diff --git a/tensorboard/BUILD b/tensorboard/BUILD
index da0ddce219..a9f81cdf8f 100644
--- a/tensorboard/BUILD
+++ b/tensorboard/BUILD
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ py_library(
     srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//tensorboard:expect_tensorflow_installed",
         "//tensorboard/plugins:base_plugin",
         "//tensorboard/plugins/audio:audio_plugin",
         "//tensorboard/plugins/beholder:beholder_plugin",
@@ -303,6 +302,7 @@ py_library(
     deps = [
         "//tensorboard:expect_tensorflow_installed",
         "//tensorboard/util",
+        "//tensorboard/util:platform_util",
         "@org_pythonhosted_six",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/BUILD b/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/BUILD
index 00c4d268d8..b2e375866f 100644
--- a/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/BUILD
+++ b/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/BUILD
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ py_library(
     srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
     deps = [
         "//tensorboard/compat:tensorflow",
+        "//tensorboard/util:platform_util",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/event_file_loader.py b/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/event_file_loader.py
index 2163c6c4ad..4934eeca00 100644
--- a/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/event_file_loader.py
+++ b/tensorboard/backend/event_processing/event_file_loader.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import inspect
 
 from tensorboard.compat import tf
+from tensorboard.util import platform_util
 
 
 class RawEventFileLoader(object):
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class RawEventFileLoader(object):
   def __init__(self, file_path):
     if file_path is None:
       raise ValueError('A file path is required')
-    file_path = tf.resource_loader.readahead_file_path(file_path)
+    file_path = platform_util.readahead_file_path(file_path)
     tf.logging.debug('Opening a record reader pointing at %s', file_path)
     with tf.errors.raise_exception_on_not_ok_status() as status:
       self._reader = tf.pywrap_tensorflow.PyRecordReader_New(
diff --git a/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/__init__.py b/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/__init__.py
index f45480b969..c0d0e8c6d2 100644
--- a/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/__init__.py
+++ b/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/__init__.py
@@ -36,6 +36,5 @@
 from . import gfile  # noqa
 from . import logging  # noqa
 from . import pywrap_tensorflow  # noqa
-from . import resource_loader  # noqa
 from . import tensor_manip  # noqa
 from . import tensor_shape  # noqa
diff --git a/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/resource_loader.py b/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/resource_loader.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a9b9a1f94a..0000000000
--- a/tensorboard/compat/tensorflow_stub/resource_loader.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2015 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-# ==============================================================================
-"""Resource management library."""
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import division
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-import inspect as _inspect
-import os as _os
-import sys as _sys
-
-
-# @tf_export('resource_loader.load_resource')
-def load_resource(path):
-    """Load the resource at given path, where path is relative to tensorflow/.
-
-    Args:
-      path: a string resource path relative to tensorflow/.
-
-    Returns:
-      The contents of that resource.
-
-    Raises:
-      IOError: If the path is not found, or the resource can't be opened.
-    """
-    tensorflow_root = _os.path.join(_os.path.dirname(__file__), _os.pardir, _os.pardir)
-    path = _os.path.join(tensorflow_root, path)
-    path = _os.path.abspath(path)
-    with open(path, "rb") as f:
-        return f.read()
-
-
-# pylint: disable=protected-access
-# @tf_export('resource_loader.get_data_files_path')
-def get_data_files_path():
-    """Get a direct path to the data files colocated with the script.
-
-    Returns:
-      The directory where files specified in data attribute of py_test
-      and py_binary are stored.
-    """
-    return _os.path.dirname(_inspect.getfile(_sys._getframe(1)))
