass/util.rb b/lib/compass/util.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..516be5f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compass/util.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module Compass::Util
+  extend self
+
+  if defined?(Sass::Util)
+    WARN_METHOD = :sass_warn
+    include Sass::Util
+    extend Sass::Util
+  else
+    WARN_METHOD = :haml_warn
+    include Haml::Util
+    extend Haml::Util
+  end
+
+  def compass_warn(*args)
+    send(WARN_METHOD, *args)
+  end
+
+end