diff --git a/main/compile.go b/main/compile.go
index ef18ea37e..cf84698df 100644
--- a/main/compile.go
+++ b/main/compile.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-agent/app"
 	"github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-agent/releasetarball"
 	"github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-agent/settings/directories"
+	"github.com/cloudfoundry/bosh-agent/stemcellmetadata"
 )
 
 func compileTarball(command string, args []string) {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func compileTarball(command string, args []string) {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	stemcellOS, stemcellName, stemcellVersion, err := readStemcellSlug()
+	stemcellOS, stemcellName, stemcellVersion, err := stemcellmetadata.SlugParts()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/main/stemcell.go b/main/stemcell.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 406443ba2..000000000
--- a/main/stemcell.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !linux
-
-package main
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-)
-
-func readStemcellSlug() (string, string, string, error) {
-	return "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("readStemcellSlug: not implemented")
-}
diff --git a/stemcellmetadata/slug.go b/stemcellmetadata/slug.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..20036aa0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stemcellmetadata/slug.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+//go:build !linux
+
+package stemcellmetadata
+
+import "log"
+
+func SlugParts() (_ string, _ string, _ string, _ error) {
+	log.Fatal("func readStemcellSlug (in package stemcellmetadata) is not implemented for GOOS != linux")
+	return
+}
diff --git a/main/stemcell_linux.go b/stemcellmetadata/slug_linux.go
similarity index 95%
rename from main/stemcell_linux.go
rename to stemcellmetadata/slug_linux.go
index 52aa17de5..e75e6d76c 100644
--- a/main/stemcell_linux.go
+++ b/stemcellmetadata/slug_linux.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package main
+package stemcellmetadata
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func readStemcellSlug() (string, string, string, error) {
+func SlugParts() (string, string, string, error) {
 	stemcellVersionBuf, err := os.ReadFile("/var/vcap/bosh/etc/stemcell_version")
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", "", err