-
-
-# @tf_export('resource_loader.get_root_dir_with_all_resources')
-def get_root_dir_with_all_resources():
-    """Get a root directory containing all the data attributes in the build rule.
-
-    Returns:
-      The path to the specified file present in the data attribute of py_test
-      or py_binary. Falls back to returning the same as get_data_files_path if it
-      fails to detect a bazel runfiles directory.
-    """
-    script_dir = get_data_files_path()
-
-    # Create a history of the paths, because the data files are located relative
-    # to the repository root directory, which is directly under runfiles
-    # directory.
-    directories = [script_dir]
-    data_files_dir = ""
-
-    while True:
-        candidate_dir = directories[-1]
-        current_directory = _os.path.basename(candidate_dir)
-        if ".runfiles" in current_directory:
-            # Our file should never be directly under runfiles.
-            # If the history has only one item, it means we are directly inside the
-            # runfiles directory, something is wrong, fall back to the default return
-            # value, script directory.
-            if len(directories) > 1:
-                data_files_dir = directories[-2]
-
-            break
-        else:
-            new_candidate_dir = _os.path.dirname(candidate_dir)
-            # If we are at the root directory these two will be the same.
-            if new_candidate_dir == candidate_dir:
-                break
-            else:
-                directories.append(new_candidate_dir)
-
-    return data_files_dir or script_dir
-
-
-# @tf_export('resource_loader.get_path_to_datafile')
-def get_path_to_datafile(path):
-    """Get the path to the specified file in the data dependencies.
-
-    The path is relative to tensorflow/
-
-    Args:
-      path: a string resource path relative to tensorflow/
-
-    Returns:
-      The path to the specified file present in the data attribute of py_test
-      or py_binary.
-
-    Raises:
-      IOError: If the path is not found, or the resource can't be opened.
-    """
-    data_files_path = _os.path.dirname(_inspect.getfile(_sys._getframe(1)))
-    return _os.path.join(data_files_path, path)
-
-
-# @tf_export('resource_loader.readahead_file_path')
-def readahead_file_path(path, readahead="128M"):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
-    """Readahead files not implemented; simply returns given path."""
-    return path
diff --git a/tensorboard/default.py b/tensorboard/default.py
index 42d140aadb..fccfe4f1f2 100644
--- a/tensorboard/default.py
+++ b/tensorboard/default.py
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 from tensorboard.plugins.projector import projector_plugin
 from tensorboard.plugins.scalar import scalars_plugin
 from tensorboard.plugins.text import text_plugin
-import tensorflow as tf
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -81,18 +80,3 @@ def get_plugins():
   :rtype: list[Union[base_plugin.TBLoader, Type[base_plugin.TBPlugin]]]
   """
   return _PLUGINS[:]
-
-def get_assets_zip_provider():
-  """Opens stock TensorBoard web assets collection.
-
-  Returns:
-    Returns function that returns a newly opened file handle to zip file
-    containing static assets for stock TensorBoard, or None if webfiles.zip
-    could not be found. The value the callback returns must be closed. The
-    paths inside the zip file are considered absolute paths on the web server.
-  """
-  path = os.path.join(tf.resource_loader.get_data_files_path(), 'webfiles.zip')
-  if not os.path.exists(path):
-    logger.warning('webfiles.zip static assets not found: %s', path)
-    return None
-  return lambda: open(path, 'rb')
diff --git a/tensorboard/loader.py b/tensorboard/loader.py
index ddcf950c71..11430157e1 100644
--- a/tensorboard/loader.py
+++ b/tensorboard/loader.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 import six
 
 from tensorboard import db
+from tensorboard.util import platform_util
 from tensorboard.util import util
 import tensorflow as tf
 
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ def close(self):
   def _open(self):
     with tf.errors.raise_exception_on_not_ok_status() as status:
       return tf.pywrap_tensorflow.PyRecordReader_New(
-          tf.resource_loader.readahead_file_path(tf.compat.as_bytes(self.path)),
+          platform_util.readahead_file_path(tf.compat.as_bytes(self.path)),
           self._offset, tf.compat.as_bytes(''), status)
 
