diff --git a/bin/filecheck.py b/bin/filecheck.py
index acc160d..157c83f 100644
--- a/bin/filecheck.py
+++ b/bin/filecheck.py
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class KittenGroomerFileCheck(KittenGroomerBase):
         if file.is_recursive:
             self.process_archive(file)
         elif file.should_copy:
-            self.safe_copy(file.src_path, file.dst_path)
+            file.safe_copy()
             file.set_property('copied', True)
         file.write_log()
         if hasattr(file, 'tempdir_path'):
diff --git a/kittengroomer/helpers.py b/kittengroomer/helpers.py
index cf6309f..f422be5 100644
--- a/kittengroomer/helpers.py
+++ b/kittengroomer/helpers.py
@@ -201,6 +201,20 @@ class FileBase(object):
         path, filename = os.path.split(self.dst_path)
         self.dst_path = os.path.join(path, '{}.bin'.format(filename))
 
+    def safe_copy(self, src=None, dst=None):
+        """Copy a file and create directory if needed."""
+        if src is None:
+            src = self.src_path
+        if dst is None:
+            dst = self.dst_path
+        try:
+            dst_path, filename = os.path.split(dst)
+            if not os.path.exists(dst_path):
+                os.makedirs(dst_path)
+            shutil.copy(src, dst)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.add_error(e, '')
+
     def force_ext(self, ext):
         """If dst_path does not end in ext, changes it and edits _file_props."""
         if not self.dst_path.endswith(ext):
@@ -281,9 +295,6 @@ class GroomerLogger(object):
         # return a sublog for the file
         pass
 
-    def add_event(self, event, log_level):
-        pass
-
 
 class KittenGroomerBase(object):
     """Base object responsible for copy/sanitization process."""
@@ -311,19 +322,6 @@ class KittenGroomerBase(object):
         if not os.path.exists(directory):
             os.makedirs(directory)
 
-    def safe_copy(self, src=None, dst=None):
-        """Copy a file and create directory if needed."""
-        if src is None:
-            src = self.cur_file.src_path
-        if dst is None:
-            dst = self.cur_file.dst_path
-        try:
-            dst_path, filename = os.path.split(dst)
-            self.safe_mkdir(dst_path)
-            shutil.copy(src, dst)
-        except Exception as e:
-            self.add_error(e, '')
-
     def list_all_files(self, directory):
         """Generator yielding path to all of the files in a directory tree."""
         for root, dirs, files in os.walk(directory):