diff --git a/daemon/2server.go b/daemon/2server.go
index aefdd02..a29ca52 100644
--- a/daemon/2server.go
+++ b/daemon/2server.go
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ func getFileHash(path string) []byte {
 	io.Copy(hash, file)
 	return hash.Sum(nil)
 }
+
+// daemonIsOpen checks if the socket/named pipe for the rcw
+// daemon exists and returns a boolean indicator.
+func daemonIsOpen() bool {
+	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(socketPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !fileInfo.IsDir()
+}
diff --git a/daemon/3client.go b/daemon/3client.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6701e03..0000000
--- a/daemon/3client.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-package daemon
-
-import "os"
-
-func daemonIsOpen() bool {
-	// check if socketPath exists and is a file
-	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(socketPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	return !fileInfo.IsDir()
-}