diff --git a/k4FWCore/include/k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h b/k4FWCore/include/k4FWCore/BaseClass.h
similarity index 100%
rename from k4FWCore/include/k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h
rename to k4FWCore/include/k4FWCore/BaseClass.h
diff --git a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalConsumer.cpp b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalConsumer.cpp
index 23c453bb..6c8dacd0 100644
--- a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalConsumer.cpp
+++ b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalConsumer.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "podio/CollectionBase.h"
 
 // Define BaseClass_t
-#include "k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h"
+#include "k4FWCore/BaseClass.h"
 
 #include <string>
 
diff --git a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalConsumerMultiple.cpp b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalConsumerMultiple.cpp
index c32aae2b..bf81e86d 100644
--- a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalConsumerMultiple.cpp
+++ b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalConsumerMultiple.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "podio/UserDataCollection.h"
 
 // Define BaseClass_t
-#include "k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h"
+#include "k4FWCore/BaseClass.h"
 
 #include <string>
 
diff --git a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalProducer.cpp b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalProducer.cpp
index 16dcdcf0..0980b2e8 100644
--- a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalProducer.cpp
+++ b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalProducer.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "Gaudi/Algorithm.h"
 #include "Gaudi/Property.h"
 #include "GaudiAlg/Producer.h"
-#include "k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h"
+#include "k4FWCore/BaseClass.h"
 
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 
diff --git a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalProducerMultiple.cpp b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalProducerMultiple.cpp
index 49e891ed..88f96abd 100644
--- a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalProducerMultiple.cpp
+++ b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalProducerMultiple.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "Gaudi/Algorithm.h"
 #include "Gaudi/Property.h"
 #include "GaudiAlg/Producer.h"
-#include "k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h"
+#include "k4FWCore/BaseClass.h"
 
 #include "edm4hep/MCParticleCollection.h"
 #include "edm4hep/SimTrackerHitCollection.h"
diff --git a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalTransformer.cpp b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalTransformer.cpp
index c571684d..2b363edd 100644
--- a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalTransformer.cpp
+++ b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalTransformer.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include "podio/CollectionBase.h"
 
 // Define BaseClass_t
-#include "k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h"
+#include "k4FWCore/BaseClass.h"
 
 #include <string>
 
diff --git a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalTransformerMultiple.cpp b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalTransformerMultiple.cpp
index d666b1c4..20712450 100644
--- a/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalTransformerMultiple.cpp
+++ b/test/k4FWCoreTest/src/components/ExampleFunctionalTransformerMultiple.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include "podio/UserDataCollection.h"
 
 // Define BaseClass_t
-#include "k4FWCore/FunctionalUtils.h"
+#include "k4FWCore/BaseClass.h"
 
 #include <string>