   def __str__(self):
diff --git a/tensorboard/main.py b/tensorboard/main.py
index a187db4cef..0ab309eb3c 100644
--- a/tensorboard/main.py
+++ b/tensorboard/main.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def run_main():
   """Initializes flags and calls main()."""
   program.setup_environment()
   tensorboard = program.TensorBoard(default.get_plugins(),
-                                    default.get_assets_zip_provider())
+                                    program.get_default_assets_zip_provider())
   try:
     from absl import app
     # Import this to check that app.run() will accept the flags_parser argument.
diff --git a/tensorboard/main_notf.py b/tensorboard/main_notf.py
index 39c8492607..e3b8215d96 100644
--- a/tensorboard/main_notf.py
+++ b/tensorboard/main_notf.py
@@ -81,28 +81,11 @@ def get_notf_plugins():
   """
   return _NOTF_PLUGINS[:]
 
-
-def get_assets_zip_provider():
-  """Opens stock TensorBoard web assets collection.
-
-  Returns:
-    Returns function that returns a newly opened file handle to zip file
-    containing static assets for stock TensorBoard, or None if webfiles.zip
-    could not be found. The value the callback returns must be closed. The
-    paths inside the zip file are considered absolute paths on the web server.
-  """
-  path = os.path.join(tf.resource_loader.get_data_files_path(), 'webfiles.zip')
-  if not os.path.exists(path):
-    logger.warning('webfiles.zip static assets not found: %s', path)
-    return None
-  return lambda: open(path, 'rb')
-
-
 def run_main():
   """Initializes flags and calls main()."""
   program.setup_environment()
   tensorboard = program.TensorBoard(get_notf_plugins(),
-                                    get_assets_zip_provider())
+                                    program.get_default_assets_zip_provider())
   try:
     from absl import app
     # Import this to check that app.run() will accept the flags_parser argument.
diff --git a/tensorboard/program.py b/tensorboard/program.py
index 114319b60d..a7de39c337 100644
--- a/tensorboard/program.py
+++ b/tensorboard/program.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import socket
 import sys
 import threading
+import inspect
 
 from werkzeug import serving
 
@@ -74,6 +75,21 @@ def setup_environment():
   # Content-Length header, or do chunked encoding for streaming.
   serving.WSGIRequestHandler.protocol_version = 'HTTP/1.1'
 
+def get_default_assets_zip_provider():
+  """Opens stock TensorBoard web assets collection.
+
+  Returns:
+    Returns function that returns a newly opened file handle to zip file
+    containing static assets for stock TensorBoard, or None if webfiles.zip
+    could not be found. The value the callback returns must be closed. The
+    paths inside the zip file are considered absolute paths on the web server.
+  """
+  path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(sys._getframe(1))),
+                      'webfiles.zip')
+  if not os.path.exists(path):
+    logger.warning('webfiles.zip static assets not found: %s', path)
+    return None
+  return lambda: open(path, 'rb')
 
 class TensorBoard(object):
   """Class for running TensorBoard.
@@ -106,8 +122,7 @@ def __init__(self,
       from tensorboard import default
       plugins = default.get_plugins()
     if assets_zip_provider is None:
-      from tensorboard import default
-      assets_zip_provider = default.get_assets_zip_provider()
+      assets_zip_provider = get_default_assets_zip_provider()
     if server_class is None:
       server_class = WerkzeugServer
     def make_loader(plugin):
diff --git a/tensorboard/util/BUILD b/tensorboard/util/BUILD
index e640db42f2..d5d9babaff 100644
--- a/tensorboard/util/BUILD
+++ b/tensorboard/util/BUILD
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ py_test(
     ],
 )
 
+py_library(
+    name = "platform_util",
+    srcs = ["platform_util.py"],
+    srcs_version = "PY2AND3",
+)
 
 py_library(
     name = "test_util",
diff --git a/tensorboard/util/platform_util.py b/tensorboard/util/platform_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89cd74c943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tensorboard/util/platform_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright 2018 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""TensorBoard helper routine for platform.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+
+def readahead_file_path(path, unused_readahead=None):
+  """Readahead files not implemented; simply returns given path."""
+  return path