diff --git a/include/bbcode.php b/include/bbcode.php
index 749a7c594..be59c1807 100644
--- a/include/bbcode.php
+++ b/include/bbcode.php
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ use Friendica\Core\Cache;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
+use Friendica\Util\Map;
 
 require_once 'include/oembed.php';
 require_once 'include/event.php';
-require_once 'include/map.php';
 require_once 'mod/proxy.php';
 require_once 'include/plaintext.php';
 
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ function bb_PictureCache($matches) {
 
 function bb_map_coords($match) {
 	// the extra space in the following line is intentional
-	return str_replace($match[0], '<div class="map"  >' . generate_map(str_replace('/', ' ', $match[1])) . '</div>', $match[0]);
+	return str_replace($match[0], '<div class="map"  >' . Map::byCoordinates(str_replace('/', ' ', $match[1])) . '</div>', $match[0]);
 }
 function bb_map_location($match) {
 	// the extra space in the following line is intentional
-	return str_replace($match[0], '<div class="map"  >' . generate_named_map($match[1]) . '</div>', $match[0]);
+	return str_replace($match[0], '<div class="map"  >' . Map::byLocation($match[1]) . '</div>', $match[0]);
 }
 
 function bb_attachment($Text, $simplehtml = false, $tryoembed = true) {
diff --git a/include/event.php b/include/event.php
index 4795867b1..bc9467dc8 100644
--- a/include/event.php
+++ b/include/event.php
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ use Friendica\Content\Feature;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Util\Map;
 
 require_once 'include/bbcode.php';
-require_once 'include/map.php';
 require_once 'include/datetime.php';
 require_once "include/conversation.php";
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ function format_event_html($ev, $simple = false) {
 
 		// Include a map of the location if the [map] BBCode is used.
 		if (strpos($ev['location'], "[map") !== false) {
-			$map = generate_named_map($ev['location']);
+			$map = Map::byLocation($ev['location']);
 			if ($map !== $ev['location']) {
 				$o.= $map;
 			}
@@ -967,9 +967,9 @@ function format_event_item($item) {
 	}
 	// Construct the map HTML.
 	if (isset($evloc['address'])) {
-		$location['map'] = '<div class="map">' . generate_named_map($evloc['address']) . '</div>';
+		$location['map'] = '<div class="map">' . Map::byLocation($evloc['address']) . '</div>';
 	} elseif (isset($evloc['coordinates'])) {
-		$location['map'] = '<div class="map">' . generate_map(str_replace('/', ' ', $evloc['coordinates'])) . '</div>';
+		$location['map'] = '<div class="map">' . Map::byCoordinates(str_replace('/', ' ', $evloc['coordinates'])) . '</div>';
 	}
 
 	// Construct the profile link (magic-auth).
diff --git a/include/map.php b/include/map.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e2398b2fd..000000000
--- a/include/map.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * Leaflet Map related functions
- */
- 
- function generate_map($coord) {
-	$coord = trim($coord);
-	$coord = str_replace(array(',','/','  '),array(' ',' ',' '),$coord);
-	$arr = array('lat' => trim(substr($coord,0,strpos($coord,' '))), 'lon' => trim(substr($coord,strpos($coord,' ')+1)), 'html' => '');
-	call_hooks('generate_map',$arr);
-	return (($arr['html']) ? $arr['html'] : $coord);
-}
-function generate_named_map($location) {
-	$arr = array('location' => $location, 'html' => '');
-	call_hooks('generate_named_map',$arr);
-	return (($arr['html']) ? $arr['html'] : $location);
-}
diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index b246623a3..5cc573697 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBM;
+use Friendica\Util\Map;
 
 require_once "include/friendica_smarty.php";
-require_once "include/map.php";
 require_once "mod/proxy.php";
 require_once "include/conversation.php";
 
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ function prepare_body(&$item, $attach = false, $preview = false) {
 
 	// Map.
 	if (strpos($s, '<div class="map">') !== false && x($item, 'coord')) {
-		$x = generate_map(trim($item['coord']));
+		$x = Map::byCoordinates(trim($item['coord']));
 		if ($x) {
 			$s = preg_replace('/\<div class\=\"map\"\>/', '$0' . $x, $s);
 		}
diff --git a/mod/photos.php b/mod/photos.php
index cc3ec71a6..412f2aaff 100644
--- a/mod/photos.php
+++ b/mod/photos.php
@@ -1488,7 +1488,7 @@ function photos_content(App $a) {
 			}
 
 			if ($link_item['coord']) {
-				$map = generate_map($link_item['coord']);
+				$map = Map::byCoordinates($link_item['coord']);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/Util/Map.php b/src/Util/Map.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ca0b1b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Util/Map.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @file src/Util/Map.php
+ */
+namespace Friendica\Util;
+
+/**
+ * Leaflet Map related functions
+ */
+class Map {
+	public static function byCoordinates($coord) {
+		$coord = trim($coord);
+		$coord = str_replace(array(',','/','  '),array(' ',' ',' '),$coord);
+		$arr = array('lat' => trim(substr($coord,0,strpos($coord,' '))), 'lon' => trim(substr($coord,strpos($coord,' ')+1)), 'html' => '');
+		call_hooks('generate_map',$arr);
+		return ($arr['html']) ? $arr['html'] : $coord;
+	}
+
+	public static function byLocation($location) {
+		$arr = array('location' => $location, 'html' => '');
+		call_hooks('generate_named_map',$arr);
+		return ($arr['html']) ? $arr['html'] : $location;
+	}
+}