diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/main.go b/cmd/prometheus/main.go
index 16227eddb..d090464a3 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/main.go
+++ b/cmd/prometheus/main.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/version"
+	prom_runtime "github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pkg/runtime"
 	"gopkg.in/alecthomas/kingpin.v2"
 	k8s_runtime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 
@@ -229,9 +230,9 @@ func main() {
 
 	level.Info(logger).Log("msg", "Starting Prometheus", "version", version.Info())
 	level.Info(logger).Log("build_context", version.BuildContext())
-	level.Info(logger).Log("host_details", Uname())
-	level.Info(logger).Log("fd_limits", FdLimits())
-	level.Info(logger).Log("vm_limits", VmLimits())
+	level.Info(logger).Log("host_details", prom_runtime.Uname())
+	level.Info(logger).Log("fd_limits", prom_runtime.FdLimits())
+	level.Info(logger).Log("vm_limits", prom_runtime.VmLimits())
 
 	var (
 		localStorage  = &tsdb.ReadyStorage{}
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/limits_default.go b/pkg/runtime/limits_default.go
similarity index 98%
rename from cmd/prometheus/limits_default.go
rename to pkg/runtime/limits_default.go
index 054b72525..fb32d4b05 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/limits_default.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/limits_default.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 // +build !windows
 
-package main
+package runtime
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/limits_windows.go b/pkg/runtime/limits_windows.go
similarity index 97%
rename from cmd/prometheus/limits_windows.go
rename to pkg/runtime/limits_windows.go
index d18d58041..32387131d 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/limits_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/limits_windows.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 // +build windows
 
-package main
+package runtime
 
 // FdLimits not supported on Windows
 func FdLimits() string {
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/uname_default.go b/pkg/runtime/uname_default.go
similarity index 97%
rename from cmd/prometheus/uname_default.go
rename to pkg/runtime/uname_default.go
index bc7f0502c..595a4a28c 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/uname_default.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/uname_default.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 // +build !linux
 
-package main
+package runtime
 
 import "runtime"
 
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/uname_linux.go b/pkg/runtime/uname_linux.go
similarity index 98%
rename from cmd/prometheus/uname_linux.go
rename to pkg/runtime/uname_linux.go
index 4a4305663..aa6fa6ee0 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/uname_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/uname_linux.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-package main
+package runtime
 
 import (
 	"log"
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/uname_linux_int8.go b/pkg/runtime/uname_linux_int8.go
similarity index 98%
rename from cmd/prometheus/uname_linux_int8.go
rename to pkg/runtime/uname_linux_int8.go
index 210e55c93..aa6680a59 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/uname_linux_int8.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/uname_linux_int8.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // +build 386 amd64 arm64 mips64 mips64le mips mipsle
 // +build linux
 
-package main
+package runtime
 
 func charsToString(ca []int8) string {
 	s := make([]byte, 0, len(ca))
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/uname_linux_uint8.go b/pkg/runtime/uname_linux_uint8.go
similarity index 98%
rename from cmd/prometheus/uname_linux_uint8.go
rename to pkg/runtime/uname_linux_uint8.go
index e7282923e..d52d521f7 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/uname_linux_uint8.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/uname_linux_uint8.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // +build arm ppc64 ppc64le s390x
 // +build linux
 
-package main
+package runtime
 
 func charsToString(ca []uint8) string {
 	s := make([]byte, 0, len(ca))
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/vmlimits_default.go b/pkg/runtime/vmlimits_default.go
similarity index 98%
rename from cmd/prometheus/vmlimits_default.go
rename to pkg/runtime/vmlimits_default.go
index 5a3a6802d..60ab7757b 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/vmlimits_default.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/vmlimits_default.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // +build !windows
 // +build !openbsd
 
-package main
+package runtime
 
 import (
 	"syscall"
diff --git a/cmd/prometheus/vmlimits_openbsd.go b/pkg/runtime/vmlimits_openbsd.go
similarity index 97%
rename from cmd/prometheus/vmlimits_openbsd.go
rename to pkg/runtime/vmlimits_openbsd.go
index b033e6421..981f1bcf8 100644
--- a/cmd/prometheus/vmlimits_openbsd.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/vmlimits_openbsd.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 // +build openbsd
 
-package main
+package runtime
 
 import (
 	"syscall"