diff --git a/openbr/core/utility.cpp b/openbr/core/utility.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6f2508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbr/core/utility.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#include <openbr/core/qtutils.h>
+#include "utility.h"
+
+QStringList br::getFiles(QDir dir, bool recursive)
+{
+    dir = QDir(dir.canonicalPath());
+
+    QStringList files;
+    foreach (const QString &file, QtUtils::naturalSort(dir.entryList(QDir::Files)))
+        files.append(dir.absoluteFilePath(file));
+
+    if (!recursive) return files;
+
+    foreach (const QString &folder, QtUtils::naturalSort(dir.entryList(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot))) {
+        QDir subdir(dir);
+        bool success = subdir.cd(folder); if (!success) qFatal("cd failure.");
+        files.append(getFiles(subdir, true));
+    }
+    return files;
+}
+
+QStringList br::getFiles(const QString &regexp)
+{
+    QFileInfo fileInfo(regexp);
+    QDir dir(fileInfo.dir());
+    QRegExp re(fileInfo.fileName());
+    re.setPatternSyntax(QRegExp::Wildcard);
+
+    QStringList files;
+    foreach (const QString &fileName, dir.entryList(QDir::Files))
+        if (re.exactMatch(fileName))
+            files.append(dir.filePath(fileName));
+    return files;
+}
diff --git a/openbr/core/utility.h b/openbr/core/utility.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6b1d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbr/core/utility.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef BR_CORE_UTILITY_H
+#define BR_CORE_UTILITY_H
+
+#include <QStringList>
+#include <QDir>
+
+#include <opencv2/core/core.hpp>
+#include <openbr/openbr_export.h>
+
+namespace br
+{
+
+BR_EXPORT QStringList getFiles(QDir dir, bool recursive);
+BR_EXPORT QStringList getFiles(const QString &regexp);
+
+} // namespace br
+
+#endif // BR_CORE_UTILITY_H
diff --git a/openbr/gui/utility.cpp b/openbr/gui/utility.cpp
index 4a509ea..013ece0 100644
--- a/openbr/gui/utility.cpp
+++ b/openbr/gui/utility.cpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp>
 #include <opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h>
-#include <openbr/core/qtutils.h>
 #include "utility.h"
 
 using namespace cv;
@@ -46,35 +45,3 @@ QImage br::toQImage(const Mat &mat)
 
     return QImage(mat8uc3.data, mat8uc3.cols, mat8uc3.rows, 3*mat8uc3.cols, QImage::Format_RGB888).copy();
 }
-
-QStringList br::getFiles(QDir dir, bool recursive)
-{
-    dir = QDir(dir.canonicalPath());
-
-    QStringList files;
-    foreach (const QString &file, QtUtils::naturalSort(dir.entryList(QDir::Files)))
-        files.append(dir.absoluteFilePath(file));
-
-    if (!recursive) return files;
-
-    foreach (const QString &folder, QtUtils::naturalSort(dir.entryList(QDir::Dirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot))) {
-        QDir subdir(dir);
-        bool success = subdir.cd(folder); if (!success) qFatal("cd failure.");
-        files.append(getFiles(subdir, true));
-    }
-    return files;
-}
-
-QStringList br::getFiles(const QString &regexp)
-{
-    QFileInfo fileInfo(regexp);
-    QDir dir(fileInfo.dir());
-    QRegExp re(fileInfo.fileName());
-    re.setPatternSyntax(QRegExp::Wildcard);
-
-    QStringList files;
-    foreach (const QString &fileName, dir.entryList(QDir::Files))
-        if (re.exactMatch(fileName))
-            files.append(dir.filePath(fileName));
-    return files;
-}
diff --git a/openbr/gui/utility.h b/openbr/gui/utility.h
index 4552215..80b1ccb 100644
--- a/openbr/gui/utility.h
+++ b/openbr/gui/utility.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef BR_UTILITY_H
-#define BR_UTILITY_H
+#ifndef BR_GUI_UTILITY_H
+#define BR_GUI_UTILITY_H
 
 #include <QImage>
 #include <QStringList>
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ namespace br
 {
 
 BR_EXPORT QImage toQImage(const cv::Mat &mat);
-BR_EXPORT QStringList getFiles(QDir dir, bool recursive);
-BR_EXPORT QStringList getFiles(const QString &regexp);
 
 } // namespace br
 
-#endif // BR_UTILITY_H
+#endif // BR_GUI_UTILITY_H
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/cmake/db.cmake b/openbr/plugins/cmake/db.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fed0d80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbr/plugins/cmake/db.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if(${BR_EMBEDDED})
+  set(BR_EXCLUDED_PLUGINS ${BR_EXCLUDED_PLUGINS} plugins/gallery/db.cpp)
+endif()
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/cmake/xml.cmake b/openbr/plugins/cmake/xml.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ad73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbr/plugins/cmake/xml.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if(${BR_EMBEDDED})
+  set(BR_EXCLUDED_PLUGINS ${BR_EXCLUDED_PLUGINS} plugins/gallery/xml.cpp)
+endif()
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/gallery/db.cpp b/openbr/plugins/gallery/db.cpp
index 9b7d5b5..05fd774 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/gallery/db.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/gallery/db.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class dbGallery : public Gallery
         QString query = file.get<QString>("query");
         QString subset = file.get<QString>("subset", "");
 
-#ifndef BR_EMBEDDED
         QSqlDatabase db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
         db.setDatabaseName(file);
         if (!db.open()) qFatal("Failed to open SQLite database %s.", qPrintable(file.name));
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ class dbGallery : public Gallery
         }
 
         db.close();
-#endif // BR_EMBEDDED
 
         *done = true;
         return templates;
diff --git a/openbr/plugins/gallery/empty.cpp b/openbr/plugins/gallery/empty.cpp
index 698efc4..c73aaae 100644
--- a/openbr/plugins/gallery/empty.cpp
+++ b/openbr/plugins/gallery/empty.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <openbr/plugins/openbr_internal.h>
 #include <openbr/core/qtutils.h>
-#include <openbr/gui/utility.h>
+#include <openbr/core/utility.h>
 
 namespace br
 {