diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 02df4dd3b..112c819e5 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -897,7 +897,6 @@ set (PCH_SOURCES
 	gamedata/g_mapinfo.cpp
 	gamedata/g_skill.cpp
 	gamedata/gi.cpp
-	gamedata/stringtable.cpp
 	gamedata/umapinfo.cpp
 	gamedata/d_dehacked.cpp
 	gamedata/g_doomedmap.cpp
@@ -1146,6 +1145,7 @@ set (PCH_SOURCES
 	common/filesystem/resourcefile.cpp
 	common/engine/sc_man.cpp
 	common/engine/palettecontainer.cpp
+	common/engine/stringtable.cpp
 	
 	utility/m_png.cpp
 	utility/m_random.cpp
diff --git a/src/gamedata/gstrings.h b/src/common/engine/gstrings.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gamedata/gstrings.h
rename to src/common/engine/gstrings.h
diff --git a/src/common/engine/printf.h b/src/common/engine/printf.h
index ef107ae64..70439f7a1 100644
--- a/src/common/engine/printf.h
+++ b/src/common/engine/printf.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 extern "C" int mysnprintf(char* buffer, size_t count, const char* format, ...) ATTRIBUTE((format(printf, 3, 4)));
 extern "C" int myvsnprintf(char* buffer, size_t count, const char* format, va_list argptr) ATTRIBUTE((format(printf, 3, 0)));
 
+#define TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPE		'\034'
+#define TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPESTR		"\034"
+
 #define TEXTCOLOR_BRICK			"\034A"
 #define TEXTCOLOR_TAN			"\034B"
 #define TEXTCOLOR_GRAY			"\034C"
diff --git a/src/gamedata/stringtable.cpp b/src/common/engine/stringtable.cpp
similarity index 99%
rename from src/gamedata/stringtable.cpp
rename to src/common/engine/stringtable.cpp
index bf685c92e..a6cf61e96 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/stringtable.cpp
+++ b/src/common/engine/stringtable.cpp
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 #include "cmdlib.h"
 #include "filesystem.h"
 #include "sc_man.h"
-#include "c_dispatch.h"
-#include "v_text.h"
-#include "c_cvars.h"
 #include "printf.h"
 
 //==========================================================================
diff --git a/src/gamedata/stringtable.h b/src/common/engine/stringtable.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/gamedata/stringtable.h
rename to src/common/engine/stringtable.h
diff --git a/src/gamedata/fonts/v_text.h b/src/gamedata/fonts/v_text.h
index e16482fd4..7dbc13cdf 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/fonts/v_text.h
+++ b/src/gamedata/fonts/v_text.h
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ struct FBrokenLines
 	FString		Text;
 };
 
-#define TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPE		'\034'
-#define TEXTCOLOR_ESCAPESTR		"\034"
-
-
 TArray<FBrokenLines> V_BreakLines (FFont *font, int maxwidth, const uint8_t *str, bool preservecolor = false);
 inline TArray<FBrokenLines> V_BreakLines (FFont *font, int maxwidth, const char *str, bool preservecolor = false)
  { return V_BreakLines (font, maxwidth, (const uint8_t *)str, preservecolor); }