diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index c952d737584..e2c7af8c583 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ BITCOIN_CORE_H = \
   txorphanage.h \
   txrequest.h \
   undo.h \
+  util/any.h \
   util/asmap.h \
   util/batchpriority.h \
   util/bip32.h \
diff --git a/src/rest.cpp b/src/rest.cpp
index dae064f89d5..c9e61d70bd0 100644
--- a/src/rest.cpp
+++ b/src/rest.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #include <streams.h>
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
+#include <util/any.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
-#include <util/system.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 #include <version.h>
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/node.cpp b/src/rpc/node.cpp
index ca8db0f82a8..45d46d223ba 100644
--- a/src/rpc/node.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/node.cpp
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 #include <rpc/util.h>
 #include <scheduler.h>
 #include <univalue.h>
+#include <util/any.h>
 #include <util/check.h>
 #include <util/syscall_sandbox.h>
-#include <util/system.h>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #ifdef HAVE_MALLOC_INFO
diff --git a/src/rpc/server_util.cpp b/src/rpc/server_util.cpp
index 13d007b4962..1d4afb3758c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/server_util.cpp
+++ b/src/rpc/server_util.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <rpc/protocol.h>
 #include <rpc/request.h>
 #include <txmempool.h>
-#include <util/system.h>
+#include <util/any.h>
 #include <validation.h>
 
 #include <any>
diff --git a/src/util/any.h b/src/util/any.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4562c5bd8aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/any.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#ifndef BITCOIN_UTIL_ANY_H
+#define BITCOIN_UTIL_ANY_H
+
+#include <any>
+
+namespace util {
+
+/**
+ * Helper function to access the contained object of a std::any instance.
+ * Returns a pointer to the object if passed instance has a value and the type
+ * matches, nullptr otherwise.
+ */
+template<typename T>
+T* AnyPtr(const std::any& any) noexcept
+{
+    T* const* ptr = std::any_cast<T*>(&any);
+    return ptr ? *ptr : nullptr;
+}
+
+} // namespace util
+
+#endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_ANY_H
diff --git a/src/util/system.h b/src/util/system.h
index 463713d565a..719cd28f979 100644
--- a/src/util/system.h
+++ b/src/util/system.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <compat/assumptions.h>
 #include <compat/compat.h>
 
-#include <any>
 #include <set>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string>
@@ -36,20 +35,4 @@ void runCommand(const std::string& strCommand);
  */
 int GetNumCores();
 
-namespace util {
-
-/**
- * Helper function to access the contained object of a std::any instance.
- * Returns a pointer to the object if passed instance has a value and the type
- * matches, nullptr otherwise.
- */
-template<typename T>
-T* AnyPtr(const std::any& any) noexcept
-{
-    T* const* ptr = std::any_cast<T*>(&any);
-    return ptr ? *ptr : nullptr;
-}
-
-} // namespace util
-
 #endif // BITCOIN_UTIL_SYSTEM_H
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpc/util.cpp b/src/wallet/rpc/util.cpp
index 4ff44b84b07..06ec7db1bc2 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpc/util.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpc/util.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include <common/url.h>
 #include <rpc/util.h>
-#include <util/system.h>
+#include <util/any.h>
 #include <util/translation.h>
 #include <wallet/context.h>
 #include <wallet/wallet.h>