diff --git a/pre_commit/manifest.py b/pre_commit/manifest.py
index 53f52c65..3b2363e3 100644
--- a/pre_commit/manifest.py
+++ b/pre_commit/manifest.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import os.path
+from asottile.cached_property import cached_property
 
 import pre_commit.constants as C
 from pre_commit.clientlib.validate_manifest import load_manifest
-from pre_commit.util import cached_property
 
 
 class Manifest(object):
diff --git a/pre_commit/repository.py b/pre_commit/repository.py
index 7b29dea2..2fe7a00e 100644
--- a/pre_commit/repository.py
+++ b/pre_commit/repository.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+from asottile.cached_property import cached_property
 from asottile.ordereddict import OrderedDict
 
 from pre_commit.languages.all import languages
 from pre_commit.manifest import Manifest
 from pre_commit.prefixed_command_runner import PrefixedCommandRunner
-from pre_commit.util import cached_property
 
 
 class Repository(object):
diff --git a/pre_commit/runner.py b/pre_commit/runner.py
index cac90b54..815c3abd 100644
--- a/pre_commit/runner.py
+++ b/pre_commit/runner.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import os
 import os.path
+from asottile.cached_property import cached_property
 
 import pre_commit.constants as C
 from pre_commit import git
 from pre_commit.clientlib.validate_config import load_config
 from pre_commit.repository import Repository
 from pre_commit.store import Store
-from pre_commit.util import cached_property
 
 
 class Runner(object):
diff --git a/pre_commit/store.py b/pre_commit/store.py
index 9b58c065..c35bcbae 100644
--- a/pre_commit/store.py
+++ b/pre_commit/store.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import logging
 import os
 import os.path
 import tempfile
+from asottile.cached_property import cached_property
 from plumbum import local
 
 from pre_commit.prefixed_command_runner import PrefixedCommandRunner
-from pre_commit.util import cached_property
 from pre_commit.util import clean_path_on_failure
 
 
diff --git a/pre_commit/util.py b/pre_commit/util.py
index 5884e4dd..121e2808 100644
--- a/pre_commit/util.py
+++ b/pre_commit/util.py
@@ -6,23 +6,6 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 
 
-class cached_property(object):
-    """Like @property, but caches the value."""
-
-    def __init__(self, func):
-        self.__name__ = func.__name__
-        self.__module__ = func.__module__
-        self.__doc__ = func.__doc__
-        self._func = func
-
-    def __get__(self, obj, cls):
-        if obj is None:
-            return self
-        value = self._func(obj)
-        obj.__dict__[self.__name__] = value
-        return value
-
-
 def memoize_by_cwd(func):
     """Memoize a function call based on os.getcwd()."""
     @functools.wraps(func)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 23a184d0..3a5a857b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ setup(
     },
     install_requires=[
         'argparse',
+        'asottile.cached_property',
         'asottile.ordereddict',
         'asottile.yaml',
         'jsonschema',
diff --git a/tests/util_test.py b/tests/util_test.py
index 10f22935..22aea85c 100644
--- a/tests/util_test.py
+++ b/tests/util_test.py
@@ -6,35 +6,11 @@ import random
 import sys
 from plumbum import local
 
-from pre_commit.util import cached_property
 from pre_commit.util import clean_path_on_failure
 from pre_commit.util import entry
 from pre_commit.util import memoize_by_cwd
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def class_with_cached_property():
-    class Foo(object):
-        @cached_property
-        def my_property(self):
-            return "Foo" + str(random.getrandbits(64))
-
-    return Foo
-
-
-def test_cached_property(class_with_cached_property):
-    instance = class_with_cached_property()
-    val = instance.my_property
-    val2 = instance.my_property
-    assert val is val2
-
-
-def test_unbound_cached_property(class_with_cached_property):
-    # Make sure we don't blow up when accessing the property unbound
-    prop = class_with_cached_property.my_property
-    assert isinstance(prop, cached_property)
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def memoized_by_cwd():
     @memoize_by_cwd